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COSTA MESA, Calif. -- The energy and carbon management company's new monitoring system gives manufacturers a detailed look at emissions from products and facilities.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- A report on patents related to "climate-ready" crops looks at which companies are filing the patents and how such crops, while providing food in extreme conditions, could hurt certain countries and people.
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BRUSSELS, -- The European Commission has identified three areas of the economy that can be improved through the use of efficient Information and Communications Technologies.
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HAMILTON, Ohio -- The co-generation facility put the papermaker on the path of using 100 percent renewable energy to power the operations of its Southern Ohio location. The company also will sell excess power to the state’s grid, as well as generate carbon credits.
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ATLANTA, Ga. -- With the purchase of 500 new vehicles, the company will continue to grow its alt-fuel fleet, already the largest private fleet in the industry.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Two reports look at the global voluntary and mandatory carbon markets, seeing where growth happened, why and what is in store in the future.
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BILLERICA, Mass. -- Millipore Corp. unveiled a goal on Wednesday to reduce its carbon footprint by 20 percent during the next five years. The initiative will take aim at the its consumption of non-renewable resources and production of waste, as well as introduce programs that will foster behavioral changes conducive to environmental sustainability.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Companies such as Nike, Google, Anheuser-Busch and Levi Strauss have taken strides in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and communicating those efforts in ways that are transparent to consumers, according to the second Climate Counts Company Scorecard released today.
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DEARBORN, Mich. -- By joining the voluntary North American CO2 reporting group, the company has committed to measuring, reporting and independently verifying its greenhouse gas emissions for its facilities in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
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By Sarah Griffiths, BusinessGreen
Published: May 5, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- An investment company headed by Nobel Prize winner Al Gore has reportedly closed a new $683m fund for investing in green start up businesses, and VC giant KPCB launches a $500m Green Fund.
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CHICAGO, Ill. -- The utility company will ask its suppliers to provide hard data on their greenhouse gas emissions as part of its membership in the Carbon Disclosure Project's Supply Chain Leadership Collaboration; it is the first U.S. utility company to join the group.
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- The Carbon Disclosure Project queried suppliers about what emissions they report and if they feel greenhouse gas regulations and climate change will impact their operations.
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- Shoppers at Tesco supermarkets can now see the carbon footprint of certain items just by checking the label.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- The National Milk Producers Federation, International Dairy Foods Association and Dairy Management Inc. will team to address sustainability within the dairy supply chain of producers, processors, manufacturers, retailers and distributors.
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By James Murray, BusinessGreen
Published: April 28, 2008
LONDON -- New research from Sun Microsystems aims to allow firms to measure the carbon footprint of their emails.