Decarbonization

This report from The Climate Group and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative explores the ways that information technology can play a positive role in fighting climate change. Read More

Honda plans to take advantage of rail service to ship more than 80 percent of its Honda and Acura cars across the U.S., the automaker said Thursday. The company has deployed 400 Auto-Max railcars across the U.S., with each capable of holding up to 22 vehicles. Read More

The business case for energy efficiency at Dow is simple: Saving energy makes the company money. Dow benefits from wider uptake of energy efficiency standards through less upward price pressure on the hydrocarbons it uses as feedstocks, and greater demand for its efficiency-related products. Read More

This study from the World Resources Institute looks at what changes will be required from industry and government will be needed to make coal-fired power plants a feature of a low-carbon future and finds significant, although not insurmountable, obstacles to success. Read More

The lab unveiled the new initiative Wednesday as part of an overarching researching drive in five areas, including sustainability. The research center also introduced two additional projects aimed at curbing data center energy use and measuring environmental impacts. Read More

Citi has received LEED pre-certification for a branch prototype, with three branches earning certification and 27 more hoping to get certified. Read More

Starbucks wants to slash energy consumption in its stores by 25 percent and buy enough renewable energy certificates to satisfy half of its stores’ energy needs, all by 2010, the company said Wednesday. All new construction will incorporate green building principles. Read More

A look at the current state of green homebuilding: who is leading, who is lagging and what they can all do to make homebuilding more sustainable. Read More

Their purposes vary -- schools, condominiums, even a non-profit headquarters -- but their sustainable architecture and green building innovations scored 10 projects from across the country a nod from the American Institute of Architects. Read More

This report finds companies see green IT as a priority, but few are doing anything about it. Along with giving example of what some companies are going, it gives a closer look at issues surrounding green computing. Read More