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Con Edison Proposes 12 MW Solar Program

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 ...

March 11, 2009

Survey: Recession Slows Corporate Sustainability Efforts

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: ...

March 4, 2009

U.S. Companies Set for Growth Under Cap on Carbon

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 ...

March 2, 2009

Green Computing Dollars In the Stimulus Package

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 ...

February 19, 2009

Green Buyers Grow As Economy Sinks

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 ...

February 19, 2009

Carbon Offset Prices Fall, Buyers Focus On Quality

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 ...

February 16, 2009

Audit Finds Problems With Canada Green Programs

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 ...

February 9, 2009

E-Commerce Companies Slow to Adopt Green IT

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 ...

February 9, 2009

$100 Billion in Stimulus for Green Programs

$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 ...

February 6, 2009

Senate Picks Up House-Passed Stimulus Plan, Adds Clean Coal

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 ...

January 30, 2009

Green Business 2008 – Environmental Leader’s Most Popular Stories

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 ...

January 5, 2009

‘Shovel Ready’ Stimulus – Projects That Should Be Supported

‘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 ...

December 26, 2008

NY Publishes Preliminary Guide for State’s Green Purchasing

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 ...

December 16, 2008

Green Movement Slowed By Economic Downturn

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 ...

December 15, 2008

Is The ‘Green’ In Green IT Dead? No, Because It Was Never Really Alive

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, ...

December 8, 2008

Critics Question Financial Aspect of L.A.’s Solar Plan

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 ...

December 2, 2008

Sustainability Execs Say Green Spending Increasing, Despite Economy

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 ...

December 2, 2008

Sustainability – An Economic Imperative in the Current Economy

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 ...

December 1, 2008

Green Consumers Have Different Purchasing Motives

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 ...

November 19, 2008

U.S. Consumers: Companies Should Pay To Manage Climate Change

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, ...

November 16, 2008

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