Monday, 09 January 2012

Wisconsin utilities’ statewide initiative for energy efficiency and renewable energy, Focus on Energy, has laid out a set of new programs for 2012.
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Sunday, 08 January 2012

Spanish urban clothier Skunkfunk released its new collection line of outfits made from environmentally-safe materials. The garments, designed for everyday stylish casual wear, include recycled polyester, which comes from crude oil; organic cotton; and lyocell, a light and silky textile made from regenerated cellulosic fiber that comes from eucalyptus wood pulp.
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Wednesday, 16 November 2011

The Green America’s People Choice Award for Best in Green Business was given this year to New York’s eco-theme store Sustainable NYC. The part general store, part boutique, part café shop is host to locally-made, fair trade, organic, repurposed and alternative energy products and gift items.
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Tuesday, 11 October 2011

Environmental considerations and sustainability issues are continuously becoming a part of business metrics and corporate image particularly in companies competing in the electronics sector, a latest Pike Research report showed.
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Wednesday, 24 August 2011

Over three-quarters of occupied primary residences in the United States had air conditioning equipment in 2009, out of which less than 10 percent remain to be non-energy efficient, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported. According to new data from the E.I.A.’s Residential Energy Consumption Survey, about 87 percent of 113.6 million U.S. homes occupied as a primary residence in 2009 had air conditioning equipment.
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Tuesday, 23 August 2011

Ford Motors and Toyota Motors have agreed to jointly develop powertrains for hybrid light trucks and sports utility vehicles a decision that comes on the heels of more stringent fuel-economy rules in the United States. The car makers signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday to build hybrid powertrains for Ford and Toyota rear-wheel trucks and SUVs to be sold within the decade, according to a statement.
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Wednesday, 17 August 2011

Technology to have applications for military fabrics
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Monday, 08 August 2011

4,000,000 glasses are thrown away annually in North America
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Friday, 05 August 2011

Meet the Super Greenies. According to a report by Scarborough Research, there is a segment of the United States population which engages in the most number of environment-friendly activities, being top earners with a taste for luxury, known collectively as “Super Green.”
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Tuesday, 02 August 2011

Starbucks Coffee Co.’s recycling measures for their single-serve, coated hot cups got them top honors at the 2011 Greener Package Awards.The award was sponsored by the Summit Media Group, a Chicago-based publication in the packaging industry, for outstanding industry efforts in packaging sustainability.With judges coming from Colgate-Palmolive Company, Microsoft and Wal-Mart, Summit Media chose to recognize 13 companies for their environmental advances in packaging innovation.
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Tuesday, 02 August 2011

Researchers from the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Washington State University developed a new catalyst that will convert ethanol into isobutene.The researchers believe that their new catalyst can expand the use of biomass to not just create ethanol but bio-based material to replace chemicals currently produced using fossil fuels.
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Monday, 01 August 2011

Book explores economic effects of demand for sustainable products
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Monday, 01 August 2011

KUALA LUMPUR, August 1 (Reuters) - Malaysia, the word's no.2 palm oil producer, will come up with a certification scheme to ensure the tropical oil is grown without clearing forests and destroying wildlife, a newspaper reported on Monday. The Business Times quoted Commodities Minister Bernard Dompok as saying the Southeast Asian country had to act on its own, signaling it was responding to growing scrutiny by green groups and activists.
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Monday, 01 August 2011

The CarbonFree certified products will be available in the United States in 2012
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Friday, 22 July 2011

The Massachusetts Bottle Deposit Law, which places a $0.05 refundable deposit on all carbonated sodas, beer, and malt beverages, is being proposed for expansion to increase its coverage of recyclable bottles. The proposed expansion aims to include every bottle and can of 100 percent juice, juice drinks, iced tea, bottled water, flavored water, coffee-based drinks and sports drinks of less than one gallon in size under the refundable deposit.
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Friday, 08 July 2011

After almost four years of negotiations, Canada and the European Union finally agreed to recognize each other’s organic standards and laws through an organic equivalency arrangement, a development expected to increase organic trade between them. The arrangement allows the import and export of certified organic products between Canada and the European Union without the need for additional certification.
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Wednesday, 29 June 2011

Light-emitting diode driver integrated circuit sales will reach almost $3.5 billion in 2015, with sales for liquid crystal display backlights and technologies from edge-lit televisions and monitors spurring the growth.According to California-based L.E.D. market research firm Strategies Unlimited in its report “L.E.D. Driver ICs – 2011”, the technology’s sales increase translates to a compound annual growth rate of 12 percent compared to 2010’s $2 billion in sales.
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Wednesday, 22 June 2011

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. raised its involvement in the technology industry leaders-backed Climate Savers Computing Initiative by assuming a board-level membership, a move which commits Samsung to purchase energy efficient computers and broadly deploy power management.Climate Savers Computing Initiative, a non-profit organization formed in 2007 to reduce the energy consumption of computers and related components, is headed by the global technology sector’s biggest players.
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Wednesday, 22 June 2011

A survey conducted in eight countries found that consumers are willing to pay more for green products and that a product’s packaging has a significant influence on consumer choice. “The survey findings tell us that greenness remains a major issue for consumers around the world, and that they expect green practices from the companies they do business with,” said Lulu Raghavan, India’s country director for Landor Associates, a strategic brand and design consultancy, and a partner in the 2011
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Thursday, 09 June 2011

Hybrid vehicles ranked high on the recently released Consumer Reports listing of the most fuel efficient cars. The magazine, published by the global non-profit testing organization Consumer’s Union, named the most fuel efficient cars based on its latest series of auto-test programs for fuel economy. Hybrid vehicles Toyota Prius IV, Lexus HS 250 h, and Ford Escape Hybrid made it to Consumer Report’s best cars list.
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