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FedEx: Pushing the Envelope on Sustainability
When you need to ship a package, how do you choose between FedEx and UPS? Their services are similar, if not identical. Could the companies' sustainability practices come into play? Read More
Large Brazilian Companies Begin Reporting Emissions
Twenty-seven Brazilian corporations, including Walmart Brasil and Ford, voluntarily reported their greenhouse gas emissions publicly earlier this month as part of Brazil's GHG Protocol Program. Read More
Chipotle to Mount Solar Panels at 75 Restaurants, Dell Installs Arrays at Its HQ
Chipotle Mexican Grill is installing solar panels at 75 restaurants over the next year, the company said today, while Dell announced that it has completed a solar project at its headquarters. Read More
Chinese Anti-Pollution Laws Still Being Ignored, Report Finds
A Greenpeace China investigation has found that 18 Chinese and multinational firms are failing to comply with new Chinese environmental laws. Read More
Alstom, We Energies and EPRI Tout Early Carbon Capture Success
Alstom, We Energies and The Electric Power Research Institute have demonstrated the feasibility of using chilled ammonia to capture 90 percent of flue stream carbon dioxide produced by a coal-fired power plant. Read More
Insurers and Climate Change: Too Blind to See?
Many existing insurance coverages will be negatively impacted by climate change, such as professional liability, workers compensation, and of course, property insurance. Without some adjustment and advanced planning, insurers will discover these and other lines of insurance to be unprofitable or possibly taken over by a government-controlled risk transfer mechanism. Read More
National Grid Begins Sending Energy Report Cards to Customers
Utility company National Grid began sending energy report cards to 50,000 of its Boston area customers this week, hoping their ability to compare consumption with their peers will drive down energy use. Read More
New RMI Green Footstep Carbon Calculator Aims to Lighten Buildings' Tread on the Environment
The Rocky Mountain Institute has created a new tool to help people understand how their buildings use carbon and what they can do to reduce emissions from building projects. Read More
Sky Vegetables: Taking Green Roofs to New Heights
The vision: green rooftops, not just as gardens, but as urban agriculture hubs for herbs and edible greens, grown in renewable energy-powered greenhouses, allowing city dwellers to grow and sell food locally. Read More
UPS to Offer Per-Package Carbon Offsets
The company also launched a new contract service to calculate the carbon footprint of individual customers' shipping activities. Read More