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Bush Proposes International Clean Tech Fund

At today's meeting on climate change, President Bush outlined his climate change proposal which includes creating an “international clean technology fund,” to be supported by contributions from governments around the world, that would help finance...

Published 09-28-2007 2:15 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Global, Climate, U.S., Policy & Law, Government, Hi-Tech, Clean Energy, People, New Technology

Most Americans Think ‘Marketing Tactic’ When They Read ‘Green’

Seven in ten Americans either "strongly" or "somewhat" agree that when companies call a product "green" (meaning better for the environment), it is usually just a "marketing tactic," according to an Ipsos Reid study...

Published 09-28-2007 12:45 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Products & Planning, Feature, Marketing, Business-to-Consumer

EPA Releases Climate Protection Partnerships Report

In 2006, EPA's climate protection programs prevented 70 million metric tons of carbon equivalent greenhouse gas emissions - up from 63 million in 2005, according to the Energy Star and Other Climate...

Published 09-28-2007 12:17 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Research & Technology, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Government, Manufacturing, Clean Energy

Consumer Spending On Green Will Double, Reach $500 Billion In 2008

Consumers expect to double their spending on green products and services in the next year, totaling an estimated $500 billion annually or $43 billion per month, according to new findings from the 2007 ImagePower Green Brands Survey, conducted by WPP's...

Published 09-28-2007 12:04 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Retail & Restaurants, Feature, Research & Technology, Business-to-Consumer, Manufacturing, Sales, Spending

TechSoup Launches IT Asset Management Program

TechSoup says it has launched a refurbished computer initiative that turns a corporation's unwanted IT equipment into effective corporate Green Philanthropy. The IT asset management program accepts all unwanted IT equipment (working or not), transfers...

Published 09-28-2007 11:29 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Supply Chain, Feature, Business-to-Business, Research & Technology, U.S., Business Services, Hi-Tech, Recycling

Pledge Rundown: Companies Pull Out Checkbooks At Clinton Global Initiative

p> U.S. Businesses have stepped forward with big pledges at the Clinton Global Initiative. Standard Chartered Bank, TreeHugger reports, has pledged $8-to-10 billion over five years to renewable-energy projects—wind, hydro, geothermal, solar, biomass...

Published 09-28-2007 10:50 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Feature, Major Players, Global, Environmental Affairs

Top U.S. Companies Face Impact Of Long-Range Energy Uncertainties

Energy was once managed as a cost, but companies in every sector increasingly see it as a strategic risk - and even as a source of new value and opportunity, according to a new report (PDF) from the Global Business Network, "Energy Strategy for the...

Published 09-28-2007 10:02 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Major Players, Research & Technology

Chevron Launching $15 Million Campaign

Chevron is launching a global corporate campaign, themed "The Power of Human Energy," that aims to humanize the oil giant and its employees, AdAge reports. Roughly 10 percent of Americans "hate us and our industry and there's nothing...

Published 09-28-2007 9:34 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, Global, U.S., Marketing, Business-to-Consumer, Fossil Fuels, Oil & Gas

San Francisco International Airport Installs Solar Power System

San Francisco International Airport has completed the installation of a 500kW solar power system that consists of close to 3,000 Suntech solar modules. According to...

Published 09-28-2007 9:16 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Transportation, Feature, Facilities, U.S., Clean Energy, Contracts & Installations, Travel, Electricity, Solar Energy

Yahoo Unveils New Green Icon

Yahoo's green icon challenge has ended and web visitors have picked a design, Earth Point!, by Leah Dickey as the winner, TreeHugger reports. This is the icon that the search giant will use to help signify and flag greener things all over their network...

Published 09-28-2007 8:58 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Retail & Restaurants, Feature, Major Players, U.S., Marketing, Business-to-Consumer

Top GHG Emitters Meet At US-Led Climate Change Forum

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice opened a conference of the world’s largest greenhouse-gas emitters today, just a few days after a UN conference on the same subject, The New York Times reports. Rice said that "climate change is a real problem...

Published 09-27-2007 5:22 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Europe, Feature, Major Players, Global, Climate, Policy & Law, Government, Economics

60% Of Companies Worry About Compliance Costs Of Climate Change Rules

While U.S. businesses are concerned about compliance costs related to climate change legislation, those same companies still believe that the federal government should be doing more to combat global warming, according to a new survey sponsored by law...

Published 09-27-2007 12:26 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Major Players, Climate, Business-to-Business, Compliance, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Business Services, Policy & Law, Government, Efficiency, Economics

Cox Touts Green Efforts On New Website

Media company Cox Enterprises has launched CoxConserves.com, a website detailing the company's environmental initiatives and offering environmental tips. Cox Conserves is a national corporate program that includes the company's six major subsidiaries...

Published 09-27-2007 12:06 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Feature, Major Players, Environmental Affairs, Sustainability, Facilities, Business-to-Consumer, Manufacturing

EPA Report Points To Fuel Efficiency Increase

Reversing a long-term trend of slightly declining fuel economy, EPA is reporting an increase in fuel efficiency for 2006 and 2007, an average of 20.2 miles per gallon for cars and light duty trucks. For the first time, real-world fuel economy values are...

Published 09-27-2007 11:56 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Transportation, Feature, U.S., Automotive, Business-to-Consumer, Fossil Fuels, Policy & Law, Government, Manufacturing, Efficiency

Kohl’s Installs First of 63 Solar Power Systems.

Kohl's has flipped the switch on a rooftop solar energy system at its Laguna Niguel store that it says is part of the largest planned U.S. photovoltaic solar rollout to date. The plan, as reported in April, is to build solar electric systems at 63...

Published 09-27-2007 10:58 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Retail & Restaurants, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Facilities, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Clean Energy, Contracts & Installations, Electricity, Solar Energy

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