Daily Archives: June 29, 2009

Breaking the Barriers and Seizing the Moment

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story at GreenBiz. Gil Friend, president and CEO of the consulting firm Natural Logic, is a veteran of the green business scene, dating back nearly 40 years, to his involvement in Buckminster Fuller’s “World Game.” He recently … Continue reading →

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AMF Bowling Centers Roll Out Lighting Retrofits for Energy Savings

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story at GreenBiz.com. AMF Bowling is showing that saving energy can be easier than picking up a 7-10 split: this summer, bowling alleys across the country will be undergoing energy efficiency retrofits with the help of Lime … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Joins the Home-Energy Management Game with Hohm

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story at GreenerBuildings. First it was Bing vs. Google, now it’s Hohm vs. Power Meter. Microsoft today launched Hohm, its still-in-beta (and as-yet-unavailable) home energy-management application. The idea behind Hohm is to take advantage of growing investment … Continue reading →

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Green Dining Best Practices Help Companies Cut Costs, Waste and Pollution

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story at GreenerBuildings. Random House and the Hearst Corporation have found that serving up a menu based on green dining practices can save their companies thousands of dollars while cutting down on waste and pollution. Company dining … Continue reading →

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Canada to Reward Pulp and Paper Mills for Efficiency Improvements

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story at GreenBiz. The Canadian government will reward some pulp and paper producers for making their operations more environmentally friendly. But the $1 billion Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program also attempts to level the playing field … Continue reading →

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Climate Corps: Demystifying Energy Bills to Save Companies Money

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story at ClimateBiz. [Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of blogs from the 2009 Climate Corps fellows. The program, from partners Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Net Impact, pairs MBA students with companies to … Continue reading →

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Solar tiles that offer style

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Green Tech. Will a better aesthetic tempt more people into going solar? SRS Energy is betting on it. The company has partnered with US Tile, a leading manufacturer of Spanish, slate, and shake roof tiles, … Continue reading →

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Confirmed: Biofuels Better Than Fossil Fuels in Jet Engines – Scaling Them Up is the Major Problem

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Treehugger. Data on biofuel test flights than took place nearly six months ago (Continental Airlines’ flight took place in January and JAL‘s a bit more recently) is resurfacing at the Paris Air Show. The gist … Continue reading →

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THE INFLUENCE GAME: Excuse me! Lobby wins on burps

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story from the Associated Press. One contributor to global warming — bigger than coal mines, landfills and sewage treatment plants — is being left out of efforts by the Obama administration and House Democrats to limit greenhouse … Continue reading →

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Seattle Halts Use Of Soybean-Based Biofuels

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story from NPR. There’s one piece of America’s climate-change strategy that’s coming increasingly under fire: biofuels. Just a couple of years ago, ethanol and biodiesel were celebrated as homegrown alternatives to foreign oil. But now, not so … Continue reading →

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