EU Requires Labeling/Automakers Introduce Cleaner Cars in U.S.
The EU Council of Environment Ministers formally accepted commitments from the Japanese and Korean auto manufacturers associations to cut CO2 emissions from …
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Hypercar Inc. Hits the Road
Rocky Mountain Institute has been building industry acceptance for its Hypercar concept since 1991. Its ultralight, ultra-low-drag body with hybrid-electric …
Emissions Trading Systems Make Headway
In Canada, Ontario Power Generation Inc.(OPG) completed the worlds largest spot trade in greenhouse gas emission reduction credits. It purchased credits from …
Bringing Solar to Rural Residents
Last month, we highlighted Shri Shakti Alternative Energy Technologies which is opening 300 energy retail stores across India. Enersol Associates, Inc., a …
Sumitomo Bank Grades Companies on Environmental Performance
Sumitomo Bank is the first domestic financial institution to make loans conditional on environmental performance. It is developing a grading system to rate …
Green Business Education Institute Prepares to Break Ground
135 acres along the Missouri River (Petersburg, MO) is the future site of the Institute of Ecolonomics. Ecolonomics, a term coined by actor and …
Clean Environment is a Constitutional Right in Montana
In an important legal precedent for the U.S., the Montana Supreme Court unanimously ruled that state residents have an “inalienable right” to a …
Clean Environment is a Constitutional Right in Montana
In an important legal precedent for the U.S., the Montana Supreme Court unanimously ruled that state residents have an “inalienable right” to a …
Higher A/C Efficiency Standards in the Works
The U.S. Department of Energy is proposing new energy-efficiency standards for central air conditioning that would increase efficiency by 30 percent. DOE seeks …