Resources

A close look at the historical relationship between energy prices and U.S. production and consumption of energy-intensive goods suggests that energy-intensive manufacturers are likely to face only modest “competitiveness” impacts under a U.S. greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program, according to this report. Read More

A three-pronged approach to stimulate cities' economies, create green jobs, and reduce their environmental footprint. Read More

Johnson Controls Inc. and the International Facility Management Association release results of their third annual survey of how business leaders view energy efficiency in their buildings -- what's been done to improve it and whether they plan to do more in the coming months. Read More

The Pew Center released a report outlining options for measurement, reporting, and verification of countries' actions in a post-2012 global climate agreement at a side event held during the international climate negotiations in Bonn, Germany. Read More

This paper presents the top 10 best business practices for environmentally sustainable data centers, submitted by senior members of Microsoft’s Global Foundation Services' Infrastructure Services team. Read More

Deloitte and the Grocery Manufacturers Association surveyed more than 6,400 consumers to better understand how sustainability influences shopping behavior and the resulting market opportunities for companies targeting these consumers. Read More

This GHG trade transfers a maximum of 6 million metric tons of CO2 during the period 2001-2005 from Blue Source to Ontario Power Generation. Read More

This report from Green Century Capital Management and As You Sow looks at the ways that major packaged-foods companies are working to remove BPA from products, and grades them on their performance. Read More

This report from Info-Tech and Nortel looks at how three companies are using green IT to deal with cost reductions, rising energy prices and environmental pressures. Read More

The wind energy industry added more than 2,800 MW in generating capacity during the first three months of 2009, says a new report from the American Wind Energy Association. Read More