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Kraft Foods Yields Big Savings from Small Environmental Changes in Global Offices
Kraft Foods Yields Big Savings from Small Environmental Changes in Global Offices
By making, in some cases, small changes to add efficiency its offices including the installation of motion-activated lighting and more efficient plumbing fixtures, and encouraging its employees to be more sustainable, Kraft Foods says it has achieved some big results around the globe. As an example,...
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Support for Green Building, LEED Slip Slightly But Remain Strong Despite Downturn
Support for Green Building, LEED Slip Slightly But Remain Strong Despite Downturn
Support for green construction and LEED certification dipped slightly in 2009 but remains strong across the past three years despite the recession, according to the latest green building survey by Allen Matkins, Constructive Technologies Group and the Green Building Insider.   See the original...
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How to Embed Sustainability Into Your Company’s DNA
How to Embed Sustainability Into Your Company’s DNA
"The 21st Century Corporation: The Ceres Roadmap for Sustainability" makes the business case for why companies should be rethinking their corporate structures, processes and performance, while also offering advice and case studies of how companies are putting these practices to work. Read...
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Test Driving Volkswagen’s First Hybrid Vehicle: The 2011 Touareg
Test Driving Volkswagen’s First Hybrid Vehicle: The 2011 Touareg
Photo via MotorTrend VW’s 2011 Touareg Hybrid The 2010 Geneva Motor Show was filled with so many splashy auto announcements — Porsche’s first ever plug-in hybrid , a new Aud… Read the full story on TreeHugger Here is the original post: Test Driving Volkswagen’s First...
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Obama Gathers Bipartisan Group for New Energy Reform Thrust
Obama Gathers Bipartisan Group for New Energy Reform Thrust
Photo via Whatson The so-called “conventional wisdom” has been pretty unremitting in deeming any sort of comprehensive energy reform legislation dead in the water this year. But that’s still not looking to be the case –some rather unlikely champions, including GOP Sen. Lindsey...
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Gary Lauder on the Social and Environmental Impact of Stop Signs and Roundabouts (Video)
Read the full story on TreeHugger View post:  Gary Lauder on the Social and Environmental Impact of Stop Signs and Roundabouts (Video)
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Will 2010 be the Year Home Efficiency Finally Takes Off?
Will 2010 be the Year Home Efficiency Finally Takes Off?
It’s a perfect storm out there for residential energy-efficiency retrofits, and many of the pieces of this tricky puzzle are coming together. But there’s one big catch – us. Here’s why: Efficiency is Cheaper, Safer, Faster and Smarter Okay, so we’ve known this since efficiency...
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MA Ramps Up Projects to Save $22M in Energy at State Buildings
MA Ramps Up Projects to Save $22M in Energy at State Buildings
The state of Massachusetts is offering a new financing plan that allows the Commonwealth to fund energy efficient and renewable energy projects at dozens of state buildings, aimed at saving millions of dollars in energy costs annually, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and supporting the governor’s...
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Three Simple Checkpoints on the Road to a Clean Energy Future
Three Simple Checkpoints on the Road to a Clean Energy Future
In the midst of a gold rush of clean technologies, some observers believe we’re still years from making a dent in the national carbon footprint. But these three shovel-ready technologies show a low-carbon future is already within sight. Original post: Three Simple Checkpoints on the Road to...
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Posted by in Environment on 03 5th, 2010 | No Comments
Energy-Saving Dynamically Tinted Glass Could Make Most Buildings More Efficient
Energy-Saving Dynamically Tinted Glass Could Make Most Buildings More Efficient
Photo: SAGE Electrochromics SAGE Electrochromics Gets $100+ Million Another day, another announcement by the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE). Yesterday, it was $100 million in funding for clean tech energy projects via ARPA-E, and today it’s $72 million in loan guarantees which are being added...
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