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Chinese Anti-Pollution Laws Still Being Ignored, Report Finds
A Greenpeace China investigation has found that 18 Chinese and multinational firms are failing to comply with new Chinese environmental laws. Read More
A Look Inside Good Housekeeping's Green Seal
With 100 years of credibility under its belt, the Good Housekeeping seal of approval has reached the pinnacle of consumer confidence. But will its green stamp be a game-changer for the green marketplace? Read More
Bloomberg's Tokyo Office Attains First LEED-Gold Certification in Japan
Bloomberg's office in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district is the first site in Japan to receive LEED-Gold certification for a commercial interior space. Read More
Alstom, We Energies and EPRI Tout Early Carbon Capture Success
Alstom, We Energies and The Electric Power Research Institute have demonstrated the feasibility of using chilled ammonia to capture 90 percent of flue stream carbon dioxide produced by a coal-fired power plant. Read More
Schneider Helps Macy's Trim 'Empty' Shipping Miles
A program that reduces the number of shipping trailers that travel empty on return routes has saved Macy's thousands of dollars while also cutting diesel fuel consumption and related greenhouse gas emissions. Read More
Soros Pledges to Invest $1B in Cleantech
Hedge fund guru George Soros becomes latest billionaire investor to unveil plans for investing in the fight against climate change. Read More
Insurers and Climate Change: Too Blind to See?
Many existing insurance coverages will be negatively impacted by climate change, such as professional liability, workers compensation, and of course, property insurance. Without some adjustment and advanced planning, insurers will discover these and other lines of insurance to be unprofitable or possibly taken over by a government-controlled risk transfer mechanism. Read More
National Grid Begins Sending Energy Report Cards to Customers
Utility company National Grid began sending energy report cards to 50,000 of its Boston area customers this week, hoping their ability to compare consumption with their peers will drive down energy use. Read More
Lipton: Now That's Green Tea!
Smart companies that pursue zero waste are also taking us closer to an industrial system inspired by nature, where there's no such thing as garbage. Lipton's employees and management have developed just such a system in Suffolk, Va. Read More
New RMI Green Footstep Carbon Calculator Aims to Lighten Buildings' Tread on the Environment
The Rocky Mountain Institute has created a new tool to help people understand how their buildings use carbon and what they can do to reduce emissions from building projects. Read More