Daily Archives: January 17, 2008

EPA, National and Environmental Groups Launch "Green Infrastructure" Plan to Benefit Communities and the Environment

Read the press release. Today, EPA, with state and national partners, released a comprehensive plan to reduce runoff and increase environmental and economic benefits for communities. The strategy will help reduce stormwater runoff and sewer overflows by promoting “green infrastructure” … Continue reading

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HP to Cut PC Power Consumption by 25 Percent

Read the full story in PC Magazine. With green as the official color of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), HP announced today its commitment to implement a 25 percent cut in energy consumption across its entire lineup of volume … Continue reading

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Tighter emissions plan to harm EU's heavy industry

Read the full story at EU Observer. A plan to tighten the European Union’s greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme is likely to cause the loss of some heavy industries to global competition, EU officials have acknowledged ahead of the publication … Continue reading

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Wal-Mart’s Green Electronics Goal Faces Challenges

Read the full story in the Environmental Leader. Wal-Mart set the goal of one day using only renewable energy and creating zero waste, and it challenged its suppliers to similar goals. To help meet that goal, Wal-Mart had an enormously … Continue reading

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'Beyond Petroleum' Pays Off For BP

Read the full story in Environmental Leader. For seven years, British Petroleum has invested heavily in its “Beyond Petroleum” campaign which has been praised by business press and awards shows but criticized by skeptics as greenwashing. The success of the … Continue reading

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The latest issue of ClimateBiz

For a full-color, graphic version of this newsletter, go to http://www.climatebiz.com/enewsletter. Matsushita to Include Emissions as Performance Indicator http://climatebiz.com/sections/news_detail.cfm?NewsID=36524 The parent company of Panasonic will add emissions figures to its key performance indicators to help it slash 100,000 tons of … Continue reading

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EPA's move to 'modernize' libraries spurs concerns

Read the full story at Government Executive. In response to a congressional mandate that the Environmental Protection Agency restore closed libraries, the agency said it will proceed with modernizing its library network, leading some people to believe the EPA will … Continue reading

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The Green Ghetto

Read the full story in Metropolis Magazine. Architecture and design awards tend to mime the Hollywood model. There are gregarious speakers, a tolerance for long, rambling acceptance speeches, and elegant, enthusiastic audiences. Love and admiration hang thick in the air … Continue reading

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Face It: There Is a Solution to Global Warming

Edward Mazria is still fighting the good fight — ­virtually. As a follow-up to last year’s successful 2010 Imperative Global Emergency Teach-in, Mazria’s organization Architecture 2030 will host another student-focused webcast on January 30th. The Face It webcast, sponsored by … Continue reading

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5 Sustainable Species

Read the full story in Metropolis Magazine. The 2007 IIDA/Metropolis Smart Environ­ments award winners may, once and for all, blow apart the widely held belief that clients don’t care about green design. These clients specifically wanted buildings and interiors that … Continue reading

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