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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 ...

Raytheon Meets Green Goals with IT Help

Raytheon Meets Green Goals with IT Help
Raytheon called upon its IT department to help the company meet its commitment ...

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 ...

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Obama Admin Unveils Energy-Efficiency Efforts, Investments

Obama Admin Unveils Energy-Efficiency Efforts, Investments
President Barack Obama and U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu have announced new ...

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 ...

Core4 Says Data Center Coolers Slash Energy, Water Costs

Core4 Says Data Center Coolers Slash Energy, Water Costs
Making data centers more energy efficient is a daunting task for any IT ...

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 ...

King County Cuts Energy Costs With PC Mgmt Software

King County Cuts Energy Costs With PC Mgmt Software
King County in Washington says its agencies have reduced energy consumption by an average of 38 percent by using PC power ...

Military Seeks Fuel Efficiency With Ships and Electric Vehicles

Military Seeks Fuel Efficiency With Ships and Electric Vehicles
Navy ships saved more than $79 million in fuel costs during the first and ...

BT, Sierra Aluminum Install Solar Power

BT, Sierra Aluminum Install Solar Power
BT has  installed a 2,862-module, 601kW-DC solar power system at the company’s ...

ADC, LG Deliver Energy-Efficient Appliances

ADC, LG Deliver Energy-Efficient Appliances
In the wake of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement in April to ...

Sysco Instilling ‘Green’ Culture

Sysco Instilling ‘Green’ Culture
At a new 353,000 square-foot, $35 million regional distribution center in ...

FPL, Miami-Dade County Announce $200M Smart Grid Project

FPL, Miami-Dade County Announce $200M Smart Grid Project
Florida Power & Light (FPL) and Miami-Dade County have announced a $200-million Smart Grid ...

Green Grid Launches “Free Cooling” Online Tool

Green Grid Launches “Free Cooling” Online Tool
North American data center and facilities managers now have a "free ...

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, ...

McDonald’s Green Prototype Uses 25 Percent Less Energy

McDonald’s Green Prototype Uses 25 Percent Less Energy
McDonald's pilot "green" restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, is estimated to use 25 percent less ...
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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