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The health risks of mold in buildings make scientists nervous -- but not because they think mold is toxic. By David Kozlowski
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A new report from the Pew Center on Global Climate Change aims to help policy-makers better understand the patterns of capital investment and the factors that affect these patterns.
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An ever-growing human demand on water for irrigation, industry, and municipal use is radically diminishing and damaging natural habitats, reports the January/February edition of World Watch magazine.
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The new public library here is bursting with green technology that fans in fresh air and floods the reading areas in natural light, while saving the city money on utility bills.
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Fluorescent lamp makers, including General Electric, Sylvania, and Phillips, will soon be required by Vermont law to label all lamps containing mercury sold in-state.
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Facilities facing increasing water and sewer bills are turning to new and old ways to save water and money. By David Kozlowski
by Emily Rabin
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To improve energy efficiency in buildings and in manufacturing, the U.S. Department of Energy recently announced awards totaling $4.4 million to advance energy efficient, environmentally clean production, and building technologies.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is stepping up its campaign urging businesses to adopt free software that allows IT departments to turn on built-in energy-saving features in desktop systems across an enterprise.
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A research project to develop eco-friendly food packaging from latex is nearing its completion at the University of Karlstadt, in Sweden. Coating packaging in the material is said to be an eco-friendly alternative to the more traditional use of polyethylene.
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Toyota improved fuel efficiency by 4% to 8% in nine vehicle configurations and reduced energy consumption per unit of production at its North American plants by 7% between 2001 and 2002, a new Toyota report reveals.
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David Clough, co-founder of online recruitment firm GreenEnergyJobs.com, details his company’s successful switch to 100% green energy. By Emily Rabin
by Emily Rabin
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Sokol Blosser Winery has become the first winery in the U.S. to be awarded LEED 2.0 Silver Level Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.
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UPS will introduce the package delivery industry's first alternative fuel Class 8 tractors.
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Johns Manville Formaldehyde-free building insulation was recently named to the top ten new green building products by BuildingGreen, Inc.
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With his feet planted firmly in the realities of the present-day world, Toyota Motor Corp. president Fujio Cho looks hopefully to the future as he guides the global automaker in its pursuit of continued growth-expansion that will come, he says, because of an aggressive environmental stance. By Katie Sosnowchik
by Emily Rabin
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The European Parliament has adopted laws obliging manufacturers to pay for the recycling of electrical goods ranging from shavers to refrigerators and laptop computers.
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When environmental scientists use the language of objective scientific observation to support ideology, they put their own credibility at risk. By Brad Allenby
by Brad Allenby
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Consorta, Inc., a group purchasing and resource management company, has announced it will no longer allow products containing mercury to be offered through any group contract, unless no viable substitute product exists.
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The argument that SRI funds always under-perform has been finally disproved with a number of ethical pension funds that are regularly out-performing. By Tony Levene and Simon Birch
by Emily Rabin
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The American Chemistry Council has recognized BASF for a program that significantly reduces the amount of energy consumed in a steam system at its Geismar manufacturing site.
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Engaging small and medium-size businesses in environmental initiatives and projects is notoriously difficult. But that's the hardest part. By George Padelopoulos
by Emily Rabin
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While some industrial managers have become aware of the inefficiencies that are perpetuated in factories, and are aware that manufacturing isn't as profitable as it could be, resistance to change is strong. By Jeremy Heiman
by Emily Rabin
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Verizon will implement measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote increased energy efficiency as a result of a recent agreement signed with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.
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Shareholders of Ford and General Motors have filed resolutions to pressure both automakers into more aggressive action on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from their plants and vehicles.
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Fleets can play an important role in introducing more fuel-efficient vehicles into the U.S. passenger vehicle stock but need some encouragement to do so, according to a new study.