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Environmental Concerns Impacting Fuel Management Decisions

Environmental Concerns Impacting Fuel Management Decisions
Ninety-two percent of fleet executives predict fuel prices will remain high or rise over the next year, according to eyefortransport's ...

GM Wants 10,000 More E85 Retail Locations

GM Wants 10,000 More E85 Retail Locations
Mary Beth Stanek, energy and environment director for GM, said that over the next two or three years, her company will work ...

‘Beyond Petroleum’ Pays Off For BP

‘Beyond Petroleum’ Pays Off For BP
For seven years, British Petroleum has invested heavily in its "Beyond Petroleum" campaign which has been praised by business press and awards ...

Shell Sued Over Texas Refinery Emissions

Shell Sued Over Texas Refinery Emissions
Environmental activists filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of citizens against Shell, reports the Houston Chronicle.  Environment Texas Citizen Lobby ...

Shell CEO Warns Against Raising EU’s Emissions Targets

Shell CEO Warns Against Raising EU’s Emissions Targets
Jeroen Van der Veer, the head of Royal Dutch Shell PLC, said that raising Europe's current target to cut greenhouse gas ...

Senate Passes Energy Bill

Senate Passes Energy Bill
An energy bill that included an increase in fuel-economy standards passed the Senate by a margin of 86-8 yesterday, The New ...

ConocoPhillips Releases Sustainability Report, Opinion Research Numbers

ConocoPhillips Releases Sustainability Report, Opinion Research Numbers
ConocoPhillips has made its 2006 Sustainable Development Report available online (PDF). Overall, Total energy consumption by ConocoPhillips in ...

House Sends Energy Bill To Senate, White House Promises Veto

House Sends Energy Bill To Senate, White House Promises Veto
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a comprehensive energy bill on Thursday on a 235 to 181 vote. The Energy Independence and ...

U.S. Can Halve Emissions Without ‘Big Changes In Consumer Lifestyles’

U.S. Can Halve Emissions Without ‘Big Changes In Consumer Lifestyles’
The U.S. could reduce projected 2030 emissions of greenhouse gases by between one-third to one-half at manageable costs to the economy and ...

365 Main Customers Pass On Natural-Gas-Powered Data Center

365 Main Customers Pass On Natural-Gas-Powered Data Center
365 Main, a data center developer and operator, wanted to build a new data center in Newark, Calif. fueled entirely by ...

Ethanol Losing Its Lustre

Ethanol Losing Its Lustre
Ethanol has gone from the answer for U.S. energy independence to what some are calling a cure that is worse than the ...

Oil Prices Shake Consumer Confidence

Oil Prices Shake Consumer Confidence
U.S. consumer confidence reached its lowest level in more than two years amid concerns over record-high oil prices, continued trouble in ...

BP Criminal Fines & Safety Upgrades For Air Violations Approach $500 Million

BP Criminal Fines & Safety Upgrades For Air Violations Approach $500 Million
BP Products North America has agreed to pay a total criminal fine of more than $60 million for violations of federal environmental ...

Hunt Refining Settles Clean Air Act Case For $49 Million

Hunt Refining Settles Clean Air Act Case For $49 Million
The Hunt Refining Co. and Hunt Southland Refining Co. have agreed to pay a $400,000 civil penalty and spend more than $48.5 ...

Chevron Launching $15 Million Campaign

Chevron Launching $15 Million Campaign
Chevron is launching a global corporate campaign, themed "The Power of Human Energy," that aims to humanize the oil giant and its ...

CDP5: More Companies Address Climate Change Risk

CDP5: More Companies Address Climate Change Risk
Ninety-five percent of companies that consider climate change to present a commercial risk have implemented a GHG reduction program with a specific ...

ConocoPhillips To Offset Emissions In Exchange For Refinery Expansion

ConocoPhillips To Offset Emissions In Exchange For Refinery Expansion
ConocoPhillips has agreed to an “unprecedented global warming reduction plan” to off-set greenhouse gases caused by the expansion of its Northern ...

UK Energy Suppliers Rev Up Green Campaigns

UK Energy Suppliers Rev Up Green Campaigns
British Gas has launched a UK advertising campaign to trumpet its green credentials and position itself has having the lowest carbon ...

EPA Wants BP To Finance Lake Michigan Cleanup

EPA Wants BP To Finance Lake Michigan Cleanup
Insisting that they cannot stop BP from dumping more toxic waste into Lake Michigan, federal officials are trying to persuade the oil company to ...

Equistar Will Spend $125 Million To Address Environmental Violations

Equistar Will Spend $125 Million To Address Environmental Violations
Equistar Chemicals, headquartered in Houston, Texas, will spend more than $125 million on pollution controls and cleanup to address air, water ...

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Ecolabeling – Bridging The Gap

Ecolabeling – Bridging The Gap

There’s no question that ecolabeling is in demand as companies in all sectors launch marketing focused on "green" company and product attributes.  ... continue »

The Green Chemistry Tipping Point
Data Centers and Carbon Pricing
From Purchaser to Participant – Keeping Consumers’ Interest During Recession
The Greening of Retail: Lowering Costs and Raising Customer Loyalty
Over Half Of Consumers Factor Green Record Into Buying Decisions

Over Half Of Consumers Factor Green Record Into Buying Decisions

Close to all American consumers (90%) believe that acting in an environmentally responsible way is important, but feel corporations hold most of ...

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Cost-Savings Key Driver to Green IT in Small Businesses
The Media’s Key Role in ‘Greenwashing Washout’
Economy Won’t Slow Down Green Consumers
Sustainable Designers Speak Up

Sustainable Designers Speak Up

Nest recently held their 2nd designer discussion "Design with a conscious". with a packed house, three product designers spoke about their ...

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Carbon Trust On Impact of Policy on Sustainable Technology
Ineos Gets Biofuel From Waste
Commercial Composting Takes Root In Portland
The Bottom Line

Marketing

Patagonia Campagn Asks Customers to ‘Vote the Environment’

Over Half Of Consumers Factor Green Record Into Buying Decisions

Not So Easy Bringing Green Products To Market

Emissions

Crystal Rock’s Solar System Up and Running

Dell Reaches Carbon Neutral Goal 5 Months Ahead Of Plans

Method Provides Incentives for Supply Chain to Reduce Emissions

Hi-Tech

Cost-Savings Key Driver to Green IT in Small Businesses

IBM Plans to Build Energy Efficient, Adaptive Data Center

Pepsi Picks Redemtech to Handle E-waste

Efficiency

Ikea To Sell Solar Panels

DOE Assessments Help 3 Plants Save Over $1.5 Million Combined

NewPage Cuts Energy Use with Lighting Retrofit

Manufacturing

Herman Miller Sees 32% ROI in Energy Efficiency Investments

Climate Exchange Strikes China Emissions Trading Deal

Lotus To Raise Wind Turbines At Factory

Carbon Offsets/RECs

Ski Industry Releases Environmental Report

Burt’s Bees Sets Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goal

Results From Carbon Footprint Calculators Vary Widely

CSR Reports

Most Companies Skip Getting CSR Reports Assured

Campbell’s Cuts 1.5 Million Gallons of Water Per Day

KB Home To Build Only Energy Star Standard Homes

Major Players

Nissan Unveils Eco-Pedal

Japanese Steel Makers to Cut GHG Emissions by 30%

AT&T Joins Green Grid, Promotes Data Center Energy Efficiency

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