In This Issue
The Business Roundtable tossed some big figures around last month when it announced that a full 70% of its members are participating in the organization's voluntary emissions-reduction program. For more on the Climate RESOLVE program -- not to mention some excellent (and free) emissions calculation tools -- visit the Roundtable's Web site.
Also: We're pleased to bring you an original feature examining the growing controversy over emissions trading. In "The Carbon Trade," environmental blogger Carmelo Ruiz reports that some environmental groups say the practice isn't all it's cracked up to be.
| News and Columns |
 | Climate Trust to Buy Carbon from Reduced Diesel Pollution at Truck Stops
The Climate Trust says it will spend up to $2.2 million to address one of the West Coast's most serious air pollution problems: the emissions from diesel trucks idling at truck stops. |
| COLUMN: Oil Wars and the Near Future
Might there a third option besides the two extremes that have paralyzed U.S. energy policy for far too long? By Bruce Piasecki |
| New Group Aims to Solve Climate Change Challenges
A coalition of over 150 business, government, scientific, academic and NGO leaders are attending the launch of the World Climate Forum to solve what UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and Prince Charles call "the single most important long-term issue that we face as a global community." |
| STMicroelectronics Malta Powers up with 100% Biofuel
STMicroelectronics has announced that its Kirkop back-end semiconductor manufacturing facility in Malta has taken the initiative to use only biodiesel fuel for the diesel-powered vehicles in its transport fleet and for its boiler systems. |
| 70% of Business Roundtable Members Take Voluntary Action on Climate Change
Business Roundtable has announced that 70% of its member companies -- representing every sector of the U.S. economy -- have embraced voluntary actions to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by participating in its Climate RESOLVE program, which was launched in February 2003. |
| Cinergy Heats up Greenhouse Gas Reduction Projects
Cinergy Corp. has selected the first series of projects in its voluntary program of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 5% below 2000 levels between 2010 and 2012. |
| FEATURE: The Carbon Trade
While some NGOs and "green" businesses favor the carbon trade and view it as a win-win solution that reconciles environmental protection with economic prosperity, some environmentalists and grassroots organizations claim that it is no answer to environmental problems and that it does not address the causes of global warming. By Carmelo Ruiz |
| BP, Long Beach Port to Launch Pollution-Reducing Collaboration
The Port of Long Beach and oil company BP have agreed to a collaboration that will allow vessels to shut down their engines, plug into dockside electricity and "cold-iron" while docked at the port. More News and Columns > |
| Tools and Resources |
| Hospitable Climates
Offers tools and information for U.K. hospitality industry on cost-cutting through energy efficiency and emissions reduction. |
| Green Power Analysis Tool 2.0
Helps environmental and facility managers make decisions about purchasing and using green energy. |
| Climate RESOLVE Program
Find a variety of free, practical calculation tools on this Web site. |
| CQUEST
Modeling software helps government agencies, land managers, and farm cooperatives display, predict, and analyze carbon dioxide changes in U.S. ecosystems. |
| GreenZone
Site offers information on HCFC-free polyiso rigid board roof insulation. More Resources and Tools > |
| Best Practices |
| Seiko Epson Corporation: Energy-saving and Emissions-reducing Production Practices
Company aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 60% by 2010. |
| White Wave: Wind Power
The maker of soymilk uses its cartons to promote wind power -- and if it can convince just 1% of its soymilk drinkers to households to purchase a nominal amount of clean energy, it could leverage its internal purchase to well over 100,000 MWh per year. More Best Practices > |
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