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Raytheon Meets Green Goals with IT Help

July 1, 2009July 1, 2009 by Gina Roos

Raytheon called upon its IT department to help the company meet its commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 33 percent per dollar of revenue between 2002 and 2009 as a charter member of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Climate Leaders program, according to a ComputerWorld article written by Rick ... Read more »

Electricity, Heat, Transportation Cause 60% of Emissions

June 26, 2009June 22, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Electricity and heat generation results in 32.4 percent of all greenhouse gases emitted in the United States, according to a new climate report from the government. Transportation accounts for another 27.2 percent of GHG emissions. Less than 20 percent comes from industry, industrial waste and industrial processes, according to the ... Read more »

CBO: Cap-And-Trade to Cost $175 Per Household

June 23, 2009October 21, 2009 by Gina Roos

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the U.S. cap-and-trade program will cost $22 billion annually, or about $175 per household, by 2020. This figure includes the cost of restructuring the production and use of energy and of payments made to foreign entities under the program, reports CBO. However, it ... Read more »

Who is the Greenest PC Maker in the World?

June 22, 2009October 19, 2009 by Gina Roos

Analysts say going green has become a business plan for some of the biggest personal computer (PC) makers as a way to differentiate themselves from their competition, reports Reuters. The “green” talk is going over the top as computer makers spar with one another over who has the most “green” ... Read more »

Baxter Cuts GHG Emissions by 21%

June 19, 2009October 19, 2009 by Gina Roos

Baxter International Inc. outlines its sustainability priorities and progress in greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reductions, waste generation, water usage and energy consumption as part of its 10th annual sustainability report. In 2008, the Deerfield, Ill.-based healthcare company extended its commitment to reduce GHG emissions from operations from a 20 percent ... Read more »

U.S. Spends $133B for Emission Mitigation

June 18, 2009October 19, 2009 by Gina Roos

Investments in the United States for greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation technologies totaled $132.9 billion dollars between 2000 and 2008, according to a new study by T2 and Associates and the Center for Energy Economics at the University of Texas. These investments were made by U.S.-based oil and gas companies, other ... Read more »

Accellent, Biomet, Dollar General Join Green Portfolio Project

June 11, 2009October 19, 2009 by Gina Roos

Five more companies have joined the Green Portfolio Project, in partnership with the Environmental Defense Fund. They are Accellent Inc., Biomet Inc., Dollar General Corp., SunGard Data Systems Inc., and HCA Inc. Each company has evaluated its impact on environmental performance and has set specific goals for improved sustainability. They ... Read more »

Green Transport Cuts Emissions, Fuel Use and Cost

June 10, 2009October 19, 2009 by Gina Roos

It’s simple and profitable to reduce transportation-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to a new white paper from Chicago-based EA Logistics. The company’s first whitepaper on green transport, “Getting It There Green: Why and How to Choose Sustainable Transport Partners,” provides the business case for green freight, along with the ... Read more »

Pew Center Launches Online Climate TechBook

June 8, 2009October 19, 2009 by Gina Roos

The Pew Center has released an online resource — called the Climate TechBook — that delivers information on technologies to help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across five key sectors: electricity, transportation, industrial, residential and commercial, and agriculture. Each sector provides an overview of GHG emissions, technology overviews, and fact ... Read more »

Siemens Cuts GHG emissions by 8% in 2008

June 8, 2009October 19, 2009 by Gina Roos

The Siemens Sustainability Report 2008 covers three key areas: CO2 reduction, integrity and diversity. In terms of environmental performance, the global electronics manufacturer reports that it has improved CO2 performance by 10 percent, water by 21 percent, and energy by 7 percent, as well as improved waste reduction by 4 ... Read more »

IBM, Sun Top Greenpeace Cool IT Challenge

May 28, 2009October 19, 2009 by Gina Roos

The first results of the Greenpeace Cool IT Challenge reveal that IBM and Sun Microsystems are the top ranking companies, with scores of 29 out of 100. Still, Greenpeace says there is plenty of work for the IT industry to do and the scores show the information and communications technology ... Read more »

Chevron First Big Oil Firm to Track Carbon Content

May 27, 2009October 19, 2009 by Gina Roos

The Sisters of St. Dominic of Caldwell, N.J., a faith-based institutional investor and member of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), has withdrawn its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions shareholder resolution at Chevron Corp. now that the oil company has agreed to track and report on the carbon content of ... Read more »

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