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More Green Products and Services Available for Office Landscaping

More Green Products and Services Available for Office Landscaping
Businesses wanting to adopt "greener" landscaping in their office complexes increasingly will find ...

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 ...

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

Fuel Cell Systems to Power 30% of Coca-Cola NY Facility
UTC Power, a United Technologies Corp. company, announced it will supply two ...

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, ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Anheuser-Busch Taps Landfill Gas for Houston Brewery

Anheuser-Busch Taps Landfill Gas for Houston Brewery
The Anheuser-Busch brewery in Houston will begin using landfill biogas as an alternative ...

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 ...

BP Shutters Alternative Energy HQ

BP Shutters Alternative Energy HQ
British Petroleum has shutdown its alternative energy headquarters in London, accepted the resignation ...

Stimulus Funds Boost Trane’s Energy-Efficiency Business

Stimulus Funds Boost Trane’s Energy-Efficiency Business
Aimed at lowering the amount of energy needed to power the blowers and ...

ASHRAE Launches Prototype Building Energy Label

ASHRAE Launches Prototype Building Energy Label
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has released ...

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 ...

Food Industry Serves Up Best Practices for Sustainability

Food Industry Serves Up Best Practices for Sustainability
The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Restaurant Associates (RA), a New ...

Hotel Industry Adopts Solar to Save Energy

Hotel Industry Adopts Solar to Save Energy
As consumers demand more eco-friendly vacation choices, the tourism industry is responding with ...

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 ...
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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