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New motors, installed in the main drive of the Propulsion Wind Tunnel facility at the U.S. Air Force's Arnold Engineering Development Center will provide increased performance efficiency and savings for future military and commercial test customers.
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Shell has widened its lead on arch-rival BP in the renewables sector with a £1 billion scheme to build a massive wind farm bringing sustainable energy to London.
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Two odd bedfellows, environmental groups and some of Canada's biggest greenhouse-gas polluters, have joined forces to say the country could produce enough renewable energy to match the electricity now coming from fossil fuels and nuclear power.
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A broad industry coalition of key hydrogen and fuel-cell bus users and suppliers is launching an initiative to develop, deploy, and commercialize clean, fuel cell, and hydrogen-powered drive systems for transit.
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A new landmark research report outlines what would be required to move solar energy beyond a small, niche market into a thriving industry able to contribute significantly to America’s energy and national security needs.
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A growing number of businesses are finding that they can cut emissions and enhance the bottom line at the same time. Many are pursuing much more ambitious greenhouse-gas reduction programs than the voluntary goals that the Bush administration favors.
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Corporate members of the World Resources Institute's Green Power Market Development Group are buying renewable-energy certificates in record amounts, the nonprofit reports.
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Global warming poses a major potential downside for many publicly traded companies, and federal regulators should hold them to tighter disclosure standards, say the managers of more than $1 trillion in assets.
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When it comes to materials use, Hewlett-Packard's philosophy is often 'less is more.' In this excerpt, HP consultant David Hudson and environmental manager Lynelle Preston detail four dematerialization initiatives that have helped the company pad the bottom line while boosting the environmental performance of its products.
by Emily Rabin
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The nonprofit Center for Resource Solutions has launched an initiative to place Green-e logo on U.S. consumer products.
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When it comes to the success or failure of green power marketing, is the glass half empty or half full? According to columnist Clint Wilder, it depends on the size of the glass you're looking at.
by Emily Rabin
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Tama Zoological Park in the western Tokyo suburb of Hino recently adopted a plan to recycle the dung in the form of biomass energy to cut disposal costs and save on the use of fossil fuels.
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With energy efficiency, U.S. manufacturers can boost competitiveness and protect themselves from fuel supply problems, says a new report, which provides guidance to plant managers and energy program officials who promote energy efficiency measures to add to bottom-line business performance.
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The California Energy Commission has adopted new standards for energy efficiency in residential and nonresidential building construction. The new rules will cut the state's peak energy use by more than 180 megawatts annually.
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The lesson is simple for companies that want workers who work longer hours but consider themselves happier -- let staff work from home.
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Since installing solar thermal panels on the roof of his Beach Solar Laundromat, owner Alex Winch says his revenues have nearly doubled.
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Kinko's has announced substantial new green power and green tag agreements that raise the company's estimated annual renewable power purchases nearly 80% to more than 27 million kWh in 18 states.
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Johnson & Johnson, an icon of American corporate culture, is showing a growing interest in a technology once associated with backwoods cabins and pocket calculators. Like a number of other large companies, Johnson & Johnson has begun to generate its own power from the sun.
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The textile screenprinter has installed the largest solar tracking array in the county at its Burlington, N.C., facility.
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An international team of partners today launched an initiative to explore and support the use of clean, renewable, and greenhouse gas-friendly biogas in the world’s biggest and most polluted transportation marketplace.
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New York City officials have announced a sustainable building design competition to showcase how green building principles can be incorporated into existing and new building stock.
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An inside perspective on the 2003 SolWest Renewable Energy Fair. By Jeff Cole
by Emily Rabin
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Bring on the carbon tax, says New Zealand-based investment company Infratil.
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Some San Diego-area growers are managing their energy costs by harnessing sunlight.
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The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved a $16.3 million energy-efficiency pilot project designed to increase electric reliability by reducing peak energy demand for both residential and business customers.