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New Jersey Mandates New Regs For Chemical Plants

New Jersey environmental officials have mandated regular reviews for safety upgrades at the 89 most dangerous chemical plants, oil ...

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EU Says ICT Will Lead The Way To Carbon Neutrality

The European Commission said it would promote information and communications technologies to help cut EU energy use by 20 percent by ...

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Slower Trucks Could Save 31.5M Tons Of CO2 Emissions

The American Trucking Associations has launched the first-ever industry-wide environmental sustainability program under the banner Trucks Deliver a ...

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CEOs Call On G8 To Act On Global Water Crisis

The CEOs of 19 of the world's largest corporations have called on G8 leaders to address the global ...

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Large Emitters In Alberta Cut Emissions Instead Of Paying Fines

The Canadian province of Alberta received $25 million less from carbon-emissions fines in the past eight months than it ...

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HP Partners With Calif. On Print Cartridge Recycling

HP and the State of California have teamed up to create a recycling tracking program for HP printing cartridges....

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Stern Outlines Global Deal On Climate Change

British economist and academic Lord Nicholas Stern has published a set of proposals (PDF) for a global deal ...

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Wal-Mart Weighs In On Packaging At FTC ‘Green Guides’ Workshop

Reducing the weight of Honest Kids organic juice drink pouch bulk packs sold at Wal-Mart is one of the ...

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Russia Has No Plans To Cap Carbon Emissions

Russia says it has no plans to cap carbon emissions under a new climate regime, currently being negotiated to ...

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LA Passes Green Building Rules

On Earth Day, the City Council of Los Angeles passed an ordinance requiring builders of large commercial and residential ...

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U.S. Patent Office Swamped With ‘Eco’ Applications

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) saw a 10 percent increase in trademark filings last year for green-themed ...

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EPA Insiders Report Widespread, Potentially Harmful Political Interference

Results of investigations by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) paint the EPA as an agency under siege from ...

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‘Recyclable’ Is So Last-Century

Last fall, I used the term "greenwashing" in a panel discussion with business leaders in Austin, Texas. Though this is a phrase ...

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CDM Projects Prevent 135 Million Tonnes Of CO2

The Clean Development Mechanism has taken some heat lately, but here's some positive press. Projects to reduce carbon ...

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No Emissions Goal At Major Economics Meeting

No fixed targets were set at the two-day Major Economies Meetings in Paris which brought together delegates from 16 ...

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Bush Delivers GHG Emissions Goal, Skips How To Reach It

In a Rose Garden speech today, President Bush acknowledged the need to put curbs on greenhouse-gas emissions and set ...

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Bush To Give Speech On GHG Emissions Goal Today

On Wednesday, President Bush will lay out specific goals for limiting greenhouse gases, making a commitment to other ...

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Why Congress Is Avoiding A Global Warming Vote

Wall Street Journal Editorial Page writer Joe Rago speaking last week on whether Congress is avoiding a vote on global warming....

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EPA: GHG Emissions Down In 2006

U.S. emissions during 2006 decreased by 1.1 percent overall from the previous year, according to the national greenhouse gas ...

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White House Floats Idea Of Emissions Cap To GOP Lawmakers

The White House held a meeting with Republican lawmakers to gauge the reaction to the idea of supporting a ...

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