Environmental expert
PE INTERNATIONAL GmbH
April 15, 2010
Since January 2010, 70 corporations have been road-testing two new global standards by measuring the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of their products and supply chains.
These standards are part of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative, which provides standards and guidance for companies and other organizations preparing a GHG
The Guardian
By Tom Robbins
April 14, 2010
A green hotel in Copenhagen is claiming a world first by using guests on exercise bikes to generate electricity.
Forget solar panels and wind turbines, a hotel that bills itself as one of the “greenest” in the world has found a new source of renewable energy – its guests.
From next Monday, those staying at the 366-room Crown Plaza
The Financial Times
By Cameron Dueck
April 26, 2010
Financial Times, 26 April 2010 - Investing in a climate change fund may make investors feel good, and it may even make them some money. But connecting environmental responsibility and higher market valuations is a correlation fund managers say has yet to be made.
This is a long-term trend, they say, and the cleaner, greener
Telegraph
By Louise Gray
April 22, 2010
Green fuels made from soy beans cause four times more climate-warming emissions than standard diesel or petrol, according to a European report into biofuels.
The European Union, including the UK, has set a goal of obtaining 10 per cent of its road fuels from renewable sources by 2020.
But a new report commissioned in Brussels found some
The Financial Times
By Fiona Harvey
March 29, 2010
Financial Times, 29 March 2010 - Clean energy and “green” jobs were a mantra for politicians across the developed world before the financial crisis struck, and the effects of the recession served only to intensify the rhetoric.
Meeting targets on greenhouse gas emissions and improving energy security will require hundreds of
Planetarc
By Thomson Reuters
April 09, 2010
Ontario announced 184 contracts for green energy projects on Thursday that it says will lead to thousands of jobs and billions of dollars of investment in Canada’s most populous province and top energy consumer.
When completed, the solar, wind, water and biofuel projects will power 600,000 homes, generating more than 2,500 megawatts of
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By Saqib Rahim
April 8, 2010
ClimateWire, 8 April 2010 - Massively scaling up electric-drive cars would actually reduce the federal deficit once Americans’ incomes rise and they start paying less at the pump, a new report out today finds.
The Electrification Coalition—a group of utilities, electric-car makers,
Itaconline
By Lynda Leonard, Senior Vice-President, ITAC
April 2010
For any person or company looking to become more environmentally friendly, there are endless options for where to begin. And people like Melissa Alvares, Sustainability Programs Manager at Softchoice, can help.
Melissa’s work with Softchoice was internally-oriented in the beginning: she lead a “Green Team” of 10
Physorg.com
Provided by University of Minnesota
March 15, 2010
Environmentally friendly products are everywhere one looks. Energy efficient dishwashers, bamboo towels, the paperless Kindle and, of course, the ubiquitous Prius are all around. But why do people buy these “green” products? Do they care about the environment or is there something else at play? “Green purchases are often
Environmental Leader
Intel
March 31, 2010
Intel Releases Energy Star Implementation GuideRelated TopicsFinance & ReportingFinancialGreen MarketingResponding to pressure from an environmental investment group, Intel said it would include “corporate responsibility and sustainability performance” in the committee’s overall policy responsibility. The company’s charter now says it
