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Investment in Solar Cells to Equal Semiconductors by 2010 June 24th, 2008
photo by Ashley Bristowe As if we didn’t hit you every day with more evidence that the solar industry is booming... Market research group iSuppli is reporting that worldwide investments in the production of solar...more
Alaska No.2 Behind California In Wind Investment June 19th, 2008
Legislation signed in Alaska creates a five-year, $250 million renewable energy program that puts Alaska among the states dedicating the most money to renewable energy projects, Alaska Journal of Commerce reports. The state has also...more
Google, PepsiCo, Kellogg, AmEx Make ‘Most Ethical’ List June 5th, 2008
Google, PepsiCo, Kellogg, and American Express, rose to the top of the Ethisphere Institute’s 2008 list of 2008 World’s Most Ethical Companies. This years winners fall into categories that include everything from aerospace and agriculture...more
Green Building Sector Surviving U.S. Housing Slump May 29th, 2008
The green building industry saw an estimated $12 billion in revenues last year and could top $42 billion by 2015, Venture Beat reports. The building industry is indeed going green and, despite some potential short-term...more
China, India Top List Of Carbon Credit Sellers May 23rd, 2008
A report from the World Bank says India is the second largest seller of carbon credits in the world with a 6% share in 2007, while China tops the list with a 73% share, domain-b.com...more
How Much Do Carbon Credits Cost? May 18th, 2008
Play the Zero Emissions Market
Looking to purchase some carbon credits, but trying to shop around for the best deal? Well, unfortunately, determining carbon credit prices is a pretty complicated business. There is no one set market rate for individual...more
American Apparel Makes Big Cleaner Cotton Purchase April 28th, 2008
American Apparel is one of the latest garment manufacturers to extend its sustainable practices by joining forces with the Cleaner Cotton Campaign with the purchase of 30,000 pounds of Cleaner Cotton (also known as B.A.S.I.C....more
Ford Details Plans To Cut Emissions, Shareholder Activists Back Off April 10th, 2008
Ford has become the first U.S. auto company to spell out how it plans to reach the goal of reducing by at least 30 percent the greenhouse gas emissions from its new vehicle fleet by...more
WOM Could Unlock $104 Billion In Green Technology Sales March 20th, 2008
Americans’ appetite for environmentally friendly technologies and consumer products is grossly underserved, with a potential $104 billion in sales this year, according to the 2007 National Technology Readiness Survey. A whopping 71 percent of adults...more
Global Recession: Global Breathing Space March 17th, 2008
Was it just my imagination, or did I hear a small ripple of applause from the forests, the wetlands and the glaciers, as the news of the collapse of Bear Stearns leaked into the public...more
