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March 2010
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Porsche Seeks Exemption from US Fuel Efficiency, Emissions Standards
A small group of niche sports-car makers including Porsche AG is lobbying the EPA and Department of Transportation for a special exclusion from tightening fuel efficiency and emissions standards.
What Drives Today’s Most Visible Green Brands?
Book Review of The Gort Cloud: The Invisible Force Powering Today’s Most Visible Green Brands
51 Bicycle Friendly Business Award Winners & How to Win Gold
Businesses across the US are doing more and more to promote bicycling to work, for environmental, health and economic reasons. The League of American Bicyclists just named 51 new Bicycle Friendly Business (BFB) award winners.
Apple Cutting Waste (and Price) with iPad 10-Packs for Schools
Apple has started offering reduced-price iPad bundles for the educational institutions. The bulk educational deal, which has been called “laughable” by some, will amount to $20 per unit.
Best Buy Joins Coalition of Unwilling, Puts Pressure on Chamber of Commerce over Climate
Last week, Best Buy joined companies like Toyota and Nike who have publicly struggled with their support for the Chamber because of their stance on climate, but have yet to find enough cause to leave the massive trade group.
How to Make Sure Your White Office Paper is Actually Green
So, you’ve made the switch to recycled toilet paper, and maybe you’re even using cloth hankies now. Why not take things a step further and stick to recycled paper for your home or office printer?
Canadian Cement Plant Becomes First to Capture CO2 in Algae
A Canadian company called Pond Biofuels has begun growing algae and creating fuel with greenhouse gases emitted from a cement plant.
Launch of New International Green Building Code Welcomed in Growing Industry
As the average U.S. home size shrinks and buyers look greater efficiency and use of green building products, the likelihood for fraud or misleading claims about the green-ness of those homes rises.
Got Roof? California Utility Leasing Warehouse Roofs for Largest Solar PV Program in US
As part of 500 megawatt solar PV program, SCE awards 200 MW rooftop contract to SunPower.
Senate Bill Would Spur Investment in Elusive Deepwater Offshore Wind Potential
Deepwater Offshore Wind Incentive Act would provide a tax credit of 3.04 cents per kilowatt of deepwater offshore wind production in the U.S.
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