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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 ...
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House Narrowly Passes Climate Bill - Reaction Roundup

House Narrowly Passes Climate Bill - Reaction Roundup
The House narrowly passed landmark climate change legislation (H.R. 2454) with a ...
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Panel Discusses The Climate Registry and Carbon Accounting

Panel Discusses The Climate Registry and Carbon Accounting
At a recent Greentech Media conference, panelists James Sullivan, vice president of Clear Standards, Elise Zoli, partner and chair of energy practice ...
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Cap-and-Trade Financial Risk Small For Most, Disaster for Some

Cap-and-Trade Financial Risk Small For Most, Disaster for Some
The financial risk to companies in the S&P 500 would vary greatly under ...
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Ray Anderson Discusses Sustainable Business at TED 2009

Ray Anderson Discusses Sustainable Business at TED 2009
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Global Voluntary Carbon Market Doubled in 2008 to $705M

Global Voluntary Carbon Market Doubled in 2008 to $705M
With an estimated 123 million tons of carbon credits traded in 2008, the ...
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Cleantech VC Investment Down 63%

Cleantech VC Investment Down 63%
Feeling the pinch of the global economic turndown, U.S. cleantech companies saw venture ...
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Mindy Lubber of Ceres on Climate Change and Finance

Mindy Lubber of Ceres on Climate Change and Finance
Mindy Lubber, President of Ceres, addresses how the ...
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Senator Kerry: Climate, Energy Challenges Spell Opportunity

Senator Kerry: Climate, Energy Challenges Spell Opportunity
At a reception for representatives of 17 countries attending President Barack Obama's "Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate" in Washington, D.C., ...
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73% of Americans Look to Technology to Solve US Problems

73% of Americans Look to Technology to Solve US Problems
To help the United States achieve long-term success, investing in innovation and advanced ...
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Seizing Power and the Moment

Seizing Power and the Moment
If there’s a sector of society that’s tied to the whipping post right ...
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Politics Remains an Obstacle to Project Development

Politics Remains an Obstacle to Project Development
Energy: The Profit Angle from Institute at ...
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FedEx CEO: Tax Carbon, Don’t Institute Cap-and-Trade

FedEx CEO: Tax Carbon, Don’t Institute Cap-and-Trade
FedEx Chief Executive Officer Fred Smith said he is in favor of a ...
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Economic Downturn Painful for the Environment

Economic Downturn Painful for the Environment
Olga Speranskaya, a Russian scientist and winner of the Goldman Environmental ...
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EPA’s GHG Endangerment Ruling Puts Utilities, Manufacturers on Defensive

EPA’s GHG Endangerment Ruling Puts Utilities, Manufacturers on Defensive
In the wake of the Environmental Protection Agency's so-called "endangerment" ruling on greenhouse ...
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Adapting Skills For The Green Tech Revolution

Adapting Skills For The Green Tech Revolution
The recent multi-billion-dollar U.S. stimulus package is paving the way for a smarter ...
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Sustainable Food Packaging Grows Despite Economy

Sustainable Food Packaging Grows Despite Economy
While many food and beverage companies are embracing recycled and sustainable packaging options, ...
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Green Office Buildings Yield Financial Benefits

Green Office Buildings Yield Financial Benefits
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has announced the first study on ...
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Green Technology Investments Plummet

Green Technology Investments Plummet
Private-sector investments in green or sustainable technologies declined 48 percent for the first ...
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House Ups the Ante on Emissions Bill

House Ups the Ante on Emissions Bill
New climate legislation from the House of Representatives, which would cut national greenhouse ...
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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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More Green Products and Services Available for Office Landscaping
More Green Products and Services Available for Office Landscaping

SAB Miller Targets 25% Reduction in Water Used in Brewing
SAB Miller Targets 25% Reduction in Water Used in Brewing

Cisco Wants to Transform Energy Demand and Use with Smart Buildings
Cisco Wants to Transform Energy Demand and Use with Smart Buildings

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

Energy Star Homes Save $250M on Utility Bills in 2008
Energy Star Homes Save $250M on Utility Bills in 2008

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

Black & Veatch HQ to Showcase Sustainability
Black & Veatch HQ to Showcase Sustainability

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

Electronics Firms Face Off Against Mandated Recycling Programs
Electronics Firms Face Off Against Mandated Recycling Programs

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

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Carbon Management IS Information Management

Carbon Management IS Information Management

Jon Z. Bentley
IBM Global Business Services

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?

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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%

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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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