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More Green Products and Services Available for Office Landscaping

More Green Products and Services Available for Office Landscaping
Businesses wanting to adopt "greener" landscaping in their office complexes increasingly will find ...

Cisco Wants to Transform Energy Demand and Use with Smart Buildings

Cisco Wants to Transform Energy Demand and Use with Smart Buildings
Building on its smart-grid initiative announced in May, Cisco Systems has unveiled its ...

Energy Star Homes Save $250M on Utility Bills in 2008

Energy Star Homes Save $250M on Utility Bills in 2008
Nearly 17 percent of all single-family homes built nationally in 2008 earned the ...

Green Seal Adds First U.S. Standard for Personal Care Products

Green Seal Adds First U.S. Standard for Personal Care Products
To help consumers sort out sometimes false and misleading environmental claims, Green ...

Sony Ericsson Joins Nokia, Samsung as ‘Greener’ Electronics Makers

Sony Ericsson Joins Nokia, Samsung as ‘Greener’ Electronics Makers
The latest update of Greenpeace International's "Guide to Greener Electronics" indicates that ...

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Online Calculator Gauges IT Data Center Costs and Carbon Footprint

Online Calculator Gauges IT Data Center Costs and Carbon Footprint
A new online calculator allows companies to estimate the carbon footprint and related costs from their data centers, as well as from ...

Tire Made of Orange Oil Uses 80% Less Petroleum

Tire Made of Orange Oil Uses 80% Less Petroleum
The earliest tires were made from rubber, a renewable resource. But demand for ...

Hilton Hotel, GSK Install Energy-Saving Window Foil

Hilton Hotel, GSK Install Energy-Saving Window Foil
Hilton Hotel in Vienna recently installed 1,000 m-squared of Luxasolar Clear View's ...

Microsoft Reduces Windows 7 Packaging

Microsoft Reduces Windows 7 Packaging
High-tech companies are joining the ranks of leading food companies and retailers in ...

Leading Mobile Phone Makers Agree to Develop Universal Charger

Leading Mobile Phone Makers Agree to Develop Universal Charger
Driven by the European Commission's call for a common charger for mobile phones ...

Panasonic Cuts Manufacturing Emissions With Simulation Tech

Panasonic Cuts Manufacturing Emissions With Simulation Tech
Over the past year, Panasonic has also focused on its "Eco Ideas for ...

T-Mobile Launches Green Coupon Application

T-Mobile Launches Green Coupon Application
T-Mobile, USA, Inc. has unveiled a mobile application that offers discounts on ...

Building a Bridge from Recycled Plastics

Building a Bridge from Recycled Plastics
Marc Green, President of Axion International, ...

House Narrowly Passes Climate Bill - Reaction Roundup

House Narrowly Passes Climate Bill - Reaction Roundup
The House narrowly passed landmark climate change legislation (H.R. 2454) with a ...

Stimulus Funds Boost Trane’s Energy-Efficiency Business

Stimulus Funds Boost Trane’s Energy-Efficiency Business
Aimed at lowering the amount of energy needed to power the blowers and ...

ASHRAE Launches Prototype Building Energy Label

ASHRAE Launches Prototype Building Energy Label
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has released ...

Food Industry Serves Up Best Practices for Sustainability

Food Industry Serves Up Best Practices for Sustainability
The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Restaurant Associates (RA), a New ...

Microsoft Launches Hohm, Enters Home Energy Management Business

Microsoft Launches Hohm, Enters Home Energy Management Business
Designed to help consumers lower their energy bills and reduce their impact on ...

Sainsbury’s Ditches Cereal Box

Sainsbury’s Ditches Cereal Box
Sainsbury's is the first supermarket chain to eliminate cardboard cereal boxes from ...

Timberland Designs First Recyclable Footwear

Timberland Designs First Recyclable Footwear
The Timberland Company has launched its latest green product innovation, the ...
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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