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Environment Takes Back Seat To Comfort, Convenience

Most Americans wouldn’t give up their iPod, microwave oven, air conditioning, cell phone ...

IBM’s Green Sigma Coalition Lines Up Industry Leaders

IBM has announced the formation of the Green Sigma Coalition at its ...

Core4 Says Data Center Coolers Slash Energy, Water Costs

Making data centers more energy efficient is a daunting task for any IT ...

Toyota Tries to Keep Wraps Under Solar Car

Toyota reportedly is developing a car that would be charged solely by solar, ...

Who is the Greenest PC Maker in the World?

Analysts say going green has become a business plan for some of the biggest ...

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New Asda Store Emits Half the Carbon of Typical Stores

A new Asda Supermarket location in Liverpool emits 50 percent as much carbon ...

McDonald’s Europe Promotes Sustainable Farming

McDonald's Europe has launched its Flagship Farms initiative, aimed at promoting and sharing the ...

Lipton Partners With National Geographic to Tell Sustainability Story

Lipton has contracted with National Geographic's Web site to create a micro-site that tells about sustainable agriculture in general, including the ...

Mazda Wraps Marketing Around Paint Process That Emits 57% Less VOCs

Mazda's new Aqua-tech Painting System cuts VOC emissions by 57 percent when compared ...

For Aviation, LEDs Pop Up on Wingtips, Landing Strips

Up to 5,000 new Airbus A320 aircraft will be equipped with more efficient ...

FTC on Greenwashing: Is That All There Is?

FTC on Greenwashing: Is That All There Is?

The Federal Trade Commission in mid-June charged three companies, Kmart Corp., Tender ...

Compostable Cutlery Provides Offices A Sustainable Breakroom Option

Vegware, a biodegradable cutlery and tableware manufacturer, has selected Innovia Films' biodegradable and ...

Mars, TerraCycle Turn Office Coffee Waste Into New Products

Millions of offices make coffee every day. Mars Drinks, which makes Flavia coffee, ...

Biomass-to-Electricity Projects Gain Steam in California, the UK

Already entrenched in some European nations like Germany, power plants that convert organic ...

RGGI Carbon Allowance Auction Price Falls 8% to $3.23

All 30.8 million allowances under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) were sold ...

Carbon Emissions Offset for Fleet of 25 Business Jets

Jet Republic, a European private business jet airline, is offsetting the carbon emissions ...

New Hydrogen Car Uses Open-Sourcing to Spur Innovation

Technical details about a new British ...

Electronics Recycling Certification May Halt Unethical Practices

Electronics Recycling Certification May Halt Unethical Practices

In a move to help businesses ensure that they are ethically recycling their obsolete ...

EPA, HUD, DOT Form Partnership For Sustainable Communities

Using six guiding "livability principles," federal efforts in transportation, environmental protection and housing ...

NASDAQ Adds Sustainability Index

The NASDAQ has joined the trend of tracking companies by their sustainability efforts. ...

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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

Today's News

More Green Products and Services Available for Office Landscaping

SAB Miller Targets 25% Reduction in Water Used in Brewing

Cisco Wants to Transform Energy Demand and Use with Smart Buildings

Fuel Cell Systems to Power 30% of Coca-Cola NY Facility

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

Consumers Prefer ‘100% Natural’ Label Over ‘Organic’

Black & Veatch HQ to Showcase Sustainability

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

Electronics Firms Face Off Against Mandated Recycling Programs

REI, Founding Farmers, North Face Win A.R.E. Sustainability Awards

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Carbon Management IS Information Management

Carbon Management IS Information Management

Jon Z. Bentley
IBM Global Business Services

For most organizations today, sophisticated carbon management is simply not possible. At best, ... continue »

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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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