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No offense to those working hard to bring wind, solar or geothermal energy to scale, or to people who are jazzed about energy efficiency, but Marc Gunther is going to end his blogging for 2009 by saying that he is really excited about electric cars.
by Marc Gunther
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From now until 2012, Ford will introduce a range of electric vehicles, from continuing its work with hybrids to releasing plug-in and battery electric vehicles.<br />
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Better Place CEO Shai Agassi is aiming high in his goals to bring affordable, zero-emission, plug-in electric vehicles to the masses; although skeptics think it's more talk than action, there seems to be plenty of action taking place.
by Marc Gunther
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Business leaders taking part in the first half of the climate conference know they can take practical steps that deliver emissions much more rapidly than broad targets set by policy makers.
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A new ICT Sustainability Index released by IDC ranks the G20 countries on how well they've incorporated technologies from smart grid to teleworking that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 5.8 gigatons by 2020.
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The other day, I took a spin around your nation’s capital in what is being touted as the first affordable electric car that will find its way onto America’s roads: It’s the Coda.
by Marc Gunther
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Soupy Sales once challenged the kids who watched his TV show to "show me a pink car and I'll show you a pink carnation." The challenge at the recent LA Auto Show was to size up the right green car for my family amid a range of choices.<br />
by John Davies
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A focused effort on making its distribution network more efficient has allowed Kraft Foods to save more than 50 million miles since 2005.
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A new study measures the sustainable performance of worldwide auto manufacturers from 1999 to 2007, comparing resource use efficiency of production for factors such as emissions, work accidents, waste generation and water use.
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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.
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For 50 years, long haul tractor-trailer designs have remained fundamentally unchanged, but the time is ripe for their transformation. Their size, speed and poor aerodynamics make them laden with "low-hanging fruit" in terms of cost-effective efficiency and retro?tting opportunities.
by Rebecca Cole
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A firm that converts raw sewage into biodegradable plastic and another that turns recycled PET plastic into roof tiles are among the six early stage startups that have won the California competition of the Cleantech Open.
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Green Cities California, the collaborative of 10 cities and counties acknowledged as sustainability leaders, launches a website today that's to serve as a resource for other communities striving to go green.
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A million-dollar research project just announced aims to bring computing power to bear on every aspect of airport operations, with the goal of cutting waste and pollution while reducing delays and speeding baggage handling.
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An Arizona company began operating today what it is calling the nation's second carbon neutral taxicab service.
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Tools, trainings and best practices for changing driver behavior and maximizing fleet performance are among the offerings the Environmental Defense Fund unveiled at the launch of the 2009 Green Fleets Conference today.
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The U.S. Postal Service unveiled goals to significantly curb its emissions and petroleum use Thursday, a week after President Barack Obama ordered federal agencies to set create action plans to reduce their environmental impacts.
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A program that reduces the number of shipping trailers that travel empty on return routes has saved Macy's thousands of dollars while also cutting diesel fuel consumption and related greenhouse gas emissions.
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The company also launched a new contract service to calculate the carbon footprint of individual customers' shipping activities.
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The Clean Trucks Program at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles has succeeded in getting more than 2,000 dirty rigs off the road in its first year. The program has also added more than 5,500 clean trucks, helping the ports cut truck emissions by nearly 70 percent.
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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.
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With their neck-and-neck scores in Newsweek's new green rankings, the two shipping companies' ongoing rivalry continues to heat up.
by Marc Gunther
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The global airline industry is committed to cutting its emissions in half by 2050, compared to 2005. The announcement comes as the industry joins climate change talks in New York, requesting that aviation emissions be regulated as a global sector, not by country.
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Participants also enjoyed a 16 percent improvement in the miles per gallon achieved, as well as an average 16 percent decline in greenhouse gas emissions, the company announced the day before President Obama outlined new vehicle fuel efficiency standards to go into effect in 2016.
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What concrete actions are firms taking to tackle climate change in 2009? The CEO of the Carbon Disclosure Project offers the first in a series of sneak peeks at the forthcoming annual report.