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The Empire State Building: A Case Study of an Aggressive Energy-Saving Retrofit
In April, the Clinton Climate Initiative, the Rocky Mountain Institute, Empire State Building owner Tony Malkin, the city of New York and project partners Jones Lang LaSalle and Johnson Controls Inc. unveiled their bold plan to green the iconic skyscraper -- a project that has proved a high level of energy savings can be captured cost effectively. Read More
Starbucks Coffee: Green or Greenwashed?
Starbucks is given credit by many for revolutionizing the American coffee drinking experience. The company, however, is both praised and criticized by environmentalists. Is Starbucks a leader of sustainability or a greenwasher? Read More
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center Opens Eco-Friendly Engineering Building
NASA's George C. Marshall Space Flight Center cuts the ribbon on a new state-of-the-art $30 million facility, the second of three designed according to green building standards for the center's engineering complex. Read More
Accenture to Implement Smart Grid, Meters, Buildings Throughout Amsterdam
Technology company Accenture has been selected to help implement the Amsterdam Smart City program, which will include a city-wide rollout of smart technologies to reduce the amount of energy used by businesses, residences and vehicles. Read More
Pharmaceuticals Outscore Other Sectors in New Climate Scorecard
The pharmaceutical industry has emerged as a leader in measuring and reporting its carbon footprint compared to 13 other sectors, according to the latest Climate Counts Scorecard released today. AstraZeneca and J&J lead the pack, while Amgen and Wyeth are the sector's biggest laggards. Read More
Hara Rolls Out Software to Measure and Manage Energy Efficiency, Carbon
Energy management startup Hara Software Inc. has entered the market with a software-as-a-service corporate application that enables organizations to track their use of resources, energy efficiency and emissions systemwide -- and take steps to reduce them. Read More
Report Shows How the S&P 500 Would Fare Financially Under Cap-and-Trade
A new report looks at what financial risks companies in the S&P 500 would face under a cap-and-trade program that requires the purchase of carbon emissions credits. While most would be unaffected, some industries, especially utilities, would face costs much higher than their earnings. Read More
Proposed Vending Machines Standards Cut Energy Use By Up to 42 Percent
Vending machines for soda and other beverages -- ripe targets for saving electricity costs in facilities -- would sip energy rather than guzzle it under new standards proposed by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Read More
How to Cool Your Company's Greenhouse Gas Hot Spots
Identifying greenhouse gas hot spots in corporate value chains can help companies address the most significant emissions sources while slashing costs and reducing other business risks. Read More
Ted Turner Dishes on the Green Restaurant Revolution
The annual conference of the National Restaurant Association, called the NRA Show, got a celebrity boost from Ted Turner when the CNN founder and America's Cup champion sailor was the headliner for a session on green restaurants. Read More