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The Changing Face of Corporate Responsibility
Once only a concern for a few niche companies with sustainability as a core value and brand differentiator, corporate sustainability has moved categorically into the mainstream.
Toyota Follows Vestas, Donates Zayed Energy Prize Winnings
Few predicted what would happen this week in Abu Dhabi when Toyota announced it would be retroactively donating its 2010 Zayed Future Energy Prize winnings.
Company First to Make Nylon Precursor Without Petrochemicals
Verdezyne begins producing bio-adipic acid cheaper and with half the carbon emissions than petroleum-based processes.
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Energy Efficient Data Centers: Why They’re Important [INFOGRAPHIC]
Large companies like Apple, IBM, and Amazon have huge data centers that they use to do everything from keeping inventory to processing orders, and all of those computers in all of those buildings add up to a huge environmental impact. We need to hold companies accountable when they’re not doing everything possible to make their data centers energy efficient.
Does China’s Rare Earth’s Monopoly Imperil Clean Energy?
The minerals known as rare earths are likely the most important, but least understood factor in our transition to a low-carbon, clean-energy future. But, China dominates worldwide rare earth supplies and production, and their monopoly could corner the world economy. energyNOW! chief correspondent Tyler Suiters explores how U.S. dependence on China’s rare earths could affect our energy future and high-tech lifestyles.
