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Wal-Mart Makes ‘Climate Project’ Donation and Peddles Gore’s Book

November 28, 2006October 2, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Wal-Mart has made a $75,000 donation to The Climate Project, founded by Al Gore, to support of its mission to educate the world on global warming. The funds donated by Wal-Mart will be used to train 1,000 lecturers, who will share information on environmental affairs to audiences across America. The donation coincides ... Read more »

Sun’s Douglas Discusses BlackBox

November 27, 2006October 2, 2009 by Paul Nastu

David Douglas, vice president for eco-responsibility at Sun Microsystems Inc., spoke with The Boston Globe recently about energy efficiency and Sun’s Project BlackBox – a data center with eight racks in a shipping container. According to the interview, the key to the BlackBox’s energy efficiency is that it’s an integrated system. ... Read more »

Saks Saves with Green Christmas Windows

November 27, 2006October 2, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Saks Fifth Avenue’s famous Christmas windows have received a green upgrade. The department store’s “snowflake spectacle” light show has 40,400 newly upgraded LEDs from Philips that use only 2600W of energy – the equivalent of three toaster ovens, according to Phillips. The display consists of 50 8-foot and 20-foot illuminated snow flakes ... Read more »

Williams-Sonoma Catalogs to Receive FSC Certification

November 27, 2006October 2, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Williams-Sonoma has begun sourcing more than 90% of the paper used in the company’s seven catalogs (Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Bed and Bath, Pottery Barn Kids, PBteen, west elm and Williams-Sonoma Home) from sources certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. FSC certification will ensure that catalog paper comes from well-managed forests ... Read more »

Owens Corning Wins EPA SmartWay Award

November 27, 2006October 2, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Owens Corning is one of 24 recipients of the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2006 SmartWay Excellence Award. The award recognizes accomplishments and leadership in the EPA’s SmartWay Transport Partnership, a program designed to reduce greenhouse gases and air pollution by developing fuel- saving and energy-efficient practices in the freight industry. Since ... Read more »

Toyota’s Hybrid Vehicle Leader Dies in Plane Crash

November 27, 2006November 27, 2006 by Paul Nastu

The senior executive at the Toyota Motor Corporation who oversaw its hybrid vehicle program died Saturday when a small aircraft he was piloting crashed into the Pacific Ocean near San Pedro, Calif. David Hermance, the executive engineer who oversaw Toyota’s hybrid vehicle program, and who is credited for the success of the ... Read more »

CEL Overview: Carbon Offset Growth Continues

November 22, 2006 by Paul Nastu

There are about 40 operations worldwide that offer carbon offsets, but it’s difficult for a company to understand exactly where the money is going, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. Here’s how they work: Companies and consumers look at how much carbon they put into the environment and pay to subsidize renewable ... Read more »

Connecticut Clean Energy Fund Boosts Commercial, Industrial Funding

November 22, 2006November 21, 2006 by Paul Nastu

The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund has increased funding for and modifications to its On-site Renewable DG Program which offers financial support for behind-the-meter clean energy distributed generation technology at commercial, industrial and institutional facilities in Connecticut, Renewable Energy Access reports. $11.75 million in new funding was added to the program, raising ... Read more »

EU Could Force Airlines to Join Emissions Trading Scheme

November 22, 2006October 2, 2009 by Paul Nastu

U.S. airlines flying into and out of Europe would need to buy permits to cover emissions on their European routes if draft European Commission Legislation is adopted, The Times reports (via GroovyGreen). The legislation, to be published next month, says that airlines would join Europe’s emissions trading scheme by 2011 and ... Read more »

China to Build 100MW, $766 Million Solar Power Plant

November 22, 2006November 21, 2006 by Paul Nastu

China says it will build the world’s largest solar power station. The 100 megawatt project will cost approximately $766 million and construction will take five years, Reuters reports. Planners chose the town of Dunhuang for the solar plant. “Covering a total area of 31,200 square metres, Dunhuang boasts 3,362 hours ... Read more »

Report Examines Business Implications of Environmental Change

November 22, 2006October 2, 2009 by Paul Nastu

A new publication warns that companies must transform business models and operations if they are to avoid major economic losses caused by the current degradation of ecosystems. Ecosystem Challenges and Business Implications, produced by Earthwatch Institute, the World Conservation Union, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, and the World ... Read more »

Broin Plans $200 Million Cellulose-to-Ethanol Plant in Iowa

November 22, 2006November 22, 2006 by Paul Nastu

Dry mill ethanol producer Broin is planning to convert a 50 million gallon per year conventional corn dry mill facility in Emmetsburg, Iowa into a 125 million gallon per year commercial scale bio-refinery that will produce ethanol from corn fiber and corn stover. The project will result in 11 percent more ethanol ... Read more »

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