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 | NYC Convenes Summit on Cities and Climate Change
The C40 Large Citites Climate Summit begins today in Manhattan as leaders of the world's largest cities gather to pursue solutions to global warming that also insure economic benefits for cities.
| | Asian and European Firms Lead World on Carbon Cuts
North American companies are lagging behind their rivals in cutting down their carbon emissions, according to a new report from the Economist Intelligence Unit.
| | Thirty-One States Join to Create U.S. Climate Registry
States once again take the lead over the federal government on climate change, this time creating a voluntary reporting program to begin tracking greenhouse gas emissions state by state.
| | Eco-Innovation Must Accelerate to Stem Climate Change
By Sam Bond, Edie News
While European countries might be at the cutting edge of developing environmental technologies, the growing threat of climate change means more must be done, and faster, according to the European Commission.
| | Citigroup Pledges $50 Billion to Fight Climate Change
Over the next ten years, the company will dramatically increase its investments in alternative energy, clean technology, and other projects to reduce carbon emissions.
| | U.S. Solar Power Industry Takes Off
Plans to build new solar-cell manufacturing plants and to boost domestic production of polysilicon mean that the U.S. solar industry is growing at a record pace.
| | Most Companies Would Benefit from a 'Chief Energy Officer'
New research from Hill & Knowlton finds that the majority of companies do not have an energy strategy for dealing with global warming, and creating a CNO position would help them better manage energy needs.
| | Fourteen New Companies Join U.S. Climate Change Fight
The U.S. Climate Action Partnership, a coalition of major businesses and environmental organizations, has announced the latest round of new members pushing for national climate-change legislation.
| | Rupert Murdoch Pledges to Make News Corp. Greener
In an announcement to employees today, the News Corp. CEO said that not only would the company become carbon neutral by 2010, but would also weave environmental messages into Fox programming.
| | Wal-Mart Launches Major Solar Power Project
The solar pilot project, which covers 22 stores, marks a big step in the company's goal of being supplied by 100 percent renewable energy.
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| The Golden State Takes Charge
By Charles W. Schmidt, Environmental Health Perspectives
The state leads the country in population, economy -- and environmental problems. It's no surprise that California is also taking the lead on global warming, fighting pollution and technological innovation.
| | Ten Reasons Why There's No Green Business 'Bubble'
By Joel Makower
The world of green business seems to have come out of nowhere to dominate magazine and newspaper coverage. But far from a being an overhyped fad, here are ten reasons why this green shift will go the distance.
| | A Currency for the Wealth, and Environmental Debt, of Nations
By Daniel Kammen
In order to survive and thrive in the face of climate change, we need to establish and then put into practice -- as quickly as possible -- markets that utilize the value of carbon.
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