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Toyota Industries announces development of solar-powered EV charging station

Posted by AditiJ on 26/10/2009

Toyota Industries is working toward developing a novel invention. In an announcement at the Tokyo Motor Show 2009, the company said that it is developing a solar-powered EV charging station. This unique station will consist of charging equipment,...

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Goldman Sachs Sells $12M in Carbon Offsets in Largest Such U.S. Deal So Far

Posted by Environmental Leader on 12/10/2009

Goldman Sachs marketed $12 million worth of carbon offsets to CE2 Carbon Capital in what Goldman Sachs is calling the largest publicly announced U.S. offset deal so far, reports Reuters.CE2 Carbon Capital is a U.S. investor and owner of carbon-based assets and commodities.Goldman Sachs sold the o ...

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Sierra Pacific Industries to Sell Offsets From Forest Lands

Posted by Environmental Leader on 01/10/2009

In a move that indicates commercial forest owners see financial potential from carbon markets, the largest private forest owner in California, Sierra Pacific Industries, is entering the carbon market in a deal to preserve redwoods and other trees and to sell carbon offsets to power companies and ...

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La Quinta, Shaw Recycle 30 Tons of Carpet

Posted by Environmental Leader on 25/09/2009

When La Quinta Inns & Suites renovated some hotels recently, it recycled 30 tons of carpet through Shaw Industries, which is reclaiming the fibers for use in other carpet products.The old carpets were recycled from hotel renovations in Texas, South Carolina, Tennessee and Florida, reports Hot ...

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Cisco, Pepco, Boeing Named Top S&P 500 Climate Leaders

Posted by Environmental Leader on 21/09/2009

Cisco Systems, Boeing and Pepco Holdings – along with Consolidated Edison, EMC, E.I. du Pont de Nemours, Hewlett Packard, PPG Industries and Transocean – were among the U.S. corporations leading efforts to address climate change, according to this year’s Carbon Disclosure Projec ...

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