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New Carbon Standard Set for Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use

Posted by Environmental Leader on 19/11/2008

The Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS) recently launched at the London Stock Exchange. It is being touted as the first time a standardized approach has included land use projects including forestry and agriculture and made them accessible to all market players in the $330 million voluntary carbon ma ...

Agriculture Business-to-Business Carbon Offsets/RECs Climate Financial Global Products & Planning Sustainability

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‘Heat Wheel’ Cools Data Centers, Cuts Energy Bills

Posted by Environmental Leader on 19/11/2008

Rich Miller writes on Data Center Knowledge about the heat wheel, a new approach to data center cooling which Miller says is likely to gain a higher profile from an upcoming demonstration of the technology.The heat wheel, also known as a rotary heat exchanger or Kyoto Cooling, improves the use of ...

Clean Energy Conservation Efficiency Facilities Financial Products & Planning Utilities design

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An Eco-Stimulus Package for Our Economy

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/11/2008

In his recent op-ed for the New York Times, Al Gore laid out a clear plan for America to lift itself out of both the energy and economic crises. The movement to build a clean energy future began in the grassroots, and has become a nationwide imperative involving the government, companies and indi ...

Economics Financial Guest Column Strategy & Leadership Sustainability

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Harris Opens Green Branch, Installs Geothermal Technology

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/11/2008

Harris opened its first green bank branch on the South Side of Chicago. The City of Chicago supported the bank to install geothermal heating and cooling system in the branch, which is expected to reduce up to 30 percent of energy consumption annually, compared to a conventional system.The branch ...

Clean Energy Climate Construction Contracts & Installations Efficiency Emissions Facilities Financial Geothermal U.S.

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Sustainability Your Businesses Best Defense Against Recession

Posted by Environmental Leader on 17/11/2008

In these uncertain economic times, companies often gravitate towards budget cuts and to scale back sustainability or green programs because of the notion that they take away from the bottom-line.In reality, this thinking is the exact opposite of what business leaders need to do. Sustainability ma ...

Conservation Finance & Reporting Financial Guest Column Savings Sustainability

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