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Con Edison Proposes 12 MW Solar Program
In step with the Obama Administration goal to reduce the country's dependence on fossil fuels and to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, Con Edison of New York ...
Survey: Recession Slows Corporate Sustainability Efforts
The economic recession is postponing some sustainability-related corporate spending, according to a new Booz & Co. survey, reports Manufacturing Business Technology Magazine. The good news: ...
U.S. Companies Set for Growth Under Cap on Carbon
The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), a leading national nonprofit organization, has released an online map that identifies more than 1,200 companies in key manufacturing states that ...
Green Computing Dollars In the Stimulus Package
Two areas of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act may yield some green computing dollars: $4.5 billion for renovation and repairs to General Services Administration federal buildings ...
Green Buyers Grow As Economy Sinks
Despite the dire state of the economy, 34 percent of American consumers indicate they are more likely to buy environmentally responsible products today, and another ...
Carbon Offset Prices Fall, Buyers Focus On Quality
Prices for carbon offsets in a voluntary market are falling as the recession has left companies struggling to raise cash. However, market participants and analysts say the ...
Audit Finds Problems With Canada Green Programs
Two green programs that were supposed to reduce Canada's GHG emissions lack ways to track their environmental benefit and emissions reduction, according to an audit conducted by ...
E-Commerce Companies Slow to Adopt Green IT
Ninety-seven percent of IT professionals feel that it is important for their Internet and ecommerce related businesses to reduce their carbon footprint, yet little real action ...
$100 Billion in Stimulus for Green Programs
The Economic Stimulus bill passed last week by the House, and currently under debate in the Senate, has roughly $100 billion for green spending and tax ...
Senate Picks Up House-Passed Stimulus Plan, Adds Clean Coal
Earlier this week the House passed a version of President Obama’s $825 bn stimulus plan, which would devote over $68 billion to green technology development. The plan passed ...
Green Business 2008 – Environmental Leader’s Most Popular Stories
With 2008 just out the door, it's a good time to look back at the green business issues and news items popular with top sustainability executives. Here are Environmental Leader's top green business stories for ...
‘Shovel Ready’ Stimulus – Projects That Should Be Supported
In the past few days, the tone of conversation about next year’s stimulus package has shifted away from long term "green" investments to "shovel ready" projects – initiatives that are ready to begin as soon ...
NY Publishes Preliminary Guide for State’s Green Purchasing
New York has published the preliminary guidelines for eco-friendly state purchasing. The purchasing guidelines are part of the state's green procurement processes which are intended to boost energy efficiency and reduce air ...
Green Movement Slowed By Economic Downturn
The economic slump has affected organic sales and is now impacting local green industries both large and small. ConocoPhillips told Boulder County Business Report that it still plans to advance its ...
Is The ‘Green’ In Green IT Dead? No, Because It Was Never Really Alive
In a number of recent client interactions with both enterprise IT end users and vendors, the question of “Is the ‘green’ in Green IT dead?” has come up. Primarily driven by the current economic climate, ...
Critics Question Financial Aspect of L.A.’s Solar Plan
Last week, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced plans for 10 percent of L.A.'s electricity to come from solar power by 2020. The city plans to develop and sign contracts for 1,280 ...
Sustainability Execs Say Green Spending Increasing, Despite Economy
Eighty percent of corporate sustainability executives surveyed from across North America plan to maintain or increase levels of sustainability-related spending in 2009, despite the current economic conditions, according to Panel Intelligence's Quarterly Sustainability Tracking ...
Sustainability – An Economic Imperative in the Current Economy
Long-time sustainability denizens have seen it before: the economy slows, revenue and profit growth fall, and business directs investments away from projects with environmental or social sustainability benefits. It's a predictable cycle with unintended consequences ...
Green Consumers Have Different Purchasing Motives
A recent Yahoo! Green study found that while 77 percent of consumers describe themselves as “green” - actively living their lives conscious of their health and environment – these green consumers have ...
U.S. Consumers: Companies Should Pay To Manage Climate Change
The fifth EcoPinion Survey from EcoAlign finds that consumers generally agree on the definition of climate change, the importance of reducing climate change and the role of the individual to reduce climate change. However, ...
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miggs on European Paper Industry Cuts CO2 Emissions by 42% since 1990
"Yet another example of the potential of combined heat & power to transform..."
Stevenson on News Corp. Taps Hara for Energy Efficiency, Environmental Management
"All of us should think of ways to save energy now. It is not a myth,..."
Trade Association on Trade Group on EPA Chemical Regs: ‘If Everything is a Priority, Then Nothing is a Priority’
"Seriously… that..."
Gary Markowitz on Supermarkets Tackle Emissions Reductions, Fuel Efficiency
"Supermarkets waste over 10 percent of their energy through improper..."
peter in ireland on Ontario May Follow California’s Lead on TV Energy Efficiency
"Governor Schwarzenegger is shooting himself in the foot! 1...."
Environmental Leader on S. America Takes Most Urgent View of Copenhagen Talks
"The survey respondents (the PDF report mentions 4,000 respondents in 38..."
Jake on UPS Trying New Hydraulic Hybrid Trucks
"A point of clarification: the Reuters press release referenced herein reports that 20 UPS will purchase..."