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Southern California Edison found that random charge start times for electric vehicles has averted power demand spikes.
by Jesse Berst
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The latest weekly roundup of green news tracks efforts to build green into the budget, the benefits to green communications, and much more.
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To spur electric car sales, BMW and Fiat give customers free access to conventional gas-powered cars when they need them for long trips.
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Fedex used its own twist on the old environmentalist's maxim of "reduce, reuse, recyle" en route to slashing its aircraft emissions 14 percent and notching other achievements in sustainability.
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A legal settlement that brings more than $100 million in investment to California’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure has become a big mess, with Ecotality suing to prevent what it calls a monopoly by its rival NRG. Who will win -- and who stands to lose?
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At VERGE London, speakers discussed how the convergence of energy, information, transportation and building technologies is impacting cars, buildings, cities, energy and more. Check out the Twitter chatter from attendees during the event.
by Jennifer Kho
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A top Nike official says the signals for greater sustainability are getting "louder and louder" across the company's supply chain and the industry as a whole.
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A new trade group aims to reduce environmental damage from rare earth materials, but it likely won't increase the supply of the minerals -- which cleantech and IT firms depend on -- or check soaring prices.
by James Murray
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The automaker has announced an audacious plan to funnel two-thirds of its investments for the next five years into an 'ecological restructuring,' resulting in ever-cleaner vehicles.
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Recent advances in materials design -- partly inspired by the evolution of the human body -- make possible passenger vehicles that get 240 miles per gallon. Here are three steps that the industry can take for a smoother transition to the low-carbon economy.
by Greg Rucks
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Walmart in particular marks a big leap forward, coming up from 15th place three months ago to land in third place. Generating green power on-site -- where Walmart is the second-biggest green power creator -- is what helped move the retailer up.
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By all accounts, the electric vehicle industry appears to be a market on the brink of mainstream adoption, yet they're still falling short of expectations. What's the missing element?
by Kit Hagen
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While national governments are struggling with economic and policy gridlocks, cities are become the proving ground for green technologies, and fertile territory for the burgeoning green economy.
by Joel Makower
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As part of its CSR initiatives, SAP has partnered with PlaNet Finance to help fund, and make more efficient, the work of rural shea harvesters in Africa -- improving lives and helping to improve the environment in one fell swoop.
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The 2012 North American International Auto Show this year showcased not just a diverse portfolio of cars built for sustainable mobility, but also new ways of thinking about transportion and product development.
by Adam Happel
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The company's CEO is leading a drive to convince businesses and individuals that solar energy makes sense -- today.
by Marc Gunther
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While American media and pundits are bemoaning our inability to create any jobs or compete on green technologies, Asian countries are putting to work -- with great results -- the same ideas that have been killed in US political skirmishes.
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As more and more companies realize significant energy savings from submetering their buildings, it's worth look at how the technology can spur simple, no-cost changes that tie into your energy and facility management tools.
by Paul Baier
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The Pew Center on Global Climate Change takes a look at the seven keys to low-carbon innovation and how four companies -- HP, Daimler, JCI and Alstom -- are using them to unlock growth opportunities.
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A new report from BSR and CTIA, the wireless industry lobbying group, touts the benefits of wireless technologies for saving billions of dollars on costs and emissions in the coming years, particularly in logistics, farming and smart grids.
by Derek Top
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General Electric and Inovateus Solar are working together to offer solar-powered carports equipped with charging stations for electric cars -- a concept that enables large-scale EV charging in commercial and corporate parking lots without a huge draw on the grid.
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Johnson Controls' plan to build a $100M factory for stop-start auto batteries and a new natural gas-powered turbine from GE hold promise for energy efficient and emissions-busting power solutions.
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From bring corporate tax dollars back to the U.S. to shoring up our crumbling infrastructure, ideas like Connecticut's Green Bank are starting to gain traction in Washington -- and not a moment too soon.
by Ron Pernick
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The annual Green Scissors reports brings environmental and conservative groups together to identify wasteful government spending that pollutes the environment and encourages fossil fuel use.
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Johnson Controls Inc. opens a supersized hub for developing advanced batteries, the technology at the heart of hybrid electric and plug-in vehicles.