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Cisco Wants to Transform Energy Demand and Use with Smart Buildings

Cisco Wants to Transform Energy Demand and Use with Smart Buildings
Building on its smart-grid initiative announced in May, Cisco Systems has unveiled its ...

Black & Veatch HQ to Showcase Sustainability

Black & Veatch HQ to Showcase Sustainability
Architecture firm Black & Veatch's new global headquarters will showcase sustainability standards ...

Sony Europe Goes to 100% Renewable Energy

Sony Europe Goes to 100% Renewable Energy
Sony Europe has taken a leading role in the use of renewable energy, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Hilton Hotel, GSK Install Energy-Saving Window Foil

Hilton Hotel, GSK Install Energy-Saving Window Foil
Hilton Hotel in Vienna recently installed 1,000 m-squared of Luxasolar Clear View's ...

Obama Admin Unveils Energy-Efficiency Efforts, Investments

Obama Admin Unveils Energy-Efficiency Efforts, Investments
President Barack Obama and U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu have announced new ...

Can ‘Taxibot’ Deliver Airport Fuel, CO2 Reductions?

Can ‘Taxibot’ Deliver Airport Fuel, CO2 Reductions?
Can IAI's new robot help airlines save money and cut carbon emissions ...

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 ...

Energy Costs Rising, Regulations Imminent - Are You Ready?

Energy Costs Rising, Regulations Imminent - Are You Ready?
While organizations remain uncertain about the specific effects and requirements of future greenhouse ...

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 ...

Core4 Says Data Center Coolers Slash Energy, Water Costs

Core4 Says Data Center Coolers Slash Energy, Water Costs
Making data centers more energy efficient is a daunting task for any IT ...

New Asda Store Emits Half the Carbon of Typical Stores

New Asda Store Emits Half the Carbon of Typical Stores
A new Asda Supermarket location in Liverpool emits 50 percent as much carbon ...

For Aviation, LEDs Pop Up on Wingtips, Landing Strips

For Aviation, LEDs Pop Up on Wingtips, Landing Strips
Up to 5,000 new Airbus A320 aircraft will be equipped with more efficient ...

Best-in-Class Manufacturers Reduce Energy Use by 15%

Best-in-Class Manufacturers Reduce Energy Use by 15%
Aberdeen Group's latest research shows how "best-in-class" manufacturers manage energy in their plants. ...

Timberland 1Q 09 Emissions Up 18%

Timberland 1Q 09 Emissions Up 18%
In its first quarter CSR update, Timberland reveals that emissions have risen ...

Green Building Retrofits Represent a Potential $400B Market

Green Building Retrofits Represent a Potential $400B Market
Boosted in part by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which will provide significant ...

Inspectors Blast DOE for Poor IT Energy Efficiency

Inspectors Blast DOE for Poor IT Energy Efficiency
The Department of Energy could learn a lot by paying attention to ...

New Hydrogen Car Uses Open-Sourcing to Spur Innovation

New Hydrogen Car Uses Open-Sourcing to Spur Innovation
Technical details about a new British ...
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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