Warren Wilson College to Partner with Asheville on Climate

The college, which was also just named the greenest college in the Southeast, will join with the city in a first-of-its-kind to work together on reducing the region's carbon emissions and further their mutual climate protection goals. Read More

Dole to Make Banana and Pineapple Supply Chain Carbon Neutral

Dole Food Co. announced plans Friday to make its banana and pineapple supply chain carbon neutral. Read More

Merrill Lynch Offers New Energy Efficiency Index

Merrill Lynch expands its line of "green" indexes with a new product that tracks the growing movement to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions. Read More

Xerox Launches Line of 'Green Paper'

Xerox Corp. introduced Monday new environmentally friendly digital printing paper that can be produced using fewer trees, chemicals and energy. Read More

AMD Sets New Climate Change Goals

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) this week announced renewed 2007 goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in its manufacturing and corporate operations throughout the world. Read More

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Growing Opportunity: Entrepreneurial Solutions to Insoluble Problems

Social entrepreneurs -- business leaders who work to cure social and environmental problems while making a profit -- are leading a revolution in how business operates. This report examines the future of the next wave of business. Read More

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Does Green Pay Off?

This preliminary research evaluates the rent and value differentials of energy-efficient buildings at the national level. Read More

McDonald's Wants to Create Networked 'Kitchen of the Future'

McDonald's wants to create a "kitchen of the future" by networking the kitchen equipment in its restaurants to save energy and boost efficiency. Read More

Cadbury Schweppes Unveils Plan to Cut Emissions

Cadbury Schweppes announced Saturday a plan to cut its net "absolute" carbon emissions, touting itself as the first United Kingdom food manufacturer to commit to using "absolute" measures in fighting climate change. Read More

The Tricky Question of Biofuels

Steep gasoline prices and climate change concerns have driven a wave of investment in ethanol and biodiesel, but heavy use of biofuels may have a number of unintended consequences. Read More