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BP Shutters Alternative Energy HQ

BP Shutters Alternative Energy HQ
British Petroleum has shutdown its alternative energy headquarters in London, accepted the resignation ...

California Delays Carbon Fee Decision

California Delays Carbon Fee Decision
California has delayed a decision on whether ...

Cap-and-Trade Financial Risk Small For Most, Disaster for Some

Cap-and-Trade Financial Risk Small For Most, Disaster for Some
The financial risk to companies in the S&P 500 would vary greatly under ...

Chevron First Big Oil Firm to Track Carbon Content

Chevron First Big Oil Firm to Track Carbon Content
The Sisters of St. Dominic of Caldwell, N.J., a faith-based institutional investor and member ...

Exxon Mobil Reduces GHG Emissions by 10M Metric Tons

Exxon Mobil Reduces GHG Emissions by 10M Metric Tons
Exxon Mobil Corporation provides details on its environmental, ...

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Total Cuts Emissions by 5.2% in 2008

Total Cuts Emissions by 5.2% in 2008
Total, the world's fifth largest publicly-traded integrated oil and gas company, has cut its ...

Mirant Gets Top Sustainability Grades in the Energy Sector

Mirant Gets Top Sustainability Grades in the Energy Sector
The Roberts Environmental Center of Claremont McKenna College (CMC) has released a ...

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 ...

Global Climate Coalition Ignored Own Scientists’ Advice

Global Climate Coalition Ignored Own Scientists’ Advice
It's coming to light that for years the Global Climate Coalition, an industry ...

BP Lowers Emissions by More Than Three Percent in 2008

BP Lowers Emissions by More Than Three Percent in 2008
British Petroleum (BP) has released its Sustainability Review 2008 that provides an update ...

Clean Energy Backs Natural Gas Vehicle Legislation

Clean Energy Backs Natural Gas Vehicle Legislation
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. is adding its support for the New Alternative Transportation ...

Shell Scales Back Renewable Energy Investments

Shell Scales Back Renewable Energy Investments
Royal Dutch Shell has angered "green" groups by announcing plans to scale back its ...

Obama’s Budget Relies on Cap-and-Trade to Offset Costs

Obama’s Budget Relies on Cap-and-Trade to Offset Costs
President Obama's economic team Feb. 26 released details of his nearly trillion-dollar budget - to be funded in part by cap-and-trade limits ...

Obama’s Budget Might Include Revenue From Carbon Tax

Obama’s Budget Might Include Revenue From Carbon Tax
By 2013, President Obama wants to reduce the government deficit to $533 billion, ...

Total CEO Predicts Approach of Peak Oil

Total CEO Predicts Approach of Peak Oil
The CEO of Europe’s third largest energy group predicts the world will never be ...

Bumpy Start For Oil Industry, Administration

Bumpy Start For Oil Industry, Administration
Oil industry executives are encouraging the government to open more offshore regions to exploration ...

Shell Accused of Greenwashing, Again

Shell Accused of Greenwashing, Again
Royal Dutch Shell has been accused of exaggerating environmental policies in the ...

Coal Plant Ditched for Gas and Wind.

Coal Plant Ditched for Gas and Wind.
Regulatory uncertainty and environmental lawsuits forced developers of the Highwood Generating Station to halt work on a controversial planned coal-fired generating plant, ...

Obama Fuel Ruling Headed For Compromise

Obama Fuel Ruling Headed For Compromise
President Obama's order to the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider its earlier ban on Californian tough greenhouse gas emissions is likely to ...

EIA Releases ‘Annual Energy Outlook 2009′

EIA Releases ‘Annual Energy Outlook 2009′
The Energy Information Administration released their Annual Energy Outlook 2009, presenting a number of U.S. energy consumptions and production projections for ...
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

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Carbon Management IS Information Management

Carbon Management IS Information Management

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

The Hope Behind The Holes In The Climate Bill
Energy Costs Rising, Regulations Imminent - Are You Ready?
Energy - It Just Doesn’t Add Up
FTC on Greenwashing: Is That All There Is?
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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