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NYC Requires Stores to Close Doors

NYC Requires Stores to Close Doors
Mayor Bloomberg recently signed legislation requiring commercial establishments to keep their doors closed when operating air conditioning systems. The bill follows the ...

US Treasury Establishes Environment and Energy Office

US Treasury Establishes Environment and Energy Office
The US Treasury Department recently launched the new Office For Environment and Energy, which will be headed by ...

Green Govt Initiatives Grow, Implementation Lags

Green Govt Initiatives Grow, Implementation Lags
Green government is viewed as an important federal initiative by managers, ranking ahead of efforts related to performance improvement and IT security ...

Xcel to Disclose Climate Risks

Xcel to Disclose Climate Risks
Under a first-ever binding and enforceable agreement with New York's Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo, Xcel Energy will ...

Microsoft Recycling Program Halves Redmond HQ’s Waste

Microsoft Recycling Program Halves Redmond HQ’s Waste
Microsoft announced that its new recycling program is helping to cut its Redmond headquarters' waste in half. The initiatives ...

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12 States Sue EPA Over Refinery Emissions

12 States Sue EPA Over Refinery Emissions
New York and 11 other states are suing the Environmental Protection Agency for violating the federal Clean Air Act ...

International Biofuel Standard Set

International Biofuel Standard Set
The Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels has gathered environmentalists, industry leaders, and university researchers to develop the first international standard ...

Boston Sets Rules for Turbines

Boston Sets Rules for Turbines
Boston planners are proposing changes to the city’s zoning code to allow wind turbines in certain areas, Boston Herald ...

California Businesses Campaign Against AB32

California Businesses Campaign Against AB32
It turns out, California Assembly Bill 32, also known as the Global Warming Solutions Act, which aims to cut GHG emissions by ...

Australian Carbon Plan Could Strangle Companies

Australian Carbon Plan Could Strangle Companies
According to “Modeling Success: Designing an ETS that Works,” a paper by the Business Council of Australia, three ...

Japanese Govt Launching Carbon Label Program

Japanese Govt Launching Carbon Label Program
About 30 Japanese companies will voluntarily start carrying carbon footprint labels on food packaging and other products beginning in ...

Critics Dismiss NYC’s Plan for Wind Turbines

Critics Dismiss NYC’s Plan for Wind Turbines
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed to install wind turbines on top of the city's skyscrapers ...

Court Says States Can Lift Emission Standards

Court Says States Can Lift Emission Standards
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia overturned EPA's addendum to the existing Clean Air Act, ...

Woolworths Drops APP as Supplier

Woolworths Drops APP as Supplier
Woolworths announced last week that it was dropping its contract with Asia Pulp and Paper, after facing ...

Some 30 U.S. Cities To Disclose Carbon Output

Some 30 U.S. Cities To Disclose Carbon Output
Thirty cities have agreed to measure their carbon footprints under the Carbon Disclosure Project, which is partnering with ...

EPA to Green Brownfields with $500,000

EPA to Green Brownfields with $500,000
Projects to analyze green roof systems in Massachusetts, and designing green infrastructure at a former smelter in Colorado are ...

EPA Declines to Ease Renewable Fuel Quota

EPA Declines to Ease Renewable Fuel Quota
The EPA declined to reduce the renewable fuel quota for this year, even as the State of Texas ...

Utilities Announce Eco-Plans as Part of Settlement Agreement

Utilities Announce Eco-Plans as Part of Settlement Agreement
We Energies, Madison Gas & Electric and Wisconsin Public Power announced new environmental initiatives this week as part ...

CSR Programs for Law Firms

CSR Programs for Law Firms
Many law firms are embracing corporate social responsibility programs as a way to gain a competitive edge over other firms, but the ...

Environmentalists Win Big at Mass. Statehouse

Environmentalists Win Big at Mass. Statehouse
Many bills were crushed during the Legislature's 19-month session but environmentalist have racked up win after win at the ...

Today's News

Sustainability is Not a Color - Sustainability is Transparent.

Sustainability is Not a Color - Sustainability is Transparent.

Green was an obvious color to hang the environmental renaissance on. It was a reclaiming of the old pejorative “greenies” and “treehuggers.” ... continue »

An Eco-Stimulus Package for Our Economy
Sustainability – Businesses’ Best Defense Against Recession
California’s Leadership in 21st Century Energy Technology
Moving Beyond ‘Carbon Neutral’ to ‘Carbon Healthy’
92% Of Organizations Working To Make Facilities More Sustainable

92% Of Organizations Working To Make Facilities More Sustainable

Ninety-two percent of respondents to The Global Facility Management Association's recently released Green Practices Study (PDF) say that they are ...

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Green Building Could Hit $140 Billion By 2013
ICT Could Cut U.S. Emissions By 13-22 Percent
Consumers Loyal To Brands That Support Good Cause During Recession
‘Green Car Of the Year’ Unveiled

‘Green Car Of the Year’ Unveiled

Sit in on the Green Car of the Year Award presented at the 2008 LA Auto Show (via AutoNetwork)....

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Patagonia’s Rick Ridgeway Discusses Corporate Sustainability
California Clean Tech Open Awards
How ICT Can Reduce Carbon Footprints And Enable Sustainable Growth

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Marketing

Sustainability is Not a Color - Sustainability is Transparent.

Greenbuild Conference News Roundup

Green Consumers Have Different Purchasing Motives

Emissions

‘Green Car Of the Year’ Unveiled

Owens Ups Recycled Content in Fiberglass Insulation, Cuts Energy Use, CO2

Wal-Mart To Buy 226 M kWh Wind Energy To Help Power 350+ Stores

Hi-Tech

ICT Could Cut U.S. Emissions By 13-22 Percent

California Clean Tech Open Awards

Dell: OptiPlex Desktop Customers Cut 29 M Tons of CO2 Since 2005

Efficiency

92% Of Organizations Working To Make Facilities More Sustainable

Xerox Says New Toner Cuts Digital Printing Devices’ Power 15-30%

Big Brands Form Climate Change Business Coalition

Manufacturing

Patagonia’s Rick Ridgeway Discusses Corporate Sustainability

Mitsubishi Targets Sales Of $13.3 B From Cleantech Products

Jeffrey Immelt Discusses GE’s CSR Efforts

Carbon Offsets/RECs

Hyundai Unveils Carbon Offset Program For Genesis Sedans

Best Buy Pushes Renewable Energy Credits

New Carbon Standard Set for Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use

CSR Reports

Want To Win Awards? Write Longer Corporate Responsibility Reports

U.S. Army Releases First Sustainability Report - Big Move To LEED Standards

HK Companies Top CSR Disclosure Among Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand

Major Players

Aluminum Assoc. Sets Ambitious 75% Aluminum Can Recycling Target

How ICT Can Reduce Carbon Footprints And Enable Sustainable Growth

UPS Moves To Paperless Sorting Labels

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