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Financial Crisis Threatens EU’s Carbon Plans

Financial Crisis Threatens EU’s Carbon Plans
Just last week, European legislators voted for a tougher emissions trading scheme but the financial crisis and slumping ...
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Sun, Pfizer Surpass Carbon Reduction Goals

Sun, Pfizer Surpass Carbon Reduction Goals
Sun Microsystems announced it has reduced its GHG emissions from U.S. operations by 23 percent, surpassing its original ...
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Hybrid Vehicles Driving Demand for Batteries, Smart Grid

Hybrid Vehicles Driving Demand for Batteries, Smart Grid
At Reuters Global Environment Summit, Alex Molinaroli, president of Johnson Control's Power Solutions division, said the company's hybrid battery ...
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Wal-Mart’s Packaging Scorecard Drives Sustainability, Cuts GHG Emissions

Wal-Mart’s Packaging Scorecard Drives Sustainability, Cuts GHG Emissions
Wal-Mart Packaging Scorecard was launched eight months ago. As of August, more than 8,000 unique vendors has accessed ...
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USDA, DOE Unveil Plans to Accelerate Sustainable Biofuels Development

USDA, DOE Unveil Plans to Accelerate Sustainable Biofuels Development
The U.S. Departments of Energy and Agriculture have released joint plans to accelerate the development of a sustainable ...
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Sustainable Plastic Carts Save Trees, Cut CO2

Sustainable Plastic Carts Save Trees, Cut CO2
In “The Green Office Move,” David King, president of Samson Carts and CrateXpress, discusses the ecological impact of ...
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Raw Materials Major Contributor to Carbon Footprints

Raw Materials Major Contributor to Carbon Footprints
Consumers are increasingly becoming aware of carbon footprints, but it may surprise many that the transportation of products represents ...
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Large Ships Account for 3% of Global CO2 Emissions

Large Ships Account for 3% of Global CO2 Emissions
The Environmental Defense Fund released a report, "Floating Smokestacks: A Call for Action to Clean Up Shipping Pollution" ...
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Critics Say Energy Star Standards Too Lax

Critics Say Energy Star Standards Too Lax
Consumer and environmental groups says it is often too easy for companies to qualify for the Energy Star logo. ...
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Expert Advice on Making Businesses Carbon Neutral

Expert Advice on Making Businesses Carbon Neutral
John Laumer speaks with the Carbon Catablog on what pitfalls companies can avoid while becoming carbon neutral. -- Produce ...
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Porsche, GM/Chevrolet Win Le Mans Series’ Green Challenge

Porsche, GM/Chevrolet Win Le Mans Series’ Green Challenge
Porsche and GM/Chevrolet won at the American Le Mans Series' Green Challenge. Porsche won for prototypes and GM/Chevrolet ...
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Sharp And TBS Issue ‘Lights Out Challenge’

Sharp And TBS Issue ‘Lights Out Challenge’
Sharp Electronics, in collaboration with Turner Broadcasting Systems, announced the "Lights Out Challenge." The challenge encourages fans watching ...
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Green IT Brings Small Businesses Cost Savings

Green IT Brings Small Businesses Cost Savings
Ninety-four percent of small-business IT decision-makers in the U.S. say that technology is an important tool to help green ...
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Ivy League Scores On College Sustainability Report Card

Ivy League Scores On College Sustainability Report Card
Colleges across the U.S. and Canada are boosting sustainability initiatives, with two out of three schools improving their grades ...
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GAO: CO2-Offset Market Lacks Credibility

GAO: CO2-Offset Market Lacks Credibility
A report by the Government Accountability Office found that the growing U.S. market for carbon offsets is so loosely ...
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House Makes Fate of Renewable Energy Tax Breaks Precarious

House Makes Fate of Renewable Energy Tax Breaks Precarious
The U.S. House passed a tax measure on a 257 to 166 vote margin, which is different from ...
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Autodesk HQ Cuts Emissions with Lighting Upgrades

Autodesk HQ Cuts Emissions with Lighting Upgrades
Autodesk announced in its latest sustainability report that GHG emissions from its business operations in 2007 equaled about ...
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Automakers Lose Fight, EU Sticks To Tough Emissions Law

Automakers Lose Fight, EU Sticks To Tough Emissions Law
Just recently, it seemed that EU automakers may succeed in weakening emissions law, but on Thursday the European ...
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CO2 Climbing Regardless Of Economic Downturn

CO2 Climbing Regardless Of Economic Downturn
Although scientists thought an economic downturn would slow energy use, carbon dioxide emissions climbed 3 percent from 2006 to ...
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EU Automakers May Succeed in Weakening Emissions Law

EU Automakers May Succeed in Weakening Emissions Law
The EU Environment Committee will likely pass the first mandatory set of carbon caps on the auto industry this ...
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‘Green Car Of the Year’ Unveiled
‘Green Car Of the Year’ Unveiled

Sustainability is Not a Color - Sustainability is Transparent.
Sustainability is Not a Color - Sustainability is Transparent.

92% Of Organizations Working To Make Facilities More Sustainable
92% Of Organizations Working To Make Facilities More Sustainable

London 2012 Publishes Sustainable Sourcing Code
London 2012 Publishes Sustainable Sourcing Code

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

Austin Retailers Report 40% Reduction in Plastic Bag Use
Austin Retailers Report 40% Reduction in Plastic Bag Use

Minnesota Paper Recycler To Power With Biogas
Minnesota Paper Recycler To Power With Biogas

Waxman Wins Control of Energy Panel
Waxman Wins Control of Energy Panel

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

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

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Sustainability is Not a Color - Sustainability is Transparent.

Sustainability is Not a Color - Sustainability is Transparent.

John Rooks
President/Founder
The SOAP Group

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’

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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

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‘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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