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Demand is growing for high-performance roof systems that meet standards for performance and longevity while also being energy efficient and sustainably constructed. Drew Ballensky lays out the details of next-generation roofs in Eco-Structure Magazine.
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TRX, Inc., a provider of transaction processing and data integration services to the travel industry, has launched a Carbon Emissions Model to provide corporations with empirical data detailing the impact of employee travel on the environment.
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By offering price breaks for oil use, energy generation by coal-fired power plants, and airlines, humans are in effect spending much-needed money on our own destruction, Lester R. Brown writes for the Earth Policy Institute.
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With a planned investment of $270 million in domestic wind farms and a new deal with French wind-power company Theolia, the GE's energy division makes a big move into alternative energy.
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With any product there is an inherent link between quality and price, writes Starbucks' Ben Packard. But by paying a higher price to ensure that products are ecologically sustainble, business leaders can positively affect every aspect of the supply chain -- from farming to processing to exporting.
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A study commissioned by computer hardware maker AMD calls for greater energy efficiency in the nation's data centers, which currently use 45 billion kilowatt hours of energy every year.
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Alain Belda told business leaders, scientists and government officials at the Beijing Leadership in Sustainability Forum that concerted action is necessary to stem the tide of global warming.
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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters tops the list again; Nike, Intel, IBM all make the top ten in the eighth annual corporate-responsibility review.
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Some of the world's largest corporations have adopted highly visible -- and ambitious -- sustainability strategies, even though the rewards of those strategies may take years to appear.
by Staff Writer
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Even as another Detroit automaker announced thousands of layoffs, a new survey found that a 'fuel-efficient vehicle gap' between Europe and the U.S. is hurting automakers and consumers, and that demand is high for gas-sipping cars.
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A new agreement between computer manufacturers and healthcare providers will make green computer and electronics products to hospitals.
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More 3,200 new buildings, including offices, homes, schools and hospitals, earned the government's award for superior energy efficiency and environmental performance.
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U.S. buildings consume more energy than cars and trucks, and release about a third of the country's greenhouse gases. Although green building technology offers countless solutions, will the market adopt the practices in time to stabilize the climate? Sally Deneen and Brian Howard report for E Magazine.
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The U.S. Green Building Council has begun the process to assess a product or building's environmental impact throughout its lifecycle -- from extracting the raw materials through disposal or recycling -- as part of the LEED certification process.
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The project, which aims to reducing emissions by 37 million pounds in 2007, is the equivalent of taking 3,600 cars off the road for a year.
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A new list cites the companies in energy, finance, insurance and retail that have done the least to address the risks posed by climate change.
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If cities choose to make all of their buildings, products and services environmentally friendly, the financial, environmental and health benefits would be staggering, writes Michelle Wyman.
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The European Commission says fines aren't sufficient incentive to stop green crimes, and proposes jail terms to help dissuade would-be polluters.
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Investors seeking companies working against global warming have a new guide that shows which companies most impact the climate, and which have already taken steps to meet the challenge.
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Farmers converting corn and soy lands to grasses and trees can double energy yields per acre while conserving resources and helping wildlife.
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Guest columnist Harry Moran addresses and debunks several persistent myths about socially responsible investment, including the belief that socially responsible portfolios must underperform and that socially conscious investors are anti-capitalist.
by Harry Moran
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The ground is shifting for manufacturers across all industries. A combination of consumer demand, government regulation and market competition are aligning to change how products reach the market, and upping the stakes for companies to stay ahead of the curve.
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A dozen companies have confirmed their commitment to go beyond corporate philanthropy to find sustainable models that are good for business as well as development
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The fight against global warming has changed the environmental movement forever, but it has also changed business forever, argues climate change guru Truman Semans.
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A group of renowned environmental experts will help develop goals to create buildings that generate as much energy as they use.