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Logistics company DHL announced that it would offer its new carbon-neutral shipping service to all attendees at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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A partnership announced today between Sam's Club, Kärcher USA, and TerraPass aims to include for the first time the cost of offsetting carbon emissions with the purchase of a retail product.
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The UK-based retail chain Tesco announced plans to build a $13 million solar installation on five-building, 820,400-square-foot distribution center in Riverside.
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Collaborative initiatives bring together companies, investors, and activists to address issues such as online freedom of expression, climate change, and labor rights in the global supply chain, writes SocialFunds.com's Bill Baue.
by Bill Baue
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A group of ten major corporations has formed a partnership with four leading environmental groups to seek a U.S. cap on greenhouse gas emissions along with a reduction of up to 15 percent within 15 years.
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Only one in four U.S. voters believes the nation is doing enough to promote and utilize alternative or 'green' technologies to reduce our nation's reliance on foreign energy sources, according to a new poll by Zogby International and TechNet's Green Tech Task Force.
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Lack of incentive and leadership from bosses is causing UK employees to leave their environmental conscience at home, leading to higher energy bills and emissions by companies, according to independent research commissioned by Logicalis.
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Gary Lunn, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, and John Baird, its Minister of the Environment, have announced the ecoEnergy Technology Initiative, a $230 million (Can.) investment in the research, development, and demonstration of clean-energy technologies. <br>
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AES Corp. and GE Energy Financial Services say they plan to create a partnership to develop greenhouse gas emission reduction projects in the United States.
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A group of large companies meeting here last week has formed a new group aimed at developing an effective global climate protection policy for the period following the expiration of the Kyoto Protocol in 2013.
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Two thousand seven is barely a fortnight old, but it's already shaping up to be the year that climate change action reaches a tipping point. The signs seem to be everywhere, says Joel Makower.
by Joel Makower
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U.K. retail giant Marks & Spencer has announced 'Plan A,' a businesswide £200m 'eco-plan' which will have an impact on every part of M&S' operations over the next five years.
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Against a background of significant growth in air travel and aviation markets, and as a result of increasing awareness on the part of governments and the public with regard to climate change and its possible consequences, pressure is being placed on the aviation industry, and airlines in particular, to reduce aviation carbon emissions, writes industry consultant David Hodgkinson.
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When discussing solutions to our energy problems, most people use the terms 'efficiency' and 'conservation' interchangeably, says Paul Grover. When we understand how they are different, solutions to our energy and environmental problems become much clearer and can have greater impact.
by Paul Grover
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Health care giant Abbott is the first company to sign on to PHH GreenFleet, designed to improve vehicle efficiency and reduce fuel consumption among commercial fleets.
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Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business has added a 'Sustainable Technology' award to its 2006 Annual McGinnis Venture Competition thanks to a special grant from the Foundation for a Sustainable Future. <br>
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Ted Turner says he will launch a new business venture to provide clean power solutions. Turner plans to partner with Dome-Tech Solar, a leading solar energy developer, based in Branchburg, New Jersey to create DT Solar, a Turner renewable energy company.
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Dell Computer has announced a global carbon-neutral initiative that plants trees for customers to offset the carbon impact of electricity required to power their systems.
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Meeting Strategies Worldwide has launched the MeetGreen Calculator, a gauge for environmentally friendly meetings.
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Engineers at UC San Diego have synthesized a long-sought semiconducting material that may pave the way for an inexpensive new kind of light emitting diode that could compete with today's widely used gallium nitride LEDs, according to a new paper in the journal Nano Letters.
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With new clean diesel heavy- duty engines set to roll off of assembly lines nationwide this year, the diesel industry says it has met the technological and regulatory challenges of manufacturing trucks that produce up to 90 percent fewer emissions than the previous generation of diesels, helping to usher in a new era of clean air progress.
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This weekend, GE participated in General Motors' unveiling of its newest concept vehicle, the Chevrolet Volt, here at the North American International Auto Show. The Volt’s E-Flex flexible propulsion system offers a global blended range of transportation energy solutions to regional energy issues and driving behavior. <br>
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The old story says we have to depend on big corporations, writes Ethan Miller. The new story tells us we can earn a livelihood, gain freedom, and build community through cooperation.
by Ethan Miller
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Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has teamed up with Joseph Gallo Farms and Microgy, Inc., to provide clean, renewable manure digester biogas to power the Governor's 'Leading the Green Dream' Inaugural Celebration at the State Capitol.