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Green Science Park Ready for Development
Silicon Border Development has completed phase one for the infrastructure development of its first eco-friendly science and technology park located near the U.S.-Mexico border in ...
Siemens Evaluating Blast Furnace Efficiency
Siemens is taking a long, hard look at efficiency at four U.S. steel mill clients. The company is in the process of evaluating blast furnace ...
Hemlock Printers Goes Carbon Neutral
Hemlock Printers, a commercial sheetfed printer, claims it is the first printing company in Canada to achieve carbon neutral status. Hemlock also recently won the ...
Options Abound for Low-Emission Big Trucks
Trucking companies increasingly are finding options to reduce their fuel costs and emission. Eaton Corp. recently established a program to help diesel truck fleet owners in ...
Solar Power Costs Declining
The cost of installing solar is trending downward. Companies that aren't in position to reap the rewards will fall behind their competitors, according to a report ...
WSJ ECO:nomics Conference Roundup
ECO:nomics, a conference hosted March 4-6 by The Wall Street Journal in Santa Barbara, Calif., has generated much discussion. Here is a smattering of the coverage ...
Tesla Starting Canadian Auto Sales
Tesla Motors has begun selling its electric cars in Canada, and hopes to begin deliveries to the Great White North starting this fall. Tesla, which has delivered ...
University of Toledo Considers Alternative Energy School
Universities are starting to respond to the need for engineers trained in alternative, or renewable energy, as the United States transitions into an economy geared to meet ...
Ontario’s Green Energy Act Promises Jobs, Infrastructural Change
Ontario's recently proposed Green Energy Act could add as many as 50,000 jobs and help decrease energy use, said supporters of the Canadian provincial measure. The measure was tabled Feb. 23 by the Ontario legislature. Supporters ...
Georgia-Pacific Professional Products Sport EcoLogo Certification
Georgia-Pacific Professional has received EcoLogo certification for a broad selection of its tissue, towel and napkin products. As part of the program, independent audits were conducted at the ...
Canada Proposes Companies Pay For Recycling, Improved Packaging
Canada's environment ministers are proposing to charge the corporate world for recycling their packaging once consumers are done with it, the Canadian Press reports. The Canada-wide Action ...
Rooftop Wind Power Picking Up in Michigan
Michigan-based retailer Meijer Inc is installing six Swift Wind Turbines, on its corporate offices near the shores of Lake Michigan, reports Mlive.com. Local planning boards are ...
Golf Course Tries Turf Reduction To Boost Sustainability
With a new turf reduction project to lower irrigation and maintenance needs, Barona Creek Golf Club is positioning itself as a model for other golf courses that want to incorporate sustainability efforts. Barona Creek will convert ...
GM to Add Some Hybrid, Sustainable Aspects to Canadian Production
In an effort to reorganize its Canadian operations, General Motors envisions adding production of hybrids and other advanced alternative energy cars. The moves include advanced research and development for next generation electric car systems, with suppliers ...
New DOE Loan Process Promises Faster Funding
A new loan process from the Department of Energy could jump-start the alternative energy business, observers say. Under the Obama Administration, energy companies can expect a ...
BMW’s South Carolina Plant May Add Wind to its Alternative Power Arsenal
Already a big user of alternative energy, the BMW Manufacturing plant in Greer, S.C., is investigating whether wind turbines can help complete the cycle of self-sufficiency. BMW is partnering with California-based Gold Ring Power LLC ...
Energy Producers Taking Long Look At Carbon Capture and Storage
With the Kyoto Protocol due to be renegotiated later this year, and many nations still overwhelmingly reliant on coal for energy production, energy producers are ...
EPA Poised To Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions
In what could be a major boon to cleantech industries, the Environmental Protection Agency appears poised to regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas, The New York Times reports. Impacting transportation, manufacturing and the way ...
Business Group Lambasts Western Climate Initiative
In September of 2008, seven governors of western states and four Canadian provincial premiers established the Western Climate Initiative, with the goal to reduce regional greenhouse gas emissions to 15% below 2005 levels by ...
Investors Target Exxon, GM, Massey For Lack Of Climate Action
Ceres, a coalition of investors and environmentalists, has put companies including Exxon Mobil Corp., General Motors and coal miner Massey Energy Co. on a “Climate Watch” ...
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miggs on European Paper Industry Cuts CO2 Emissions by 42% since 1990
"Yet another example of the potential of combined heat & power to transform..."
Stevenson on News Corp. Taps Hara for Energy Efficiency, Environmental Management
"All of us should think of ways to save energy now. It is not a myth,..."
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peter in ireland on Ontario May Follow California’s Lead on TV Energy Efficiency
"Governor Schwarzenegger is shooting himself in the foot! 1...."
Environmental Leader on S. America Takes Most Urgent View of Copenhagen Talks
"The survey respondents (the PDF report mentions 4,000 respondents in 38..."
Jake on UPS Trying New Hydraulic Hybrid Trucks
"A point of clarification: the Reuters press release referenced herein reports that 20 UPS will purchase..."