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Stoel Rives Launches ‘Go Green Initiative’

Stoel Rives Launches ‘Go Green Initiative’
Law firm Stoel Rives is furthering its efforts to conserve energy and promote sustainable business practices with its ...

Small and Midsize Firms Moving Towards Green Supply Chains

Small and Midsize Firms Moving Towards Green Supply Chains
IDC recently conducted a survey of 250 decision makers at small and midsize firms and found they are adopting ...

Energy Audit Saves Haynes $500K

Energy Audit Saves Haynes $500K
Haynes International recently joined the Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) program out of the Indiana Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center, Plant ...

Exelon GHG Reduction Plan Could Cost $10 Billion+

Exelon GHG Reduction Plan Could Cost $10 Billion+
Exelon Corp. unveiled an environmental plan, Exelon 2020: A Low-Carbon Roadmap, that maps out the corporate-wide approach and ...

Bombardier Slashes CO2 Emissions

Bombardier Slashes CO2 Emissions
Bombardier Aerospace has slashed CO2 emissions in Northern Ireland by 69 percent since 2001, the Belfast Telegraph reports. In ...

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Biz Leaders List Top Energy Efficiency Strategies

Biz Leaders List Top Energy Efficiency Strategies
Business and government executives from across the U.S. recently swapped ideas on energy efficiency, Forbes reports. Some of the ...

Businesses Show Government How To ‘Decarbonize The Economy’

Businesses Show Government How To ‘Decarbonize The Economy’
Governments are lagging behind in efforts to curb climate change and reduce carbon emissions while businesses understand there is ...

Leading Tech Companies Discuss Green Data Center Trends

Leading Tech Companies Discuss Green Data Center Trends
At the recent Business Goes Green conference, Elaine Lennox, IBM's vice president of marketing management; Rob Smoot, VMware's data center product marketing ...

Con-Way Leads SmartWay On Fuel Efficiency

Con-Way Leads SmartWay On Fuel Efficiency
Con-way, a San Mateo-based freight transportation and logistics services company, received the highest fuel efficiency and environmental performance score ...

Johnson Controls, IBM Develop Software For Data Center Management

Johnson Controls, IBM Develop Software For Data Center Management
Johnson Controls, a Milwaukee-based energy optimization company, is integrating IBM's data center energy management capabilities with its own ...

Office Depot Opens LEED Pre-Certified Store

Office Depot Opens LEED Pre-Certified Store
Office Depot has opened its first "Green" store in Austin, TX. The store, pre-certified to LEED standards by the ...

Microsoft Pays Employees For Energy Efficiency Improvements

Microsoft Pays Employees For Energy Efficiency Improvements
Microsoft has introduced employee incentives to improve energy efficiency and it's paying off. From 2004 to 2007, Microsoft saw ...

PG&E Leads On Environmental And Sustainability Ed

PG&E Leads On Environmental And Sustainability Ed
Here's another video of an Acterra 2008 winner. PG&E took home the prize for environmental and sustainability education. PG&E Pacific Energy Center ...

Energy Star Rating For Servers Expected By Year’s End

Energy Star Rating For Servers Expected By Year’s End
The EPA plans to have its first Energy Star rating for servers ready by the end of the year, ...

Industry Needs Energy Star For Servers - Now!

Industry Needs Energy Star For Servers - Now!
The other day while out shopping for Energy Star rated household appliances with my wife, I got to wondering why we ...

Leaving Computers On Over Holiday Weekend Costs Big Bucks

Leaving Computers On Over Holiday Weekend Costs Big Bucks
U.S. companies could have saved up to $46 million over the three-day Independence Day weekend, according to a ...

Logan Airport Wind Energy Excursion A Success

Logan Airport Wind Energy Excursion A Success
Logan International Airport has saved about one ton of carbon dioxide emissions since the installation of 20 10-foot-tall wind ...

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

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Says Thin Clients Will Save $500,000
Enterprise Rent-A-Car expects a move from PCs to HP thin clients will cut energy consumption by 5 million kilowatt-hours, ...

Ball Aims To Reduce GHG 16 Percent by 2012

Ball Aims To Reduce GHG 16 Percent by 2012
According to Ball's 2007 Sustainability Report, the company's aluminum cans are 40 percent lighter than in 1969; its ...

Branson Plans Zero Carbon Resort, Launches Eco-Consulting Group

Branson Plans Zero Carbon Resort, Launches Eco-Consulting Group
Richard Branson plans to turn his Mosquito Island in the British Virgin Islands into the most environmentally-friendly resort in ...

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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
Green Govt Initiatives Grow, Implementation Lags

Green Govt Initiatives Grow, Implementation Lags

Green government is viewed as an important federal initiative by managers, ranking ahead of efforts related to performance improvement and IT security ...

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Automakers Fall Behind On EU CO2 Targets
Shippers Make Changes To Counter Higher Fuel Prices
California Businesses Campaign Against AB32
Workings Of China’s Solar Wall Discussed

Workings Of China’s Solar Wall Discussed

One of Beijing's new additions is the GreenPix Zero Energy media wall, the largest solar powered LED display in the world, ScribeMedia ...

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Organic to Go CEO Discusses Green Economy
Pitney Bowes On Design Of Eco-Friendly Products
“Virtual Water” Content Of Products Measured
The Bottom Line

Marketing

Workings Of China’s Solar Wall Discussed

Burnes’ Aims to Cut Waste 25% in 3 Years

Smart Companies Stay Ahead Of Green Trends

Emissions

Xcel to Disclose Climate Risks

World Bank: CDM Slow and Expensive

12 States Sue EPA Over Refinery Emissions

Hi-Tech

Uptime CEO: Low PUE Numbers ‘Scientifically Meaningless’

Environmental Supply Chain Planning – Expanding Accountability

Fairchild Semiconductor Expands ‘Green’ Effort with Global Team

Efficiency

USDA Awards $35M for Renewables and Energy Efficiency

Cray Unveils Energy Efficient Cooling Tech

Wal-Mart Canada Stores to Cut Energy Use 30%

Manufacturing

ExxonMobil Says New Tire Material Increases Fuel Efficiency

Borealis and Uponor Study Water Footprint Of Plastics Industry

“Virtual Water” Content Of Products Measured

Carbon Offsets/RECs

Tacoma Power Buys $15M in RECs

Constellation NewEnergy Supplies US Open With RECs

ConAgra Buys RECs, Joins Climate Leaders

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

Microsoft Recycling Program Halves Redmond HQ’s Waste

Vestas Launches $100 Million Consumer Ad Campaign

Samsung Criticized for Lack of Recycling Programs

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