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Sustainable Business
- Celebrating Telluride Bluegrass Festival’s 40th Anniversary (06/14/2013)
- Renewable Choice Honored as a ‘Best for the Environment’ B Corp (05/29/2013)
- Ceres Conference Offers Something for Everyone (05/13/2013)
- A Little Energy to Save a Lot: Why Your Company Should Become Energy Star Certified (04/03/2013)
- Sustainability in Supply Chain Remains Top Priority for Major Brands (03/13/2013)
LEED Green Building
- 7th annual Los Angeles Business Council (LABC) Sustainability Summit (04/29/2013)
- Greening the Green Building Industry (03/26/2013)
- Earth Rangers Journey to LEED® Platinum (02/21/2013)
- Energy Boost: How RECs Support LEED® Certification and Renewable Energy Development (02/14/2013)
- Making the Most of LEED® (01/31/2013)
Industry News
- Colorado “Head of Class” for Electric Vehicle Policies (06/10/2013)
- AWEA 2013: Production Tax Credit, State RPS, and Direct Corporate PPA Interest Hot Topics (06/04/2013)
- Good News from Duke Energy (05/29/2013)
- The High Price of Natural Gas (05/24/2013)
- Understanding the Greenhouse Effect (05/23/2013)
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Report Shows Greater U.S. Wind Resources
by Kevin Maddaford on 03/09/2010
Tags: renewable energy, wind power
A new study by NREL shows the U.S. has greater wind resources than previously estimated.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and AWS Truewind, a renewable energy consulting firm, have collaborated on a project to update information about wind energy resources and potential in... [more]
Graham Hill Tells Suppliers Why & How To Reduce GHG's
by Heather Philipp on 03/03/2010
Tags: corporate social responsibility, ghg inventory, supply chain sustainability
Graham Hill of Treehugger.com outlines for businesses why greenhouse gases are significant and how to reduce them as part of Walmart's GHG reduction announcement February 24, 2010.
Treehugger.com has joined with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) to support the sustainability initiatives of Walmart with recent partnership in announcing the retailer's extraordinary goal to... [more]
Walmart's 20 Million MT GHG Reduction Goal
by Heather Philipp on 02/26/2010
Tags: corporate sustainability, ghg inventory, sustainability initiatives
Read about and watch video on the Wal-Mart super-chain's plan to reduce 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas pollution.
In collaboration with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and moderated by Treehugger.com, the maga-retailer Wal-Mart announced yesterday that it plans to reduce 150% of its estimated global... [more]
Walmart's Sour Cream Sustainability Story
by Heather Philipp on 02/24/2010
Tags: corporate sustainability, ghg inventory, supply chain sustainability
Read more about Walmart's sustainability initiatives, including viewing their video The Secret Life of Sour Cream.
Over the course of the last few month's we've watched news and processes around the Walmart Sustainability Index grow. Buyers are requesting Walmart suppliers to participate in the Supplier... [more]
Study: National RES would add 274,000 jobs
by Kevin Maddaford on 02/11/2010
Tags: federal government sustainability initiatives, renewable energy
A strong national renewable electricity standard would add 274,000 U.S. jobs by 2025.
According to a new study released by the RES Alliance for Jobs, a national renewable electricity standard (RES) requiring 25% of electricity to be generated by renewable sources by 2025... [more]
Carbon Disclosure to be Mandated by SEC
by Matt Wood on 02/11/2010
Tags: carbon emissions, ghg inventory, governmental sustainability initiatives
A new publication puts a spotlight on carbon disclosure and its importance.
Carbon disclosure and reporting has taken a giant leap forward with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new interpretative guidance clarifying climate change related... [more]
Building Green Achieves More Than Efficiency & Sustainability
by Megan Brown on 02/15/2010
Many people fear high costs of incorporating sustainability into the design and building process, especially in today’s economy.
In reality, there is no significant difference in the cost of building green, as compared to non-green buildings. Even though construction costs have risen dramatically over the past... [more]
Shades of Green - Understanding Greenwashing
by Megan Brown on 02/11/2010
Tags: carbon emissions, corporate sustainability, sustainability best practices
There are lots of definitions, explanations, polls and evolving research on ‘Greenwashing.’
It is a hot topic of conversation and consumers are getting more involved in the process. So how do you communicate your environmental practices, initiatives and goals more... [more]
