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IT Plays a Role in Net-Zero Buildings

Posted by Environmental Leader on 11/10/2009

Colin G. Harrison, Director of Corporate Strategy for IBM, discusses how information technology can help buildings achieve a net-zero carbon status, speaking at the Oct. 7-8 meeting, “Innovation 2009: The Net-Zero Energy Buildings Conference II: Technologies, Materials, and Systems for Gett ...

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Soros Throws $1B into Cleantech

Posted by Environmental Leader on 11/10/2009

Influential investor George Soros is a big believer in the future of clean tech and energy efficiency – so much so that he has decided to invest $1 billion into the sectors.He also is creating a new organization to influence policy makers on the environment, reports Bloomberg.Soros is the f ...

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Businesses Support Corporate Citizenship Efforts During Recession

Posted by Environmental Leader on 09/10/2009

Despite the recession, U.S. businesses continue to focus on corporate citizenship practices, according to a study by Boston College’s Center for Corporate Citizenship and The Hitachi Foundation. Fifty-four percent of business leaders report that attention to corporate citizenship efforts is ...

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EPA Extends Energy Star to Glass, Food Processing Plants

Posted by Environmental Leader on 08/10/2009

Companies that make jars for jelly, as well as frozen french fry makers, are among the types of firms the Environmental Protection Agency targeted in its newest extension of the Energy Star rating.EPA has issued Energy Performance Indicators (EPIs) for flat and container glass manufacturers, as w ...

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U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Between a Rock and a Hard Place?

Posted by Environmental Leader on 07/10/2009

With high-profile members including PG&E, PMN, Exelon, and now Apple leaving its organization, and Nike threatening the same, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce must feel that it is between a rock and a hard place on the climate change issue.On the one hand, many of its members seem to feel that ...

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