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EU Sets Emissions Targets

EU Sets Emissions Targets
The European Commission set new emissions targets and called on EU members to increase their use of ...

Wal-Mart’s Green Electronics Goal Faces Challenges

Wal-Mart’s Green Electronics Goal Faces Challenges
Wal-Mart set the goal of one day using only renewable energy and creating zero waste, and it challenged its suppliers to similar ...

New EU CO2 Plans Will Affect Heavy Industry

New EU CO2 Plans Will Affect Heavy Industry
EU officials have acknowledged that a new plan to tighten greenhouse gas admissions will take a toll on the competiveness of some ...

European Commission Considers Import Carbon Tariffs

European Commission Considers Import Carbon Tariffs
The European Commission is contemplating a carbon tariff on goods from countries where greenhouse gas emission policies do not equal European standards, ...

Citigroup Says Energy Bill Will Raise Ethanol Prices

Citigroup Says Energy Bill Will Raise Ethanol Prices
Citigroup has released a report that claims the energy bill passed early in December by Congress will raise ethanol ...

Shocker: ‘Natural’ Consumers Willing To Pay More For Green Products

Shocker: ‘Natural’ Consumers Willing To Pay More For Green Products
Most natural-product consumers indicated they would pay more for environmentally friendly products, with seven in 10 consumers willing to pay up to ...

67% Of Consumers Willing To Pay More For Green Power

67% Of Consumers Willing To Pay More For Green Power
Sixty-seven percent of consumers polled across six countries - Australia, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States - ...

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 ...

Corporations Will Pay Premium For Sustainable Real Estate

Corporations Will Pay Premium For Sustainable Real Estate
Seventy-nine percent of respondents to a recent CoreNet Global and Jones Lang LaSalle survey say that sustainability is a near-term business issue ...

Two-Thirds Of People Will Pay Premium For Green Products

Two-Thirds Of People Will Pay Premium For Green Products
Nearly nine out of 10 consumers worldwide said they would switch to energy providers that offer products and services that help reduce ...

Wal-Mart To Sell Reusable Shopping Bags

Wal-Mart To Sell Reusable Shopping Bags
Wal-Mart plans to unveil its first recyclable cloth shopping bag this weekend, The Chicago Tribune reports. The black bags slogan ...

Chicago Field Museum Launches Voluntary Carbon Offset Program For Visitors

Chicago Field Museum Launches Voluntary Carbon Offset Program For Visitors
Visitors to Chicago's Field Museum can pay an extra dollar for admission to offset the carbon emissions they generated in getting there, ...

Wal-Mart’s Sustainable Packaging Initiatives Costing Marketers Money

Wal-Mart’s Sustainable Packaging Initiatives Costing Marketers Money
Wal-Mart's sustainability initiative to downsize packaging is costing manufacturers money, AdAge reports. It could cost Procter & Gamble, part ...

47% Of Gen Y Would Pay More For Green Brands

47% Of Gen Y Would Pay More For Green Brands
Gen Y is split down the middle on the influence a retailer’s environmental policy and sustainability had on their shopping habits with ...

Tesco Pledges $50 Million To Fund Green Institute

Tesco Pledges $50 Million To Fund Green Institute
Tesco's CEO Sir Terry Leahy has announced that the supermarket chain will give about $50 million for a sustainable consumption institute at ...

Volkswagen To Offset Projected Emissions Of Cars

Volkswagen To Offset Projected Emissions Of Cars
Volkswagen of America plans to offset the carbon emissions of projected consumer use. From September 1, 2007, until January 2, 2008, vehicles ...

Retailers Push Green Products On Back-To-School Crowd

Retailers Push Green Products On Back-To-School Crowd
Retailers are pushing eco-friendly products for back-to-school season, The Boston Globe reports. In recent weeks, Wal-Mart began selling a $350 eco-friendly computer, the ...

Biofuel Could Raise Food Prices 80%

Biofuel Could Raise Food Prices 80%
Joachim von Braun, director general of the International Food Policy Research Institute, has warned that food prices could climb by between ...

Energy Star PCs Help Environment, Not Bottom Line

Energy Star PCs Help Environment, Not Bottom Line
Buying Energy Star PCs helps the environment, but the EPA's new energy-efficiency requirements won't save companies money, Information Week reports. According ...

AEP: Strict Emission Curbs Could Raise Power Prices 50%

AEP: Strict Emission Curbs Could Raise Power Prices 50%
AEP, the No. 1 industrial emitter of carbon dioxide in the U.S., is working on some innovative technologies to cut emissions, but has ...

Today's News

Green Communications: 3 Strategies For Getting Past The Crunch

Green Communications: 3 Strategies For Getting Past The Crunch

It's a perfect storm for green communications. There are two industries traditionally considered first for the chop during an economic downturn: environment ... continue »

Beyond Tele-Conferencing: How the IT Sector Can Become a Legitimate Climate Solutions Provider
Navigating the Environmental Media Pt 4: Carbon Messaging
Ecolabeling – Bridging The Gap
The Green Chemistry Tipping Point
Consumers Pay Attention To Energy Star Labels

Consumers Pay Attention To Energy Star Labels

The "Energy Star" label is extremely or very important to 68 percent of consumers, according to the fourth EcoPinion Survey from ...

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Green Retailers Six Key Focus Areas
Half of U.S. Companies Going Green
64% Of Decision Makers Say Green Image Is Good For Business
SMEs and the Environment

SMEs and the Environment

A Telegraph Business Club Video MasterClass by Guy Beaudin the Head of Solutions for PC World Business on SMEs and the environment....

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Oracle CIO Mark Sunday On Project Sequoia
GM Shows Off Volt Production Model…Kind Of
Verdiem Takes Aim At Consumer Market With Edison
The Bottom Line

Marketing

Consumers Pay Attention To Energy Star Labels

Big Brands Tout Social Consciences On YouTube

Marriott To List Green Actions Of Individual Hotels

Emissions

CCX Trades RGGI Contracts

Merck Plans 7-Acre Solar Power System

Lite-On Tech to Reduce CO2 Emissions 10% by 2011

Hi-Tech

Fairchild Semiconductor Expands ‘Green’ Effort with Global Team

Oracle CIO Mark Sunday On Project Sequoia

IBM Launches Eco Data Center in Second Life

Efficiency

Commercial Kitchens Get Green Certification Program

IBM Launches ‘Green Sigma’ Consulting Service

Performance Management Systems Improve Energy Efficiency at Kodak

Manufacturing

Green Efforts Hampered by Broken Supply Chains

Recycling and Reuse Programs Top List Of Manufacturers Green Investments

North Face Announces more Green Initiatives

Carbon Offsets/RECs

American Assets Plans To Beat 2030 Challenge

Wal-Mart Facing Tough Green Questions

NY To Regulate GHG Emissions

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

Sam’s Club Markets Solar Panels, Energy Efficient Products

Toyota Executive Calls for More Cooperation

Tesco Saves 2 Billion Plastic Bags

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