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September, 2008

en Ville’s Environmental Stewardship Policy

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Carbon Offsets: en Ville has purchased carbon offsets from Carbonzero to neutralize carbon produced by our delivery fleet and power use.

Carbon Reduction: Energy conservation programs are in place, further reducing carbon emissions.

Local Foods: Local foods, wines, and beer are used extensively as a…

Scandinavian countries prove that a carbon tax can work

Monday, September 29th, 2008

TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
September 29, 2008

Scandinavia is cold enough to grow a Mats Sundin. Yet nowadays nearly everyone in the hockey hero’s native Sweden keeps warm in winter without burning so much as a drop of oil.

Such are the spoils of…

U.N. launches program to cut deforestation emissions

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

Wed Sep 24, 2008

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations launched a program on Wednesday that it hopes could be the foundation for a system in which rich countries would pay poor ones to slow climate change by protecting and…

New Hybrid Battery Could Lower Hybrid Car Costs

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

Written by Yoni Levinson
Wednesday, 24 September 2008

Japanese battery company Furukawa has just closed a deal with East Penn, a US battery manufacturer. The latter will soon be distributing a new battery made by the Japanese company. What is so special…

Companies must lead climate change fight: consumers

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent

OSLO (Reuters) - Most consumers want companies to do more to protect the environment and reckon that firms should play a leading role in fighting global warming, a worldwide survey showed Tuesday.

The poll, of 28,000 Internet…

Reuters: U.S. companies see climate risk, but lack plan

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

This article shows how important the work of the Think Green Alliance is in establishing green business standards and working together to fulfill them, both in Canada and the USA.

Read the full article on Reuters here: http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSN2152741320080922?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews

By Timothy Gardner

NEW YORK…

Firms warned about climate change

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Companies that fail to tackle climate change could lower the value of their businesses, a report by the UK’s Carbon Trust suggests.

Story from BBC NEWS: http://www.envirolink.org/external.html?itemid=200809240840100.738956

The report said firms, together are worth £3.8 trillion ($7 trillion) globally, could boost market…

Think Green Alliance, Cybernomics and Miller Thomson LLP Host Green RFP Seminar

Friday, September 19th, 2008

Business community seminar shows intrinsic link between economy, business practices and environment

Toronto September 19, 2008 – The Think Green Alliance, Cybernomics and Miller Thomson LLP aim to show the intrinsic link between the economy, business practices and the environment with their…

California Climate Change Law Will Help - Not Hurt - State Economy: Study

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

View the original article here: http://www.climatebiz.com/news/2008/09/18/california-climate-change-law-help-economy-study

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Cutting greenhouse gas emissions in California will boost the state’s economy, create thousands of green collar jobs, and increase personal income, a new analysis found.

The state Air Resources Board (ARB) released a…

Ten Ways to Save Green by Going Green

Monday, September 15th, 2008

By: Brie Cadman (View Profile)

Going green inherently saves money—by using less, we save more—but some big-ticket items can cost a lot. I’d love to install solar panels on my roof or a wind turbine in my backyard so I’d never…