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Smart Meters Alone Won't Reduce Energy Use, Study Says
Utilities need to go beyond the smart meter and use a range of energy-feedback tools to achieve significant reductions in customers' power consumption and their electricity bills, new research shows. Read More
Benchmarking Air Emissions of the 100 Largest Electric Power Producers in the United States
This report is aimed at helping investors weigh the air pollution-related business risks of utilities in their portfolio. At the same time, the report can be used to help companies compare their performance to their peers, and inform policymakers charged with addressing emissions challenges. Read More
Beyond the Smart Meter
Feedback gadgets alone are unlikely to maximize energy savings, says a new report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. Read More
Five Ways to Prevent the Next Deepwater Horizon
The already nightmarish Gulf oil spill from BP's deepwater drill is only getting more complicated with the arrival of hurricane season. A few new guidelines will make disaster planning easier and prevent future catastrophies. Read More
Portugal's PlanIT Valley to Put Green Tech on the Map
Portugal's plans to build the world's greenest city -- and a hopeful competitor to Silicon Valley -- from the ground up may be ambitious, but they are also surprisingly credible. Read More
Deloitte Creates Six-Step Plan to Corporate Sustainability
To recognize the tenth anniversary of the United Nations Global Compact, the firm has pulled from its work with the world's leading companies to outline and define the steps any organization can take to move toward social and environmental responsibility. Read More
Can a Coal-Carrying Railroad Be Green?
Although the environmental benefits of rail power that Union Pacific touts are significant, the company is also a big customer of the coal-mining industry and is opposing climate legislation in Washington. Read More
GE to Invest $10B More in Ecomagination R&D by 2015
General Electric is committing $10 billion to ecomagination research and development in the next five years after reaching a $5 billion investment milestone for its portfolio of environmentally sensitive products, services and technology. Read More
Make Your Business More Efficient With Utility Tracking Software
A number of software tools exist to help small- and medium-sized businesses measure and manage their utility use; we've rounded up five of the top solutions to see how they stack up, and how easy they make it for you to save money and reduce your carbon footprint. Read More
Where Desertification Meets the Bottom Line
Businesses can invest in local social and environmental projects to halt or reserve desertification, engage with suppliers to reduce degradation, and create products that improve agricultural sustainability and enable restoration of damaged land. Read More