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In UK, Exporting Recovered Plastic Bottles, Paper To China Cuts Emissions

In UK, Exporting Recovered Plastic Bottles, Paper To China Cuts Emissions
A study (PDF) published by Government-funded organization WRAP reveals that exporting recovered plastic bottles and paper to China ...

Environmental Supply Chain Planning – Expanding Accountability

Environmental Supply Chain Planning – Expanding Accountability
Regardless of where one stands on the subject of climate change, we are all impacted by rising energy prices. Carbon-based energy fuels ...

CCX Trades RGGI Contracts

CCX Trades RGGI Contracts
The Chicago Climate Futures Exchange offered its first exchange-traded Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative contracts last week, Reuters reports. ...

Merck Plans 7-Acre Solar Power System

Merck Plans 7-Acre Solar Power System
Merck & Co., recently announced that its world headquarters in Whitehouse Station, N. J., will have the largest ...

Lite-On Tech to Reduce CO2 Emissions 10% by 2011

Lite-On Tech to Reduce CO2 Emissions 10% by 2011
Lite-On Technology Corp., the world's largest maker of casings for mobile phones, announced it will cut carbon dioxide emissions by 10 ...

SMEs and the Environment

SMEs and the Environment
A Telegraph Business Club Video MasterClass by Guy Beaudin the Head of Solutions for PC World Business on SMEs and the environment....

Diageo To Run Distillery On Bioenergy

Diageo To Run Distillery On Bioenergy
Diageo - which makes leading global brands including Johnnie Walker, Tanqueray and Smirnoff - plans to build a bioenergy ...

Green Efforts Hampered by Broken Supply Chains

Green Efforts Hampered by Broken Supply Chains
Broken supply chains and poor communication between different departments and partners are hindering many firms' effort to reduce carbon ...

Solar System Completed at Universal Forest Products

Solar System Completed at Universal Forest Products
Universal Forest Products recently announced that the design and installation of a 500 kilowatt DC solar electric system ...

Concern About Climate Change Drops

Concern About Climate Change Drops
A recent poll from ABC News, Planet Green, and Stanford University shows a dip in American's concern about ...

NY To Regulate GHG Emissions

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 ...

JC Penney Installing Solar Panels, Wind Turbines

JC Penney Installing Solar Panels, Wind Turbines
JC Penney is planning solar and wind power projects that will supply electricity to 10 stores and one ...

Some 30 U.S. Cities To Disclose Carbon Output

Some 30 U.S. Cities To Disclose Carbon Output
Thirty cities have agreed to measure their carbon footprints under the Carbon Disclosure Project, which is partnering with ...

North Face Announces more Green Initiatives

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

Build Cars in 5 Days To Reduce Waste, Emissions

Build Cars in 5 Days To Reduce Waste, Emissions
The Intelligent Logistics for Innovative Product Technologies project concluded that it is possible to build cars to order within ...

Europe’s Sports Car Makers Feel Endangered by New Regulations

Europe’s Sports Car Makers Feel Endangered by New Regulations
While European giant car makers are battling with environmentalist and lawmakers over emissions curbs, classic European sports cars like ...

Crystal Rock’s Solar System Up and Running

Crystal Rock’s Solar System Up and Running
Crystal Rock, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vermont Pure Holdings, announced this week that the company's 300kW solar photovoltaic ...

Dell Reaches Carbon Neutral Goal 5 Months Ahead Of Plans

Dell Reaches Carbon Neutral Goal 5 Months Ahead Of Plans
Dell Computer announced this week that it reached its goal of becoming "carbon neutral" five months ahead ...

Method Provides Incentives for Supply Chain to Reduce Emissions

Method Provides Incentives for Supply Chain to Reduce Emissions
Method Products has teamed up with NativeEnergy to create a carbon offset model that gives financial incentives for Method's ...

Campbell’s Cuts 1.5 Million Gallons of Water Per Day

Campbell’s Cuts 1.5 Million Gallons of Water Per Day
In Campbell's latest corporate sustainability report (PDF) the company says it has reduced water consumption by 1.5 million ...

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Environmental Supply Chain Planning – Expanding Accountability

Environmental Supply Chain Planning – Expanding Accountability

Regardless of where one stands on the subject of climate change, we are all impacted by rising energy prices. Carbon-based energy fuels ... continue »

Green Communications: 3 Strategies For Getting Past The Crunch
Beyond Tele-Conferencing: How the IT Sector Can Become a Legitimate Climate Solutions Provider
Navigating the Environmental Media Pt 4: Carbon Messaging
Ecolabeling – Bridging The Gap
Consumers Pay Attention To Energy Star Labels

Consumers Pay Attention To Energy Star Labels

The "Energy Star" label is extremely or very important to 68 percent of consumers, according to the fourth EcoPinion Survey from ...

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Green Retailers Six Key Focus Areas
Half of U.S. Companies Going Green
64% Of Decision Makers Say Green Image Is Good For Business
Wood Key Cards To Debut During DNC

Wood Key Cards To Debut During DNC

Sustainable Cards, producer of wood hotel key cards, says their cards will debut in Denver hotels during the Democratic National Convention. Sustainable ...

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SMEs and the Environment
Oracle CIO Mark Sunday On Project Sequoia
GM Shows Off Volt Production Model…Kind Of
The Bottom Line

Marketing

Automakers Introduce ‘EcoDriving’ Program

Ad Agency To Timberland: Environmental Causes Distracting From Products

Neenah Paper To Use Biomass At Whiting Mill

Emissions

In UK, Exporting Recovered Plastic Bottles, Paper To China Cuts Emissions

Environmental Supply Chain Planning – Expanding Accountability

CCX Trades RGGI Contracts

Hi-Tech

Fairchild Semiconductor Expands ‘Green’ Effort with Global Team

Oracle CIO Mark Sunday On Project Sequoia

IBM Launches Eco Data Center in Second Life

Efficiency

Blues Plans Incorporate Green Buildings & Policies

Commercial Kitchens Get Green Certification Program

IBM Launches ‘Green Sigma’ Consulting Service

Manufacturing

Lite-On Tech to Reduce CO2 Emissions 10% by 2011

Green Efforts Hampered by Broken Supply Chains

Recycling and Reuse Programs Top List Of Manufacturers Green Investments

Carbon Offsets/RECs

American Assets Plans To Beat 2030 Challenge

Wal-Mart Facing Tough Green Questions

NY To Regulate GHG Emissions

CSR Reports

Most Companies Skip Getting CSR Reports Assured

Campbell’s Cuts 1.5 Million Gallons of Water Per Day

KB Home To Build Only Energy Star Standard Homes

Major Players

Google & G.E. Want Cheaper Renewable Energy

Big Brands Tout Social Consciences On YouTube

Marriott To List Green Actions Of Individual Hotels

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