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EPA Proposes CO2 Underground Storage Regs

EPA Proposes CO2 Underground Storage Regs
EPA is proposing regulation on the injection of carbon dioxide deep underground, a process also known as geologic ...

Biz Leaders List Top Energy Efficiency Strategies

Biz Leaders List Top Energy Efficiency Strategies
Business and government executives from across the U.S. recently swapped ideas on energy efficiency, Forbes reports. Some of the ...

Offshore Drilling, What it Really Means

Offshore Drilling, What it Really Means
President Bush caused a stir when he lifted the ban on offshore oil drilling Monday, Keith Johnson of the Wall Street Journal ...

Con-Way Leads SmartWay On Fuel Efficiency

Con-Way Leads SmartWay On Fuel Efficiency
Con-way, a San Mateo-based freight transportation and logistics services company, received the highest fuel efficiency and environmental performance score ...

Automakers, Utilities Seek Alternatives

Automakers, Utilities Seek Alternatives
High prices for oil and natural gas are leading utilities and automakers to seek alternative energy solutions, but they ...

Microsoft Pays Employees For Energy Efficiency Improvements

Microsoft Pays Employees For Energy Efficiency Improvements
Microsoft has introduced employee incentives to improve energy efficiency and it's paying off. From 2004 to 2007, Microsoft saw ...

PG&E Leads On Environmental And Sustainability Ed

PG&E Leads On Environmental And Sustainability Ed
Here's another video of an Acterra 2008 winner. PG&E took home the prize for environmental and sustainability education. PG&E Pacific Energy Center ...

Firm Adds ‘Renewable Energy Surchage’ To Customer Bills

Firm Adds ‘Renewable Energy Surchage’ To Customer Bills
Many businesses are forcing customers to pay fuel surcharges these days, but how about a renewable energy surcharge? San Francisco's ...

Owens Corning Installing Solar Power System

Owens Corning Installing Solar Power System
Owens Corning is installing a 206 kilowatt solar power system on the roof of its Gresham, Oregon facility. The company has entered into ...

CEOs Think Green Is Long-Term Trend

CEOs Think Green Is Long-Term Trend
Slightly more than half (52%) of Northeastern Wisconsin CEOs surveyed for the latest Nicolet Bank Business Pulse, designed and implemented by ...

Town Says Biodiesel ‘Way Too Expensive,’ Shelves Plan For Green Fleet

Town Says Biodiesel ‘Way Too Expensive,’ Shelves Plan For Green Fleet
High costs have forced the town of Greenwich, Connecticut to abandon plans to run half of its fleet on ...

Lee Company Installs Solar Power System

Lee Company Installs Solar Power System
The Lee Company, a maker of MicroHydraulics, has installed 1,760 photovoltaic panels on the roof of its Westbrook, Connecticut ...

Feds Lift Moratorium On U.S. Solar Plant Applications

Feds Lift Moratorium On U.S. Solar Plant Applications
The Bureau of Land Management says it is calling off a recently announced moratorium on applications to build solar plants on public ...

Commute Program Helps Juniper Employees Reduce Trips

Commute Program Helps Juniper Employees Reduce Trips
Here's a look at the commute and transportation program at Juniper Networks, which won a 2008 Business Environmental Award from Acterra. ...

AASHE Releases Annual Review of Sustainability in Higher Education

AASHE Releases Annual Review of Sustainability in Higher Education
During 2007, 452 presidents and chancellors committed to climate neutrality by signing the American College & University Presidents' ...

Passengers Will Pay For New EU Airlines Emissions Rules

Passengers Will Pay For New EU Airlines Emissions Rules
An airlines industry lobbyist says passengers will be the ones paying for pollution credits that all airlines arriving or ...

‘Large Rhetorical Statement’ On Emissions Reductions Expected At G8

‘Large Rhetorical Statement’ On Emissions Reductions Expected At G8
Pew Environment Group Deputy Managing Director Philip Clapp said in a telephone briefing that the likely outcome of the G8 climate change ...

California Unveils Ambitious Emissions Plan - 30% Cut By 2020

California Unveils Ambitious Emissions Plan - 30% Cut By 2020
California's Air Resources Board has released a draft plan to reduce California's greenhouse gas emissions by 30 ...

EIA Projects 50% Growth In World Energy Use By 2030

EIA Projects 50% Growth In World Energy Use By 2030
If current laws and policies remain the same, world energy consumption is projected to grow by 50 percent by 2030, according to ...

Carbon Could Become Largest Commodity Market

Carbon Could Become Largest Commodity Market
The carbon market could become the largest commodity market, the Financial Times reports. "Even with conservative assumptions, this ...

Today's News

Ecolabeling – Bridging The Gap

Ecolabeling – Bridging The Gap

There’s no question that ecolabeling is in demand as companies in all sectors launch marketing focused on "green" company and product attributes.  ... continue »

The Green Chemistry Tipping Point
Data Centers and Carbon Pricing
From Purchaser to Participant – Keeping Consumers’ Interest During Recession
The Greening of Retail: Lowering Costs and Raising Customer Loyalty
Over Half Of Consumers Factor Green Record Into Buying Decisions

Over Half Of Consumers Factor Green Record Into Buying Decisions

Close to all American consumers (90%) believe that acting in an environmentally responsible way is important, but feel corporations hold most of ...

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Cost-Savings Key Driver to Green IT in Small Businesses
The Media’s Key Role in ‘Greenwashing Washout’
Economy Won’t Slow Down Green Consumers
Sustainable Designers Speak Up

Sustainable Designers Speak Up

Nest recently held their 2nd designer discussion "Design with a conscious". with a packed house, three product designers spoke about their ...

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Carbon Trust On Impact of Policy on Sustainable Technology
Ineos Gets Biofuel From Waste
Commercial Composting Takes Root In Portland
The Bottom Line

Marketing

Patagonia Campagn Asks Customers to ‘Vote the Environment’

Over Half Of Consumers Factor Green Record Into Buying Decisions

Not So Easy Bringing Green Products To Market

Emissions

Crystal Rock’s Solar System Up and Running

Dell Reaches Carbon Neutral Goal 5 Months Ahead Of Plans

Method Provides Incentives for Supply Chain to Reduce Emissions

Hi-Tech

Cost-Savings Key Driver to Green IT in Small Businesses

IBM Plans to Build Energy Efficient, Adaptive Data Center

Pepsi Picks Redemtech to Handle E-waste

Efficiency

Ikea To Sell Solar Panels

DOE Assessments Help 3 Plants Save Over $1.5 Million Combined

NewPage Cuts Energy Use with Lighting Retrofit

Manufacturing

Herman Miller Sees 32% ROI in Energy Efficiency Investments

Climate Exchange Strikes China Emissions Trading Deal

Lotus To Raise Wind Turbines At Factory

Carbon Offsets/RECs

Ski Industry Releases Environmental Report

Burt’s Bees Sets Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goal

Results From Carbon Footprint Calculators Vary Widely

CSR Reports

Most Companies Skip Getting CSR Reports Assured

Campbell’s Cuts 1.5 Million Gallons of Water Per Day

KB Home To Build Only Energy Star Standard Homes

Major Players

Nissan Unveils Eco-Pedal

Japanese Steel Makers to Cut GHG Emissions by 30%

AT&T Joins Green Grid, Promotes Data Center Energy Efficiency

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