Walmart takes bold steps towards safer chemicals

EDF details the giant retailer’s new goal of reducing its chemical footprint by 10 percent by 2022.

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Walmart takes bold steps towards safer chemicals

Climate Corps is a testing ground for future problem-solvers

With 4.4 million fellows and growing, the EDF program is an invaluable resource for sustainability leaders in the making.

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5 tips for buying clean power as a group

What corporate energy buyers can learn from pioneers in Boston and Washington, D.C.

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3 takeaways on Walmart’s 2025 sustainability aims

For a decade, EDF has worked with the retail colossus. Here’s the take on the latest targets from the NGO’s director of corporate partnerships.

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Utilities urge COP21 to power clean electricity

American Electric, EDF, Eletrobras, ENEL, and State Grid Corporation of China seek clear and long-term policy from Paris to spur decarbonization.

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More than hot air: Which hand dryers save energy, dry fast?

Air dryers cost and pollute less than paper towels. For the office, hotel or restaurant bathroom, here’s how top models compare on energy and hygiene.

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Water management: What will we think of next?

To tackle big problems like the California drought, AT&T has teamed up with EDF, HydroPoint and IBM.

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Water management: What will we think of next?

The grid is at a crossroads — pick your next move carefully

It’s time to start answering the hard questions about how renewable energy will be integrated with the grid.

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The grid is at a crossroads — pick your next move carefully

World’s First ‘Stealth’ Wind Farm Will Not Interfere With Radar Systems

French energy company EDF is joining forces with wind turbine firm Vestas to create the world’s first ‘stealth’ wind farm, which is designed to minimize interference to radar systems. The site, called the “Ensemble Eolien Catalan” wind farm, will be built near Perpignan and it will produce 96 megawatts, making it the biggest wind farm in France. Read the rest of World’s First ‘Stealth’ Wind Farm Will Not Interfere With Radar Systems Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: “wind power” , “wind turbine” , edf , edf wind farm , stealth technology , stealth wind farm , stealth wind turbine , stealth wind turbines , vestas , wind energy , wind farm

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Fellowship program helps Google, Facebook and Verizon uncover huge energy savings

EDF’s Climate Corps program helps companies identify and overcome barriers to successful energy saving. 

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