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Seven Challenges for Sustainability in 2010
Business leaders from major economic sectors in Canada have put forth what they see as the key challenges facing business community with regards to sustainability.
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10 Steps To Reducing Emissions at the Office
The Association for Chartered Certified Accountants, a UK-based group, has developed 10 tips for making a workplace more sustainable and accountable for its ...
SAP/CDP Tap iPhone’s Popularity to Market Emissions Data
A new iPhone application from SAP and the Carbon Disclosure Project illustrates an emerging way for organizations to market data and ...
Just 51% of Americans Believe in Global Warming, Down from 71% in 2007
The percentage of Americans who believe in global warming continues to decline, after reaching a peak of 75 percent in ...
The Outdoor Office: An Emerging Business Concept
Eco-culture stepped into the corporate playing field as soon as business started realizing the money saving and PR benefits of going green. Since then ...
EPA May Regulate Sulfur Dioxide Emissions on Hourly Basis
‘Green Building’ Jobs Rise Meteorically
Starting in July of 2008 the percentage of available jobs related to green building has taken off dramatically and shows no sign ...
Al Gore Gives Greenbuild Keynote
Here's part of Al Gore's keynote address at the U.S. Green Building Council's annual convention.
Protecting the Environment Leading Cause for Consumers
Environment Top Issue Consumers Want From New Media Communications
About 26 percent of consumers list the environment as a corporate responsibility issue they want businesses to address through new media, according ...
In ‘Apathy Gap,’ Energy Efficiency at Home Ranks Low
When asked what two home improvement projects consumers would consider if they were given $10,000, improvements related to energy efficiency were outweighed by kitchen/bathroom ...
Tesla’s Martin Eberhard Discusses Sustainability
Martin Eberhard, co-founder of Tesla Motors and founder of Rocket e-Books, discusses sustainability. You can see more of Eberhard's discussion here....
‘Green’ Mobile Phone App Downloads May Exceed 400M by 2014
As more and more companies and organizations develop mobile phone applications that are centered on energy efficiency and the environment, the market ...
When Explaining Smart Grid Benefits, Keep it Simple
When explaining the benefits of the smart grid, consumers relate most to terms such as "budget billing," "flat billing" and "peak pricing." ...
Fewer Americans View Global Warming as a Problem
About 35 percent of Americans see global warming as a very serious problem, down from about 44 percent in April of 2008, according to ...
‘Light Green’ Consumers Differ from ‘Dark Green’ Consumers
While "light green" consumers make purchasing decisions based on impulse and curiosity, "dark green" consumers generally plan purchases in advance, according to ...
Half Of U.S. Driving Less, Taking Fewer In-town Trips
In what that may be a boon to e-commerce, and bad news for brick-and-mortar retailers, half of American drivers report driving less than usual ...
Investors Pressure GM, Boeing, Deere, Xerox to Quit U.S. Chamber
Trying to ramp up pressure on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and its position on climate change, an investors group ...
‘Valuable,’ ‘Smart’ Among Top Descriptors Associated with Energy Efficiency
When consumers think about energy efficiency and energy conservation, "value" and "smart" are the adjectives that most come to mind, according to "Green ...
‘Starbucks Rule’ Factors into Wind Farm Location
When it comes to choosing a potential site for a wind farm, there's an informal guide that calls for not placing a wind farm ...
Texas Instruments Sustainability Report: Normalized Emissions Jump 23%
