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U.S. and China Vow Climate Change Cooperation

07/30/2009 - 7:06pm GMT

The U.S. and China signed a memorandum of understanding this week that is being billed as a joint commitment to reach an international agreement to tackle climate change. The world’s top two emitters said the development elevates climate change as...

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Intel Makes $10M Bet on Smart Grid, Energy Efficiency

07/29/2009 - 5:38pm GMT

Intel’s global investment arm has committed $10 million to five companies specializing in smart grid and energy efficiency technologies. The recipients include CPower, Grid Net, Powervation, Convey Computer, and iControl. Four of the five are U.S.-...

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Fuel Startup Makes Ethanol From the Sun, CO2, and Nothing Else

07/28/2009 - 7:35pm GMT

A New England startup claims it has found a way to make ethanol using solar power and carbon dioxide -- without agricultural land or fresh water. Joule Biotechnologies Inc. has found a way to engineer photosynthetic organisms to convert sunlight and...

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J&J On Track To Meet 2010 Climate Goal

07/28/2009 - 8:28am GMT

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has cut emissions at its company-owned and larger leased facilities by 9 percent between 1990 and 2008, a period in which its worldwide sales have grown by more than 400 percent. Though the company is currently...

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U.S. Army Widens Effort to Track its Carbon 'Bootprint'

07/23/2009 - 6:14am GMT

The U.S. Army has deployed a carbon reporting and management system at a dozen military installations in a bid to create a common approach for tracking its carbon "bootprint" across a diverse portfolio of military bases. The Army tapped...

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Tririga Offers Full Rebate on $49K Carbon Accounting Software

07/21/2009 - 7:45pm GMT

Real estate management software developer Tririga unveiled a sweet offer it hopes large organizations with lots of buildings can't refuse. The Las Vegas-based company will give 100 percent rebates on the $49,000 base module of a software line...

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Path to $3B in Stimulus Funds Revealed to Renewable Energy Developers

07/10/2009 - 3:01pm GMT

The Energy and Treasury departments released eagerly awaited guidance Thursday to help renewable energy project developers apply for roughly $3 billion in stimulus funds, which experts say will open the market to many technologies that weren't...

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Planes, Trains, Hybrid Automobiles Keep UPS Trucking Toward Efficiency

07/09/2009 - 7:08pm GMT

In its 2008 corporate sustainability report, UPS sets a hard target for emissions reductions in what it says is the world's ninth-largest airline, and lays out how a steady focus on efficiency is trimming the company's footprint. UPS's air...

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Carbonetworks Unveils New Tool to Help U.K. Businesses Count Carbon

07/08/2009 - 6:41pm GMT

Canadian software company Carbonetworks launched new tools today aimed at helping United Kingdom (U.K.) businesses comply with the upcoming Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC).

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Alaska Airlines Begins 'Greener Skies' Testing

07/08/2009 - 6:25pm GMT

Last month, an Alaska Airlines 737 aircraft took the first step in a project to dramatically cut emissions from air travel. Using a satellite guidance technology called Required Navigation Performance (RNP), the plane took a continuous-descent...

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Redwood Creek wines is putting its money where the grass grows and committing $130,000 in the third annual Greater...

Express Scripts Supports Red Cross Haiti Relief Efforts

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