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GreenBiz founder Joel Makower's report on how the health-care industry is starting to green up its act.
by Emily Rabin
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Are hydrogen, ethanol or electricity on track to replace fossil fuels? Major challenges remain. By Jim Motavalli
by Emily Rabin
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Farm and forestry groups are throwing their support behind the new '25 x '25' campaign, which advocates that 25% of energy in the U.S. come from 'America's working lands' by 2025. By Amanda Griscom Little
by Emily Rabin
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ClimateBiz expert Dr. Mark C. Trexler tackles your questions on managing climate risk.
by Emily Rabin
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To skiers and snowboarders, climate change is no distant abstraction -- it's already messing up their powdery playgrounds. Reporter Daniel Shaw surveys the ski scene for signs of green.
by Emily Rabin
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Boise-based Albertsons says it has saved about 1 billion kilowatt hours of electricity since 2000 by continually improving new store designs and aggressively retrofitting old ones. By Linda Anderson
by Emily Rabin
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With proper commissioning, daylighting delivers energy efficiency, says columnist Christopher Meek.
by Emily Rabin
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The new Radioshack riverfront campus is a state-of-the-art sustainable facility that accommodates the needs of the company and the community. By Trish Martineck
by Emily Rabin
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What is it that enables some structures to survive a hundred years or longer, while others don't even last a few decades? This article makes the case for durability and offers some strategies for achieving it. By Alex Wilson
by Emily Rabin
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Brazil and Argentina are exploring how to make and export cleaner fuels. And as the U.S. prepares to take its own biofuel production to another level, some are wondering if the global market will end up smelling more like salsa or apple pie. By Kelly Hearn
by Emily Rabin
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Reporter Eriko Saijo profiles an ecologically sensitive full-service resort with some ambitious goals for waste reduction, renewable energy use, and environmentally sensitive management.
by Emily Rabin
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GreenBiz founder Joel Makower explores the industrial green-cleaning revolution, and explains how your company can join.
by Emily Rabin
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Green architect Eric Corey Freed answers your questions on sustainable building performance, materials, and design.
by Emily Rabin
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Greg Acker of the nonprofit Rebuilding Community International talks about his organization's sustainable-redevelopment pilot projects in the wake of last December's tsunami disaster. A GreenerBuildings Exclusive
by Emily Rabin
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It's back to school! The Green Guide unveils its picks for the cleanest, greenest educational facilities in the U.S. By Jane Holtz Kay
by Emily Rabin
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Financial incentives, changes in regulations, and green power purchase programs offer more options for organizations that want to explore alternative energy. By Mike Lobash
by Emily Rabin
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In April 2005, the Governor of Washington signed historic legislation to require sustainable standards for all new schools receiving state funds based on the findings of a pilot program at five state schools. This article discusses the findings of the program and details some of the methods used.
by Emily Rabin
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Through an organized emission-reduction program, Seattle City Light is on pace this year to become the first utility in the nation to ahieve carbon-neutrality. The electric utility plans to get there with two new programs: one gives customers more choices about where their energy comes from; the other curbs emissions from cruise ships docked in Elliott Bay. By Michael Burnham
by Emily Rabin
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Through an organized emission-reduction program, Seattle City Light is on pace this year to become the first utility in the nation to achieve carbon neutrality. The electric utility plans to get there with two new programs: one gives customers more choices about where their energy comes from; the other curbs emissions from cruise ships docked in Elliott Bay. By Michael Burnham
by Emily Rabin
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Starbucks committed recently to purchase wind power to offset a portion of the energy used in its operations, a move that places the company in the top 25 U.S. purchasers of renewable energy. But mitigating climate change, not garnering pro-environment publicity, is the main driver behind Starbucks' decision to buy renewable energy certificates. By Denis Du Bois
by Emily Rabin
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Given the amount that organizations invest in physical assets, the onus is on the facility executive to pay heed to the direct impact facilities have on the bottom line. But reducing expenses isn't the only challenge facing organizations -- or facility executives. By Ed Sullivan
by Emily Rabin
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Diverse stakeholders in the UC system recently came together to develop a new system-wide policy, which tightens building design standards and includes ambitious but attainable goals for 'green energy' production and purchasing.
by Emily Rabin
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RoyalDutch/Shell exec Rob Routs explores two factors that can help us meet the challenges of operating in that increasingly complex and competitive market -- technology and marketing.
by Emily Rabin
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Seattle’s new City Hall and Justice Center garden roofs represent the city's environmental initiatives. By Charles Cronenweth
by Emily Rabin