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How did that get there? It's a question that I've found myself asking at lot these days. Goods movement, freight, logistics -- call it what you will. Regardless of name, it's the source of a lot of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Every aspect of the new Chevy Volt, from its conception to its execution, exemplifies disruptive innovation. Here's how the old-school automaker overcame internal and external challenges to create a truly game-changing technology.
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Corpus Christi has become the latest municipality to enlist IBM's Smarter Cities solutions to ramp up resource efficiency and sustainability efforts.
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Mike Iden has spent a lot of time at Union Pacific working on making locomotives more efficient as well as reducing their emissions, including developing new low-emission engines and redesigning containers to reduce drag.
by Marc Gunther
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The EPA's proposed new mileage standards for semi-trucks -- all the way up to 9 mpg -- would actually represent a huge leap forward for fuel efficiency and for the environment.
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Fiji Water, which ships its bottled water thousands of miles, has shut down its bottled water plant in Fiji over a tax hike that would have increased its payments to the government by 45 times.
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The head of the U.S.-based airline talks about the imperatives for greening the airline industry, Sir Richard's impact, and how algae-based fuels could be a game-changer for the industry's carbon footprint.
by Heather King
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The world's first hybrid electric tugboat, Foss Maritime's Carolyn Dorothy which plies Southern California's San Pedro Bay, emits 73 percent less soot, 51 percent fewer oxides of nitrogen and 27 percent less carbon dioxide than a standard tug of comparable size, according to a study by the University of California, Riverside.<br />
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Startup company Streetline has developed a way to help drivers reduce their endless circling for parking spaces and help cities bring in more revenue from parking meters.
by Marc Gunther
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Pharmaceutical distributor McKesson Corporation is using a new IBM program to look at where it can cut emissions and reduce costs in its supply chain.
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A new campaign from the automaker aims to enable sustainable innovation by repurposing the technology tools that Toyota has built into its vehicles.
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In what it is hailing as the largest commitment of its kind, GE will buy 25,000 electric vehicles over the next five years for its own fleet, as well as for customers in its fleet management business.
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Taking a counterintuitive approach to its business, Maersk has found that slower is a better business when it comes to shipping.
by Adam Aston
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Programs by Alcoa and Dow Chemical Company are among the 10 profiled by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy in a study of the successful use of social science in energy efficiency and conservation initiatives.
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Maersk Line has become the first in its industry to independently verify its carbon emissions vessel by vessel -- a move that enables customers to track the environmental data along with other performance information about shipping line.
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Amtrak, the government-owned passenger rail corporation in the U.S., has awarded Siemens a $466 million contract to build 70 electric locomotives with energy efficient features.
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The Obama administration today took the wraps off its proposed national standards to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel efficiency for heavy duty trucks and buses -- the first measures for such vehicles in the U.S.
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Some employees of the city of Gothenburg have cut their transportation emissions by up to two-thirds with a commuting tracking tool developed by Volvo IT.
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The arrival of the Nissan Leaf and the Chevy Volt in just a few months could become a watershed moment for the auto industry, as well as for the environmental movement. Unlike the Prius, the Leaf and Volt are not aimed at the early-adopter, eco-conscious, well-to-do niche buyers. They are being built for the mass market.
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by Marc Gunther
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Global postal operators cut emissions 7 percent last year, putting the sector on track to meet its 2020 climate goal of reducing its carbon footprint by 20 percent.
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Tough new U.S. rules governing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from large trucks and buses edged forward last week when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent draft proposals to the White House.
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Nearly half a million workers in the Peach State already telework occasionally, but the state's new weeklong celebration of remote work aims to add another quarter-million to the list, and save companies time and money to boot.
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The transport sector generates 13 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, but a new study suggests the industry is in the slow lane when it comes to dislosing their carbon footprints and setting plans to shrink them.
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The so-called "Bio-Bug" cruised the streets of Bristol using methane generated by the local sewage treatment facility. The waste from 70 homes can power the Bio-Bug for a year, according to Wessex Water and its subsidiary, GENeco.
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The U.S. auto market is about to be inundated with electrified vehicle options, but without widespread initiatives to educate drivers, the new wave of electrification could crash and burn before these cars get off the lot.
by Anna Clark