Newsweek Top 500 Green Companies, Walmart's Vendor Sustainability Index

Green Rankings of Top 500 US Corporations (Newsweek)

Walmarts Vendor Sustainability Index Assessment Questionnaire....

QUICK POLL - Will a Carbon Bill Pass the Senate in 2009 / 2010?

Take the Poll....

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Apple, Carbon Trading, California PUC, Lighting Savings Calculator, Wind Turbines, GREENWASH, Chamber of Commerce, Carbon Emissions

Apple Launches Major GREEN Effort....

Carbon Trading would Dwarf that of Crude Oil, and create a $2 Trillion Trading Market...

California PUC approves $3 Billion for Energy Efficiency Rebates....

Online Lighting Energy Savings Calculator by Wattstopper (EXCELLENT)....

US Wind Turbine Installations to hit 8,000 by 2015...

GREENWASH - Proliferation of 400+ Green Seals Detracts from Message....

Wind Energy Outlook Report for North America (Pike Research)

Large Utilities Quitting U.S. Chamber of Commerce over Carbon Dispute....

CO2 Emissions in the U.S. DROPS 2.8% in 2008....

McKinsey Energy Efficiency Report, Red Robins LED Lights, Fedex Solar in NJ, Renewable Energy in US

McKinsey Energy Efficiency report shows $1.2 Trillion Reduction Opportunity...

Red Robins Restaurant chain installs GE LED lights at 150 retail locations ...

Fedex installs 2.4 MW solar system in NJ - largest in US..

Renewable Energy adds 4,000 MW of electricity in in 2009....

Yahoo Greens Data Centers, FREE Carbon Calculator, G8 Countries ranked, Waxman, Ocean Damage

Yahoo Drops Carbon Offset purchases - focuses on Green Data Centers...

Data Center ONLINE carbon and cost calculator...

G8 Countries - Ranked from Most sustainable to Worst....

Concessions that were "Agreed to" to pass the Climate Bill in the house last Friday....

It's sad what is happening to the Oceans....

NEW Federal Lighting Standards, Climate Bill Winners & Losers

White House (Obama) announces NEW efficient lighting standards...

Climate Bill Summary, CISCO Telecommuting, Honeywell Wind Turbines at ACE Hardware, Arizona Solar Plant, Wind Power Resource Map, MBA in Sustainable B

CISCO's Telecommuting program a MAJOR success.. Saves $277 Million annually....

Honeywell Roof mounted wind turbine to be sold at local ACE hardware stores in Fall 2009...

Arizona Solar Power plant to deliver electricity day and night WITHOUT needing batteries...

Wind Power resource map of the U.S.....

MBA in Sustainable Business is now offered ONLINE...

ACEEE Climate Bill Analysis, Microsoft Launches HOHM, Stimulus Fund Tracking, IBM Energy Management Consulting

ACEEE Energy Analysis impact of Climate Bill (,pdf)

Microsoft Launches HOHM Energy Management System for residential homes...

Website (Recovery.org) that tracks how Stimulus Funds are spent...

IBM now offer Consultation on Energy Management and Environmental Sustainability (.pdf)

Warren Buffet on Cap & Trade Bill, Sears Tower Goes Green, Top 10 Myths on Climate Bill, How US Military reducing Energy.

Warren Buffet calls the proposed Cap & Trade legislation a "Regressive" Tax

Sears (Willis) Tower goes Green with $350 million renovation - 80% reduction in electricity!....

Top 10 Myths about the proposed Waxman-Markey Clean Energy Bill....

How the U.S. military is trying to cut its enormous energy appetite....

Climate Bill, Cap and Trade Cost Report, Green Energy Jobs, IBM Green Sigma Coalition

Climate Change Bill APPROVED by Committee.... Going to House for Vote!

Congressional Budget Report: Cost Impacts of Proposed Cap & Trade Bill (.pdf)

REPORT: Green Energy Jobs: Survey of the Green Industry (.pdf)

IBM Launches "Green Sigma" Coalition (use of six sigma and energy management)....

Top 25 Green Power Buyers, Ford, Green MBA's, DOE IT Audit, Green Job Networking, High Altitude Wind Power

EPA's Top 25 List: Companies using GREEN Energy...

Ford - Great Corporate Case Study on Reducing Energy

Green MBA's: Opportunities EXPLODE!

DOE Audit of its own facilities reveals HUGE IT Energy Reduction Potential 

Network Your Way to a GREEN Job in 3 easy steps...

STUDY: High altitude winds offer HUGE Energy Promise

Stephen Chu, Madagascar Extinction

Video: Stephen Chu on Energy and Intellectual Horsepower

Sad...Madagascar: Exctinction of one of the World's Most Diverse Wildlife Reserves..... (Video)

Carbon Offset Failure, Federal Codes, Obama Climate Bills, Water Pollution, Child Algae Invention, Waxman Bill Bulleted, HomeBoy Industries

UK Report: "Dangerous Distraction", Why Carbon Offset Programs have Failed around the World (.pdf)

Federal Building Codes to replace Local Codes?.....

Climate Bills fall WAY SHORT of Obama's goal of 25% Renewable Power by 2025.....

WORSE than Global Warming: Worlds Worst Polluted Lakes and Rivers.....

15 Year Old Invents Energy Solution using Algae 

Waxman-Markey Climate Bill in Bullet Form....

Homeboy Industries (LA): Troubled Youth are trained to install Solar Panels... 

Criticism ramping up over Cap and Trade Bills...

Oil Prices Predicted at $250, Snake Wave Power Generators, Dem Mutiny on Cap & Trade

Oil prices rise again - $250 per Barrel Prediction.....

Anaconda "Snake Like" Wave Power Electric Generators? FASCINATING!

Dem mutiny on Cap & Trade Bill Growing......

Green Gifts, Green Investing, McDonalds Green Screens

Green Gift Guide

New website linking GreenTech with Investors

McDonalds adding GREEN Touch Screens in Restaurants

A Guide to Green Investing (CNBC)

Green Companies, Carbon Disclosure Reports, Energy Act 2009, State Clean Energy Resource Project, Local Govt Energy Stimulus Funds

America's Greenest Companies....

Carbon Disclosure Reports for Companies

American Energy and Clean Air Act of 2009(Summary)

State Clean Energy Resource Project (SCERP)

Local Govt Energy Efficiency Options - 2009 Stimulus

Cap and Trade, Plastic Solar Panels, LED Lighting, Garbage, US Natural Gas Fields, GOOGLE Powermeter

The Flawed Logic of the Cap and Trade Debate

Pushing Plastic Solar Panels - Almost Perfect Efficiency

Quantum Leap in LED Lighting

Garbage Gets a Fresh look as Source of Energy

US Natural Gas Fields go from Bust to Boom

Introducing the GOOGLE Powermeter

EPA Energy Star Ratings for IT Servers, PEW Report on Carbon Policy Impact to Manufacturing

EPA Releases Energy Star ratings for IT Servers

EPA Energy Star Server Standard Website

The Competitive Impact to the Manufacturing Industry due to US Carbon Policies pdf (PEW)

Green Grants, Waxman Cap & Trade Bill Revision, Green Careers Resource Guide, New York Sustainability Program, Canada's Oil Sands

10 Tips for Finding Green Grants for your Company

NEW Waxman-Markey Carbon Cap and Trade Bill Released

Green Careers Resource Guide - FREE

NY City Releases SUSTAINABILITY Program - PlaNYC

Canada's Oil Sand Industry Hit Hard by Recession (US's largest source of Oil)

White House Concern over Cap & Trade, LEED Expense, Green Globes, State Carbon Policies, Infrastructure WIKI, Green Playbook for Cities, City Green Funds

White House Office of Management and Budget issues Memo highlighting Concerns over Cap and Trade!

Costs of LEED are creating a roadblock for many Companies interested in seeking LEED Certification.....

Comparison Report of Green Globes as an alternative to LEED (pdf)....

State Climate POLICY Tracker Released - 33 States already have Carbon Reduction Policies....

Green Infrastructure WIKI - EXCELLENT RESOURCE!

Playbook for GREENING local communities and Cities

Resources to help Local Governments receive funding from the Green Economic Recovery Fund

National Grid Ties Executive Pay to Carbon

National Grid Ties Executive Pay to Carbon Reduction

Energy Dashboards, Infrastructure Energy Efficiency, Smart Meters, UK

Energy Use Dashboards for Buildings

Bringing Energy Efficiency to Infrastructure

Smart Electric meters in EVERY UK home by 2020...

Oil Price Drop, Energy Efficiency Report, Tuna Mercury Content

CONTANGO: Oil Storage at all time high - may lead to HUGE OIL PRICE DROP!

IFMA Research Finds that Energy Efficiency Important - but Investment Lags....

World's Tuna getting more toxic with Mercury - Due to Rapid Growth of China's Coal Power Plants? 

EPA Retail Website, Electronic Energy Tool, EPA Greenchill Refrigeration, Green Technology Reviews

EPA: New Sustainability Page for RETAIL Industry

Energy Comparison Tool for Electronics (EPEAT)

EPA GreenChill - Energy Efficient Supermarket Refrigeration Resources

Green Innovation "New Technology" Reviews

      Do Green Buildings Sell for More? - YES! (pdf)

Sub-Metering, Green Teams, Washington Recycled paper Law, City Green Goals, Green Home Make-Overs, Carbon Calculators

Sub-Metering: Low cost Power and Lighting Options

How to Build a Green Team: Company First Steps

Washington State Signs Law that Mandates Recycled Paper

Living Cities Report: 4 of 5 Cities have MAJOR green Goals

Green Irene: Green Home Make-Over ($199)

Carbon Footprint: Extensive list of Calculators

Green Stimulus UPDATES, State and Federal Energy Rebates and Incentives

Green Stimulus Program Status Updates

State Energy management Rebates and incentives

Federal energy management rebates and incentives

LEED Green Building Impact Report, Green Mayors

REPORT: LEED Green Building Impact Report (.pdf)

15 Green Leaning Mayors

Video: "Global Technology Transformation", Green Grid?, Grid Interactive Map, Data Centers NEED Concrete Floors

MUST SEE VIDEO "Did You Know" - Technology Transformation!

The Grid May be Smart - But will it also be Green? (NPR)

Visualizing the Electric Grid (Interactive US Map)

Data Centers: The Key to MAJOR energy savings is Concrete Floors?

Cap and Trade Commerce Study, WWF Report, Wireless Sensors, FREE Sustainable Mag, Merck Solar HQ, WBCFD Report, Ethanol, States Electric Productivity

US Commerce Study: Cap and Trade would result in LOSS of  3.2 million US Jobs by 2025 (.pdf).....

Climate Change Legislation is COMING: Is your Company Ready?

WWF Living Planet Report.....

Wireless Motion Sensors now available  (Lutron Site)

FREE subscription to "Sustainable Facility" Magazine...

Merck HQ (NJ) - LARGEST Solar System in Corporate Setting (7,000 Panels)

Deploying and Financing ON-SITE Renewable Electric Generation (WRI .pdf)

WBCSD: Energy Efficiency in Buildings Report (.pdf)... 

Ethanol: Wikipedia Primer

Map of Electric Productivity for each STATE (RMI)

Obama Green Actions, Data Center Report, Solar 101, Carbon Cap helps Auto Industry

100 Actions taken by Obama to GREEN America

Solar 101: "HOW TO" guide for putting solar on your house...

DATA CENTERS: ACCENTURE Energy Forecast Report (.pdf)

Carbon Caps could help Detroit?

Green Building Value, Carbon Calculator, WBSD Report

REAL ESTATE: NEW REPORT says Green Buildings have a HIGHER VALUE

CARBON Calculator: Perkins and Will has free ONLINE Calculator for Facilities

Real Estate needs to reduce Carbon 60% by 2050 based on new report by WBCSD...

Global Warming, GSA, Real Estate, Obama, White House, Incandescent, Lighting

GLOBAL WARMING SKEPTICS?
- Now GLOBAL COOLING due to lack of Sun Spots?
- Senate Report: 700 International Scientists Say NO!....

iTunes GREEN ROOM - Podcasts, TV shows, etc.....

GSA is leading Real Estate Industry by Investing $5.5 BILLION in GREEN STIMULUS FUNDS....
- View Complete list of identified GSA Projects (.pdf)

Introducing OBAMA's Environment and Energy Team...

NY Times: Incandescent Light Bulbs are still NEEDED...

LED Lights: Not quite ready yet for General Purpose Lighting.....

NEW EPA ENERGY STAR Report for Commercial Buildings (ENERGY STAR SNAPSHOT .pdf)...

Federal Stimulus Funds, CITI Data Center LEED, Ozone Hole, Gore, WorldWatch World Report

Federal Government Money EVERYWHERE.....

- $40 billion for Electric Smart Grid

- $10 million for hybrid school buses

- $41.9 million for fuel cells

- $13 billion on high speed trains

- $60 million for Solar in Chicago

CITI DATA CENTER in Frankfurt gets 1st LEED PLATINUM, uses 70% LESS energy than a typical Data Center... 

 - LEED Data Center Standard DRAFT open for comment

OZONE HOLE IN SOUTH POLE is causing ice growth - SLOWING Global Warming????

GORE REFUSES TO HAVE Global Warming Skeptic on Congressional Panel....

WorldWatch Institute 2009 Sustainability Report (Full)

- State of the World, A Year in Review

- Chapter 1 - The Perfect Storm

- Chapter 2 - Safe Landing for the Climate

- Chapter 3 - Farming and Land Use

- Chapter 4 - An Enduring Energy Future

- Chapter 5 - Building Resiliance

- Chapter 6 - Saving the Climate

- Climate Connections, 22 Climate Essays

Environmental Kuznets Curve - Energy use naturally falls with established economy...

Utility Bills, State of Green, Space Solar, Book Reviews, Technology

UTILITY BILLS - Primer on how to adjust energy bills for weather....

STATE OF GREEN BUSINESS REPORT 2009 (GreenBiz)

1st SPACE BASED SOLAR ELECTRIC GENERATION - PG&E submits application permit for 200 MW by 2016....

BOOKS THAT MATTER (Energy / Sustainability).....

2009 SUSTAINABILITY TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION WINNERS (Environmental Defense Fund)

Waxman Bill, FedEx, Data Centers, Smart Grid, NY Bloomberg

WAXMAN / MARKEY ENERGY BILL: Proposed Bill would reduce US Energy use by 10% by 2020 

- Download DRAFT copy of proposed bill .pdf

- EPA Summary opinion of proposed bill .pdf

- CARBON PRICE: proposed at $13 to $26 per ton

- FedEx CEO: Tax carbon but DON'T Cap & Trade!

DATA CENTERS: EPA set to add Data Centers to Energy Star Benchmarking in early 2010

SMART GRID: Miami launches 1st US Smart Grid Project ($200 Million)

NY: Bloomberg Proposes NY Existing Building Energy Reduction Plan ($2.8 Billion Private Investment)

WHOLE FOODS: Launches major energy savings program

REPORT: Clean Tech Energy Trends 2009 (.pdf)

China's ECO-CITIES remain dormant.....

Solar City FL, Walmart, LEEP AP's, EPA Carbon Endangerment

First Solar Powered City (Babcock Ranch, FL)....

Walmart to eliminate all WASTE by 2025

LEED AP's now exceed 100,000

EPA's Full Proposal Document on Carbon Endangerment

Make comments to EPA using this .pdf form

Deloitte Carbon Risk, Green Cleaning, Chu Global Warming, Newspaper Use

Deloitte Report: Carbon Trading Business Risks?

GREEN CLEANING: Steps to Evaluate a Green Cleaning Company...  

DIRE GLOBAL WARMING SITUATION: US Energy Secretary Chu says...

Climate Change Skeptics STRONGLY disagree.....

Skip the Newspaper, Save the Planet?  Maybe not yet...

U.S. rules greenhouse emissions endanger human health

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration opened the way for regulating U.S. greenhouse gas emissions on Friday by declaring climate-warming pollution a danger to human health and welfare.

Environmental activists and their supporters in Congress were jubilant and industry groups were wary at the news of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's move. The White House saidPresident Barack Obama would prefer legislation rather than administrative action to curb greenhouse emissions.

Congress is already considering a bill to cut emissions of carbon dioxide, one of six majorgreenhouse gases.  (Full Article)