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May 27, 2008 
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IBM Unveils Carbon Management Tool for Supply Chains
IBM has released a new software tool to help companies track and manage the climate impact of their supply chains. Read more...
Also This Week... Continental Airlines' New Cargo Emissions Calculator Takes Off 
Continental Airlines has launched an online tool to help companies calculate - and offset - the carbon footprint of their cargo shipments. Read more...
ExxonMobil Releases Sustainability Report Amid Climate Complaints 
ExxonMobil has published its annual sustainability report ahead of an annual shareholders' meeting that is expected to call the company's climate policy into question. Read more...
California Businesses Hit with Carbon Fee 
A proposed global-warming fee for businesses operating in California's San Francisco Bay Area has been approved by the region's air board, San Jose Mercury News reports. Read more...
AT&T Test Drives Alt-Fuel Vehicles 
AT&T plans to add 105 alternative-fuel vehicles to its U.S. fleet with an eye toward assessing their environmental and operational benefits. Read more...
Healthcare Industry Pushes Energy Auction to Cut Costs, Carbon Footprint 
Premier Healthcare Alliance, a trade group representing more than 50,000 healthcare facilities in the U.S., is spearheading an effort to help the industry reduce its carbon footprint by purchasing more power from clean, renewable sources. Read more...
BP to Pour $8 Billion into New Renewable Energy Technologies 
Three months after hinting it may jettison its alternative energy unit, BP says it will invest $8 billion over the next ten years to develop new renewable energy technologies, according to the company's latest sustainability report. Read more...
Rackspace Plans Biomass-Powered Datacenter 
IT hosting provider Rackspace has begun loading equipment into a new datacenter in Berkshire, U.K., that will run on biomass energy from wood chips, wastepaper, and fiber fuel. Read more...
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Time Is Running Out! Solution Providers RmbrME's Gabe Zichermann: "Ditch the Business Cards" 
Ever look at the pile of business cards on your desk and wish there were a better way to reach out to potential contacts? Gabe Zichermann is one step ahead of you. His new company, text-messaging service RmbrME, is billing itself as a greener alternative to paper business cards. Read more...
Innovations Review 2008 
Introducing 20 innovations that showcase the new business as usual. This first-annual report from the Environmental Defense Fund highlights game-changing best practices that can influence nearly every functional area within a company, from real estate, operations, and manufacturing to fleet management, human resources, and finance. Case studies include green-product design at Nike, energy-efficiency upgrades at Johnson & Johnson, and fleet optimization at UPS. Download now (PDF)...
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