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Nissan Unveils Eco-Pedal

Nissan has unveiled Eco Pedal this week. The company says the system can help drivers improve fuel efficiency by ...

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Will U.S. Hotels Make The Switch To Really Green Lodgings?

In Europe, many hotel room keys double as the master switch, turning power to the room on and off. ...

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Climate Exchange Strikes China Emissions Trading Deal

Reuters reports that Climate Exchange announced a pact with Chinese National Petroleum Corp. Assets Management and Tianjin City ...

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Proposed Nestle Plant Faces Carbon Scrutiny

California Attorney General Jerry Brown recently sent a 10-page letter to the Planning Department of McCloud in Siskiyou County, ...

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Will L.E.D.’s Light the Future?

Lighting Science Group Corp. announced it has acquired Lamina Lighting Inc., which develops light emitting diodes (L.E.D.) engines and ...

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NGOs Dominate Western Climate Initiative Talks

A 5.4 magnitude earthquake and dozens of Environmental Justice protesters didn't slow the efforts of seven western states and ...

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Phthalates To Be Banned From Toys

House and Senate lawmakers agreed to permanently ban three types of phthalates from children's toys and to outlaw three ...

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Hearst Catches Green Flak Over Esquire’s E-Ink Cover

Esquire Magazine, published by Hearst, is taking heat (here & here) over the use of E-Ink in its upcoming 75th ...

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Western Climate Initiative Unveils Draft Of 2012 Cap-and-Trade Program

The Western Climate Initiative, made up of seven U.S. states and four Canadian provinces, has released its “Draft Design of ...

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Wells Gets LEED Pre-Certification For Banks

Wells Fargo says its new banking stores have been pre-certified LEEDSilver by the U.S. Green Building Council. The stores will ...

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GM, Utilities Partner to Speed Up Commercialization of Plug-Ins

General Motors Corp. and the Electric Power Research Institute, a consortium of over 30 electric utilities, recently announced a ...

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Top 10 Pressures CIOs Face To Increase Efficiency

CIOs are being pushed to increase efficiency and cut costs. Where's the pressure coming from? Here's a top ...

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Half Of S&P 100 Released Sustainability Report In 2007

Over 50 percent of America's largest public traded companies now report on their sustainability effort, and over a third integrate elements of ...

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Gore Calls For 100% Clean Energy by 2018, Keeps Straight Face

Al Gore challenged America to make its electricity production completely carbon-free in 10 years, The Washington Post ...

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WM Unveils ‘Pay To Recycle’ CFL Program - Will Consumers Buy?

Waste Management has launched an online recycling service; mainly compact florescent lamps, which contains mercury and can be hazardous ...

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FTC Examines Green Building, New Green Guides ‘Definitely’ In 2009

The Federal Trade Commission peppered green building executives with hard questions about marketing claims at the third, and ...

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Cotton Inc. Says New FTC Green Guides Needed

Even as a speaker from Cotton Inc. expressed strong support for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to develop new green marketing standards ...

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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 ...

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Green Architecture’s New Goal: Affordable But Stylish Sustainability

The number of sustainable buildings has soared in the past years and along with it, the market in green-building ...

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Firm Adds ‘Renewable Energy Surchage’ To Customer Bills

Many businesses are forcing customers to pay fuel surcharges these days, but how about a renewable energy surcharge? San Francisco's ...

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