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Hospitality giant reveals how staff training and carbon bonuses are helping to cut energy use and slash emissions.
by James Murray
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The push to build the infrastructure for electric cars in the U.S. accelerates with GE's entry into the cyber market and IKEA's latest installation of Blink chargers at stores.
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The still-unproven carbon capture and storage technology is one of the most controversial topics among the business community at COP17. Will the ability to sequester emissions from fossil fuels save us, or doom us to rapid climate change?
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The North American arm of LG Electronics will target its energy use to achieve its new 2020 goal.
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What's the business driver for sustainability initiatives? Beyond a small group of no-brainers, many companies are struggling to justify investing in green projects. Embracing a new definition what's valuable can help chart the path forward.
by Todd Cort
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The group's executive director, Mike Brune, explains how the nonprofit is putting Michael Bloomberg's $50 million gift to work, and how Occupy Wall Street and the Keystone XL protests tie in to the shift to clean energy.
by Marc Gunther
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Although a healthy debate is generally a good thing, a debate at the COMMIT forum earlier this month -- on whether or not CSR practices are good for the bottom line -- missed the point in three key ways.
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The first prize from a challenged issued by the Environmental Defense Fund and InnoCentive proposes a simple solution to the problem of pollution from nitrogen-rich farm runoff. It's just one of many little challenges that could add up to big solutions.
by Marc Gunther
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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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A system put in place in 2007 at Alcoa's Jamaican mining operations has saved the company more than $1.5 million in energy costs and cutting fuel use -- reducing emissions and saving energy at the same time.
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Nothing anyone has tried has accomplished anything meaningful to prevent climate change. That's why now is the only time to start seriously working on geoengineering.
by Marc Gunther
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The new rules are the third set of strict efficiency and emissions standards put in place by the Obama Administration to cover cars, light-duty trucks, and now heavy-duty vehicles.
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Britain makes scant headway in efforts to cut use of plastic shopping bags and Emirates airline is the latest carrier to beef about the EU's cap-and-trade plan, but on the plus side smart meters are looking to be smarter than at least one utility thought.
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From airlines to ski resorts, climate change -- and the world's attempts to address it -- will have big impacts on tourism-dependent industries and regions. Here are five ways the travel business can get out ahead of the changing climate.
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The latest episode of Energy Now! focuses on coal-fired power plants -- how did we get so dependent on coal, is it possible to make it cleaner, and when will we get beyond coal?
by energyNOW !
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China's low-carbon plans, how oil supply will meet demand and the effect of breeding vegetables for higher yields are among the stories on our radar this morning.
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A framework for measuring and reporting energy use and emissions from building operations may form the basis for a new ISO standard.
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The latest from Timberland includes new 2015 sustainability goals and a web portal with all of its CSR-related information.
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Tapping the energy stored in a rock formation called the Marcellus Shale has been an economic boon to Pennsylvania, but is the state -- and the planet -- paying an environmental price?
by energyNOW !
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What's the difference between a good green goal and a great one? A series of reports from Green Research enables companies to learn how to craft strong goals by comparing those set by some of the biggest global firms.<br />
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As the economy recovers, businesses are picking up steam -- but are they moving in a way that will put them in conflict with coming environmental laws? Three strategies can help keep your company growing, and in the green.
by Mark Coleman
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The EPA's Toxic Release Inventory gives us a good look at the 20 states with the most air pollution from power plants -- and brings home the reasons why clean energy is more important than ever.
by Pete Altman
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A new report released today by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) makes the case for why technologies such as virtualization and third party-hosted services, applications and websites can save big bucks for big companies while avoiding millions of tons of greenhouse gas emissions in the process.
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Eliminating just two to three meat-based meals each week can go a long way toward reducing emissions and slowing the process of climate change.
by Marc Gunther
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If the carbon bubble is allowed to keep growing -- and threatens to burst -- investors and the planet will both lose.
by James Leaton