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Retail Industry, Truckers Unite to Reduce Port Emissions

Retail Industry, Truckers Unite to Reduce Port Emissions

A partnership between the Retail Industry Leadership Association and the Coalition for Responsible Transportation (CRT) aims to slash diesel emissions in and ...

September 25, 2009

Canon, Motorola Unveil Eco-Friendly Products

Canon, Motorola Unveil Eco-Friendly Products

Business and consumer electronics manufacturers are answering the call for more environmentally-friendly products. Some of the most recent products to take the environment into consideration are ...

September 25, 2009

Caterpillar, FedEx Join Debate Over Carbon Tax Vs. Cap and Trade

Caterpillar, FedEx Join Debate Over Carbon Tax Vs. Cap and Trade

Industry-leading businesses and associations are locking horns over the merits of a carbon tax versus a cap-and-trade program as passed in the House's climate legislation ...

September 24, 2009

Duke Energy, FPL Plan EV Conversion by 2020

Duke Energy, FPL Plan EV Conversion by 2020

Two major utilities plan to convert their fleets of trucks and cars entirely to plug-in hybrid or completely electric vehicles by 2020. The move by FPL ...

September 24, 2009

Businesses Find New Ways to Save Energy, Cost in Data Centers

Businesses Find New Ways to Save Energy, Cost in Data Centers

Whether it's a novel technique to cool data centers like the one tested by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, installation of new hardware chosen by Skyservice Airlines, ...

September 24, 2009

Businesses Demand Action on Climate Change

Businesses Demand Action on Climate Change

From the Copenhagen Communiqué to individual efforts, businesses across all industries are starting to flex their collective muscle to urge government leaders to develop a global ...

September 22, 2009

HP Sets Goal of 40% Energy Reduction for Products by 2011

HP Sets Goal of 40% Energy Reduction for Products by 2011

HP has raised its goal for reducing energy consumption and related greenhouse gas emissions from its products. The new goal calls for a 40 percent reduction ...

September 22, 2009

HP, Dell, J&J, Intel and IBM Top Newsweek’s Inaugural Green Rankings

HP, Dell, J&J, Intel and IBM Top Newsweek’s Inaugural Green Rankings

Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Johnson & Johnson, Intel and IBM are the top five leaders in Newsweek's inaugural environmental rankings of America's 500 largest corporations. The Green Rankings ...

September 22, 2009

IBM Makes Cities and Utilities Smarter with New Technologies

IBM Makes Cities and Utilities Smarter with New Technologies

Moving forward with its strategy for a Smarter Planet, IBM is helping cities and utilities become smarter by providing new technologies and tools to help them ...

September 21, 2009

Cisco, Pepco, Boeing Named Top S&P 500 Climate Leaders

Cisco, Pepco, Boeing Named Top S&P 500 Climate Leaders

Cisco Systems, Boeing and Pepco Holdings - along with Consolidated Edison, EMC, E.I. du Pont de Nemours, Hewlett Packard, PPG Industries and Transocean - were among ...

September 21, 2009

AT&T Top ‘Green’ Mobile Carrier in North America

AT&T Top ‘Green’ Mobile Carrier in North America

A new scorecard puts AT&T, Sprint/Nextel and Verizon as the No. 1, 2 and 3 mobile carriers in North America, when judged ...

September 18, 2009

Nestle Nixes Bottling Plant Over Environmental Concerns

Nestle Nixes Bottling Plant Over Environmental Concerns

Nestle Waters North America has abandoned plans to build a water bottling plant at the site of an old mill property in McCloud, Calif., after a ...

September 18, 2009

Global Investors Call for a Strong Climate Change Treaty

Global Investors Call for a Strong Climate Change Treaty

The world's largest global investors are urging the U.S. and other global policy makers to take strong action in the fight against global warming. In the ...

September 18, 2009

Only 30% of Firms Have a Business Case for Sustainability

Only 30% of Firms Have a Business Case for Sustainability

A vast majority of corporate executives believe that sustainability-related issues are having or will soon have an impact on their businesses, but more than 70 percent of ...

September 18, 2009

30% of Firms See Sustainability, Green Products as Central Part of Operations

30% of Firms See Sustainability, Green Products as Central Part of Operations

Twice as many companies see sustainability as centrally oriented to their business operations, including the sale of "green" products or services, as compared to 2006, when just 15 percent indicated so. Now, 30 percent of ...

September 17, 2009

AmerenUE, PepsiCo Honored for Renewable Energy PR

AmerenUE, PepsiCo Honored for Renewable Energy PR

The Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) has recognized AmerenUE, PepsiCo, Bonneville Environmental Foundation and Ed Holt as Green Power Market Development award winners. The four ...

September 15, 2009

JP Morgan Boosts Carbon Trading Resume With EcoSecurities Buyout

JP Morgan Boosts Carbon Trading Resume With EcoSecurities Buyout

Seeking to cement its status in the carbon-trading realm, JP Morgan has agreed to buy EcoSecurities for $204 million. In the bidding, JP Morgan beat out EcoSecurities co-founder and former president Pedro Moura Costa, ...

September 14, 2009

NREL, SCE, PG&E, Black & Veatch Discuss Future of Renewables

NREL, SCE, PG&E, Black & Veatch Discuss Future of Renewables

In this session from the International Association for Energy ...

September 11, 2009

Chamber, Car Dealers Contest California Tailpipe Emissions Rule

Chamber, Car Dealers Contest California Tailpipe Emissions Rule

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Automobile Dealers Association have filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ...

September 11, 2009

Philips Lumec, Visible Light, EcoFit Make LED Advances

Philips Lumec, Visible Light, EcoFit Make LED Advances

For businesses and government facilities looking to reduce their energy costs, a lighting retrofit may be the answer. Philips Lumec, Visible Light Solar and EcoFit LEDs ...

September 11, 2009

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