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July 3, 2007
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TOP STORY: Canon, Nike, Unilever Top List of Climate-Friendly Companies
Canon Electronics Inc., athletic gear leader Nike Inc., and food and consumer goods giant Unilever Plc took the top spots on the new Climate Counts scorecard, put together by a nonprofit group organized by Clean Air-Cool Planet and Stonyfield Farm, a U.S. organic yogurt maker that placed sixth on the list. (Reuters via Planet Ark) Read more... More Stories from the Business Press Starbucks Stores to Promote Film about Climate Change Those who venture to Starbucks this summer to chill out with a frappuccino or an iced latte also will find a new in-store addition to keep cool: a new movie documentary that focuses on the issue of global warming. (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) Read more... Ford, Chrysler Join Call for U.S. Greenhouse Gas Limits Ford Motor Company and the Chrysler Group have joined the United States Climate Action Partnership, a public-private coalition lobbying for national legislation to impose legally binding limits on global warming pollution. (Environment News Service) Read more... U.S. Retailers Save with Solar PV BJ's Wholesale, Estee Lauder, Kohls, Target, Tiffany & Co., Wal-Mart — from "big box" discount giants to high-end jewelry retailers, solar energy has become big business in 2007. (RenewableEnergyAccess) Read more... McDonald's to Convert U.K. Fleet to Run on Own Fry Oil The fast food restaurant says it should eventually be able to replace the six million litres of diesel its fleet used last year with cooking oil from its 1,200 restaurants in Britain. (Reuters via Planet Ark) Read more... Google Green Google's Director of Climate and Energy Initiatives talks about the information giant's embrace of renewable energy and vehicle-to-grid hybrids. (EV World) Read more... Report: Heavy Industry Can Up Energy Efficiency by a Quarter Heavy industries such as cement, chemicals or metals could step up energy efficiency by a quarter while cutting carbon dioxide emissions by up to a third, the International Energy Agency said on Monday. (Reuters) Read more... In Quest to Go Green, U.S. Firms Retool Car Fleets Corporate America is starting to look at the millions of cars it owns or leases for traveling salesmen, executives, and technicians as an area where it can cut down on greenhouse gases and save money on increasingly expensive gasoline. (Christian Science Monitor) Read more... Sustainability and the Sea: Asian Shipping – Sustaining World Trade Shipping is under the spotlight for its emissions. An Asian ship owners' body is leading the fight to make the industry greener by switching fuel types. (Ethical Corporation)) Read more... EU and Business Launch Research Initiative for Cleaner Planes The EU has launched a 1.6 billion euro public-private research partnership to help the air- transport industry develop environmentally friendly technology for planes. (EurActiv.com) Read more... Chrysler Commits to New Hybrids, Better Mileage Chrysler Group says it will roll out new hybrid vehicles, streamline its cars and trucks, and introduce more diesel engines in a bid to improve fuel economy in the face of high gas prices and tougher federal regulations. (Reuters via Planet Ark) Read more... Google Aims to Go Carbon-Neutral by Year's End Google Inc. aims to cut or offset all of its greenhouse emissions by the end of the year, the Web search leader says. (Reuters via Planet Ark) Read more... U.S. Businesses Waste $1.72 Billion a Year by Not Shutting Down PCs A new survey finds that nearly half of all corporate PCs in the U.S. are not regularly switched off at night, wasting energy, spewing carbon emissions into the air, and costing U.S. businesses $1.72 billion to supply power to machines that are not in use. (Press Release) Read more... |
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