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Johnson Controls Aims to Reduce GHG emissions 30 Percent by 2012

Johnson Controls is committed to a 30 percent reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2012, according its latest Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) online sustainability report. The online matrix provides a detailed review of the company’s financial, environmental and social performance over the past year. The report also include details ... Read more »

Empire State Building Getting Energy Efficiency Overhaul

The mother of all office buildings is getting the mother of all energy retrofits. To make an example of how existing structures can be refitted to improve energy efficiency and sustainability, the Empire State Building is receiving a $20 million overhaul. Planners say the upgrades should result in $4.4 million ... Read more »

WWF Climate Savers Partners Claim 50 Million Tons in Emissions Cuts

From 1999 to 2010, companies involved in the World Wildlife Fund’s Climate Savers program will have reduced emissions by 50 million tons. The program includes companies such as Coca-Cola, Catalyst, Hewlett-Packard, Johnson & Johnson,  Nike and Nokia, among others. Climate Savers, which has 21 members, marked its 10-year anniversary with ... Read more »

Household Cleaning Products Give Nod To Sustainability

Makers of household cleaning products are making more efforts to reduce their impact on the environment, CSRwire reports. Seventh Generation has purchased sustainable palm kernel oil certification credits to offset company wide use of the ingredient across its entire product line. The company says it is the first in its ... Read more »

Kraft Foods Rolls Out “Green” Truck

Kraft Foods Inc. has put into operation the first of its “green” truck fleet, touted as the first-of-its-kind diesel-electric hybrid delivery truck equipped with a RouteMax refrigerated truck body. This is part of the company’s commitment to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and one more step forward in its transportation sustainability ... Read more »

Johnson Controls Completes Solar Project

Johnson Controls has erected nearly 1,500 solar panels on the northeast corner of its headquarters campus in Glendale, Wis., Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel reports. The solar power system is the largest in the state and is part of the headquarters’ $73 million renovation and rehabilitation project. The headquarters will serve as ... Read more »

EPA Poised To Regulate Greenhouse Gas Emissions

In what could be a major boon to cleantech industries, the Environmental Protection Agency appears poised to regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas, The New York Times reports. Impacting transportation, manufacturing and the way utilities generate power, the mere threat of EPA action also may spur Congress to create ... Read more »

Uptime Institute Announces Global Green 100 List

The Uptime Institute announced its Global Green 100 list, which highlights significant energy efficiency achievements of global corporations operating major data centers. The list includes Fortune 500 companies that have demonstrated board-level policy and governance commitment to increasing energy efficiency and reducing the carbon footprint of their enterprise IT and ... Read more »

Lee College Retrofit Could Cut Bills by 30%

Lee College in Texas has entered into an energy savings performance contract with Johnson Controls. The retrofit is expected to reduce energy usage and utilities bills by more than 30 percent, CSRwire reports. The retrofit involves a new building management system and the installation of energy efficient HVAC and lighting ... Read more »

California Expects New Administration To Allow Own Emission Regulation By May

Mary Nichols, California’s top air quality regulator, predicts President Barack Obama’s administration will allow the state to impose its own tough limits on GHG emissions from cars by May, eFluxMedia reports. The state asked Lisa Jackson, the new EPA chief, to revisit the Bush administration’s 2007 decision, which denied California’s ... Read more »


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