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As a handful of Japanese automakers offer market solutions allowing electric batteries to lend backup power to homes, the future of comprehensive vehicle-to-grid technologies remains years off.
by Adam Aston
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The EPA just set its first rules to regulate pollution from natural-gas fracking. Here's how all the debate and activity is already driving change for energy, manufacturing and transportation companies.
by Adam Aston
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Looking for shelter from a storm? Head to a green building. Greener buildings can be more resilient, according to a new study, which includes tips on how pros can make them even safer.
by Adam Aston
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At the GreenBiz Forum in New York City, the CEO of the world-leading sustainable manufacturer talks about how Interface continues to evolve and improve the sustainability of its products, and how its taking its products to the skies.
by Adam Aston
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The cosmetics giant's third sustainability report shows how it is trying to drive up its energy efficiency, improve resource optimization, and chop down its waste.
by Adam Aston
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The first class of 14 companies have signed up for the new WindMade label, making a big bet that shoppers will seek out products made in factories powered by wind energy.
by Adam Aston
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Tiffany & Co. chief Michael Kowalski explains how getting its supply chain under control helped the legendary jeweler's CEO steer clear of environmental troubles.
by Adam Aston
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Buried in its fourth-quarter earnings call, Cisco announced this week that it was pulling the plug on its Mediator software suite, following the lead Google and Microsoft as software companies bail out on the energy management space.
by Adam Aston
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Sixteen years after the launch of GM's OnStar, the technology is being put to use to give electric vehicles a shortcut to connect to smart grids -- and possibly a shortcut for utilities to bring the smart grid up to scale.
by Adam Aston
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IBM's pairing with The Cloisters Museum shows how cutting-edge technology can be put to use in making even ancient buildings smarter and more efficient.
by Adam Aston
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The resort-casino in Reno, Nev., has invested nearly $10 million in switching over to geothermal heating for its 2 million-square-foot complex -- and the ROI means they're looking to dig even deeper into renewable energy.
by Adam Aston
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UPS engineers have lowered fuel consumption of deliver vans by about 40 percent with a prototype vehicle made from rugged, lightweight ABS plastic.<br />
by Adam Aston
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To meet ambitious savings and conservation goals, PepsiCo explores ways to deeply reduce its use of water in operations with innovations that include tapping potatoes for their moisture at a Walkers Crisps plant in the UK and developing seeding technology for use in rice farms in India.
by Adam Aston
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Scott Wicker, the longtime VP of sustainability at United Parcel Service will today be promoted into the C-suite as the company's first Chief Sustainability Officer.
by Adam Aston
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From green buildings to e-waste, Martha Johnson regards greening the government's General Services Administration as a serious challenge that can help lead green practices elsewhere in the economy.
by Adam Aston
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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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Under a new SEC rule, a key deadline to file information on corporations' sources of "conflict minerals" used in electronics is fast approaching. Although industry is working with NGOs, governments and local miners to set up the necessary tracking rules, time may be too short to complete the work.
by Adam Aston