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UN Climate Change Conference Day 4 Press Briefing

UN Climate Change Conference Day 4 Press Briefing
Yvo de Boer gave an update on a number of areas under discussion, including how to increase funding for Adaptation, particularly for ...

Big Three Automakers Make Green Promises In Return For Bailout

Big Three Automakers Make Green Promises In Return For Bailout
Last month when executives from General Motors, Ford and Chrysler went to Washington to seek a $25 billion public ...

UN Climate Change Conference Day 3 Press Briefing

UN Climate Change Conference Day 3 Press Briefing
The market-based mechanisms under the Kyoto Protocol were highlighted by Yvo de Boer at today's press briefing. Delegates are considering ways to ...

Farmers Against Proposed ‘Cow Tax’

Farmers Against Proposed ‘Cow Tax’
This summer, the EPA issued an “advanced notice of proposed rulemaking” that called for public comments on the idea ...

Ash Grove Cement Sues North Texas Cities Over ‘Green’ Resolutions

Ash Grove Cement Sues North Texas Cities Over ‘Green’ Resolutions
Ash Grove Texas LP, a part of Ash Grove Cement, recently sued Dallas and other North Texas cities to ...

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United Nations Climate Change Conference Press Briefing

United Nations Climate Change Conference Press Briefing
Briefing the media on the opening day of the UNFCC climate conference in Poznan, Poland, Yvo de Boer emphasized the crucial ...

Critics Question Financial Aspect of L.A.’s Solar Plan

Critics Question Financial Aspect of L.A.’s Solar Plan
Last week, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced plans for 10 percent of L.A.'s electricity to come from solar ...

U.N. Climate Talks Kick Off in Poznan

U.N. Climate Talks Kick Off in Poznan
Representatives from around the world have  gathered in Poznan, Poland for a two-week meeting on tackling climate change. ...

Insurers, Investors Ponder Risk of Carbon Credits for Forests

Insurers, Investors Ponder Risk of Carbon Credits for Forests
The United Nations is promoting paying landowners to let forests grow as a viable way to fight climate change, ...

White House Reminds Mayors That They Don’t Want Emissions Regulations

White House Reminds Mayors That They Don’t Want Emissions Regulations
Last week, the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs sent an e-mail to mayors reminding them to comment on ...

92% Of Fed’s Alt-Fuel Fleet Runs On Standard Gasoline

92% Of Fed’s Alt-Fuel Fleet Runs On Standard Gasoline
Over the past 16 years, the federal government's EPAct has invested billions of dollars building a fleet of ...

More than 900 U.S. Mayors Sign Climate Protection Agreement

More than 900 U.S. Mayors Sign Climate Protection Agreement
The United States Conference of Mayors announced that more than 900 mayors have signed the U.S. Conference of ...

EMA: Ready For EPA’s 2010 Heavy-Duty Emissions Standards

EMA: Ready For EPA’s 2010 Heavy-Duty Emissions Standards
The Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA) affirmed that its members are on schedule and ready to meet EPA's 2010 emission standards for ...

California Shows Willingness to Tackle Climate Change Despite Economy

California Shows Willingness to Tackle Climate Change Despite Economy
California's Air Resources Board is planning to call for tougher emission rules and new fees. The blueprint, which will ...

Global Recycling Standard Issued for Textiles and Clothing

Global Recycling Standard Issued for Textiles and Clothing
Control Union Certifications has launched the first Global Recycling Standard (GRS) for textiles and clothing to ensure greater sourcing ...

London 2012 Publishes Sustainable Sourcing Code

London 2012 Publishes Sustainable Sourcing Code
The London 2012 Organizing Committee published the first edition of an online “Sustainable Sourcing Code” (PDF). The ...

Waxman Wins Control of Energy Panel

Waxman Wins Control of Energy Panel
House Democratic leaders voted 137-122 to oust auto-industry ally Representative John Dingell from his chairmanship of the House Energy ...

Big Brands Form Climate Change Business Coalition

Big Brands Form Climate Change Business Coalition
Five major U.S. companies are calling for congressional action on climate change and clean energy. Nike, Levi Strauss, ...

Aluminum Assoc. Sets Ambitious 75% Aluminum Can Recycling Target

Aluminum Assoc. Sets Ambitious 75% Aluminum Can Recycling Target
The Aluminum Association is working on an industry wide effort to increase the industry’s recycling rate for used aluminum beverage cans ...

EU Proposes Tire Efficiency Performance Stickers

EU Proposes Tire Efficiency Performance Stickers
The European Commission is proposing (PDF) a labeling scheme aimed at influencing consumers to buy more energy efficient ...

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Sustainability And Color: Moving Beyond Green

Sustainability And Color: Moving Beyond Green

In a recent EL column, John Rooks, president of The Soap Group, a company that focuses on sustainability communications, wrote that ... continue »

Sustainability - An Economic Imperative in the Current Economy
12 Steps To A ‘Greener’ Supply Chain
Server MPG – It’s Time for Action
Sustainability is Not a Color - Sustainability is Transparent.
Sustainability Execs Say Green Spending Increasing, Despite Economy

Sustainability Execs Say Green Spending Increasing, Despite Economy

Eighty percent of corporate sustainability executives surveyed from across North America plan to maintain or increase levels of sustainability-related spending in 2009, ...

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Dell, Apple, Microsoft, HP Perceived as U.S. Green Tech Leaders
Future Consumer Involvement in Environmental Protection
92% Of Organizations Working To Make Facilities More Sustainable
UN Climate Change Conference Day 4 Press Briefing

UN Climate Change Conference Day 4 Press Briefing

Yvo de Boer gave an update on a number of areas under discussion, including how to increase funding for Adaptation, particularly for ...

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UN Climate Change Conference Day 3 Press Briefing
United Nations Climate Change Conference Press Briefing
BMW, Vattenfall Begin Real-World Electric Car Test Next Month

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Marketing

Sustainability And Color: Moving Beyond Green

Wal-Mart Creates Green Jobs Council

AIG Offers Green Building Coverage Against ‘Adverse Publicity’

Emissions

MBA Students Help Companies Identify Cost Savings, Cut Pollution

U.S. GHG Emissions Up 1.4% In 2007

Big Three Automakers Make Green Promises In Return For Bailout

Hi-Tech

U-M Hopes Green Computing Will Cut Costs, Emissions

Dell, Apple, Microsoft, HP Perceived as U.S. Green Tech Leaders

Tips On Dealing With IT Equipment After Layoffs

Efficiency

U.K. Introduces Legally-Binding Framework to Cut GHG Emissions

Sustainability Execs Say Green Spending Increasing, Despite Economy

GE Suspends Development Of High-Efficiency Incandescent Bulbs

Manufacturing

Ash Grove Cement Sues North Texas Cities Over ‘Green’ Resolutions

12 Steps To A ‘Greener’ Supply Chain

Plastic Waste Turned Into Armored Panels, Fleece Jackets

Carbon Offsets/RECs

Clif Family Winery Adds $0.25 Per Bottle To Offset CO2 Emissions

Farmers Against Proposed ‘Cow Tax’

Consumer Goods Industry Needs Green Sourcing To Avoid Potential 47% Earnings Hit

CSR Reports

Cisco Saves $3M By Cutting Emissions, Waste From Supply Chain

Want To Win Awards? Write Longer Corporate Responsibility Reports

U.S. Army Releases First Sustainability Report - Big Move To LEED Standards

Major Players

Banks Launch The Climate Principles

U.N. Suspends One Of Its Largest Auditors of Clean Energy Projects

Sustainability - An Economic Imperative in the Current Economy

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