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Global Warming Already Changing Corporate Strategies

Companies whose bottom lines will be affected by the results of global warming are already finding it necessary to change the way they do business, Green Options reports (via Grist). Just a few examples: Diavik Diamond Mines of Canada, is paying more money to transport materials by helicopter, rather than relying on melting Arctic ice bridges to move equipment. Allstate

Illinois, New Jersey Set Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals

Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich announced a statewide goal yesterday to slash the production of heat-trapping greenhouse gases to 1990 levels by 2020 and 60 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. On the same day, New Jersey's Governor Jon Corzine signed an Executive Order to adopt goals for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in New Jersey . That order calls

Global Warming Concert Series to be Distributed Live on Internet

The Live Earth concerts will be distributed on the Internet as they happen through a partnership between MSN and Control Room, MarketingVOX reports. They've dubbed the event "Live 8 for the Earth." Control Room's Internet broadcast of Live 8 in 2005 reached an estimated 90 million people, and its quality was considered superior to broadcast competitors' such as MTV's and

ExxonMobil, Whole Foods Among Companies Pressured Over Green Credentials

Investors and customers are calling upon companies to provide proof that their business decisions consider issues involving climate change, The New York Times reports. Service Employees International Union has filed a shareholder’s resolution asking Wells Fargo to specify how it is addressing both the risks and market opportunities presented by global warming. The New York City Comptroller’s Office feels the

Airlines Search For Ways to Cut Emissions

Air travel, which makes up less than three percent of man-made CO2 emissions, has become the whipping boy for environmentalists, The Christian Science Monitor reports. Two factors have placed airline travel in the center of the global-warming debate: The number of airline tickets sold per year could double to more than 9 billion by 2025. In addition, experts see no

Global Warming Concert Series Planned

Al Gore is involved in planning a series of concerts "bigger than Live Aid" in a bid to put the subject of climate change before an audience of a global audience, Financial Times reports. The goal is to get people to take action, likely in the form of personal pledges to reduce emissions. Although not stated in the article, sponsorship

Climate Savers Looking for 1,300 Members

Twelve corporations in WWF's Climate Savers Program are on course to eliminate at least ten million tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually by 2010. Members include Johnson & Johnson, IBM, Nike, Polaroid, Collins, Xanterra, Sagawa, Sony, Lafarge, Catalyst, Tetra Pak, and Novo Nordisk, met last week in Paris. If 1,300 more large companies join them, this would fulfil the current


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