Energy
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Patents for Crop Genes Tolerant of Climate Change Tops 530
A report on patents related to "climate-ready" crops looks at which companies are filing the patents and how such crops, while providing food in extreme conditions, could hurt certain countries and people. Read More
Merrill Lynch Enters the Carbon Offset Business
Merrill Lynch launched a full-service carbon offset service Wednesday, with assistance from ICF International, to help companies develop and manage climate-related strategies. Read More
Swapping PCs for Thin Client Terminals Slashes Enterprise's Energy Use, Emissions
Enterprise Rent-a-Car will finish switching out PCs for thin client terminals in its rental locations to streamline car rental transactions and slash energy consumption and emissions. Read More
The Clinton Climate Initiative: A Business Solution to Climate Challenges
Because the Clinton Climate Initiative is taking a very practical approach to addressing climate change through building energy efficiency, it presents an opportunity for companies to learn vital lessons about implementing energy efficiency programs in their own facilities. Read More
Energy Incentives Reborn
More programs, more money: Here's a look at the kind of incentives available and how the programs work. By David Kozlowski. Read More
Firm Marks 100 Million Tons of Trash Into Energy
Wheelabrator Technologies will mark a significant achievement in the nation's waste-to-energy industry: the conversion of 100 million tons of municipal solid waste into energy since 1975. Wheelabrator also recently celebrated 10 years of operation for its two Broward County, Fla., waste-to-energy facilities which opened in 1991. Read More
Copper Might Hold Key To Electrical Energy Efficiency
Copper, the mainstay of power grids worldwide, still has considerable untapped potential to carry energy better and reduce wastage but the industry must first come up with a hefty investment, according to a trade group. Read More
New Life for Resort's Green Partnership Guide
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has released the second edition of its acclaimed Green Partnership Guide, a comprehensive how-to for companies looking to "green" their operations. Read More
Advance Pre-Cools Buildings More Efficiently
Research engineers have shown that electricity costs for office buildings can be reduced by up to 40 percent by running air conditioning overnight. Read More
Study: Plug-In Hybrid EVs Offer 'Best of Both Worlds'
A new Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) study indicates that consumers think plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) offer the best of both worlds with the advantages of both electric and gasoline vehicles -- such as savings on fuel and maintenance, use of an existing 120-volt infrastructure, long range, and popular features. Read More