USPS Approves Reusable Envelope Line

USPS Approves Reusable Envelope Line
Excerpt:
"The United States Postal Service (USPS) has certified ecoEnvelopes’ reusable envelopes for use in U.S. mail. These allow for the initial envelope to also be used as the reply envelope."

GE Announces $1 Billion Deal with Invenergy

GE Announces $1 Billion Deal with Invenergy
Excerpt:
"GE Energy has announced an agreement with Invenergy LLC of more than $1 billion, marking one of the largest commitments for wind turbines to be delivered in a single year in the history of the global wind industry. GE will supply Invenergy with 600 megawatts (MW) of its 1.5-megawatt wind turbines for projects in North America, and 200 MW of its 2.5xl wind turbines for European applications."

Toyota Pledges Plug-In Prius For 2010

Excerpt:
"Toyota's shaking things up a bit in the plug-in hybrid race. Only a week ago, GM seemed certain that they'd have the first plug-in vehicle from a major manufacturer. But then Toyota busts out with the news that, even after saying that we were going to be waiting more than three years, they'll be producing plug-in Priuses in 2010."
http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1308/

Fisker Karma Plug-in Hybrid Reveal Video

Excerpt:
"Remember earlier today when I said that Jeep was showing the only non-GM range extended electric vehicle at the Detroit show….well, I was only half right. Fisker, a high performance auto manufacturer just unveiled their first production car, a plug-in hybrid called the “Karma.” The car can run 50 miles on pure electric power, and only then switches over to become a regular hybrid."
http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1294/

Apple Releases First Mercury-Free Laptop

Apple Releases First Mercury-Free Laptop
Excerpt:
"Apple released the company’s latest laptop on Tuesday, and among the many advanced features touted by CEO Steve Jobs, it is the first computer with a mercury-free display.

The MacBook Air will also have arsenic free glass, providing an eco-friendly option to relying on chemicals that cause trouble for the environment when improperly disposed. Mercury can contaminate soil and water if disposed of in a landfill."
http://earth911.org/blog/2008/01/15/apple-releases-first-mercury-free-laptop/

Ford Plans $500M Investment in India Operations; Small Cars and Diesel Engines

Ford Plans $500M Investment in India Operations; Small Cars and Diesel Engines
Excerpt:
"Ford Motor Company plans to invest US$500 million to expand its India operations, reaffirming its commitment to developing and implementing an aggressive growth strategy in the country. The new investment will fund several new initiatives, including the expansion of Ford India’s current manufacturing facility in Chennai to begin production of a new small car within the next two years, and construction of a fully integrated and flexible engine manufacturing plant that will go online by 2010."
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2008/01/ford-plans-500m.html

Forbes - Climate Change's $75 Billion Bill

Forbes - Climate Change's $75 Billion Bill

Excerpt:
"Natural disasters wrought by climate change have a staggering price tag, and it's growing.

Total economic losses from natural catastrophes in 2007 rose to $75 billion from $50 billion the year before as extreme weather conditions driven by climate change wreaked havoc across the world, according to Munich Re (other-otc: MURGF - news - people ), the world's second-largest reinsurer on Thursday. The economic losses include those not covered by insurance such as disruption to power supplies or transportation links."
http://www.forbes.com/markets/economy/2007/12/27/disasters-munich-re-markets-equity-cx_vr_1227markets08.html

Electric Subaru Due in 2009, One Year Early

Electric Subaru Due in 2009, One Year Early

Excerpt:
"Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd, (FHI) will start selling electric Subarus in Japan in 2009—a year earlier than initially planned, according to President Ikuo Mori.

FHI currently has 40 units of its electric R1e in operation in Japan in customer trials. The company is targeting first-year sales of its electric car at 100 units."
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2007/12/electric-subaru.html

Nanosolar Ships First Panels

Nanosolar Ships First Panels

Excerpt:
"Posted by Martin Roscheisen, CEO
After five years of product development – including aggressively pipelined science, research and development, manufacturing process development, product testing, manufacturing engineering and tool development, and factory construction – we now have shipped first product and received our first check of product revenue."
http://www.nanosolar.com/blog3/2007/12/18/nanosolar-ships-first-panels/

See also: New York Times - Start-Up Sells Solar Panels at Lower-Than-Usual Cost

Green Jobs Seek Entry Level Workers

Green Jobs Seek Entry Level Workers

Excerpt:
"Green companies are sprouting. There are some 200 new businesses for solar-panel installation, home weatherization, and electronic recycling."

More Big Business Calls for Climate Action

More Big Business Calls for Climate Action

Excerpt:
"Yet another round of global business executives has called for action on climate change. This time, about 150 global firms agreed that they want mandatory emissions cuts."

http://sustainablog.org/2007/12/04/more-big-business-calls-for-climate-action/

NY Times on How the Green Grinch is Stealing Christmas

NY Times on How the Green Grinch is Stealing Christmas

Excerpt:
"What is with the Times today? The evils of wind power in the travel section and then calling Aunt Betty the New Grinch for daring to suggest green Christmas presents.

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/11/ny_times_on_how.php

Green is the new black for savvy consumers and retailers

Green is the new black for savvy consumers and retailers

Excerpt:
"Global warming may not only affect climate and the environment, it will also have an impact on clothes and fashion, according to design and retail experts.

Savvy, environmentally conscious consumers are approaching clothes with a different mind-set and designers and retailers are responding."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071121/lf_nm_life/fashion_environment_dc

BP Not Nearly Beyond Pollution

BP Not Nearly Beyond Pollution

Excerpt:
"Pleading everything from insurmountable expense, to a lack of filtering technology, to space limitations, oil giant BP looks desperate to dodge its August promise to not increase the pollutants it’s dumping into Lake Michigan. The Chicago Tribune reported today that engineers at the Whiting oil refinery, which BP plans to expand with $3.8 billion to process more Canadian crude, are not any closer to cleaning up its polluting ways."

http://earth2tech.com/2007/11/19/bp-not-nearly-beyond-pollution/

Gas-Free Cars On Their Way

Gas-Free Cars On Their Way

Excerpt:
"American Honda Motor Co., Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Corp. announced plans at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Wednesday to put alternative fuel technology vehicles on the road in California in coming months. A few drivers will even get to park them in their garages."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/11/15/gasfree-cars-on-their-wa_n_72762.html

The TreeHugger Interview: Michael Dell, CEO of Dell Inc. Live from OpenWorld

The TH Interview: Michael Dell, CEO of Dell Inc. Live from OpenWorld

Excerpt:
"TreeHugger had the pleasure to chat with Michael Dell, CEO of Dell Inc. this morning here at OpenWorld. Watch the video to see what Dell has at the top of their "to do to go green" list, and how they plan to become "the greenest technology company" in the world."

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/11/th-interview-michael-dell-openworld.php

Daimler, Ford to partner on fuel cell company

Daimler, Ford to partner on fuel cell company

Excerpt:
"Daimler and Ford Motor are partnering on a privately held company to develop automotive fuel cell technology, both companies announced Thursday.

The companies plan to buy the automotive fuel cell business unit of Ballard Power Systems, a British Columbia-based supplier of hydrogen fuel cells for vehicles. From that asset, they plan to start a private company, according to a joint statement."

http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9813478-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5

Media Alert: MSN Launches Green Channel

Media Alert: MSN Launches Green Channel

Excerpt:
"Who: Today MSN added a new channel to its online information and entertainment network called MSN Green — a one-stop online resource for the latest environmental news, exploring the issues and taking action. MSN has teamed up with some of the leading media and environmental sources, MSNBC, Hearst Magazines (The Daily Green), Conservation International, Environmental Defense, Grist.org, TreeHugger.com and StopGlobalWarming.org, to offer the new channel, located at http://green.msn.com."

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/oct07/10-30GreenChannelMA.mspx

Handicapping the Environmental Gold Rush - The Wall Street Journal

Handicapping the Environmental Gold Rush - The Wall Street Journal

Excerpts:
"In the race to profit off the scramble to go green, there will be winners and losers. Here's how the players currently stack up."

and

"The green stampede is on.

As a global economy powered by cheap fossil fuel comes under intense pressure to change, corporate executives are racing to stay ahead of the tectonic shift in their world.

From Capitol Hill to California and Brussels to Beijing, multinational companies are stepping up their lobbying and tweaking their product lines in response to demands that they get more environmentally attuned. New companies -- even new industries -- are challenging the established giants to exploit a growing market for everything from green cars to green fuels."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119335097973072106.html?mod=hpp_us_editors_picks

GE Global Research Announces $6.8 Million in Funding to Accelerate PEEM Advancements for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles

GE Global Research Announces $6.8 Million in Funding to Accelerate PEEM Advancements for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles