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Cruisin in the Fusion: Does Ford’s Latest Hybrid Earn its Green Cred?
After six days and more than 400 miles of real-world road testing of the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid, I am happy to report that the car has earned its green cred. It travels more than 600 miles on a single tank of gas and provides instantaneous MPG ...
China Produces More Cars than the U.S.
It’s true: The latest figures from the U.S. Department of Transportation show that China surpassed the U.S. last year in the total number of cars produced. This is a radical shift from 1980, when the U.S. manufactured 56 times more vehicles tha...
EPA’s Gift to Maritime Industry: Stringent Emission Regs
Just in time for holiday gift-giving season the Environmental Protection Agency wrapped-up final regulations that slap stringent emission control standards on ocean vessels and marine diesel engines. And this is one gift the maritime industry can’t...
Giving Lip Service: How Important is Energy Efficiency, Really?
If someone were to give you $10,000 for home improvements, how would you spend it? Would you pick ways to make your house look better or choose upgrades that would make your home more energy efficient? If you are leaning towards beauty over efficienc...
New Study: How Soon Can We Expect Wide Benefits from Plug-In Hybrids?
With GM’s Volt and Toyota’s Plug-In Prius coming to the market within the next two years, how soon can we expect plug-in hybrids to deliver on their social and ecological benefits? A new study by the National Academy of Sciences projects ...
Cooling Downtown with Seawater in Honolulu
Within the next couple of years Honolulu will become the first warm-climate city to use frigid deep-sea water to cool part of its downtown core. Honolulu Seawater Air Conditioning, a limited liability company created specifically to develop the $240 ...
Kohl’s Plans Carbon Neutral (That’s Zero) Footprint Next Year
Kohl’s Department Stores is going all-in on carbon neutrality. The Wisconsin company says it’s the first retailer to commit to reaching a net zero greenhouse gas emission as part of a partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clima...
A Marketing Challenge for the Electric Utility Industry
“95.6% of households are willing to change their energy consumption behavior to save money on their energy costs.” This finding comes from the 2009 Nielsen Energy Audit. “This survey strongly suggests the timing is right for utilities to engage...
Spacing Out on Solar Energy
Solar power satellites are the yin to the yang of Ronald Reagan’s 1980s Star Wars fantasy, and almost as old. Scientists for decades have explored the potential of using space-based solar cells to beam power to the Earth. It’s an idea wi...
How Target Invests In Sustainability
Target Corporation, one of the largest general merchandise store chains in the U.S., focused on making its stores more energy efficient in 1989 when it began using an energy management system (EMS) to conserve energy. The system at the company’s he...
SC Johnson Ahead of GHG Reduction Target
SC Johnson, maker of a variety of household products that include Glade, Drano and Scrubbing Bubbles, says in its latest sustainability report that it has reduced greenhouse gas emissions 27 percent at its worldwide factories over the last eight year...
Xerox Aims for Carbon Neutrality and Paper Sustainability
Xerox wants to be carbon-neutral … and that’s not all. The company also wants to: Eliminate the use of hazardous chemicals to achieve a zero toxic footprint. Develop a “zero waste to landfill” goal for its company-wide operations....
Eco-rate Aids Eco-Minded Buyers
It’s a Consumer Reports or CNET type of comparison shopping service for the eco-conscious crowd. Eco-rate is the brainchild and a labor of environmental love and activism founded by a Seattle couple, Brycelaine Self and Colby Self. “The Eco-rate ...
EDF Climate Corps Makes the Business Case for Energy Efficiency Investments
Energy efficiency. It’s the cheapest, fastest, and cleanest energy resource available to your business today. Sure, rooftop solar panels and on-site wind turbines may seem like the epitome of ultra-green chic right now. But, whatever energy efficie...
Jack Hidary On PACE To $400 Billion
PACE is a program where a city borrows money to lend to property owners for investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy. Loaned funds are paid back over 20 years through property tax payments. The program started in California and through t...
