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Lighting Retrofit Saves Rogers Centre $300,000 Annually

Lighting Retrofit Saves Rogers Centre $300,000 Annually
The Rogers Centre sporting and entertainment complex in Toronto estimates that it ...

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 ...

Sears Tower Slated for $350M Sustainability Makeover

Sears Tower Slated for $350M Sustainability Makeover
Sears Tower, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, is about to get ...

AMF to Save $3M with Lighting Retrofits

AMF to Save $3M with Lighting Retrofits
AMF Bowling Centers Inc. has completed its energy-efficiency retrofit upgrades at the first ...

Green Building Retrofits Represent a Potential $400B Market

Green Building Retrofits Represent a Potential $400B Market
Boosted in part by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which will provide significant ...

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Water Efficiency to Become Critical in Green Building Designs

Water Efficiency to Become Critical in Green Building Designs
Over the next five years, water efficiency and conservation will become critical factors in ...

Whole Foods Overhauls Energy Savings Program

Whole Foods Overhauls Energy Savings Program
Whole Foods Market is launching a major energy program that more than triples ...

Green Manufacturing Retooling Projects 2.5 Million New Jobs

Green Manufacturing Retooling Projects 2.5 Million New Jobs
A multi-state advertising and advocacy campaign calling for federal investments in "green" manufacturing ...

Energy Department, Realtors Form Energy Alliance

Energy Department, Realtors Form Energy Alliance
As part of its new energy alliance, top executives from 19 commercial real estate ...

SL Green Launches Energy Savings Initiative

SL Green Launches Energy Savings Initiative
Hot on the heels of the Empire State Building retrofit announcement, ...

Empire State Building Getting Energy Efficiency Overhaul

Empire State Building Getting Energy Efficiency Overhaul
The mother of all office buildings is getting the mother of all energy ...

Vail Resorts Aims to Cut Energy Use 10% By 2010

Vail Resorts Aims to Cut Energy Use 10% By 2010
In an effort to cut energy consumption 10 percent by 2010, Vail Resorts ...

EPA Study: Residential Building Favors Smart-Growth Development in Urban Areas

EPA Study: Residential Building Favors Smart-Growth Development in Urban Areas
The Environmental Protection Energy (EPA) has released a report on building trends ...

L.A. Launches Nation’s Biggest Lighting Retrofit Program

L.A. Launches Nation’s Biggest Lighting Retrofit Program
The city of Los Angeles is planning to spend $57 million to retrofit 140,000 streetlights with LED bulbs. The project is the ...

UK Plans “Sustainable Makeover” for Every British Home

UK Plans “Sustainable Makeover” for Every British Home
The UK announced plans for a "sustainable makeover" for each of the nation's 27 ...

6 Lighting Retrofits That Save Energy

6 Lighting Retrofits That Save Energy
SolutionsforRemodeling.com outlines 6 energy-saving lighting retrofits successfully implemented by community colleges in California. 1. New Generation 25 Watt T8 Lamps The Philips Energy ...

Lee College Retrofit Could Cut Bills by 30%

Lee College Retrofit Could Cut Bills by 30%
Lee College in Texas has entered into an energy savings performance contract with Johnson Controls. The retrofit is expected ...

HO Lighting Retrofit Will Save $18K Per Year

HO Lighting Retrofit Will Save $18K Per Year
HO Manufacturing has completed redesigning and upgrading its lighting systems. The retrofit project is expected to save the ...

Lighting Upgrade at Broadmoor Saves $280K Per Year

Lighting Upgrade at Broadmoor Saves $280K Per Year
The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs has upgraded its lighting system by replacing the hotel's incandescent lighting ...

Spirits-Maker Diageo Improves California Bottling Facility

Spirits-Maker Diageo Improves California Bottling Facility
To cut its carbon footprint and annual operating costs at its bottling facility in Menlo Park, California, spirits-maker Diageo ...
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 »

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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%

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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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