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New Report Could Save Americans More Than $500 Billion in Energy Costs Over 25 Years

More than 60 energy, environmental and other organizations have collaborated on a new report that could save Americans more than $500 billion in energy costs over 25 years and reduce annual greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those from 90 million vehicles.

19 Nov 2007

Sustainable Carpet

$$IMAGE$$Don't call it ‘green' carpet, call it sustainable carpet. A new standard for assessing the environmental-friendliness of carpet was announced at the 2007 Greenbuild International Conference in Chicago. Th...

7 Nov 2007

OMG Introduces OlyBond 500 Green Roof Insulation Adhesive

OMG, Inc., a leading manufacturer of fasteners and building products for the commercial and residential construction industry, has unveiled a new environmentally friendly insulation adhesive available to roofing professionals: OlyBond 500 Green.

6 Nov 2007

Hydro to Showcase Integrated Solar Solutions at Batimat 2007

$$IMAGE$$Hydro will introduce at Batimat 2007 in Paris a new way of using photovoltaics in its aluminium building systems, which can achieve significant savings in energy consumption. The prototype “solar systems...

6 Nov 2007

New Semiconductor Wafer Reclamation Process

$$IMAGE$$IBM has announced an innovative new semiconductor wafer reclamation process pioneered at its Burlington, Vermont manufacturing facility. The new process uses a specialized pattern removal technique to repurpos...

4 Nov 2007

Sustainability Expert Tom Kelly Available to Discuss Bill Clinton’s New 'Green' Initiative with Wal-Mart

$$IMAGE$$Tom Kelly, director of the Office of Sustainability at the University of New Hampshire, is available to discuss Bill Clinton’s new initiative with Wal-Mart to make sustainability efforts more affordable for citi...

4 Nov 2007

New "Green Building," Biomass and Solar Facilities to Transform how NREL Uses Power

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Samuel W. Bodman today participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for a highly efficient and “green” Research Support Facility, and announced two major renewable power...

31 Oct 2007

Business Week Article Ignores Green Economics Says Texas A&M Energy Economist

The current BusinessWeek article "Little Green Lies" questions the notion that saving energy and going green can be profitable. In the mea culpa piece, an Aspen environmental executive complains in a "confessional mood" that he succeeded in doing "sexy" projects but finds it almost impossible to "green" his company, Aspen Skiing Company.

31 Oct 2007

JCPenney First Retail Buildings Earn the Energy Star Label

Four JCPenney stores are the first retail buildings in the country to earn the Energy Star label for superior energy efficiency and environmental performance.

30 Oct 2007