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Greening Distribution with Industrial Infills
For years, distribution centers were built outside urban centers. But concerns about fuel and energy costs are prompting firms to rethink that strategy. Steven E. Campbell of AMB Property Corporation talks about industrial infills as a solution.
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FUKUOKA, -- Scientists in Japan are exploring the use of huge clean-tech generators that would float at sea as a power source for the country, Japan's leading daily newspaper reported. -
SAUSALITO, Calif. -- A La Jolla, Calif.-based company attempting to address environmental problems by engineering cellular "bio-factories" topped the cleantech heap in the 2008 GoingGreen 100 Top Private Companies list. -
BERLIN, -- A project being touted as one of the world's first carbon capture and sequestration pilots will be commissioned next week in Germany. -
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Eco-friendly shopping trends have inspired two studies of U.S. buying habits and are fueling eBay's launch of a new online marketplace that's aimed at channeling purchasing power with consumers' interests in environmental and social responsibility. -
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The editors of Plenty Magazine have unveiled the second-annual Plenty 20, which highlights companies, individuals and ideas that are pushing environmental issues forward. -
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. manufacturers on the cusp of investing to boost capacity face a great opportunity to incorporate energy efficiency in their decision-making, according to a new report. -
ATLANTA, Ga. -- Acquisitions and growth in residential deliveries led United Parcel Service to fall short of a handful of five-year environmental goals, according to its latest sustainability report. -
BEIJING, CHINA -- Companies operating in China are to face tough new green legislation after the country's top legislature passed a package of laws designed to underpin the government's climate change strategy. -
OAKLAND, Calif. -- An HP laptop bundle exclusive to Wal-Mart minimizes packaging down to a couple plastic bags. -
HOUSTON, Texas -- Hosting company The Planet has implemented a company-wide efficiency program to reduce lighting and HVAC consumption. -
OAKLAND, Calif. -- The 'Founding Father' of the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED rating system joins the editorial team as executive editor of GreenerBuildings.com, guiding the growth of the sites' coverage of the greening of the commercial real estate industry. -
REYKJAVIK, -- The U.S. Dept. of Energy formed a partnership with Australia and Iceland to advance an untapped renewable energy source that can help address climate change: enhanced geothermal systems (EGS). -
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Environmental Law Institute and The Ocean Foundation praised Whole Foods' recently published farmed seafood purchasing standards but also said the grocery chain could take steps to improve them, such as increasing transparency. -
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner wants to make pay-as-you-drive coverage available to California motorists as an insurance option that he says will encourage people to drive less and help reduce greenhouse gases. -
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A new regulation from the California Air Resources Board requires makers of pressurized gas dusters to switch to a propellant that has a low global warming potential.
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