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BMW Greens Data Centers

BMW Greens Data Centers
BMW is almost done with a three-year effort to green its data centers and desktop systems, ComputerWeekly reports. The company is considering ...

CHEP Gives Employees $2K For Buying Hybrids

CHEP Gives Employees $2K For Buying Hybrids
A program of CHEP USA gives up to $2,000 to employees who purchase hybrid cars and trucks, Mobile Logistics ...

UPS Orders 500 Hybrid, CNG Delivery Trucks

UPS Orders 500 Hybrid, CNG Delivery Trucks
UPS is expanding its U.S. Green Fleet from 50 hybrid electric trucks to 250 (the largest commercial order ...

Nissan Electric Car Headed To U.S. By 2010

Nissan Electric Car Headed To U.S. By 2010
The Nissan Motor Company has announced plans to sell an electric car in the U.S. and Japan by 2010, ...

Are Hybrids Safe For Drivers?

Are Hybrids Safe For Drivers?
There is a legitimate scientific reason for asking whether hybrid vehicles are healthy for drivers, writes Jim Motavalli, ...

State Farm, Others Revamping Fleets And Business Practices To Save Money

State Farm, Others Revamping Fleets And Business Practices To Save Money
As gas prices rise, companies are driving for bigger energy savings in every corner, USAToday reports. Companies and business ...

New Plugs Improve Prius MPG

New Plugs Improve Prius MPG
Pulstar Pulse Plugs have increased the fuel economy of 2005 and 2007 Toyota Prius hybrid vehicles by 6 ...

AEP Orders Hybrid Utility Trucks

AEP Orders Hybrid Utility Trucks
American Electric Power has ordered its largest number of hybrid trucks to date - 18 International DuraStar ...

Recession Or Not, Consumers Pay More For Green Products

Recession Or Not, Consumers Pay More For Green Products
While consumer spending has fallen in many categories due to a weakened U.S. economy and budget tightening, Americans are still willing to ...

Volvo Tests Hybrid Garbage Trucks

Volvo Tests Hybrid Garbage Trucks
Volvo is testing two hybrid refuse trucks in regular daily operations in Sweden by refuse collection firms Renova and Ragn-Sells. The hybrid ...

Deutsche Post Plans To Cut CO2 Emissions 30% By 2020

Deutsche Post Plans To Cut CO2 Emissions 30% By 2020
Deutsche Post World Net plans to reduce its carbon footprint 30 percent by 2020. DHL's parent says it's the ...

Enterprise Opens Green Branches

Enterprise Opens Green Branches
Enterprise Rent-A-Car has designated four of its locations in Atlanta "Green Branches." Hybrids and fuel-efficient vehicles will make up around ...

South Lags Behind Rest Of US On Hybrid Car Interest

South Lags Behind Rest Of US On Hybrid Car Interest
Fifty-nine percent of car shoppers have purchased or would consider purchasing a hybrid as their next car, according to a survey by ...

California Cuts Quotas For Zero-Emission Vehicles

California Cuts Quotas For Zero-Emission Vehicles
The California Air Resources Board has voted to lower the number of battery-powered and hydrogen fuel cell ...

Soaring Diesel Prices Spur Interest In Hybrid Trucks

Soaring Diesel Prices Spur Interest In Hybrid Trucks
New EPA standards and $100-a-barrel oil are creating demand for hybrid big rigs, garbage trucks and dump trucks, ...

S.F. Cabbies Foot Bill For Green Taxi Ordinance

S.F. Cabbies Foot Bill For Green Taxi Ordinance
San Francisco's Board of Supervisors has followed New York City's lead by initially approving an ordinance that will require taxi cab ...

NYC ‘Black Cars’ Go Green

NYC ‘Black Cars’ Go Green
NYC's Taxi and Limousine Commission will require the city's 10,000 black car fleet - the luxury cars that ...

Oscars Green Choices Reach Red Carpet

Oscars Green Choices Reach Red Carpet
Driving a Prius hybrid has become the standard way for Hollywood stars to flaunt their environmental credentials, but General Motors says more ...

GM’s Bob Lutz: Global Warming Is A ‘Crock Of Shit’

GM’s Bob Lutz: Global Warming Is A ‘Crock Of Shit’
During a closed-door session with reporters in January, Bob Lutz, General Motors’ vice chairman, said that global warming ...

All-Hybrid Taxicab Fleet Begins Operations In Washington D.C.

All-Hybrid Taxicab Fleet Begins Operations In Washington D.C.
EnviroCAB, which says it runs the nation's first all-hybrid taxicab fleet, opened for business in greater Washington, D.C. ...

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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