Datotel Installs ecoMeter to Trim Data Center Energy
Datotel installed a CA ecoMeter to gain central visibility of energy consumption at both the customer and device level. The software helps improve the level of detail on customer invoices, as well as...
View ArticleFive Tips to Cut Energy Costs by 10-40%
Businesses and homeowners can save plenty of green by following several key steps to reduce their energy use and eliminate energy vampires that can consume a significant percentage of a home’s energy...
View ArticleFlorida Businesses to Benefit from Utility’s Energy Conservation Program
A new energy-efficiency goal set by the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) has prompted a new energy conservation plan from Progress Energy Florida that will help provide energy efficient...
View ArticleRepublic Services Adds 226 Natural Gas Trucks
Republic Services, a waste and recycling hauler, is adding 226 compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquified natural gas (LNG) trucks to 10 facilities in its Western region. About 20 percent of the trucks...
View ArticleBell Building Concentrated Solar Plant with Thermal Storage System, First of...
Bell Independent Power Corporation is building a concentrated solar plant that will also store energy in the form of heat. Bell says the plant will be 50 percent more efficient than others. The plant...
View ArticleFederal Advisory Council Wants to Block Cape Cod Offshore Wind Farm
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation is asking the U.S. Interior Department to block the $1-billion wind project off Cape Cod in Massachusetts because it would impact 34 historic properties...
View ArticleBJ’s Wholesale Adding Four More Solar Arrays with No Upfront Cost
BJ’s Wholesale Club is adding solar photovoltaic installations to four more of its big-box wholesale outlets at no cost, through a power purchase agreement (PPA). Previously, the retailer had 12 solar...
View ArticleTarget Goes for Eco-credibility By Adding Recycling Bins to All Stores
In an effort to bring recycling practices out of the back room and into the public eye, Target is adding customer recycling bins to all its stores, Reuters reports. Shawn Gensch, Target’s Vice...
View ArticleUPS Expands Hybrid EV Fleet to NYC, DC, Chicago, Other Major Cities
UPS has expanded its fleet of alternative-fuel vehicles with the deployment of 200 next-generation hybrid electric delivery trucks in Austin, Houston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Washington D.C., New York...
View ArticleJohnson Controls GHG Intensity Climbs in 2009, After 2008 Drop
Because of reduced revenue and productivity, greenhouse gas emissions intensity rose in 2009 for Johnson Controls. In fact, the firm is estimated to exceed its 2012 GHG intensity target in 2009, after...
View ArticleGlobal Agreement Struck on Data Center Energy-Efficiency Metrics
The Green Grid consortium, together with several global government and industry organizations in the U.S., Europe and Japan, has nearly solved a problem that has plagued IT and data center managers for...
View ArticleRitz-Carlton, St. Regis Join Pilot Food Recycling Program
Food recycling and composting have been slowly added to the menu of the most sustainable hotels and resorts worldwide. The most recent include the Ritz-Carlton and St. Regis Monarch Beach resorts,...
View ArticleJohnson & Johnson Details HQ’s Energy Saving Aspects
Representatives of Johnson & Johnson discuss some energy saving and environmental aspects of the firm’s New Brunswick, N.J., headquarters. The building was renovated to LEED standards. The building...
View ArticleMarriott HQ Retrofit Saves $700K Annually
By renovating its 30-year-old headquarters in Bethesda, Md., Marriott expects to save $700,000 a year. The hotel chain also expects to reap $1.3 million in tax credits related to the renovation over...
View ArticleSacramento Developers Use ‘Green’ Awards to Attract Tenants
With vacancy rates in the double digits, developers in Sacramento, and elsewhere, are using sustainability and environmental certifications such as the Energy Star Label and Leadership in Energy and...
View ArticleSave Thousands By Switching Printer Fonts
Large companies might save tens of thousands of dollars a year by switching to a less ink-intensive font such as Century Gothic, instead of the more common Arial. This lesson in office cost savings...
View ArticleOffice Depot Promotes ‘Green’ NASCAR, Electronics Recycling
Two new Office Depot promotions are centered around themes of reducing emissions and recycling electronics. A NASCAR tie-in is geared to launch a new program, “Greener Shipping,” which is a new...
View ArticleRackspace, Whirlpool Energize Savings Through Building Design
Whether your business manufactures appliances like Whirlpool or is an IT hosting service provider like Rackspace Hosting, achieving the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and...
View ArticleCDP To Ask 302 Firms To Report Water Use
At least 302 companies will be asked to report their water use to the influential Carbon Disclosure Project, reports the New York Times. CDP announced its intention to launch the program in November....
View ArticleWhy Congress should take a CLEAR Approach to Climate Change
What if there were a way to fight climate change and all get paid in the process? It turns out that instead of paying the many costs of a carbon economy, we can actually get paid to avoid them. Think...
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