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DOE Creates National Carbon Capture Center

DOE Creates National Carbon Capture Center
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched a new National Carbon Capture ...

Canada Slates $880M for Clean Energy Fund

Canada Slates $880M for Clean Energy Fund
The Canadian government has announced details of the C$1-billion (approximately $882 million) ...

Data Storage Group Releases Power Measurement Specifications

Data Storage Group Releases Power Measurement Specifications
The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) has released its initial Green Storage Initiative (GSI) Green Storage Power Measurement ...

Wal-Mart Finds Solution to Shipping Woes in Greenbox

Wal-Mart Finds Solution to Shipping Woes in Greenbox
Wal-Mart Specialty Pharmacy has been having problems shipping to the state of Alaska and Hawaii  because of logistics and ...

Xcel Stores Wind Energy Using Giant Batteries

Xcel Stores Wind Energy Using Giant Batteries
Xcel Energy is experimenting with gigantic batteries to store and provide power when it's either too windy or too ...

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Ben & Jerry’s Tests ‘Greener’ Freezer

Ben & Jerry’s Tests ‘Greener’ Freezer
Ben & Jerry's announced the launch of a pilot project to test hydrocarbon-based freezers in the U.S. with ...

Vattenfall Unveils ‘Almost Emissions-Free’ Power Plant

Vattenfall Unveils ‘Almost Emissions-Free’ Power Plant
Vattenfall recently inaugurated a pilot coal-fired power station which it says, according to Forbes, is "almost emissions-free." ...

Expert Advice on Green Storage System

Expert Advice on Green Storage System
With rising energy prices, green data centers are becoming more of an economic imperative instead of simply an environmentally-friendly ...

IBM Says New Modular Data Centers Can Slash Energy Use 50%

IBM Says New Modular Data Centers Can Slash Energy Use 50%
A new IBM modular data center that mimics the power and energy efficiency of IBM's computing hubs can reduce ...

Yahoo Wants First LEED-Gold Data Center In California

Yahoo Wants First LEED-Gold Data Center In California
Yahoo is leasing a corporate data center in a Digital Realty Trust data center which the companies hope will ...

Carbon Sciences Wants To Turn CO2 Into Chalk

Carbon Sciences Wants To Turn CO2 Into Chalk
Carbon Sciences says it can efficiently turn carbon dioxide from smokestacks into chalk for use in drywall and other products....

Green Technology Overview

Green Technology Overview
Adam Grosser, general partner of Foundation Capital, describes the different categories of green technology and the challenges they face....

Dot Hill Joins Two Green Groups

Dot Hill Joins Two Green Groups
Dot Hill Systems announced it has joined the Green Grid and the Storage Networking Industry Associoation Green Storage ...

SNIA’s Green IT Program Joins Crowded Field

SNIA’s Green IT Program Joins Crowded Field
The Storage Networking Industry Association has formed its own green IT program, eWeek reports. The scope of work for the ...

Apple Tree Natural Gas Plant Captures Vent Stack CO2

Apple Tree Natural Gas Plant Captures Vent Stack CO2
Blue Source is capturing vent stack CO2 flowing from the Apple Tree natural gas processing plant in La Veta, Colorado, to ...

88% Of IT Depts Say Storage Vendors Dropping Green Ball

88% Of IT Depts Say Storage Vendors Dropping Green Ball
Eighty-eight percent of North American IT departments say storage vendors should be doing more to improve the energy efficiency of their products, ...

GridPoint Tops List of 100 Innovative Greentech Companies

GridPoint Tops List of 100 Innovative Greentech Companies
AlwaysOn has released a list of private greentech companies that it feels are transforming the global energy, water, agriculture, transportation, construction, manufacturing, ...

Home Depot Pays $10 Million To Settle Hazardous Waste Case

Home Depot Pays $10 Million To Settle Hazardous Waste Case
Home Depot is paying nearly $10 million to settle a civil case filed by state and Los Angeles County prosecutors over the ...

Advanced Electricity Technologies Could Lower CO2 Control Costs By 50%

Advanced Electricity Technologies Could Lower CO2 Control Costs By 50%
The aggressive development and implementation of a full portfolio of advanced electricity technologies could reduce the economic cost of cutting future U.S. ...

Data Storage Vendors Tout Green Solutions

Data Storage Vendors Tout Green Solutions
How much being green can help storage vendors boost sales is a much-debated question, Investor's Business Daily reports. A storage vendor that ...
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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