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Using Green IT To Get Out Of The Red And Into The Black

Using Green IT To Get Out Of The Red And Into The Black

Today's combination of dwindling natural resources, economic uncertainty, and the growing threat of global warming underscores the urgent need to embrace "being ...

Cutting The Internet’s Carbon Footprint

Academics and researchers from Intel and Microsoft are putting the Internet under the microscope, developing strategies to cut the ...

Colgate-Palmolive Improves Production Efficiency

Colgate-Palmolive has published its sustainability report. In 2007, Colgate's global CO2 emissions were approximately 675,000 metric tons, up from 664,000 ...

Taco Bell: Yo Quiero Energy Savings

Taco Bell plans to install new "Grill-To-Order" cooking machines in all of their locations to reduce water and energy use and improve ...

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, ...

Shell Pulls Out Of World’s Biggest Wind Farm, Draws Criticism

Two days after Royal Dutch Shell posted a 25 percent increase in first quarter profit to a record $9.1 ...

KKR Partners With EDF On ‘Green Portfolio’ Project

Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Company and Environmental Defense Fund announced a new partnership to help ...

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 ...

Bill Gates Uses 10,000 Times Energy Of Average American

Even the most energy conscious people in the U.S. use more than twice the energy of the average person ...

Sony Pictures Chooses 365 Main’s Renewable Energy Program

Sony Pictures Entertainment has become the first customer of data center operator 365 Main to sign up for ...

Microsoft: Code Green

Microsoft plans to work more closely with independent software developers to help the company build applications that don't draw ...

Mexico’s First LEED Gold Rating: HSBC Tower

The HSBC Tower in downtown Mexico City is the first building in Latin America to receive LEED Gold certification from the Mexico ...

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 ...

New Plugs Improve Prius MPG

Pulstar Pulse Plugs have increased the fuel economy of 2005 and 2007 Toyota Prius hybrid vehicles by 6 ...

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 ...

Utility-Based Efficiency Programs Could Cut Energy Use 7-11 Percent

Energy efficiency improvements in the U.S. electric power sector could reduce electric consumption by 7 to 11 percent more ...

National Grid Sets 80% GHG Reduction Goal, Adopts Carbon Budgets

National Grid is increasing its target of reducing company-wide greenhouse gas emissions from 60 percent to 80 percent by ...

GM CEO: 2010 Volt Deadline Will Be ‘Down To The Wire’

General Motors is running "down to the wire" as it readies its plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt for a ...

Lighting Top Purchase For Increasing Energy Efficiency

Twenty-two percent of respondents to a ChangeWave survey say their company is very concerned about reducing its corporate energy usage and ...

Duke’s Sustainability Report Includes 50% CO2 Reduction Scenario

Duke Energy, the third largest emitter of CO2 in the U.S., has released its 2007/2008 sustainability report (PDF). According ...

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Used Fry Grease Rich Target For Grease Gangs…Seriously

Companies Respond To Climate Change Shareholder Resolutions

Virtual Hotel Aims To Improve Industry Sustainability

Popularity Of Energy Efficiency Utilities Grows

Study: Builders Slow To Embrace Green

Starwood Going Green With Element Hotels

Environmental Throwdown At Duke Shareholders’ Meeting

U.S. Lags Behind On Green Consumption And Behavior

Tour Of Citigroup’s Green Skyscraper

Ford Racks Up Another Environmental First

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Using Green IT To Get Out Of The Red And Into The Black

Using Green IT To Get Out Of The Red And Into The Black

Dr. Albert Esser
Vice President of Data Center Infrastructure
Dell

Today's combination of dwindling natural resources, economic uncertainty, and the growing threat of global warming underscores the urgent need to embrace "being ... continue »

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U.S. Lags Behind On Green Consumption And Behavior

U.S. Lags Behind On Green Consumption And Behavior

The National Geographic Society and the international polling firm GlobeScan have unveiled a new mechanism for measuring and comparing individual consumer behavior ...

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Green Marketing Campaigns Not Sticking

eCommerce Goes Green

82% Of Execs Say Climate Change Will Alter Their Business Models

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Tour Of Citigroup’s Green Skyscraper

Tour Of Citigroup’s Green Skyscraper

Joe Sprouls gives a tour of Citigroup's $310 million Green Skyscraper.

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China’s Plastic Bag Crackdown Is Windfall For Cloth Bag-Makers

Customer CSR Expectations Top Of Mind For CEOs

DuPont On Sustainable Packaging

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The Bottom Line

Marketing

Adam Werbach’s Answer To Consumerism’s Global Warming Blues

Green Marketing Campaigns Not Sticking

Green-Themed Email Marketing Sees Big Bump

Emissions

Companies Respond To Climate Change Shareholder Resolutions

Starwood Going Green With Element Hotels

Environmental Throwdown At Duke Shareholders’ Meeting

Hi-Tech

Using Green IT To Get Out Of The Red And Into The Black

Cutting The Internet’s Carbon Footprint

Report: Data Center Energy Efficiency Needs To Double By 2012

Efficiency

Virtual Hotel Aims To Improve Industry Sustainability

Popularity Of Energy Efficiency Utilities Grows

EBay Tops List Of Largest Solar Installations In San Jose

Manufacturing

Ford Racks Up Another Environmental First

China’s Plastic Bag Crackdown Is Windfall For Cloth Bag-Makers

IBM, GSK, Herman Miller See Healthy ROI From Green Purchasing

Carbon Offsets/RECs

Enel Buys $232 Million Of Carbon Credits From China’s Wuhan Steel

RGGI Cap And Trade To Go Online Sept. 10

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

CSR Reports

Brazilian, Indian Companies Dominate GRI Reporting Awards

CSR: Chevron To Invest $2.5B in Alternative, Renewable Energy Tech

Colgate-Palmolive Improves Production Efficiency

Major Players

Tour Of Citigroup’s Green Skyscraper

Food Services Industry Hammered On Climate Performance

HP Partners With Calif. On Print Cartridge Recycling

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