CDP Global 500 Report 2011
The CDP’s annual examination of the climate change-related practices of the world’s largest companies.
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CDP Global 500 Report 2011
A Moore’s Law for Renewable Energy
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Increasing capacity per dollar in computer technology has driven exponential growth for 50 years. With a similar organizing principle, the same could happen in the energy industry.
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A Moore’s Law for Renewable Energy
Green Groups Propose a Shipping Tax to Reduce Dirty Fuel Use
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A new report from WWF and Oxfam claim that putting a tax of $25 per tonne on shipping lines would provide incentive to move away from dirty bunker fuel, cut greenhouse gas emissions, and generate over $10 billion a year to help poorer nations deal with climate change.
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Green Groups Propose a Shipping Tax to Reduce Dirty Fuel Use
Sucking CO2 from the Air: A Climate Solution Crazy Enough to Work?
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Nothing anyone has tried has accomplished anything meaningful to prevent climate change. That’s why now is the only time to start seriously working on geoengineering.
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Sucking CO2 from the Air: A Climate Solution Crazy Enough to Work?
US Army, SolarCity Team Up for Billion-Dollar Solar Rooftop Project
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USRG Renewable Finance and BofA Merrill Lynch will provide partial funding for the project, which could double the number of rooftop residential solar installations in the U.S.
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How Con-Way Delivers Greener Trucking
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Heavy-duty trucks, the workhorses of commerce, are integral to the supply chain of every business. The movement to reduce their impact on the environment is huge. Here is what a major industry player is doing to help.
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How Con-Way Delivers Greener Trucking
Climate Corps 2011: From Megatron to Low-Hanging Fruit at Mack Trucks
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The subsidiary of Volvo North American Trucks has been home to the star of the summer blockbuster, Transformers 3, as well as a number of obvious but overlooked energy efficiency fixes.
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Climate Corps 2011: From Megatron to Low-Hanging Fruit at Mack Trucks
Why Rick Perry Needs to Be Called Out on His Climate Denying
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How can Texas governor and presidential candidate Rick Perry talk so irresponsibly about global warming–and get away with it?
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Why Rick Perry Needs to Be Called Out on His Climate Denying
Cap-and-Trade Program for Water Quality Gets a $1M Boost
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The Electric Power Research Institute receives a $1 million grant from the US Department of Agriculture for its Ohio River Basin Water Quality Trading Project, which seeks to improve watersheds at lower cost.
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Cap-and-Trade Program for Water Quality Gets a $1M Boost
Hyatt Cuts Energy, Water & Waste by 10% on Path to 2015 Green Goals
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The hotel chain’s vice president of corporate responsibility says green teams have been key to the company’s success in making progress on its 2015 sustainability goals.
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