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The two companies are making headlines this week for their efforts to improve fuel efficiency and the bottom lines.
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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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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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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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A just-completed test of new technology for smoother landings could play a big role in cutting the industry's carbon footprint.
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In a bid to encourage more environmentally friendly travel and bolster its coffers, Germany will reportedly begin charging airline passengers up to 26 euros ($33) for flights taking off in the country.
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A month after the federal government finalized fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards for passenger and light-duty vehicles, President Barack Obama announced plans to set 2025 rules and create first-ever standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks.
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BP, Caterpillar and ConocoPhilliips will not renew their memberships in the U.S. Climate Action Partnership, choosing instead to devote resources to furthering their business interests through friendlier climate legislation or new product development.
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The company also launched a new contract service to calculate the carbon footprint of individual customers' shipping activities.
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The methanol fuel cells will power material handling equipment called tugs, used to move vehicle parts around its Smyrna, Tenn., facility. The move will help the company avoid about 300 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year.
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While some have trouble imagining what the worst impacts of climate change will look like, the effects are apparent today and projected to get dramatically worse if nothing is done to rein in greenhouse gas emissions. For the business community, this means shipping delays, more insured losses, constrained energy supplies and a decline in some tourism-based activities.
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The international aviation industry has committed to “carbon neutral growth” by 2020, meaning the sector would grow without increasing its carbon footprint. A new proposal given to U.N. negotiators for consideration, however, offers the climate neutral growth target, plus others that are more ambitious.
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President Barack Obama puts to rest today a long-running feud between the auto industry, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and more than a dozen states over the right to regulate vehicle tailpipe emissions.
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FedEx wants a third of its jet fuel to come from biofuels by 2030, the company’s chief executive said Wednesday in a speech delivered during a U.S. Chamber of Commerce event.
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International aviation trade groups today called for the widespread adoption of Performance-based Navigation (PBN) to trim trip length, fuel and greenhouse gas emissions.
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Just 10 percent of businesses are managing the greenhouse gas emissions in their supply chains, with more than a third having no clue about the size of their supply chain carbon footprint, according to new survey.
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Air France/KLM, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Virgina Atlantic and airport operator BAA have created the Aviation Global Deal (AGD) Group to lobby for a sectoral approach to climate change that reduces emissions while satisfying its own set of key principles.
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New technologies and governmental pressure to reduce environmental impact have created a range of options for consumers looking to curb gas consumption.
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Cars built by the Big Three automakers gave off 230 million metric tons of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide in the United States in a year, more than the biggest U.S. electric utility, environmental researchers say.
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U.S. automakers say they will double production of flexible-fuel vehicles by 2010, adding vehicles capable of running on ethanol blends and other biofuels and reducing dependence upon foreign oil.
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The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are set to announce what a top official described as radical new environmental policies that could change the way America's ports operate.
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Mitsubishi Motors Corp. has jointly developed a car interior material made of plant-derived plastic capable of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by more than 50% over the lifecycle of the automobile interior.
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Diesel-electric hybrid buses could account for half the buses run by U.S. transit agencies in three to five years, up from about 10% today, say DaimlerChrysler AG executives.
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Nissan Motor Co. is upgrading the automobile painting line at its Kyushu Plant. The new painting system reduces the use of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by about 40% over the previous system.