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Architects, builders and others are encouraged to enter their designs that minimize waste and encourage reuse of resources.
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A new program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management will focus on experimental curricula to teach business leaders ways to counter global warming.
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The supermarket chain becomes the first retailer and grocer to join California's Climate Action Registry.
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For the first time ever, a corporation -- rather than the government -- has topped the EPA's list of green power purchasers.
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New rules adopted by the California Public Utilities Commission will make sure the state's energy comes only from less-polluting sources.
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Two major financial institutions have independently released reports urging companies to plan for global warming or suffer serious consequences.
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The program at New Resource Bank will discount loans for green projects, saving thousands of dollars and encouraging innovative and sustainable building.
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Researchers found that more than half of S&P 500 companies either don't have or won't release their strategies to deal with risks arising from global warming.
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Brad Allenby writes that the biggest threat to progress in societies across the globe may be the fact that our institutions can't embrace and constructively shape new technologies as they're adopted by the people.
by Brad Allenby
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The company's 'Sustainability 360' project promotes eco-friendly expansion around the globe, and fine-tuning business practices in the U.S. to reduce the chain's environmental footprint.
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The sustainability practices examined on 100 leading colleges and universites found room for improvement in energy use, buildings, food and investments.
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Jon Anda, Vice Chairman at Morgan Stanley, plans to serve as president of a new organization that will enlist the financial community in finding market solutions to environmental crises.
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The investment giant announced an ambitious series of environmental goals, and found them directly in line with its primary goal of making money, Christopher Wright reports for the Ecosystem Marketplace.
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The world's largest construction market, facing a looming energy shortage, has embraced green designs for both new buildings and retrofitting older structures.
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Less than half of the world's electric generators respond to requests for information on emissions; the industry's lack of preparedness may affect companies' future earnings.
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Creating a recycling program at the office, setting the library computers to default to two-sided printing, and changing the lighting in campus buildings to be Energy Star compliant are all ideas that can positively impact the environment.
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Vattenfall AB, Alcan Inc., Duke Energy Corporation and the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) will work with other leading industries and financial institutions to accelerate the evolution of carbon trading as one of the key components to addressing climate change.
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Venture capital and private equity investments in clean energy companies saw a huge leap in 2006, increasing by 167% from $2.7bn to $7.1bn. The increase was driven by a surge in money flowing into the U.S. biofuels sector. Solar, wind and other low carbon sectors such as energy efficiency, smart distribution and carbon markets, also saw significant rises.
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Global mutual fund Portfolio 21 has named its Top 10 financial performers among companies implementing environmental business strategies.
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Industrial and farm waste soon may supply electricity for thousands of people because of an economic development collaboration of experts from Purdue University, industry, and city and county governments.
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The National Automobile Dealers Association says it will join the Energy Star Challenge to challenge its 20,000 member dealerships to reduce energy use at more than 43,000 facilities nationwide by 10 percent or more.
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HP recycled more than 164 million pounds (74 million kilograms) of hardware and HP print cartridges globally in its 2006 fiscal year -- an increase of 16 percent over the previous year and the equivalent weight of more than 600 jumbo jet airliners.
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Low Carbon, low waste, green transportation and high re-use of materials during construction are at the forefront of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) strategy to ensure that the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games are both built and remembered as the 'greenest Games in modern times.'
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Wind power generating capacity increased by 27 percent in 2006 and is expected to increase an additional 26 percent in 2007, proving wind is now a mainstream option for new power generation, according to a market forecast released today by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA).
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Caterpillar Inc. Chairman and CEO Jim Owens joined a diverse group of businesses and environmental organizations to call on U.S. policymakers to establish a mandatory emissions reduction program to address climate change.