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A green building is the result of many factors. Smart companies and their facilities managers pay close attention to the environment within their buildings as well as the environmental impacts of their buildings.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is encouraging a different kind of trash talk at college football games this year: The EPA wants schools, sports programs and their boosters to spread the word on how to reduce, reuse and recycle.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is encouraging a different kind of trash talk at college football games this year: The EPA wants schools, sports programs and their boosters to spread the word on how to reduce, reuse and recycle.

The Nature Conservancy and Coca-Cola released a report today with the results from three product water footprints. A big takeway: The numbers associated with a water footprint aren't nearly as important as how its water use impacts local watersheds.

A more functionally organic building will be able to do more things. In other words, it will be a “verb,” and the distinction between shelter and tool will become blurred as workers make use of the material structure around them to communicate, transport, inform and manipulate in both individual and collective ways.

By Beth Daley It’s been almost a generation since solar panels President Carter installed on the White House roof were removed during renovations. Now, a group of climate activists armed with one of the original panels are on a road...



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We've been pushing ahead on smart grid efforts at a very aggressive pace for months, but not without our share of speed bumps and lessons learned along the way. One of the most challenging obstacles to overcome as we move along the road to a smarter grid is consumer education. Policymakers or regulators have to respond to the demands of the public.

We've been pushing ahead on smart grid efforts at a very aggressive pace for months, but not without our share of speed bumps and lessons learned along the way. One of the most challenging obstacles to overcome as we move along the road to a smarter grid is consumer education. Policymakers or regulators have to respond to the demands of the public.

A report published today by Coca-Cola and the Nature Conservancy looks at the fluid impact of the beverage giant's operations, and finds there are three key kinds of water used in making your favorite beverages.

Two Texas oil companies have come traipsing into California politics by funding a multimillion-dollar effort to suspend the state's landmark climate legislation, AB 32. The tactic has inspired this open letter on behalf of the Golden State.

In talking to 1,500 CEOs from around the globe, IBM has hit upon a couple of reasons why sustainability needs to become a top priority for companies in all industries.

Consumer Reports is offering five tips on how to transform the U.S. from an energy hog to a global energy efficiency leader.

Debates over the human element in recent weather calamities are a distraction from climate realities.

PepsiCo offered a detailed glimpse of its water stewardship efforts today with the launch of its inaugural water report, which also coincides with Stockholm International Water Institute's World Water Week taking place through Saturday.

From China to Chesapeake Bay, IBM has kicked off four projects that will sharpen its focus on water issues.

A castle that doubled as the home of the aristocratic Marchmain family in a television adaptation of Brideshead Revisted has been  transformed through a green makeover.

Why the New Zealand earthquake, a tad stronger than the Haitian disaster, had a relatively minor impact.

theoceanproject: TIP: Back to work. Make a plan today to speak out for the seas this month. http://www.theoceanproject.org/action/speak4fish.php

A new report from the Carbon Disclosure Project examines the business case for putting carbon management near the top of the agendas for 10 large companies. For these firms, carbon management has helped reduce a range of long-term business risks that may one day threaten their bottom lines.

As World Water Week 2010 kicks off -- and before we report on all the new commitments and successes this year -- we present a look back at how companies are making a big splash in trimming their water footprints.