Decarbonization
Greenbashing — Greenwashing's More Evil Twin
By now, everyone has heard of greenwashing, but there's a new wave of anti-environmental action that is more devious and potentially more destructive: greenbashing. Read More
Eaton CEO: Hybrid Trucks Deliver, Big-Time
Crawling, stop-and-go traffic is an annoyance to most drivers. But to Eaton Corp., a $15-billion a year FORTUNE 500 company based in Cleveland, it's a business opportunity. Read More
Unlocking Energy Efficiency in the U.S. Economy
This report examines how the nation can increase energy efficiency in buildings and other non-transportation sectors by using existing technology and methods. Doing so could yield a 23 percent drop in energy use by 2020, save the U.S. economy $1.2 trillion and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1.1 gigatons annually, the study says. Read More
Emerson Opens New Green Global Data Center
Manufacturing and technology company Emerson opened its new $50 million state-of-the-art global data center today -- a 35,000-square-foot facility that's expected to be 31 percent more energy efficient than a standard facility. Read More
Coca-Cola Enterprises Emissions Reductions, Recycling Goals
The bottling, marketing and distribution arm of the beverage giant has set a goal to reduce CO2 emissions by 15 percent before 2020, as well as to recover 100 percent of its bottles for recycling. Read More
New Hannaford Supermarket is First to Achieve LEED-Platinum Green Rating
From its roof sown with native plants to the depths of its two geothermal wells, a new Hannaford supermarket has been declared the greenest of the green groceries in the United States. It's the first to earn the highest rating possible from the U.S. Green Building Council. Read More
Where Are All The Energy Star Slot Machines?
Why has the U.S. gaming industry -- a $32 billion dollar sector -- been ignored by sustainability ranking and assessment organizations? Read More
Chipotle Earns the First LEED-Platinum Certification Awarded to a Restaurant
A Chipotle Mexican Grill in Illinois with its own wind turbine and a 2,500-gallon underground water cistern to harvest rainwater was certified by the U.S. Green Building Council at the organization's highest rating. Read More
A Shared Vision for Smarter Services
A report calling for a £1 billion ($1.6 billion) stimulus package to support IT energy efficiency efforts in the U.K.'s public sector. Read More
Can Mud Make the Perfect Biofuel?
In the search for a clean, planet-friendly fuel, the startup Qteros has discovered and refined a microbe it calls the Q Microbe that turns biomass -- switchgrass, wood chips, grass, corn stover or even municipal liquid waste -- into ethanol. Read More