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VC investment in green technologies totaled $4.85 billion in 356 deals in 2009, down from 2008's $7.6 billion, though the number of deals in 2009 exceeded the previous year.
December 31, 2009 by GreenBiz Editors
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The landmark memorandum of understanding identified a variety of projects that can help the dairy industry achieve those greenhouse gas reduction goals and increase its financial and environmental sustainability.
December 22, 2009 by GreenBiz Editors
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Everybody’s got one, but some years even our loved ones — not to mention our bosses — fail to ask. But we did.
December 22, 2009 by GreenBiz Editors
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Work is set to begin in the new year on the 48-megawatt expansion of Sempra Generation’s 10-megawatt El Dorado site in Nevada with the approval last week of the Pacific Gas and Electric’s plan to purchase power the new facility.
December 21, 2009 by GreenBiz Editors
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Independent power producer Caithness Energy has awarded GE a $1.4 billion contract for 338 of the company’s most advanced wind turbines to build a 845-megawatt wind farm in Oregon -- a size that outstrips all others currently operating worldwide. <br />
December 11, 2009 by GreenBiz Editors
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With an annual increase of 2.4 percent per year, jobs in a wide number of green areas have far outpaced employment rates in other industries, according to a new study by Next 10.
December 10, 2009 by GreenBiz Editors
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The Coca-Cola Company has pledged to replace all its vending machines using hydrofluorocarbons with coolers that employ more environmentally friendly refrigerants by 2015, the beverage firm and Greenpeace said.
December 4, 2009 by GreenBiz Editors
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Sixty-one percent of small and medium enterprises say the recession has had no impact on their environmental policies, while the balance are divided on whether the downturn has hobbled or spurred their green plans, a new UK survey reports.
November 30, 2009 by GreenBiz Editors
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The banking giant's new commercial banking group focused on clean technology firms will add to the $600 million the company has already dedicated to the market.
November 20, 2009 by GreenBiz Editors
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In releasing its first-ever sustainability data, the U.S. Postal Service shows that it has cut total energy use by 9 percent in the past three years, while making strides in e-waste recycling and energy intensity.
November 19, 2009 by GreenBiz Editors
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Climate Counts has compiled its third scorecard rating 90 major corporations on their efforts to measure and reduce their climate impact, support or oppose climate legislation and disclose their actions. Nike retained the top score for the second year in a row as some companies that previously had low scores shot up in the rankings.
November 18, 2009 by GreenBiz Editors
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The International Energy Agency on Tuesday called on world leaders to strike a deal to address climate change, warning that the current business-as-usual scenario is unsustainable and will lead to skyrocketing energy demand, price spikes and up to a 6 degree temperature rise.
November 11, 2009 by GreenBiz Editors
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A slew of new renewable energy and energy efficiency projects funded by the Department of Energy in the past week adds another $531 million to the stimulus funds already handed out this year.
November 4, 2009 by GreenBiz Editors
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Fuel efficiency and environmental concerns are expected to carry increasing weight in fleet purchasing decisions over the next decade, according to a new study, edging out the importance of brand value.
October 28, 2009 by GreenBiz Editors
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The Green Confidence Index launched today by GreenBiz.com, Earthsense and Survey Sampling International offers a monthly snapshot of how mainstream American consumers think about green goods and the companies that make them.
October 27, 2009 by GreenBiz Editors
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The Obama Administration has called on the United States’ 1.8 million civilian workers and members of the military to help carry out the president’s federal sustainability drive by participating in a brainstorming effort that’s intended to cull the best ideas on how to green the government. <br />
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October 26, 2009 by GreenBiz Editors
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Between fiscal years 2007 and 2009, P&G reduced its waste disposal by 30 percent, energy use by 11 percent, greenhouse gas emissions by 10 percent, and water consumption by 13 percent, according to its latest sustainability report titled, "Designed to Matter."
October 19, 2009 by GreenBiz Editors
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At least 30,383 jobs have been created directly or saved by contractors receiving money from the U.S. government's stimulus program, according to new reports.
October 15, 2009 by GreenBiz Editors
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Utility company <a href='http://www.nationalgridus.com/'>National Grid</a> began sending energy report cards to 50,000 of its Boston area customers this week, hoping their ability to compare consumption with their peers will drive down energy use.
October 9, 2009 by GreenBiz Editors
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Federal agencies must set 2020 greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals within 90 days and devise a string of action plans to size up and soften their environmental impacts, President Barack Obama ordered this week.
October 7, 2009 by GreenBiz Editors
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Fuel switching and a shift to renewable energy allowed health care company Abbott to cut its coal and oil consumption by 15 percent last year across its global operations, relative to 2006 levels. When normalized against sales, which have grown since 2006, the decline in the company’s coal and oil use is even greater: a 35 percent reduction.
October 2, 2009 by GreenBiz Editors
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"Green-Collar Jobs: Realizing the Promise," a new study from the Sightline Insitute, takes a close look at how stimulus funding and green collar jobs are already benefiting the Pacific Northwest -- and how those successes can be spread.
October 2, 2009 by GreenBiz Editors
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State regulators have approved plans by Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison, San Diego Gas & Electric, and Southern California Gas to provide $3.1 billion in rebates, retrofits and other efficiency programs over the next three years.
September 29, 2009 by GreenBiz Editors
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Through a congestion charge levied on drivers in Stockholm, Sweden, IBM has managed to cut traffic by 18 percent, reduce emissions by more than 14 percent, and generate the equivalent of US$84 million in infrastructure revenue every year.
September 23, 2009 by GreenBiz Editors
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Using personalized profiles on software developed by IBM and Consert, a smart grid pilot project allowed businesses and residences cut energy use by anywhere from 15 to 40 percent; IBM also announced a plan to make a 60,000-resident Iowa city into a 'smarter city.'
September 22, 2009 by GreenBiz Editors