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Walmart Announces Massive Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan

Walmart Announces Massive Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan

In another large-scale sustainability effort aimed at greening their supply chain, Walmart today announced the lofty goal of eliminating 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions from its global supply chain by the end of 2015

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Why Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Is Dead

Why Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Is Dead

Is voluntary the new mandatory? Will Sarni argues that any idea companies may have had that voluntary reporting was in fact voluntary has now disappeared.

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Earth & Industry Reactions to Copenhagen Climate Summit [Podcast]

Earth & Industry Reactions to Copenhagen Climate Summit [Podcast]

Earth & Industry's "Gang of Four" -- Tim Hurst, Maria Surma Manka, Jeff McIntire-Strasburg and David Wescott -- share their thoughts on the UN Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen and discuss where we go from here.

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Solar Industry: Solar Could Meet 15% of US Demand by 2020

Solar Industry: Solar Could Meet 15% of US Demand by 2020

In Copenhagen, solar industry groups release report saying a ramp-up of solar would reduce CO2 emissions by 1 billion tons, creating 6.3 million jobs.

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Vestas Wind Welcomes World to Copenhagen, Urges Ambitious Targets

Vestas Wind Welcomes World to Copenhagen, Urges Ambitious Targets

One company that will likely have its presence felt in Copenhagen over the next couple weeks will undoubtedly be Danish wind energy giant Vestas Wind Systems (VWSYF.PK).

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Is Your Company Ready for Water Disclosure? Probably Not.

Is Your Company Ready for Water Disclosure? Probably Not.

If you love the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Questionnaire, you will love the CDP Water Disclosure Questionnaire. The question is: are you prepared?

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Right Wing Concedes Climate Change is Real, Man-Made

Right Wing Concedes Climate Change is Real, Man-Made

The provocative claim that immigrants are disproportionately responsible for climate change shows just how far some fringe groups are willing to go to co-opt popular environmental issues for their own political agendas. Rather than panic, environmentalists should see this as an admission of defeat from climate change skeptics.

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Will Ford Be Next Firm to Leave Chamber of Commerce over Climate?

Will Ford Be Next Firm to Leave Chamber of Commerce over Climate?

The well-publicized exodus of several major firms from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over the business association's opposition to climate legislation h

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Toyota "Supportive as Ever" of U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Toyota "Supportive as Ever" of U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Despite pressure from vehicle owners and stockholder groups, Toyota has no immediate plans to abandon the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over the trade association's position on climate policy.

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The Politics of Cophenhagen

The Politics of Cophenhagen

Will the UN Summit in Copenhagen be a turning point on climate change, or just more hot air from politicians? Here are some things to watch for.

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