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Point Carbon Pushes Into North America

Point Carbon, a leading energy and environmental market analysis firm, has launched its ...

Mexico to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Mexico's President Felipe Calderon announced that Mexico will voluntarily cut its greenhouse gas emissions ...

Vancouver to Offset 300,000 tons of CO2 at 2010 Olympics

Offsetters Green Technology Inc., a Canadian-based carbon asset management company and supplier of carbon ...

Toronto to get Mega-green Office Complex

The sprawling former headquarters of Sears Canada is about to undergo one of ...

Canada Slates $880M for Clean Energy Fund

The Canadian government has announced details of the C$1-billion (approximately $882 million) ...

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Montana Signs Carbon Storage Bill

Governor Brian Schweitzer of Montana signed a bill that creates regulatory guidelines for storing ...

Ford Shifting SUV Plant to Electric Vehicles

Ford is retooling a Michigan SUV plant to produce its more fuel-efficient Ford ...

EU, Japan Move Ahead with Low-Carbon Economy Plans

The European Union (EU) and Japan have joined forces in the battle against climate ...

Canada, China, Germany Struggle to Reduce GHG Emissions

Canada, China, Germany Struggle to Reduce GHG Emissions

Although many countries are setting carbon reduction targets, many of them are still ...

U.S., Mexico Partner to Fight Climate Change

The United States and Mexico agreed to a new partnership to fight climate change ...

Wal-Mart to Double its Solar Power Use

Retailing giant Wal-Mart aims to double the amount of solar power it uses ...

Deloitte Details Risks in North American Carbon Markets

Deloitte Details Risks in North American Carbon Markets

As supply and demand for North American carbon credits develops, businesses need to react ...

Green Grid Launches “Free Cooling” Online Tool

North American data center and facilities managers now have a "free ...

Canada, Mexico Considering Carbon Trading Markets

Carbon trading across North America may be a reality soon if Mexico and ...

Green Science Park Ready for Development

Silicon Border Development has completed phase one for the infrastructure development of ...

Siemens Evaluating Blast Furnace Efficiency

Siemens Evaluating Blast Furnace Efficiency

Siemens is taking a long, hard look at efficiency at four U.S. ...

Hemlock Printers Goes Carbon Neutral

Hemlock Printers, a commercial sheetfed printer, claims it is the first printing company ...

Options Abound for Low-Emission Big Trucks

Options Abound for Low-Emission Big Trucks

Trucking companies increasingly are finding options to reduce their fuel costs and emission....

Solar Power Costs Declining

The cost of installing solar is trending downward. Companies that aren't in position ...

WSJ ECO:nomics Conference Roundup

ECO:nomics, a conference hosted March 4-6 by The Wall Street Journal in ...

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Consumers Prefer ‘100% Natural’ Label Over ‘Organic’

Consumers Prefer ‘100% Natural’ Label Over ‘Organic’

In a study of consumer opinions of marketing claims, survey respondents identified most ...

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WWF Ranks US 7th Among G8 on Climate Scorecard

Growth of Global Carbon Emissions Cut in Half

Electricity, Heat, Transportation Cause 60% of Emissions

Today's News

More Green Products and Services Available for Office Landscaping

SAB Miller Targets 25% Reduction in Water Used in Brewing

Cisco Wants to Transform Energy Demand and Use with Smart Buildings

Fuel Cell Systems to Power 30% of Coca-Cola NY Facility

Energy Star Homes Save $250M on Utility Bills in 2008

Consumers Prefer ‘100% Natural’ Label Over ‘Organic’

Black & Veatch HQ to Showcase Sustainability

Green Seal Adds First U.S. Standard for Personal Care Products

Electronics Firms Face Off Against Mandated Recycling Programs

REI, Founding Farmers, North Face Win A.R.E. Sustainability Awards

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Carbon Management IS Information Management

Carbon Management IS Information Management

Jon Z. Bentley
IBM Global Business Services

For most organizations today, sophisticated carbon management is simply not possible. At best, ... continue »

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Shaklee Discusses its Green Strategies

Shaklee Discusses its Green Strategies

Shaklee Corp. was recognized recently ...

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Sprint Tackles Data Center Improvements

Building a Bridge from Recycled Plastics

The Netherlands Ponders Floating City Architecture

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Marketing

Consumers Prefer ‘100% Natural’ Label Over ‘Organic’

Green Seal Adds First U.S. Standard for Personal Care Products

Show Sustainability Sales Success to Climb Corporate Ranks

Emissions

Cisco Wants to Transform Energy Demand and Use with Smart Buildings

Sony Europe Goes to 100% Renewable Energy

EPA Approves California Emissions Waiver

Hi-Tech

Sony Ericsson Joins Nokia, Samsung as ‘Greener’ Electronics Makers

Online Calculator Gauges IT Data Center Costs and Carbon Footprint

Microsoft Reduces Windows 7 Packaging

Efficiency

Black & Veatch HQ to Showcase Sustainability

Raytheon Meets Green Goals with IT Help

Yahoo! Dropping Carbon Offsets for Greener Data Centers

Manufacturing

Electronics Firms Face Off Against Mandated Recycling Programs

Leading Mobile Phone Makers Agree to Develop Universal Charger

Panasonic Cuts Manufacturing Emissions With Simulation Tech

Carbon Offsets/RECs

Sustainable Agriculture Requires Farm Modernization, Free Markets, Tech Adoption

Audi Promotes Clean Diesel via Facebook, Carbon Offsets

CBO: Cap-And-Trade to Cost $175 Per Household

CSR Reports

SAB Miller Targets 25% Reduction in Water Used in Brewing

Molson Coors Cuts CO2 Emissions by 12%

Successful Design in CSR Reporting, Part 2

Major Players

Fuel Cell Systems to Power 30% of Coca-Cola NY Facility

Australia Joins Carbon Reduction Label Scheme

CSX to Cut CO2 Emissions by 8%

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