All Entries in the "Environment" Category
Are We Missing the Green Buildings Deal of a Lifetime?
The $12-million-dollar price tag for the CBECS building energy-efficiency survey is not even a drop in the bucket of the federal budget, but there’s a good chance Congress won’t fund it. Is there a way for industry to step up?
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Adidas to Work With Greenpeace to Remove Toxics from Global Supply Chain
The clothing giant is following Nike’s lead in the wake of a Greenpeace campaign around the clothing industry’s use of harmful chemicals.
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Speeding Adoption of EVs a New Focus for National Standards Group
It will take lots of work and cooperation to build a smart support system to speed and spread adoption of electric vehicles in the United States. The national standards group ANSI tries to get a grip on what exactly it’ll involve.
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More Companies Finding Cost and Carbon Savings in Supply Chains
More major companies are tracking their supply chain emissions, and many, along with their suppliers, are also saving money from reducing emissions.
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What GE Has in Store for Round 2 of the Ecomagination Challenge
Encouraged by the successes of its first Ecomagination Challenge, GE is going back to the innovation well, this time with a search for home energy solutions.
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Why Dow is Putting Nature on the Balance Sheet
Today’s announcement by Dow Chemical that it will launch a multi-year effort to measure and track the business value of ecosystem services represents a small step for a company, a giant leap for critters of all kinds.
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Southwest to Save $16M in Fuel Costs with NextGen Navigation
Southwest Airlines is adopting new satellite-based landings to cut fuel use and improve air travel.
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Republicans Launch Swift Attack on Obama’s Climate Agenda
The newly empowered Republicans introduced three separate bills last week aimed at thwarting efforts by the EPA and Obama administration to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles, and power and industrial plants under the Clean Air Act.
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How Stakeholder Engagement Can Make or Break a Climate Strategy
A business that engages and communicates effectively with its stakeholders might be better prepared for climate change, and will certainly be better prepared to take advantage of the new opportunities arising from climate change.
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