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Night Shift Program to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 20 Percent

Honeywell today announced a $4.25-million permanent load-shifting program with Southern California Edison (SCE) that will reduce the utility bills of commercial customers and decrease electricity consumption during peak day-time hours.

21 May 2008

Largest Facility of its Kind in the World to Achieve LEED-CI Gold Certification

ProLogis, the world's largest owner, manager and developer of distribution facilities, and Kraft Foods, one of the world's largest food and beverage companies, announced today that an 800,000-square-foot building near Chicago developed by ProLogis has been recognized for advanced environmental design by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC),

21 May 2008

Challenge X to Design the Green Cars of the Future

Clean diesel technology powered the top three winning vehicles and 12 of 17 entries overall in a national engineering competition known as Challenge X to design the green cars of the future.

21 May 2008

The Most Eco-Friendly Window Treatments Available

For generations, interior wood shutters have added value to a home, provided privacy and helped control temperatures. Today, wood shutters are one of the most eco-friendly window treatments available.

21 May 2008

iE+M is Breaking New Ground Once Again

Launched more than 50 years ago, Clarkson University's interdisciplinary engineering and management (iE+M) program has served as a model for subsequent programs developed by other universities.

21 May 2008

Utilizing Green Technology to Make it Environmentally Friendly

Renaissance Lighting, a pioneering innovator of LED architectural lighting, will introduce the world's highest-quality commercially available 4-inch solid-state LED downlight at LIGHTFAIR International from May 28-30.

21 May 2008

Deep Carbon Determine Fate of Earth's Atmosphere

Carbon buried in the Earth could ultimately determine the fate of our planet's atmosphere. So concluded a pioneering meeting last week about the Earth's long-neglected "deep" carbon cycle.

21 May 2008

Plant-Eating Animals Struggling as a Result of Climate Change

Plant-eating animals in highly seasonal environments, such as the Arctic, are struggling to locate nutritious food as a result of climate change, according to research that will be published in the 21 May 2008 online edition of the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

21 May 2008

Collaborative focusing on Reducing the Healthcare Industry's Carbon Footprint

The Premier healthcare alliance today announced a climate and energy collaborative focused on reducing the healthcare industry's carbon footprint.

21 May 2008

PECO WIND Ranked Fifth in List of Top Ten Green Power Programs

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory recently ranked PECO WIND fifth in the list of top ten green power programs based on total number of customers.

21 May 2008

Energy Plan that Meets Growing World's Demand for Food and Fuel

Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF), the largest grassroots farm organization in Iowa, brought farmers to Capitol Hill to urge support of a comprehensive energy plan -- one that meets a growing world's demand for food and fuel.

21 May 2008

New Catalog Offers Environmentally Friendly Products and Services

Hagemeyer introduces a new Green Products catalog. This full-color catalog features carefully selected industrial, electrical, and safety products from many of Hagemeyer's strategic supplier partners that promote environmental sustainability.

21 May 2008

Green Energy from Greenhouse Gas

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on May 19th presented its Climate Protection Award to MEGTEC Systems, owned by U.S.-based SEQUA Corp., in recognition of MEGTEC's patented technology that enables coal mine ventilation air methane (VAM) to be used as a primary energy-producing source.

21 May 2008

Appointment Acknowledges Xerox for Decades of Environmental Achievement

Xerox Corporation today became the first technology company to be named a Performance Track Corporate Leader by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Xerox is one of only five companies named an EPA Corporate Leader.

21 May 2008

Alternative Fuel Vehicles Will Roll Out in Cities Across the Country

AT+T Inc. today announced plans to add 105 alternative-fuel vehicles to the corporate fleet of its operating companies. The vehicles, which will roll out in more than 30 cities across the U.S. beginning in June, will help the company reduce its impact on the environment and its dependence on imported oil.

21 May 2008