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How did that get there? It's a question that I've found myself asking at lot these days. Goods movement, freight, logistics -- call it what you will. Regardless of name, it's the source of a lot of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Fireman's Fund Insurance Company will soon join eBay, Coca-Cola, Walmart and Google as early adopters of Bloom Energy technology with the installation of six of the company's high-tech fuel cells, the insurance firm announced today.
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The Post-Carbon Reader, a thoughtful new book published by Richard Heinberg and Daniel Lerch, aims to point the way to to a more resilient and sustainable world.
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Although an ambitious global agreement is the optimal outcome, pursuing a sectoral approach could succeed in reducing greenhouse gas emis
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SAP and Autodesk make the case for how their collaboration to combine Autodesk's greenhouse gas reduction methodology with SAP's carbon management software can help companies proactively manage carbon footprints at a time of ineffectual climate policy.
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The world's first hybrid electric tugboat, Foss Maritime's Carolyn Dorothy which plies Southern California's San Pedro Bay, emits 73 percent less soot, 51 percent fewer oxides of nitrogen and 27 percent less carbon dioxide than a standard tug of comparable size, according to a study by the University of California, Riverside.<br />
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The nonprofit Carbon War Room will name the winners of the first annual Gigaton Awards in a bid to lend honor and prestige to companies taking the lead in reducing their environmental impacts.
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Russia holds vast potential for business action on climate change and should start to become a higher priority in managers' minds. Doing sustainability work there is difficult, however, because of low awareness, governance obstacles, and slow going in the policy realm, yet these obstacles aren't insurmountable.
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The utility giant revealed today it would invest nearly $5 billion through 2015 on a range of clean energy and efficiency projects as part of a broader effort and strategy dubbed Exelon 2020, which revolves around "reducing, offsetting or displacing" 15.7 million metric tons of emissions annually by 2020.
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The Volvo Group, whose brands include Mack Trucks, Volvo Trucks, Renault Trucks and UD Trucks, has become the world's first vehicle manufacturer to join the WWF Climate Leaders program. Volvo truck companies have vowed to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions produced over the lifetime of the trucks they manufacture through 2014 by 13 million tons.
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Up to 15 percent of all greenhouse gasses come from farmers churning up soil. The International Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change aims to change that by promoting concrete solutions that deliver results today.
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Climate change is a top concern globally, but the worry is even more acute in developing countries, which are also more optimistic that it can be prevented, according to the latest Climate Confidence Monitor from HSBC.
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The fourth quarter presents important challenges and opportunities for business sustainability leaders, as it does for all executives and managers. It's often the time for planning, for budgeting for the coming year, and sometimes for spending remaining budget for the current year. Here are important questions to consider during the final quarter of the fiscal year.
by Gil Friend
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A research project funded by Google's philanthropic arm predicts geothermal power could provide the coal state with all the energy it needs.
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California collected 24 percent of global cleantech VC dollars, which translates to roughly $11.6 billion since 2006. In a promising sign, the state received 40 percent of worldwide cleantech VC in the first half of 2010, a 246 percent jump compared to the same period a year before, according to the latest research from the nonprofit Next 10.
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Global postal operators cut emissions 7 percent last year, putting the sector on track to meet its 2020 climate goal of reducing its carbon footprint by 20 percent.
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With California's landmark climate legislation facing a challenge in the polls in November, Amy Davidsen, the executive director of The Climate Group in the U.S., offers her thoughts on the issue in this Q&A.
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Companies like DuPont and Sky are demonstrating the advantages of seizing the climate change-related opportunities and creating the low carbon technologies of the future.
by Joanna Lee
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The finance sector appears ready to invest in the global deployment of carbon capture and storage subject to three prerequisites, according to a new report released today by The Climate Group and Ecofin Research Foundation in New York as part of Climate Week.
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Policy makers and thinkers of all varieties around the world these days are grappling with the design of smart, efficient policy; the challenge ahead of them is daunting. Energy demand is rising, especially in developing countries, while at the same time scientists tell us we must dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions or face catastrophic climate change events.
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ClimateWeekNYºC is a tremendous opportunity for us to convene as a community and identify the best path for a transition towards a low-carbon economy. By expanding our efforts to focus on new financial and economic tools we can capitalize on the largest wealth creation opportunity of our lifetime.
by Jigar Shah
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The number of U.S. and global companies reporting their greenhouse gas emissions continues to grow, despite a still-shaky economy and the chances for a global climate agreement more uncertain today than many would have expected a year ago, according the latest data analyses from the Carbon Disclosure Project.
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New York is in the vanguard of American cities battling climate change and leads the charge on many fronts. Adam Freed, deputy director of the New York City Mayor's Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability, talks about the city's comprehensive PlaNYC initiative and why Climate NYºC is so important.
by Dasha Rettew
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PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America division will deploy five all-electric trucks in New York City this month as part of a green fleet expansion that will place 176 electric delivery vehicles on the road over the next year.
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Two Texas oil companies have come traipsing into California politics by funding a multimillion-dollar effort to suspend the state's landmark climate legislation, AB 32. The tactic has inspired this open letter on behalf of the Golden State.