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EPA Releases American Power Act Study

Submitted by Rob M. via EPA.gov

The EPA has released it's analysis of the American Power Act. It's assessment, the act will cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 60-70% by 2050 but that reduction comes at a cost. The average household would pay upwards of $79 - $146 annually between 2010 and 2050.

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Tim O'Reilly on How the Web is a Sustainability Platform

Submitted by John R. via greenbiz.com

Next month GreenBiz Innovation Forum focuses on the intersection of sustainability and innovation, including how innovation happens inside large companies. Tim O'Reilly, one of the "innovisionaries" to be featured at the event, has been thinking about such things for a long time. He is largely...

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Green Business is Booming: 5 Ways to Go Green & Make Green

Submitted by John R. via Open Forum

Everywhere you turn, businesses have closed up shop or they have been shut down due to the dismal nature of the economy over the last few years; but green enterprises are booming -- continuing to buck the downward trend. There is much to be learned by adopting the ideologies, both old and new,...

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Does Coca-Cola's plan for plant-based bottles hold water?

Submitted by Ed L. via Consumer Reports Home & Garden Blog

Coca-Cola gave itself a 10-year countdown to find a way to make all of its plastic products from plant-based materials, according to Scott Vitters, the company’s director of sustainable packaging.

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Ford Starts to Ship an Electric Delivery Van

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Development of the electric Transit Connect offers Ford a chance to test its technology in a limited number of vehicles.

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Ford Starts to Ship an Electric Delivery Van

Submitted by Ryan M. via The New York Times

Development of the electric Transit Connect offers Ford a chance to test its technology in a limited number of vehicles.

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Green Business is Booming: 5 Ways to Go Green & Make Green

Submitted by John R. via Open Forum

Everywhere you turn, businesses have closed up shop or they have been shut down due to the dismal nature of the economy over the last few years; but green enterprises are booming -- continuing to buck the downward trend. There is much to be learned by adopting the ideologies, both old and new,...

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Does Coca-Cola's plan for plant-based bottles hold water?

Submitted by Ed L. via Consumer Reports Home & Garden Blog

Coca-Cola gave itself a 10-year countdown to find a way to make all of its plastic products from plant-based materials, according to Scott Vitters, the company’s director of sustainable packaging.

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EPA Releases American Power Act Study

Submitted by Rob M. via EPA.gov

The EPA has released it's analysis of the American Power Act. It's assessment, the act will cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 60-70% by 2050 but that reduction comes at a cost. The average household would pay upwards of $79 - $146 annually between 2010 and 2050.

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Tim O'Reilly on How the Web is a Sustainability Platform

Submitted by John R. via greenbiz.com

Next month GreenBiz Innovation Forum focuses on the intersection of sustainability and innovation, including how innovation happens inside large companies. Tim O'Reilly, one of the "innovisionaries" to be featured at the event, has been thinking about such things for a long time. He is largely...

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Ford Starts to Ship an Electric Delivery Van

Submitted by Ryan M. via The New York Times

Development of the electric Transit Connect offers Ford a chance to test its technology in a limited number of vehicles.

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Does Coca-Cola's plan for plant-based bottles hold water?

Submitted by Ed L. via Consumer Reports Home & Garden Blog

Coca-Cola gave itself a 10-year countdown to find a way to make all of its plastic products from plant-based materials, according to Scott Vitters, the company’s director of sustainable packaging.

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EPA Releases American Power Act Study

Submitted by Rob M. via EPA.gov

The EPA has released it's analysis of the American Power Act. It's assessment, the act will cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 60-70% by 2050 but that reduction comes at a cost. The average household would pay upwards of $79 - $146 annually between 2010 and 2050.

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Tim O'Reilly on How the Web is a Sustainability Platform

Submitted by John R. via greenbiz.com

Next month GreenBiz Innovation Forum focuses on the intersection of sustainability and innovation, including how innovation happens inside large companies. Tim O'Reilly, one of the "innovisionaries" to be featured at the event, has been thinking about such things for a long time. He is largely...

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Green Business is Booming: 5 Ways to Go Green & Make Green

Submitted by John R. via Open Forum

Everywhere you turn, businesses have closed up shop or they have been shut down due to the dismal nature of the economy over the last few years; but green enterprises are booming -- continuing to buck the downward trend. There is much to be learned by adopting the ideologies, both old and new,...

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Walmart unveils new Sustainable Agriculture Strategy

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Walmart has launched a new sustainable agriculture strategy in an effort to help small and medium sized farmers expand their businesses, get more income for their products, and reduce the environmental impact of farming.

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Sustainable Agriculture

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Farmers and ranchers are experimenting with more sustainable approaches to producing and distributing food and fiber. These approaches are varied, yet they center on common goals: providing more farm profits, achieving greater

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Small Steps Toward Building a Sustainable Business

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UN Report Calls For "Swift, Radical and Creative Action" in Conservation and Sustainability

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According to a UN report, unless there is “swift, radical and creative action” towards conservation and sustainability, economies, lives and livelihoods across the globe could be at risk. The report is based on

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