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Carbon Offsets: The U.S. Voluntary Market Is Growing, but Quality Assurance Poses Challenges for Market Participants

The voluntary carbon market grew about 66 percent between 2004 and 2007 but offset buyers find themselves with "limited assurance of credibility," according to Congress's investigative arm. Read More

U.S. House Switches to Corn-Based Water Bottles

All water bottles sold in House of Representatives dining facilities will be made of compostable bioplastic. Read More

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PackGuide: A Guide to Packaging Eco-Design

This guide takes a look at the numerous considerations for redesigning packaging, including materials, packaging's effect on transportation and balancing environmental impact with performance. Read More

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Measuring the Transparency of Environmental Sustainability Reporting Through Websites of Fortune 50 Corporations

This research grades the Fortune 50 companies on transparency the transparency of their CSR reporting, gauging a key number of factors for each report. Read More

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Xerox’s Calculated Approach to Sustainability

In this podcast from Xerox, Patricia Calkins, Vice-President of Environment Health and Safety for Xerox explains how the calculator works and discusses the benefits a business can get from using the calculator's results. Read More

Water Savings 101: Top 10 Tips for Commercial Buildings

As the hurricane season begins to bring torrential downpours, it makes folks forget that wide swaths of the country are still suffering through persistent drought and low water levels. Fortunately, many savings opportunities are low cost or no cost, and the majority can be handled in house. Read More

The Music Industry Hits a Greener Note

Driven by retailers and artists, the music industry works to reduce music packaging while downloading digital music makes its own environmental argument. Read More

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Trends in Ethical and Sustainable Packaging: Innovation by Product Category

Business Insights examines trends related to packaging development, government regulations and retailer initiatives. Read More

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Office Paper Recycling

How to set up and run an effective recycling operation -- a GreenBiz Essential. Read More

Rob Watson Joins GreenerBuildings.com Staff

The 'Founding Father' of the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED rating system joins the editorial team as executive editor of GreenerBuildings.com, guiding the growth of the site's coverage of the greening of the commercial real estate industry. Read More