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Air emissions have been on the decline for the electric power company since 1990, a time period during which its generation fleet has grown 249 percent.
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The software maker also shrank its carbon footprint by improving the energy efficiency of its buildings and data centers, but an uptick in business growth means SAP is keeping a wary eye on its business travel.
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Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and Exelon are the nation's fifth and 35th largest power producers yet they boast the lowest carbon dioxide emissions rates of the top 100 electric utilities in the U.S., a new report shows. On the other end of the spectrum is Big Rivers Electric, the Kentucky-based cooperative that is the nation's 79th largest power producer but holds the highest CO2 emissions ranking.
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Carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels will soar 43 percent by 2035 globally if worldwide efforts to address climate change fail, driven by increasing coal consumption in developing countries.
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Queen Elizabeth II announced a bill to boost energy efficiency in the U.K.'s businesses and homes on Tuesday, while also increasing its share of renewable energy. Meanwhile, a new report suggests the U.K. will miss its 2020 climate goals as skepticism inches higher.
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In what may be a first, the U.S. Green Building Council granted LEED-NC Gold certification to a project that used carbon offsets, rather than RECs, to earn green power points.
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The League of Conservation Voters highly praised U.S. President Barack Obama for superlative work to foster clean energy and curb climate change during his first year in office -- and then gave the nation's chief executive a B+ for his efforts.
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The analysis of 270 climate and energy policies at the regional, state and national level finds that investors in firms in a number of countries are at moderate risk from climate change, while only investments in Italy pose the highest risk to date.
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A new Climate Group report predicts that scaling up energy efficiency, renewable energy and deforestation prevention can deliver 70 percent of the global greenhouse gas emissions cuts needed by 2020.
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Waste Management already generates renewable energy by incinerating trash and converting methane from its miles of landfills. Now the company is wading into a new venture that can turn garbage into synthetic gas for heating, ethanol or electricity.
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Three more companies have joined the BICEP (Business for Innovative Climate and Energy Policy) coalition of companies advocating for stronger climate and energy legislation in the United States.
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Renewable energy from non-hydroelectric sources increased more than 17 percent in 2008 compared to the year before even as generation from coal and fossil fuels declined, according to new figures released this week by the Energy Information Administration.
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Legislation that puts a cap on greenhouse gas pollution will spur job expansion in a dozen manufacturing states in the U.S., according to the Environmental Defense Fund.
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Dell has partnered with a local utility to supply its Oklahoma City campus with 100 percent wind power. Meanwhile, PG&E announced plans to develop 500 megawatts of solar power over the next five years.
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The new project announced by ITC Holdings represents a $10 billion investment in the type of energy infrastructure needed to bring renewable energy from wind-rich but low-population areas to major Midwest cities like Chicago and Minneapolis.
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In a boon to the U.S. biofuel industry, the Environmental Protection Agency declined to reduce the 9 billion gallons of ethanol that will enter the gasoline supply this year. Opponents worry about the economic and environmental impacts.
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China gets a bad rap for its environmental record, growing greenhouse gas emissions and coal-dependent energy portfolio. But there are glimmers of hope beneath China's smog-choked skies, according to a new report.
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The company has developed a way to let its customers choose which types of offset programs they purchase; CEO says the move is a sign of a growing, more stable carbon market.
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Pacific Gas & Electric has diversified its renewable energy interests with a project using methane from cow manure to provide power.
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The web-based Climate Neutral Network offers cities, countries, business and organizations throughout the world a forum for sharing their experiences cutting greenhouse gas emissions and learning from one another.
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Green-e, which touts itself as the country's first certification program for carbon offsets, will launch a program next week to ensure that the products sold to offset activities such as flying or driving have been verified at each step.
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The Lone Star state's clean-energy future got a little brighter last week with a $6 million initiative launched by the Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation.
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Under the newly released proposals, European countries will aim for a 20 percent reduction in their emissions by 2020, using carbon credit trading, automotive emissions limits, renewable energy and energy-efficient heating and cooling as key strategies.
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At the Detroit Motor Show, General Motors announced a partnership with Coskata to commercialize its process for creating low-cost ethanol from a wide range of feedstocks, including biomass, municipal solid waste, wood chips, even used car tires.
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A Colorado-based group of climate experts unveiled a sweeping plan for the next president that calls for ambitious moves, such as virtually eliminating oil imports by mid-century and raising fuel economy rates to 50 miles per gallon by 2020.