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Expert Advice on Green Storage System

Expert Advice on Green Storage System
With rising energy prices, green data centers are becoming more of an economic imperative instead of simply an environmentally-friendly ...

“Virtual Water” Content Of Products Measured

“Virtual Water” Content Of Products Measured
The concept of "virtual water" reveals the amounts contained in the products we consume, Reuters reports. The concept can build awareness in ...

Samsung Criticized for Lack of Recycling Programs

Samsung Criticized for Lack of Recycling Programs
The Electronics TakeBack Coalition has launched a marketing campaign attacking Samsung for not taking environmental responsibility to recycle ...

Ford Researchers Create 40% Soy-Based Foam

Ford Researchers Create 40% Soy-Based Foam
Ford Motor Company announced that its researchers have formulated the chemistry to replace 40 percent of the standard ...

Raw Sourcing: Glass, Plastic or Aluminum?

Raw Sourcing: Glass, Plastic or Aluminum?
As a former packaging manager of a large beverage company, when it came to beverages I always wondered which was more environmentally ...

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Google & G.E. Want Cheaper Renewable Energy

Google & G.E. Want Cheaper Renewable Energy
Representatives from Google and General Electric told a group of politicians and energy experts at the National Clean ...

In UK, Exporting Recovered Plastic Bottles, Paper To China Cuts Emissions

In UK, Exporting Recovered Plastic Bottles, Paper To China Cuts Emissions
A study (PDF) published by Government-funded organization WRAP reveals that exporting recovered plastic bottles and paper to China ...

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 ...

Windows Don’t Have To Be Weak Link In Facility Energy Management

Windows Don’t Have To Be Weak Link In Facility Energy Management
Bruce Lang, VP of marketing & business development at Southwall Technologies Inc., writes in FacilityManagement.com that window glass ...

Trade Group Says Green Builders in Demand

Trade Group Says Green Builders in Demand
According to the National Association of Home Builders, the demand for green building professionals is increasing. More than 1,000 builders, remodelers and ...

Half of U.S. Companies Going Green

Half of U.S. Companies Going Green
Half (50.8%) of U.S. workers say their company has a significant initiative such as carpooling and recycling, but most report being cynical ...

Oracle CIO Mark Sunday On Project Sequoia

Oracle CIO Mark Sunday On Project Sequoia
ZDNet video of Oracle CIO Mark Sunday discussing Project Sequoia, the company's data center in Utah that uses outside air, hot aisle ...

Green Efforts Hampered by Broken Supply Chains

Green Efforts Hampered by Broken Supply Chains
Broken supply chains and poor communication between different departments and partners are hindering many firms' effort to reduce carbon ...

Concern About Climate Change Drops

Concern About Climate Change Drops
A recent poll from ABC News, Planet Green, and Stanford University shows a dip in American's concern about ...

More Consumers ‘Precycling’

More Consumers ‘Precycling’
A new trend called “precycling” is growing among eco-conscious consumers, according to the Intelligence Group, Brandweek.com reports. With increase ...

American Assets Plans To Beat 2030 Challenge

American Assets Plans To Beat 2030 Challenge
American Assets Inc. announced plans for a redevelopment project in Novato, Calif. show carbon-neutrality could be achieved in ...

Recycling and Reuse Programs Top List Of Manufacturers Green Investments

Recycling and Reuse Programs Top List Of Manufacturers Green Investments
Seventy-one percent of manufacturing executives believe the cost of greening manufacturing is getting lower, and the potential profits higher, according to ...

Beyond Tele-Conferencing: How the IT Sector Can Become a Legitimate Climate Solutions Provider

Beyond Tele-Conferencing: How the IT Sector Can Become a Legitimate Climate Solutions Provider
Nowadays, the buzz is about next-generation tele-conferencing. Interestingly, unlike many advances in technology, it is being billed for its environmental benefits as ...

Verdiem Takes Aim At Consumer Market With Edison

Verdiem Takes Aim At Consumer Market With Edison
Here's a promo video covering Verdiem's launch of Edison, a free energy monitoring application for Windows that consumers can use to ...

Build Cars in 5 Days To Reduce Waste, Emissions

Build Cars in 5 Days To Reduce Waste, Emissions
The Intelligent Logistics for Innovative Product Technologies project concluded that it is possible to build cars to order within ...

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Sustainability is Not a Color - Sustainability is Transparent.

Sustainability is Not a Color - Sustainability is Transparent.

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’
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
‘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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