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P&W Geared Turbofan Engine Could Help Industry Cut Emissions

P&W Geared Turbofan Engine Could Help Industry Cut Emissions
Pratt & Whitney has developed a jet engine that burns less fuel, emits less CO2 and is cheaper to ...

Dell Power Supply First To Receive ‘80 Plus Gold’ Certification

Dell Power Supply First To Receive ‘80 Plus Gold’ Certification
Dell says it's the first server provider to achieve 80 Plus Gold-certification for a server power supply. Dell says ...

Dow Raising Prices, Again

Dow Raising Prices, Again
Dow Chemical says it is raising the prices of its products in July even more than the increases ...

Credit Suisse Adopts The Carbon Principles

Credit Suisse Adopts The Carbon Principles
Credit Suisse announced that it has adopted The Carbon Principles -- climate change guidelines for lenders to ...

Virgin’s Branson Says Airlines, Other Industries Should Pay

Virgin’s Branson Says Airlines, Other Industries Should Pay
Virgin chairman Richard Branson says he is willing to pay a carbon tax on his aviation business, Business Week reports. He said ...

Campaign Urges Clorox To Offer Brita Filter Recycling

Campaign Urges Clorox To Offer Brita Filter Recycling
A campaign to get Clorox to implement a water filter recycling program similar to Brita's in Europe has collected ...

Tokyo To Pass Cap-And-Trade Emissions Plan

Tokyo To Pass Cap-And-Trade Emissions Plan
Tokyo is the first city in Japan to pass legislation that, by fall of 2010, will require a cap-and-trade ...

Ray Anderson On Sustainability At Interface

Ray Anderson On Sustainability At Interface
At the World Food Business Summit, Ray Anderson, founder & chairman of Interface, spoke about sustainability with Forum Magazine....

Mercedes To Introduce Cleanest Diesel SUV In The U.S.

Mercedes To Introduce Cleanest Diesel SUV In The U.S.
Mercedes-Benz has announced it is ready to introduce the R, ML and GL 320 SUVs equipped with Mercedes' ...

Cisco To Cut GHG Emissions 25% By 2012

Cisco To Cut GHG Emissions 25% By 2012
Cisco has set a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from its worldwide operations by 25 percent over the next four years, ...

CEOs Call For International Climate Treaty

CEOs Call For International Climate Treaty
Ninety-nine companies say a new climate change treaty with incentives to capture and store CO2 is needed to fight ...

Peak Carbon

Peak Carbon
When I write my column for Environmental Leader each month, I'm pretty conservative with the facts and ideas that I use. ...

New WTC To Be Largest Fuel Cell Installation In The World

New WTC To Be Largest Fuel Cell Installation In The World
The redeveloped World Trade Center will house one of the largest fuel cell installations in the world, the New ...

Apple, HP, Microsoft Perceived As Greenest IT Brands

Apple, HP, Microsoft Perceived As Greenest IT Brands
More than 70 percent of respondents to GreenFactor, a global "green" enterprise IT study said they "probably" or "definitely" would increase ...

Ford Reviews Emissions Goals in Sustainability Report

Ford Reviews Emissions Goals in Sustainability Report
In reviewing its plans to reduce its CO2 emissions by 30 percent by 2030 in its 2007/8 Sustainability ...

Toyota Promises More Hybrids, Yaris Tapped As ‘Green Car Of The Year’

Toyota Promises More Hybrids, Yaris Tapped As ‘Green Car Of The Year’
Toyota has promised two more hybrid models, which will mark the company's venture into Lithium-Ion technology, PCMag reports. Toyota's head of R&D ...

GreenChill Puts Freeze On Supermarket Emissions

GreenChill Puts Freeze On Supermarket Emissions
The EPA's GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership, which works with the supermarket industry, says it has prevented emissions ...

SmartLink Project Eliminating Costs, Reducing Waste

SmartLink Project Eliminating Costs, Reducing Waste
An initiative in the Netherlands called Biopark Terneuzen, promotes sustainable development through the project's SmartLink concept, with which industries ...

U.S., Home Builders Reach $4.3 Million Environmental Settlement

U.S., Home Builders Reach $4.3 Million Environmental Settlement
Four of the nation's largest home builders have agreed to pay civil penalties totaling $4.3 million to resolve alleged violations of the ...

IBM Says New Modular Data Centers Can Slash Energy Use 50%

IBM Says New Modular Data Centers Can Slash Energy Use 50%
A new IBM modular data center that mimics the power and energy efficiency of IBM's computing hubs can reduce ...

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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