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Green Roof Industry Grows 28.5 Percent in 2010

Chicago is the top city for green roofs with more than 500,000 square feet.

The industry is developing 146 projects across 15 states.

Polystyrene from old refrigerators is being used to make a pencil that feels like cedar.

Harold Simmons lobbied for approval to build massive nuclear waste dumps in Texas.

Features of its 2010 Sustainability Report include doubling of solar and increasing use of certified wood.

To cut imports by a third by 2035, he will emphasize vehicle efficiency, natural gas, increased domestic production and biofuels.

The innovative program allows landlords to test run technologies and gives cleantech startups a place to test them.

Siemens will maintain only a minority stake in the lighting company.

$300 million facility will product 250 MW per year.

Puma announced a new accounting methodology that it says will lead to the first-ever Environmental Profit and Loss statement.