TransAlta Meets Climate Change Targets
TransAlta, a utility located in Alberta, Canada has reduced its net greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels, cutting them by about 4.8 million tons in 1997 …
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Coalition Challenges Wal-Mart on Social Responsibility
A coalition of leaders from religious, labor, consumer, civil and human rights, indigenous, and investor groups sent an open letter to David Glass, CEO of …
Non-Profit Retires Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Two subsidiaries of California-based PG&E Corporation, U.S. Generating Company and PG&E Energy Trading, will transfer greenhouse gas reduction …
Two PV Companies Merge: Predict $1 Billion in Sales
Kyocera Corporation’s (NYSE: KYO) subsidiary, Kyocera International, has acquired Golden Genesis Company (NASDAQ: GGGO), creating the largest PV company …
Green Power for a Green LA
This is the name of a program just launched by the largest municipal utility in the U.S. – the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power. Customers …
Baxter International Will Phase Out PVC
After reaching an agreement with Baxter, investors withdrew a shareholder resolution calling on the company to phase out use of PVC materials in its …
Suriname Protects Its Forests
The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) approved over $18 million to support Suriname in its creation of one of the world’s largest tropical forest …
Two Major Companies Phase Out Biotech Foods
In response to sustained negative European response, foods giant Unilever UK has decided to phase out genetically engineered foods, a move that was closely …
India Mandates Solar Water Heaters
A recently passed law in India requires all buildings to have solar-assisted water heating. The law affects all states, and includes hospitals, lodges, …
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