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Wal-Mart Facing Tough Green Questions

Wal-Mart has been taking strides to green its brand, installing solar panels on its roof tops, reshaping ...

NY To Regulate GHG Emissions

New York's Environmental Board has approved regulations to enact a regional "cap and trade" program aimed at reducing GHG ...

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Retailers Eye Sun for Energy Savings

Wal-Mart Stores, Kohl's, Safeway and Macy's have already installed solar panels on roofs of their ...

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North Face Announces more Green Initiatives

The North Face is celebrating its 40th anniversary by celebrating mother nature, and is coming out with a ...

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U.S. Leads In Wind Power Production

Although the Congress' failure to extend the production tax credit for the renewable energy industry threatens to slowdown further development, U.S. wind ...

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93% Of Home Buyers Won’t Pay More For Green Features

Ninety-three percent of all home buyers, both nationally and in the New York metro area, are not willing to pay more for ...

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Utilities Announce Eco-Plans as Part of Settlement Agreement

We Energies, Madison Gas & Electric and Wisconsin Public Power announced new environmental initiatives this week as part ...

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Johnson Controls Helps Build ‘Green Olympics,’ Wins Big Fed Contracts

Johnson Controls was awarded many Olympics related contracts in China and since then has been helping the nation realize ...

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Sacred Heart Medical Center Designed with Green in Mind

The new Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Oregon is touting itself as one of the nation's greenest ...

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North Face Plans Solar Energy System

The North Face is planning a 1MW solar electricity system at its ...

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Will U.S. Hotels Make The Switch To Really Green Lodgings?

In Europe, many hotel room keys double as the master switch, turning power to the room on and off. ...

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The Media’s Key Role in ‘Greenwashing Washout’

With corporations on the sustainability bandwagon, the media has hitched along for the ride. Influential newscasts celebrate breakthroughs in eco-friendly buildings and ...

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U.S. Rail Sells Smaller Carbon Footprint

U.S. railroads have touted for decades that they use less fuel than trucks to move freights and now they ...

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IBM Plans to Build Energy Efficient, Adaptive Data Center

IBM announced plans to build a $360 million data center by renovating an existing building at its facility in Research Triangle ...

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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. ...

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California Plans To Sue EPA Over Emissions, Again

California Attorney General Jerry Brown along with Connecticut, New Jersey, Oregon, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and New ...

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