Filed under: Green Culture, Manufacturing/Plants, Legislation and Policy, USA
Ah. Spring. Astronomically, it … wait a minute. Spring, EIA forecast …? I just wrote about this Jan. 9. As you can see here, the EIA predicted $3.50 for a gallon of gas by June, the end of Spring. Are they changing their forecasts already? YES! According [...]

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Filed under: Hybrid, Ford, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Chicago Auto Show
Just how many hybrids has General Motors sold? Apparently not very many. We all know the Prius is the 800lb gorilla of the hybrid segment with sales of between 800,000 and 900,000 so far. A reader left a link to an IRS website in a comment the [...]

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Filed under: Hybrid, Chevrolet, AutoblogGreen Exclusive

Recently, we told you GM shelved a hybrid Malibu TV ad to air in the Superbowl. MediaPost is reporting that GM will “advertise during the show (Grammys), with commercials - including one starring Mary J. Bilge - that tout the Chevy Malibu and GM’s “Gas Friendly to Gas Free” campaign.” [...]

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Filed under: Ford, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Chicago Auto Show

After announcing a few feature updates in the Ford F150 at the Chicago Auto Show today, Ford unveiled the U.S. version of the Ford Transit Connect. This Euro-style van fits into a greener delivery niche, and Ford certainly made these vans look appealing, with four vans dancing around [...]

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James Murray, BusinessGreen, Friday 8 February 2008 at 00:00:00

Consultancy working on expanding Green Calculator to provide IT chiefs with
data on servers’ lifetime carbon footprint

Global management and IT consultancy Accenture has revealed it is working on a new service that would allow IT chiefs to calculate the full carbon footprint of their purchasing and…
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Sarah Griffiths, BusinessGreen, Friday 8 February 2008 at 00:00:00

Report offers environmental guidelines for high polluting ports

Recent efforts to curb emissions from the 10 largest US ports are not making a big enough impact, according to a study from research firm Energy Futures released this week….
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BusinessGreen Staff, BusinessGreen, Friday 8 February 2008 at 00:00:00

Strategy expected to include initiatives to promote energy efficiency,
accelerate clean development and prepare vulnerable regions for effects of
global warming

The wave of green legislation and government initiatives sweeping the globe is expected to reach India this summer after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday announced that he would publish [...]

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