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RGGI Cap And Trade To Go Online Sept. 10

RGGI Cap And Trade To Go Online Sept. 10
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) expects to go online September 10, News.com reports. The blind online ...

NAM, ACCF: Lieberman-Warner Bill Will Cost U.S. Big

NAM, ACCF: Lieberman-Warner Bill Will Cost U.S. Big
The conclusions of a report released in March and conducted by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and ...

REI’s ‘30% By 2009′ Goal Precedes ‘100% By 2020′

REI’s ‘30% By 2009′ Goal Precedes ‘100% By 2020′
In its second annual stewardship report, REI has established a 2009 goal to reduce emissions by one-third from ...

US Airlines Could Face $9 Billion Carbon Bill In 2020

US Airlines Could Face $9 Billion Carbon Bill In 2020
Proposed U.S. emission-trading legislation could leave airlines with a $9 billion annual bill in carbon costs, FlightGlobal.com reports. Should ...

Philadelphia Phillies ‘Green Power’ Champs Of National League

Philadelphia Phillies ‘Green Power’ Champs Of National League
The Philadelphia Phillies have purchased 20 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) to serve the ball club's 43,500-seat Citizens Bank Park, ...

IBM Develops Datacenter Energy Reduction Software, Strategies

IBM Develops Datacenter Energy Reduction Software, Strategies
IBM announced new energy-management software, an expansion of its energy certificates program, and an energy benchmark to help ...

AEP Corporate Sustainability Report Outlines Challenges, Performance

AEP Corporate Sustainability Report Outlines Challenges, Performance
American Electric Power Co. has a plan to reduce and offset its greenhouse gas emissions. Demonstrating and deploying ...

Enterprise Launches $1M Carbon Offset Initiative

Enterprise Launches $1M Carbon Offset Initiative
Enterprise Fleet Management, a division of Enterprise Rent-A-Car, launched an environmental initiative designed to help its customers reduce greenhouse ...

Aspen Aims To Be Carbon Neutral, Mulls Tough Choices

Aspen Aims To Be Carbon Neutral, Mulls Tough Choices
In its quest to be greener, The Aspen Skiing Company is asking some tough questions in its question to ...

Green Business Experts Author Climate Change Strategy Book

Green Business Experts Author Climate Change Strategy Book
In "Climate Change: What's Your business Strategy?" (Harvard Business Press, $18), due out May 1, 2008, Andrew Hoffman ...

Vodafone Calls For 50% Reduction In Its Global Warming Emissions

Vodafone Calls For 50% Reduction In Its Global Warming Emissions
Vodafone Group has announced that it will cut its CO2 emission by 50 percent by the year 2020 through increased energy ...

‘Recyclable’ Is So Last-Century

‘Recyclable’ Is So Last-Century
Last fall, I used the term "greenwashing" in a panel discussion with business leaders in Austin, Texas. Though this is a phrase ...

JPMorgan Targets 20% Emissions Cut

JPMorgan Targets 20% Emissions Cut
JPMorgan Chase says that by increasing energy efficiencies in its facilities worldwide, purchasing energy from renewable sources, and educating ...

Dole Offsets Transport of Bananas and Pineapples in Costa Rica

Dole Offsets Transport of Bananas and Pineapples in Costa Rica
Dole says that its operating division in Costa Rica will purchase carbon offsets from the Costa Rican Government's program ...

Discover Magazine Maps Carbon Footprint

Discover Magazine Maps Carbon Footprint
The entire lifecycle of every copy of Discover Magazine produced costs 2.1 pounds in Co2 emissions, the magazine ...

Vancity First Carbon Neutral Bank In North America

Vancity First Carbon Neutral Bank In North America
Vancouver City Savings Credit Union says it's the first North American-based financial institution to be carbon neutral, two years ahead of schedule. Over ...

Climate Action Reserve Wants Piece Of Voluntary Carbon Market

Climate Action Reserve Wants Piece Of Voluntary Carbon Market
The California Climate Action Registry has launched Climate Action Reserve, which hopes to create standards for the voluntary ...

Deutsche Post Plans To Cut CO2 Emissions 30% By 2020

Deutsche Post Plans To Cut CO2 Emissions 30% By 2020
Deutsche Post World Net plans to reduce its carbon footprint 30 percent by 2020. DHL's parent says it's the ...

Environmental Benefit Of CDM Questioned, Again

Environmental Benefit Of CDM Questioned, Again
U.N. regulators who administer the Clean Development Mechanism have objected to dozens of developing-world projects in recent months, questioning ...

Shell Will Freeze EU Investments Over Emissions Permits

Shell Will Freeze EU Investments Over Emissions Permits
Royal Dutch Shell says it will stop investing in Europe if utilities are forced to pay for emissions permits ...

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Parse The Greens, Pass The Spectacle

Parse The Greens, Pass The Spectacle

Comments on the Language of Marketing Sustainability. In today's culture of over-parsed lexicon, where we argue the meaning of ... continue »

Timberland’s Journey to Quarterly CSR Reporting
Peak Carbon
Consumers Understand Greenwash, So Why Can’t The Communications Industry?
Environmental Compliance: Initiatives Broaden, Budgets Up - Complete Apps Still Few in Number
Fewer Willing To Pay Premium For Green

Fewer Willing To Pay Premium For Green

According to a green survey from Rackspace Hosting (PDF), 44 percent of respondents are willing to pay more for green products ...

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EIA Projects 50% Growth In World Energy Use By 2030
Fuel Prices, Environment Drive Consideration Of Hybrids
Most Americans Have Made Lifestyle Changes To Help The Environment
Climate Change And Public Health

Climate Change And Public Health

Dr. Eduardo Sanchez, M.D. is interviewed by EnviroTV about the connection between climate change and public health....

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Commute Program Helps Juniper Employees Reduce Trips
Clean Diesel Talked Up At Mid America Trucking Show
Stern Helps Launch New Carbon Ratings Agency
The Bottom Line

Marketing

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Says Thin Clients Will Save $500,000

Parse The Greens, Pass The Spectacle

Canada Ad Watchdog Releases Green Marketing Guidelines

Emissions

Ball Aims To Reduce GHG 16 Percent by 2012

Branson Plans Zero Carbon Resort, Launches Eco-Consulting Group

Wal-Mart’s New Milk Jug Cuts Costs, Customers Cry Over Spilt Milk

Hi-Tech

Novomer Makes Sacrificial Binder From Recycled CO2

‘Old’ IT Doesn’t Have To Mean ‘Inefficient’

Sony At Top, Nintendo, MS At Bottom Of Greenpeace Electronics Rankings

Efficiency

Commute Program Helps Juniper Employees Reduce Trips

AASHE Releases Annual Review of Sustainability in Higher Education

Harvard, Yale, Others Embrace Green Design

Manufacturing

EPA Web Site Provides Importing, Exporting Environmental Rules

GHG Emissions Up At Owens Corning, Energy Use Down

Maintaining Product Quality Alongside Environmental Performance

Carbon Offsets/RECs

Harrah’s Pitching Carbon Offsets

Denver International Carbon Offset Program Fails To Take Off

Passengers Will Pay For New EU Airlines Emissions Rules

CSR Reports

IBM Launches Green Consulting Service

Baxter Aims To Reduce GHG Emissions By 45% By 2015

JohnsonDiversey Saves Customers Over 1B Gallons Of Water In 2007

Major Players

P&W Geared Turbofan Engine Could Help Industry Cut Emissions

Dell Power Supply First To Receive ‘80 Plus Gold’ Certification

Dow Raising Prices, Again

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