Decarbonization

In a move to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions, the Disneyland Resort is using compressed natural gas to fuel its 16 guest trams at the vast property and powering the Disneyland Railroad steam trains and Mark Twain riverboat with biodiesel derived from used cooking oil harvested throughout the complex. Read More

An in-depth study by Sandia National Laboratories and General Motors Corp. has found that plant and forestry waste and dedicated energy crops could sustainably replace nearly a third of gasoline use by the year 2030. Read More

A new analysis published by Greenpeace found the House of Representatives' version of the economic stimulus bill would be more climate-friendly than the version passed Feb. 10 by the Senate. Read More

7-Eleven unveiled its new environmentally-friendly commissary and distribution center last week in Bohemia, Long Island. The facility will prepare and deliver fresh foods to 674 7-Eleven stores on the East Coast. Read More

In this paper, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the World Resources Institute examine eight scenarios for technological development and energy use in the United States in 2035. Read More

Businesses are usually focused on greening one, or just a few, buildings. But architects can help reduce the environmental impacts of clients' entire existing infrastructure. Here's how ... Read More

Sun Microsystems cut the ribbon on its largest green IT project, a revamped and consolidated datacenter that is expected to slash electricity costs by $1 million a year, reduce CO2 emissions by 11,000 metric tons annually, shrink the company's carbon footprint by 6 percent and save 675,000 gallons of water each year. Read More

Sainsbury's, Britain's third-largest supermarket chain, kicks off a major biofuel initiative in Scotland and vows to stop sending all its U.K. food waste to landfill by summer. Read More

PepsiCo is the latest company to embrace environmental transparency— this time, by measuring the carbon footprint of a half-gallon carton of Tropicana orange juice. Read More

For sustainability and environmental executives, measuring what you want to manage is the key to success and a company's carbon footprint is no different. John Davies talks with Groom Energy CEO Jon Guerster about bridging the corporate disconnect between those who measure and those who manage emissions. Read More