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Carmakers Responsible for Vehicle Disposal in EU

Carmakers Responsible for Vehicle Disposal in EU
Under an updated End of Life Vehicles directive, carmakers are now responsible for the disposal of old vehicles across the European Union, ...

U.S. Companies Prepare for Carbon Trading

U.S. Companies Prepare for Carbon Trading
U.S. companies are preparing for what they think will be a booming carbon credit trading market after rules are approved, which most ...

U.S., EU Ink New Energy Star Agreement for Office Equipment

U.S., EU Ink New Energy Star Agreement for Office Equipment
The European Union and the U.S. will continue the Energy Star program for office equipment for another five years. Based on the energy efficiency criteria ...

Mercedes-Benz Pays $1.2 Million for Clean Air Act Violation, Spends $59 Million on Recall

Mercedes-Benz Pays $1.2 Million for Clean Air Act Violation, Spends $59 Million on Recall
Mercedes-Benz will pay $1.2 million in civil penalties as part of a settlement because it failed to promptly notify EPA about air pollution ...

Boston to Require LEED Standards

Boston to Require LEED Standards
Boston plans to amend its building code to require that all new private construction of at least 50,000 square feet must meet ...

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Mass. to Retrofit 8400 Diesel Buses by 2010

Mass. to Retrofit 8400 Diesel Buses by 2010
Massachusetts will spend (PDF) $22.5 million to retrofit 8400 public school and regional transit buses by 2010. The deal is designed ...

Colorado Democrats Plan Renewable Energy Bills

Colorado Democrats Plan Renewable Energy Bills
Colorado, with Democrats in control of the governor's office as well as the state Senate and House, has a good chance of signing ...

Automakers Seek Dismissal for Global Warming Suit

Automakers Seek Dismissal for Global Warming Suit
Chrysler, General Motors, Ford, Toyota, Honda and Nissan are asking a federal judge in U.S. District Court in Oakland to dismiss a lawsuit by ...

Melbourne Joins CCX

Melbourne Joins CCX
The City of Melbourne is joining the Chicago Climate Exchange. Under the program, Melbourne will make a commitment to reduce its ...

EPA Proposes Onboard Diagnostic Systems for New Large Trucks and Buses

EPA Proposes Onboard Diagnostic Systems for New Large Trucks and Buses
The EPA is proposing to require the emissions control systems of large diesel and gasoline highway trucks and buses to be ...

Energy Security Leadership Council Meets with Lawmakers, WH Officials

Energy Security Leadership Council Meets with Lawmakers, WH Officials
Executives of shippers, chemical companies and other big users of petroleum products want the new Congress to tighten fuel-efficiency standards and open ...

AES Westover Gets $50 Million in Clean-Coal Emissions Technology

AES Westover Gets $50 Million in Clean-Coal Emissions Technology
AES is investing $50 million in clean-coal emissions control technology at AES Westover, its 126 MW coal-fired facility near Binghamton, New ...

Airlines withdraw from UK emissions plan

Airlines withdraw from UK emissions plan
British Airways PLC, Virgin Atlantic and easyJet PLC have pulled out of the UK government's carbon emission reduction scheme after the air ...

IPPNY: DEC’s RGGI Pre-Proposal ‘Myopic’

IPPNY: DEC’s RGGI Pre-Proposal ‘Myopic’
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has released a preliminary draft set of rules to implement the Regional ...

Milford, CT: Solar Panels, Windmills Not Enough

Milford, CT: Solar Panels, Windmills Not Enough
Milford, Connecticut is falling short of its goal of getting 20 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2010, ...

2006 National Green Power Award Winners & Project Descriptions

2006 National Green Power Award Winners & Project Descriptions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Energy  and the Center for Resource Solutions recently announced the annual ...

CPUC Issues Proposed Decision on REC Ownership

CPUC Issues Proposed Decision on REC Ownership
The California Public Utilities Commission has issued a proposed decision regarding distributed generation renewable energy credits in the California solar initiative ...

Xcel Seeks Commercial Customers for Solar Projects

Xcel Seeks Commercial Customers for Solar Projects
Xcel Energy is looking for 7,000 megawatt-hours of solar power from commercial customers who can put photovoltaic panels on their rooftops or ...

Four States Sign Greenhouse Gas Agreement

Four States Sign Greenhouse Gas Agreement
Energy regulators from four U.S. states have signed an agreement on to cooperate to promote energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions ...

UK Govt. Spends $1.33 Billion on 78,000 Green Vehicles

UK Govt. Spends $1.33 Billion on 78,000 Green Vehicles
Under a program to cut costs and reduce carbon emissions from its light-duty fleet by 15 percent, the British Government will spend ...

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Portugal Points The Way For Renewable Energy Adoption

Portugal Points The Way For Renewable Energy Adoption

As the world reels at the high price of fossil fuels, business and governments are increasingly casting about for renewable energy models.  ... continue »

Raw Sourcing: Glass, Plastic or Aluminum?
Environmental Supply Chain Planning – Expanding Accountability
Green Communications: 3 Strategies For Getting Past The Crunch
Beyond Tele-Conferencing: How the IT Sector Can Become a Legitimate Climate Solutions Provider
Automakers Fall Behind On EU CO2 Targets

Automakers Fall Behind On EU CO2 Targets

According to a new study by European Federation for Transport and Environment, car makers are not doing enough to meet the ...

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Shippers Make Changes To Counter Higher Fuel Prices
California Businesses Campaign Against AB32
IBM Study: All Vehicles Hybrid By 2020
Organic to Go CEO Discusses Green Economy

Organic to Go CEO Discusses Green Economy

Organic to Go CEO Jason Brown talks about the rise of green-collar jobs in the U.S. and how's he's been able to ...

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Pitney Bowes On Design Of Eco-Friendly Products
“Virtual Water” Content Of Products Measured
Tour Of Cline Cellars’ Solar Power System
The Bottom Line

Marketing

Wal-Mart Canada Stores to Cut Energy Use 30%

Body Shop Shares Green Product Stories

Pitney Bowes On Design Of Eco-Friendly Products

Emissions

World Bank: CDM Slow and Expensive

12 States Sue EPA Over Refinery Emissions

iLinc Receives Green Excellence Award

Hi-Tech

Uptime CEO: Low PUE Numbers ‘Scientifically Meaningless’

Environmental Supply Chain Planning – Expanding Accountability

Fairchild Semiconductor Expands ‘Green’ Effort with Global Team

Efficiency

Microsoft Recycling Program Halves Redmond HQ’s Waste

DiGi Aims to Cut CO2 Emissions By Almost 50%

Ameren Taps Lockheed Martin To Spearhead Efficiency Programs

Manufacturing

Borealis and Uponor Study Water Footprint Of Plastics Industry

“Virtual Water” Content Of Products Measured

GM Powertrain Plant Adds Solar

Carbon Offsets/RECs

Constellation NewEnergy Supplies US Open With RECs

ConAgra Buys RECs, Joins Climate Leaders

CCX Trades RGGI Contracts

CSR Reports

Coke Rolled Out ‘Green’ Coolers At Olympics

IBM Launches Eco Data Center in Second Life

Most Companies Skip Getting CSR Reports Assured

Major Players

Vestas Launches $100 Million Consumer Ad Campaign

Samsung Criticized for Lack of Recycling Programs

Ford Researchers Create 40% Soy-Based Foam

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