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Obama Admin Unveils Energy-Efficiency Efforts, Investments

Obama Admin Unveils Energy-Efficiency Efforts, Investments
President Barack Obama and U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu have announced new ...

WTO, UNEP Connect the Dots between Trade and Climate Change

WTO, UNEP Connect the Dots between Trade and Climate Change
Although freer trade could lead to increased CO2 emissions as a result of ...

BP Shutters Alternative Energy HQ

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

Ford, Nissan, Tesla Receive DOE Loans for EVs

Ford, Nissan, Tesla Receive DOE Loans for EVs
Ford, Nissan and Tesla have received $8 billion in conditional loans from ...

Siemens Expects $8B In Green Tech Contracts from Stimulus

Siemens Expects $8B In Green Tech Contracts from Stimulus
Siemens AG expects to win new orders of around $21 billion in ...

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Investors Call On SEC to Enforce Climate Change Disclosures

Investors Call On SEC to Enforce Climate Change Disclosures
The investor community is making another attempt to push the U.S. Securities and Exchange ...

Cities Spend Stimulus Funds to Retrofit Lighting

Cities Spend Stimulus Funds to Retrofit Lighting
Several U.S. cities are planning to use federal stimulus funds to retrofit streetlights with ...

NASDAQ Adds Sustainability Index

NASDAQ Adds Sustainability Index
The NASDAQ has joined the trend of tracking companies by their sustainability efforts. ...

Global Environment Fund, E+Co Top Sustainable Investor List

Global Environment Fund, E+Co Top Sustainable Investor List
U.S.-based Global Environment Fund and E+Co were named the top two sustainable ...

Clean Energy Investments Starting to Rise in 2Q 2009

Clean Energy Investments Starting to Rise in 2Q 2009
New investment in the global clean energy sector in the second quarter of ...

Accellent, Biomet, Dollar General Join Green Portfolio Project

Accellent, Biomet, Dollar General Join Green Portfolio Project
Five more companies have joined the Green Portfolio Project, in partnership with the ...

Web Portal Connects Green Companies with Global Financing

Web Portal Connects Green Companies with Global Financing
The Cleantech-Capital.net Web portal is set to launch in July to connect green ...

SEC Filings Lack Climate Change Disclosures

SEC Filings Lack Climate Change Disclosures
Climate change-related disclosure continues to be nearly nonexistent in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ...

Salary Survey Shows Green Workers Have More Job Security

Salary Survey Shows Green Workers Have More Job Security
Sixty-eight percent of employees in the climate change sector feel the same or more ...

King County Cuts Energy Costs With PC Mgmt Software

King County Cuts Energy Costs With PC Mgmt Software
King County in Washington says its agencies have reduced energy consumption by an average of 38 percent by using PC power ...

HSBC Meets Targets for Emissions, Waste and Energy

HSBC Meets Targets for Emissions, Waste and Energy
HSBC Holding plc, one of the world's largest banking and financial services companies, says ...

Chevron First Big Oil Firm to Track Carbon Content

Chevron First Big Oil Firm to Track Carbon Content
The Sisters of St. Dominic of Caldwell, N.J., a faith-based institutional investor and member ...

European Investors Call for Changes in Carbon Trading

European Investors Call for Changes in Carbon Trading
The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), the European investors' forum for ...

DOE, DOC Release First Set of Smart-Grid Standards

DOE, DOC Release First Set of Smart-Grid Standards
The U.S. Departments of Energy and Commerce recently announced the first set ...

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) ...
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
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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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