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IBM, Honda, PG&E Launch Smart EV Charging Project

IBM, Honda’s American arm and Pacific Gas and Electric will collaborate on a pilot project to allow communication between electric vehicles and the power grid, the companies have announced. The project...

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HP, Staples Offer Free E-Recycling

Hewlett-Packard and office products retailer Staples have teamed up to offer free electronics recycling for all brands of office technology at Staples stores nationwide. Small businesses and consumers...

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New Solar Finance Models Set to Replace Government Funding, Report Says

As government-funded financial incentives for solar photovoltaics are reduced in some major markets, price reductions and third-party ownership models will become the key drivers for the PV market for...

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‘Father of LEED’ Slams Energy Dashboards

Building energy dashboards often miss – or mask – the root cause of a building’s energy-efficiency problems, and there needs to be a radical shift in the way such products are designed, built,...

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Grower Sustainability on the Farm

Bob Meek, chief executive officer at Wada Farms Marketing Group, discusses grower sustainability on the farm.

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Clean Energy Records Lowest Quarter of Investment Since 2009

After clocking up a record in 2011, new financial investment in clean energy in Q1 2012 was the weakest since the depths of the financial crisis in Q1 2009, according to analysis by Bloomberg New...

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Leveraging Manufacturing, Part I

I recently finished a long series of articles on the power of the digital age in the form of software to connect the designer to the process, with an eye to achieving all the normal requirements of a...

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Policy & Enforcement Briefing: EU Aviation Law, Carbon Permits, GHG Targets,...

India’s environment minister called the EU aviation law on carbon emissions a deal-breaker for global climate talks. and joined China in barring its carriers from participation. The European Commission...

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NV Energy Cooling System to Cut Water Use by 281m Gallons a Year

NV Energy’s coal-fired Reid Gardner Station north of Las Vegas will reduce its water withdrawals by more than 281 million gallons annually with a Nalco cooling system, the companies said. The reduction...

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H&M Sustainability Report: CO2 Emissions Drop 5% in 2011

Swedish clothing retailer and manufacturer Hennes & Mauritz, commonly known as H&M, last year achieved its target of a five percent year-on-year reduction in its carbon emissions, according to...

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Marriott Headquarters’ LED Retrofit to Save $120,000 Annually, Deliver 2-Year...

GE Lighting LED retrofits at Marriott International’s headquarters in Bethesda, Md., will reduce electricity use by 860,000 kWh, or 66 percent, and save more than $120,000 in annual combined energy and...

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Conn. Facilities to Tap EnerNOC at 100 Facilities

The State of Connecticut has selected EnerNOC’s EfficiencySmart energy-efficiency system to help it reduce energy use and costs at up to 100 state facilities through 2014. EnerNOC will provide the...

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Walmart Sustainability Report: Supplier Scorecards to Launch in 100...

Walmart expects to develop supplier scorecards in up to 100 major product categories by the end of this year, in the latest stage of development for its Sustainability Index, according to the company’s...

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VF Corporation’s Letitia Webster Talks Sustainability

Letitia Webster, director of global corporate sustainability at VF Corporation, delivers the keynote address at the 2012 Social Enterprise Symposium.

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Difficulties of Going Green in the Data Center

A concept little discussed in the business world as recently as a few years ago, green IT has entered the corporate mainstream with astonishing speed. Eager to lower energy spending and decrease their...

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Unintended Environmental Consequences of the Demise of Redevelopment in...

California has a rich history of seizing opportunities that, at first glance, seem perilous. Following a significant industrial and manufacturing era in California, many communities in the state were...

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Johnson Electric Launches Power-Off Switches for Washing Machines

Johnson Electric has unveiled an addition to its Tippmatic switch product line, with new switches specifically designed for use in washing machines, dishwashers, and dryers. The new Tippmatic product...

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Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Canada Vehicle Emissions, Natural Gas, TSCA,...

Canada issued greenhouse gas emissions rules that aim to make heavy trucks and buses up to 23 percent less polluting by 2018. The rules will take effect on the 2014 model year for vehicles including...

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Environmental & Energy Executive Moves: EIA, Carbon War Room, Energy Points,...

Environmental Industry Associations (EIA): The solid waste and recycling services industry trade group – comprising sub-groups the National Solid Wastes Management Association and the Waste Equipment...

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ConAgra Awards Cut 43,600 Metric Tons of Carbon

This year’s entries to ConAgra Foods’ internal Sustainable Development Awards collectively reduced carbon emissions by more than 43,600 metric tons. Projects entered also eliminated 61,000 tons of...

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