Our Top Climate Stories

Dell Meets Carbon Neutral Goal Five Months Early

Aug. 7, 2008 - Dell says it has either reduced or offset 100% of the company's carbon impact from global operations - months ahead of its end-of-year deadline.

New Device Helps Conference Venues Hold Low-Carbon Meetings

Aug. 7, 2008 - An event services outfit called Synanto is pitching conference venues on a highly energy-efficient electronic system to replace carbon-hungry, paper-based business meeting agendas, minutes, and presentations.

Method Supports Offset Projects That Cut Supply Chain Emissions

Aug. 6, 2008 - Method is getting more bang for its carbon-offset buck, giving priority to renewable energy projects that reduce carbon emissions within the company's own supply chain.

Antsy Businesses Won't Wait for ROI on Energy Upgrades

solar panelsAug. 6, 2008 - Is five years too long to wait for your energy-efficiency upgrades to pay off? Ninety-five percent of U.K. businesses think so, according to a new survey (via BusinessGreen).

High Fuel Costs, Climate Concerns Slow Globalization Trend

Aug. 4, 2008 - After years of siting factories wherever labor happened to be cheapest, companies are now having to factor the rising costs of transportation into their far-flung supply chain models, New York Times reports.

Kohl's Earns Energy Star Label for 50 U.S. Stores

Aug. 1, 2008 - Kohl's has earned U.S. EPA's Energy Star rating for 50 of its U.S. locations - the largest multi-site certification ever awarded to a retail chain.

Anheuser-Busch Brewing Greener Beer

Aug. 1, 2008 - Anheuser-Busch is converting all 12 of its U.S. breweries to run on 15% renewable energy by the end of next year.

BofA Invests in New Technology to Cut Energy Costs, Emissions 50%

July 31, 008 - Bank of America isn't just investing in tech services firm Field Diagnostic Services - it's putting the company's energy-management software to the test at bank locations throughout the U.S.

Wine Co. Converts 80% of Packaging to Renewables, Cuts Shipping Emissions 90%

July 30, 2008 - The Winetasting Network, a California-based wine distributor, has swapped 80% of its packaging from styrofoam to renewable fiberboard.

GE Calls for U.S. Cap and Trade System

July 30, 2008 - A top executive at General Electric told Congress this week that the best way to beat climate change is to assign a dollar value to carbon emissions, Reuters reports.

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