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Johnson Controls Helps Build ‘Green Olympics,’ Wins Big Fed Contracts

Johnson Controls Helps Build ‘Green Olympics,’ Wins Big Fed Contracts
Johnson Controls was awarded many Olympics related contracts in China and since then has been helping the nation realize ...

Kohl’s Earns Energy Star Label at 50 Stores

Kohl’s Earns Energy Star Label at 50 Stores
Kohl's announced it has earned the Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star label at seven stores in Colorado, 14 in Illinois, eight ...

California Plans To Sue EPA Over Emissions, Again

California Plans To Sue EPA Over Emissions, Again
California Attorney General Jerry Brown along with Connecticut, New Jersey, Oregon, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and New ...

Florida Crystals In The Middle Of Debate To Save Everglades

Florida Crystals In The Middle Of Debate To Save Everglades
Florida's plan to save the Everglades by buying United States Sugar's land could depend on the cooperation of Florida ...

Army to Curb GHG Emissions 30% by 2015

Army to Curb GHG Emissions 30% by 2015
The U.S. army is planning to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent in 2015, initiatives include using ...

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NGOs Dominate Western Climate Initiative Talks

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 ...

Execs Say U.S. Needs Way to Curb Emissions

Execs Say U.S. Needs Way to Curb Emissions
Two U.S executives told a congressional panel that the country should encourage investment in efficiency and address climate change, ...

Burt’s Bees Sets Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goal

Burt’s Bees Sets Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goal
Burt's Bees has pledged to  cut its U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 35 percent per dollar sales from 2006 ...

Public Sector Going Green With Shorter Week

Public Sector Going Green With Shorter Week
Municipalities in Sudbury, Winchester, and Concord, N.H., are starting some employees on trial four-day work weeks, Boston.com reports. The ...

EU Harnesses Govt Spending Power to Support Green Products

EU Harnesses Govt Spending Power to Support Green Products
The European Commission recently launched Action plan for sustainable consumption, production and industry, a proposal to curb the environmental impact of ...

Celestial Seasonings, Others Partner With Boulder On Biomass Study

Celestial Seasonings, Others Partner With Boulder On Biomass Study
Celestial Seasonings, ConocoPhillips, Alexander Dawson School, Cal-Wood Education Center, and Saint Malo Catholic Retreat Center are teaming up with ...

Australians Compensated For Emissions Trading System

Australians Compensated For Emissions Trading System
Australian Climate Change Minister Penny Wong said power producers and households will be compensated for an emissions trading system ...

EPA Proposes CO2 Underground Storage Regs

EPA Proposes CO2 Underground Storage Regs
EPA is proposing regulation on the injection of carbon dioxide deep underground, a process also known as geologic ...

Businesses Show Government How To ‘Decarbonize The Economy’

Businesses Show Government How To ‘Decarbonize The Economy’
Governments are lagging behind in efforts to curb climate change and reduce carbon emissions while businesses understand there is ...

G8 Pledges 50% GHG Emissions Cut, No Word On How

G8 Pledges 50% GHG Emissions Cut, No Word On How
Yesterday, leaders of the Group of 8 pledged to cut emissions in half by 2050, The New York Times ...

Town Says Biodiesel ‘Way Too Expensive,’ Shelves Plan For Green Fleet

Town Says Biodiesel ‘Way Too Expensive,’ Shelves Plan For Green Fleet
High costs have forced the town of Greenwich, Connecticut to abandon plans to run half of its fleet on ...

MIT Report: World Can Learn From European Cap-And-Trade System

MIT Report: World Can Learn From European Cap-And-Trade System
The EU cap-and-trade system has operated well and has had little or no negative impact on the overall EU economy, according to ...

Feds Lift Moratorium On U.S. Solar Plant Applications

Feds Lift Moratorium On U.S. Solar Plant Applications
The Bureau of Land Management says it is calling off a recently announced moratorium on applications to build solar plants on public ...

Branson Plans Zero Carbon Resort, Launches Eco-Consulting Group

Branson Plans Zero Carbon Resort, Launches Eco-Consulting Group
Richard Branson plans to turn his Mosquito Island in the British Virgin Islands into the most environmentally-friendly resort in ...

EPA Web Site Provides Importing, Exporting Environmental Rules

EPA Web Site Provides Importing, Exporting Environmental Rules
Importers and exporters can now visit a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency website for information on laws governing the ...

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Sustainability is Not a Color - Sustainability is Transparent.

Sustainability is Not a Color - Sustainability is Transparent.

Green was an obvious color to hang the environmental renaissance on. It was a reclaiming of the old pejorative “greenies” and “treehuggers.” ... continue »

An Eco-Stimulus Package for Our Economy
Sustainability – Businesses’ Best Defense Against Recession
California’s Leadership in 21st Century Energy Technology
Moving Beyond ‘Carbon Neutral’ to ‘Carbon Healthy’
92% Of Organizations Working To Make Facilities More Sustainable

92% Of Organizations Working To Make Facilities More Sustainable

Ninety-two percent of respondents to The Global Facility Management Association's recently released Green Practices Study (PDF) say that they are ...

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Green Building Could Hit $140 Billion By 2013
ICT Could Cut U.S. Emissions By 13-22 Percent
Consumers Loyal To Brands That Support Good Cause During Recession
‘Green Car Of the Year’ Unveiled

‘Green Car Of the Year’ Unveiled

Sit in on the Green Car of the Year Award presented at the 2008 LA Auto Show (via AutoNetwork)....

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Patagonia’s Rick Ridgeway Discusses Corporate Sustainability
California Clean Tech Open Awards
How ICT Can Reduce Carbon Footprints And Enable Sustainable Growth

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Marketing

Sustainability is Not a Color - Sustainability is Transparent.

Greenbuild Conference News Roundup

Green Consumers Have Different Purchasing Motives

Emissions

‘Green Car Of the Year’ Unveiled

Owens Ups Recycled Content in Fiberglass Insulation, Cuts Energy Use, CO2

Wal-Mart To Buy 226 M kWh Wind Energy To Help Power 350+ Stores

Hi-Tech

ICT Could Cut U.S. Emissions By 13-22 Percent

California Clean Tech Open Awards

Dell: OptiPlex Desktop Customers Cut 29 M Tons of CO2 Since 2005

Efficiency

92% Of Organizations Working To Make Facilities More Sustainable

Xerox Says New Toner Cuts Digital Printing Devices’ Power 15-30%

Big Brands Form Climate Change Business Coalition

Manufacturing

Patagonia’s Rick Ridgeway Discusses Corporate Sustainability

Mitsubishi Targets Sales Of $13.3 B From Cleantech Products

Jeffrey Immelt Discusses GE’s CSR Efforts

Carbon Offsets/RECs

Hyundai Unveils Carbon Offset Program For Genesis Sedans

Best Buy Pushes Renewable Energy Credits

New Carbon Standard Set for Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use

CSR Reports

Want To Win Awards? Write Longer Corporate Responsibility Reports

U.S. Army Releases First Sustainability Report - Big Move To LEED Standards

HK Companies Top CSR Disclosure Among Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand

Major Players

Aluminum Assoc. Sets Ambitious 75% Aluminum Can Recycling Target

How ICT Can Reduce Carbon Footprints And Enable Sustainable Growth

UPS Moves To Paperless Sorting Labels

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