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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 ...
Software Drives Smart Grid Deployments
In order to deliver real-time communications over smart-grid networks, utility companies like Duke Energy and Xcel Energy are partnering with technology companies that can deliver the ...
Major U.S. Companies to Senate: Pass Climate Legislation
Twelve major U.S. companies delivered an open letter to the U.S. Senate urging legislators to pass comprehensive climate change legislation that will reduce greenhouse gas ...
Google Plans Own Solar Technology
Google is devising a solar game changer that will enable the company to more quickly adopt renewable energy, and much less expensively. Much ...
Managing CSR at Large Companies
A Net Impact panel discusses strategies to advance corporate social responsibility at large companies including Ford, Starbucks and Home Depot....
70% of Supply Chain Execs Say Environment More Important
Environmental issues will become more important to the supply chain over the next three years, say about 70 percent of supply chain professionals in a recent ...
The Five Stages of Adopting Corporate Sustainability
Adopting sustainability as a goal now will help corporations develop business models that will leave competitors scrambling to catch up, according to a new report from ...
Cash For Clunkers Upgrades Fuel Efficiency 58%
Vehicles upgraded through Cash for Clunkers gained 9.1 mpg on average, the goverment reports upon the conclusion of the Cash for Clunkers program. Under the program, a ...
FedEx Office, Office Depot Get Top Grades for Paper Practices
Office retail stores FedEx Office and Office Depot earned top grades in the latest Green Grades office supply report card that ranks retailers and wholesalers/distributors ...
Only 12% of Major Firms have Executive Team for Sustainability
Many large corporations are merely paying lip service to their environmental policies, according to a new report from the Sustainable Enterprise Institute. Among companies in the ...
Nissan Adopts Methanol Fuel Cells for Parts-Hauling Tugs
Nissan North America will be the first vehicle manufacturer to use methanol fuel cells to power equipment used to haul parts to assembly lines at its ...
Major Firms Going Half-speed on CO2 Reduction
The world's largest companies' carbon-cutting targets are too modest to avoid dangerous climate change, according to a report from the Carbon Disclosure Project. The Global 100, ...
Pepsi, Coke to Clean Up Beijing Water Image
Days after a scathing report by a Beijing economic council put Coca-Cola and Pepsi on notice for contributing to water pollution in the Chinese capital, ...
Xerox, Accenture, CSC Atop List of Green Outsourcing Vendors
For companies looking to outsource business services and minimize impact on the environment, a new list shows the top 50 green outsourcing vendors. The Black Book ...
Measure, Manage Emissions to Compete in Low-Carbon Economy
The first step in mitigating risks associated with climate change is to calculate carbon emissions and their potential costs from direct operations and supply chains, according ...
White Paper: IT Buyers Need to Look at the Total Cost of Data Centers
In data centers, all costs related to the purchase of electricity and almost all facility costs are directly related to the power use of IT equipment, ...
Greenpeace Mobilizes Against ‘Astroturf’ Rallies
It didn't take long for Greenpeace to build its campaign against the energy industry's set of rallies against climate legislation. The energy industry rallies are being ...
Coke, Pepsi Listed Among Beijing’s Dirty Dozen Water Polluters
While Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have done much to publicize their environmental initiatives worldwide, the two soda bottlers and a host of other water users could not ...
AT&T California Cuts Fleet Emissions by 300+ metric tons
In 2008, AT&T California deployed 105 alternative-fuel vehicles in more than 30 cities, received Energy Star certification for five facilities, installed a one-megawatt solar system and ...
U.S., Germany, China Most Attractive Markets for Renewables
The United States has the most promise for adopting renewable energy forms, followed by Germany and China, which are tied, according to a new report from Ernst & Young. India, Spain, Italy, the UK and ...
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