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Fuel Cell Systems to Power 30% of Coca-Cola NY Facility

Fuel Cell Systems to Power 30% of Coca-Cola NY Facility
UTC Power, a United Technologies Corp. company, announced it will supply two ...

REI, Founding Farmers, North Face Win A.R.E. Sustainability Awards

REI, Founding Farmers, North Face Win A.R.E. Sustainability Awards
REI, Founding Farmers and The North Face are the inaugural winners of the Association for Retail Environments' (A.R.E) Sustainability Awards launched at ...

Limoneira Leans on Solar for 1MW to Power Irrigation Wells

Limoneira Leans on Solar for 1MW to Power Irrigation Wells
California citrus, avocado, cherry and nut producer Limoneira has installed 6,400 solar ...

Raytheon Meets Green Goals with IT Help

Raytheon Meets Green Goals with IT Help
Raytheon called upon its IT department to help the company meet its commitment ...

Navy Orders $100M in Solary Energy Systems

Navy Orders $100M in Solary Energy Systems
Atlantic Contingency Constructors in Norfolk, Va., received 3 task orders totaling up $100 ...

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Lighting Retrofit Saves Rogers Centre $300,000 Annually

Lighting Retrofit Saves Rogers Centre $300,000 Annually
The Rogers Centre sporting and entertainment complex in Toronto estimates that it ...

Yahoo! Dropping Carbon Offsets for Greener Data Centers

Yahoo! Dropping Carbon Offsets for Greener Data Centers
Yahoo's co-founder David Filo, together with New York Governor David Paterson and Senator ...

Anheuser-Busch Taps Landfill Gas for Houston Brewery

Anheuser-Busch Taps Landfill Gas for Houston Brewery
The Anheuser-Busch brewery in Houston will begin using landfill biogas as an alternative ...

Pepsi Goes For Green At Chinese Beverage Plant

Pepsi Goes For Green At Chinese Beverage Plant
PepsiCo has opened a plant in Chongqing, China which the company says is ...

Fujifilm Powers Manufacturing Plant with Methane Gas

Fujifilm Powers Manufacturing Plant with Methane Gas
Fujifilm Manufacturing U.S.A. has completed its methane gas utilization project to reclaim ...

Sears Tower Slated for $350M Sustainability Makeover

Sears Tower Slated for $350M Sustainability Makeover
Sears Tower, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, is about to get ...

AMF to Save $3M with Lighting Retrofits

AMF to Save $3M with Lighting Retrofits
AMF Bowling Centers Inc. has completed its energy-efficiency retrofit upgrades at the first ...

Hotel Industry Adopts Solar to Save Energy

Hotel Industry Adopts Solar to Save Energy
As consumers demand more eco-friendly vacation choices, the tourism industry is responding with ...

Sunglass Maker Costa Del Mar to Offset 100% of Electricity Use

Sunglass Maker Costa Del Mar to Offset 100% of Electricity Use
Costa Del Mar has partnered with Renewable Choice Energy to offset 100 ...

Cities Spend Stimulus Funds to Retrofit Lighting

Cities Spend Stimulus Funds to Retrofit Lighting
Several U.S. cities are planning to use federal stimulus funds to retrofit streetlights with ...

Limited Brands Lighting Retrofit Cuts Warehouse Energy 50%

Limited Brands Lighting Retrofit Cuts Warehouse Energy 50%
Through an extensive lighting retrofit, Limited Brands Inc. has cut its energy ...

Frisco Resort Saves Energy, Water Through Laundry Upgrade

Frisco Resort Saves Energy, Water Through Laundry Upgrade
As part of its recent $100 million renovation, Cavallo Point - The Lodge at the Golden Gate has added a laundry ...

Controversial FutureGen Gets Second Chance

Controversial FutureGen Gets Second Chance
FutureGen, a carbon capture and sequestration project that was abandoned by the Bush ...

Tech Innovations Cool Data Centers

Tech Innovations Cool Data Centers
With energy efficiency regarded as a key aspect of a green data center, ...

Amsterdam Aims to be EU’s First Intelligent City

Amsterdam Aims to be EU’s First Intelligent City
Amsterdam has set its sights on becoming Europe's first "intelligent" city, with an ...
Consumers Prefer ‘100% Natural’ Label Over ‘Organic’

Consumers Prefer ‘100% Natural’ Label Over ‘Organic’

In a study of consumer opinions of marketing claims, survey respondents identified most ...

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WWF Ranks US 7th Among G8 on Climate Scorecard
Growth of Global Carbon Emissions Cut in Half
Electricity, Heat, Transportation Cause 60% of Emissions

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Carbon Management IS Information Management

Carbon Management IS Information Management

For most organizations today, sophisticated carbon management is simply not possible. At best, ... continue »

The Hope Behind The Holes In The Climate Bill
Energy Costs Rising, Regulations Imminent - Are You Ready?
Energy - It Just Doesn’t Add Up
FTC on Greenwashing: Is That All There Is?
Shaklee Discusses its Green Strategies

Shaklee Discusses its Green Strategies

Shaklee Corp. was recognized recently ...

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Sprint Tackles Data Center Improvements
Building a Bridge from Recycled Plastics
The Netherlands Ponders Floating City Architecture
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Marketing

Consumers Prefer ‘100% Natural’ Label Over ‘Organic’

Green Seal Adds First U.S. Standard for Personal Care Products

Show Sustainability Sales Success to Climb Corporate Ranks

Emissions

Cisco Wants to Transform Energy Demand and Use with Smart Buildings

Sony Europe Goes to 100% Renewable Energy

EPA Approves California Emissions Waiver

Hi-Tech

Sony Ericsson Joins Nokia, Samsung as ‘Greener’ Electronics Makers

Online Calculator Gauges IT Data Center Costs and Carbon Footprint

Microsoft Reduces Windows 7 Packaging

Efficiency

Black & Veatch HQ to Showcase Sustainability

Raytheon Meets Green Goals with IT Help

Yahoo! Dropping Carbon Offsets for Greener Data Centers

Manufacturing

Electronics Firms Face Off Against Mandated Recycling Programs

Leading Mobile Phone Makers Agree to Develop Universal Charger

Panasonic Cuts Manufacturing Emissions With Simulation Tech

Carbon Offsets/RECs

Sustainable Agriculture Requires Farm Modernization, Free Markets, Tech Adoption

Audi Promotes Clean Diesel via Facebook, Carbon Offsets

CBO: Cap-And-Trade to Cost $175 Per Household

CSR Reports

SAB Miller Targets 25% Reduction in Water Used in Brewing

Molson Coors Cuts CO2 Emissions by 12%

Successful Design in CSR Reporting, Part 2

Major Players

Fuel Cell Systems to Power 30% of Coca-Cola NY Facility

Australia Joins Carbon Reduction Label Scheme

CSX to Cut CO2 Emissions by 8%

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