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Nissan Cuts SUV, Truck Output, Increases Altima Production

Nissan Cuts SUV, Truck Output, Increases Altima Production
Nissan announced that it will increase production of its Altimas by 2,000, to about 17,000 monthly, and cut production of its sport-utility ...

Small Business Sustainability Measures Can Compete With Larger Companies

Small Business Sustainability Measures Can Compete With Larger Companies
While small businesses can't dedicate entire departments and budgets to sustainability measures like companies like Wal-Mart can, they can ...

Verizon Suppliers Must Meet New Energy Efficiency Standards

Verizon Suppliers Must Meet New Energy Efficiency Standards
Verizon has established its own energy-consumption standards and an associated measurement for new telecommunications-related equipment that its suppliers will ...

FTC Tackles Green Building, Textiles In Latest Green Claims Workshop

FTC Tackles Green Building, Textiles In Latest Green Claims Workshop
The Federal Trade Commission has announced the third in a series of public workshops being held as part ...

Senate Kills Climate Bill

Senate Kills Climate Bill
The Carbon bill died in the Senate on Friday after a vote that resulted in 48 senators favoring the ...

HP Unveils Ambitious Data Center Project, More Efficient Solar Energy System

HP Unveils Ambitious Data Center Project, More Efficient Solar Energy System
HP's research arm HP Labs has announced new sustainability research initiatives the company says will include an industry-first ...

Google, PepsiCo, Kellogg, AmEx Make ‘Most Ethical’ List

Google, PepsiCo, Kellogg, AmEx Make ‘Most Ethical’ List
Google, PepsiCo, Kellogg, and American Express, rose to the top of the Ethisphere Institute's 2008 list of 2008 ...

BT Pledges 80% Emissions Cut, Links Financial And Environmental Performance

BT Pledges 80% Emissions Cut, Links Financial And Environmental Performance
BT has announced plans to cut its carbon emissions by 80 percent by 2020 and published a "Climate Stabilization ...

Package Printers, Manufacturers Discuss Sustainability Efforts

Package Printers, Manufacturers Discuss Sustainability Efforts
Kevin Rabinovitch, director of sustainability for Mars North America, warns CPGs and converters to look beyond the direct impacts ...

Climate Bill Would Get Veto From Bush

Climate Bill Would Get Veto From Bush
If the Lieberman-Warner global warming bill, being debated this week in the Senate, passes Congress in its current ...

Senate Kicks Off Global Warming Bill Debate

Senate Kicks Off Global Warming Bill Debate
With this week's Senate debate on the Lieberman-Warner global warming bill kicking off today, some doubt whether U.S. ...

Cement Industry In Demand V. Emissions Battle

Cement Industry In Demand V. Emissions Battle
Cement plants have become more automated, integrated and efficient since Henry Kaiser founded the Kaiser Cement Corporation -- now ...

GE Reports On Progress Of Ecomagination, Sets New Goals

GE Reports On Progress Of Ecomagination, Sets New Goals
GE has announced the expansion of its "ecomagination" strategy, committing to reduce its global water use by 20 ...

Heinz Plans 20% Emissions Cut, Potato Peels Play A Part

Heinz Plans 20% Emissions Cut, Potato Peels Play A Part
Heinz' plans to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent by 2015 includes converting potato peels into biofuel ...

Cox Communications Wants To Install Solar On Customer Roofs

Cox Communications Wants To Install Solar On Customer Roofs
Cox Communications has announced initiatives to cut energy costs that include adding solar electricity to its headquarters and communications ...

Long-Term Sustainability Depends On The Green

Long-Term Sustainability Depends On The Green
Companies realize that environmental initiatives can create great PR, but they're also realizing that those initiatives must be profitable ...

HP Sticks Eco Labels On Printers

HP Sticks Eco Labels On Printers
HP has launched a new program, Eco Solutions, designed to provide costumers with environmental information about HP products. The ...

Office Depot First Retailer To Pre-Certify Store Prototypes With USGBC

Office Depot First Retailer To Pre-Certify Store Prototypes With USGBC
Office Depot is the first company to achieve volume pre-certification under the pilot LEED Portfolio Program for its store ...

EDF Reports On Sustainable Innovations

EDF Reports On Sustainable Innovations
Environmental Defense Fund has released "Innovations Review 2008: Making Green the New Business as Usual," a report highlighting the latest trends ...

Nortel Green Ad Campaign Takes Shot At Cisco

Nortel Green Ad Campaign Takes Shot At Cisco
Nortel has launched an ad campaign that claims its data networking products offer energy savings over Cisco products, BtoB ...

Today's News

Ecolabeling – Bridging The Gap

Ecolabeling – Bridging The Gap

There’s no question that ecolabeling is in demand as companies in all sectors launch marketing focused on "green" company and product attributes.  ... continue »

The Green Chemistry Tipping Point
Data Centers and Carbon Pricing
From Purchaser to Participant – Keeping Consumers’ Interest During Recession
The Greening of Retail: Lowering Costs and Raising Customer Loyalty
Over Half Of Consumers Factor Green Record Into Buying Decisions

Over Half Of Consumers Factor Green Record Into Buying Decisions

Close to all American consumers (90%) believe that acting in an environmentally responsible way is important, but feel corporations hold most of ...

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Cost-Savings Key Driver to Green IT in Small Businesses
The Media’s Key Role in ‘Greenwashing Washout’
Economy Won’t Slow Down Green Consumers
Sustainable Designers Speak Up

Sustainable Designers Speak Up

Nest recently held their 2nd designer discussion "Design with a conscious". with a packed house, three product designers spoke about their ...

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Carbon Trust On Impact of Policy on Sustainable Technology
Ineos Gets Biofuel From Waste
Commercial Composting Takes Root In Portland
The Bottom Line

Marketing

Patagonia Campagn Asks Customers to ‘Vote the Environment’

Over Half Of Consumers Factor Green Record Into Buying Decisions

Not So Easy Bringing Green Products To Market

Emissions

Crystal Rock’s Solar System Up and Running

Dell Reaches Carbon Neutral Goal 5 Months Ahead Of Plans

Method Provides Incentives for Supply Chain to Reduce Emissions

Hi-Tech

Cost-Savings Key Driver to Green IT in Small Businesses

IBM Plans to Build Energy Efficient, Adaptive Data Center

Pepsi Picks Redemtech to Handle E-waste

Efficiency

Ikea To Sell Solar Panels

DOE Assessments Help 3 Plants Save Over $1.5 Million Combined

NewPage Cuts Energy Use with Lighting Retrofit

Manufacturing

Herman Miller Sees 32% ROI in Energy Efficiency Investments

Climate Exchange Strikes China Emissions Trading Deal

Lotus To Raise Wind Turbines At Factory

Carbon Offsets/RECs

Ski Industry Releases Environmental Report

Burt’s Bees Sets Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goal

Results From Carbon Footprint Calculators Vary Widely

CSR Reports

Most Companies Skip Getting CSR Reports Assured

Campbell’s Cuts 1.5 Million Gallons of Water Per Day

KB Home To Build Only Energy Star Standard Homes

Major Players

Nissan Unveils Eco-Pedal

Japanese Steel Makers to Cut GHG Emissions by 30%

AT&T Joins Green Grid, Promotes Data Center Energy Efficiency

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