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Central Hudson Gas & Electric's two-year plan includes building microgrids and increasing community solar.
by Elisa Wood
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How can one find an energy strategy that can be applied to a diverse group of buildings? AT&T and Rocky Mountain institute's Portfolio Challenge are teaming up to show buildng owners that applying energy retrofits at scale can save money and make an impact.
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Pollution prevention is one of the most solidly established green manufacturing practices in existence -- but has only been narrowly adopted to its full extent. Here's what you need to know to make P2 work for you.
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What do Northern California's Bay Bridge, a huge soccer stadium being built in Brazil and some of the most popular films and video games produced by Lucasfilm have in common? Technology that Autodesk believes can help change the world for the better.<br />
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The $14 billion manufacturing giant shares some of its secrets for integrating sustainability into product design, and explains how companies can set their own innovation goals and ramp up their green design processes.
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Cutting energy use across the enterprise can be so simple, and so cost-effective that it's astounding there is still any of this low-hanging fruit waiting to be plucked. Here are eight case studies showing what's possible.
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The cereal company has used its years of cost-based efficiency as it develops its sustainability focus.
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Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd., the world's third-largest independent Coke bottler, and the largest plastics recycler in Europe are teaming up to build a U.K. facility that's expected to more than double the country's production of high-grade recycled plastic, material suitable for beverage and food packaging.
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The notion of factories without Dumpsters isn't new, but in recent years a number of companies across industries have put "zero waste" squarely in their sights.
by Joel Makower
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Using paint sludge to make engine-shipping containers and turning cardboard into car roof interiors are just a couple of the ways General Motors recycles or reuses the majority of the waste its plants churn out.
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Herman Miller Inc. and its Nemschoff, Brandrud and Herman Miller Healthcare subsidiaries are introducing their latest green designs in hospital furnishings for patient, visitor and exam rooms.
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ULC Standards, part of the Underwriters Laboratories family of companies, has acquired the managers of Canada's EcoLogo program in a move that will expand both group's reach in the universe of green certifications.
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Last year, Ford cut its new vehicles' carbon dioxide emissions by 12 percent, slightly improved fleet fuel economy, exceeded its water and landfill waste goals, saved $15 million with energy efficiency efforts and increased its use of recycled, renewable and lightweight materials.
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Philips, Osram Sylvania, and GlacialTech Inc. are among the firms recently introducing products for an LED market that's expected soar in the next decade. New research forecasts that LEDs will account for almost half of a $4.4 billion market for lamps in the commercial, industrial and outdoor stationary sectors by 2020 -- and the rivalry is heating up among lighting companies trying capture the lion's share of the business.
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The beverage company has teamed up with Waste Management to launch a multi-year partnership to roll out thousands of reverse vending machines that make it easy for individuals to recycle containers for rewards.
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Claiming carbon neutrality, 100 percent recycled content, a Cradle to Cradle certification, and manufactured using 100 percent renewable energy, the new Satino Black may be marking new territory for green consumer products.
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Speakers at last week's Turning the Tide conference in San Francisco highlighted how radical transparency and disruptive innovation are working to transform everything from medicine to buildings.
by Kathy Brozek
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Nike has brought its footprint for greenhouse gas emissions back to 2007 levels and reports progress in other climate and energy areas, but has revisited its carbon neutrality goals and no longer purchases carbon offsets, the firm says in its latest corporate responsibility report.<br />
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Cree Inc., Dow Chemical Company, GE, CalStar Products and Serious Materials are among the more than 100 firms receiving $2.3 billion in tax credits for cleantech manufacturing that's expected to create thousands of U.S. jobs while producing advanced technology and equipment to generate, efficiently use and manage energy.
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The Ionator Exp, a hand-held device that turns tap water into a chemical-free cleaning agent, has the become the newest green weapon against germs in the workplace for facilities services company UGL Unicco.
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Dual-flush toilets, the water-saving commodes that typically offer users a choice of a 1.6-gallon or a .8-gallon burst to dispose of waste, can be confusing -- but it doesn't have to be that way, according to the plumbing technology experts at Geberit North America.<br />
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As we view the whatever-it's-called decade in the rearview mirror, it's tempting to assess what's transpired since the good old days of Y2K to see how far we've come — and how far we haven't.
by Joel Makower
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That's Muhtar Kent, the CEO of Coca-Cola, on the right. On the left is a polar bear. I caught up with Muhtar Kent at COP15, where he was one of a few Fortune 500 CEOs to show up in an effort to influence the climate talks.
by Marc Gunther
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(Episode 100): Coca-Cola Company CEO Muhtar Kent, one of a scant number of Fortune 500 chief execs to make it to COP15, tells GreenBiz.com Senior Writer Marc Gunther what compelled the company to have a strong presence at the climate conference.
by Marc Gunther