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Microsoft taxes itself - will it be enough to drive change?
This week, Microsoft is announcing an unusual initiative that it hopes will change how the company operates: an internal fee on carbon.
Starting July 1st - the beginning of the company`s fiscal year 2013 - the software giant will charge all of its 100-plus global offices and datacenters a fee for every ton of carbon they produce (mostly from plugging into the electric grid, so-called "indirect" emissions). The money collected will go to purchase Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) and carbon offsets, allowing Microsoft to declare itself carbon neutral.
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Forty days and forty nights - the countdown to Rio
"We are at a crucial stage with respect to the United Nations Sustainable Development Conference (Rio+20) next month and countries must make better progress in negotiations on the outcome document to be endorsed at the conference." This was the message given last week by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to members of the UN General Assembly.
"We have about 40 days - and 40 nights - to Rio. We must use every moment," he said calling for all countries to show flexibility to reach agreement on substantive issues ahead of the conference scheduled for June 20-22.
"Quite simply, we need a negotiated ... |
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Will 40% of London businesses have employees sleeping in the office during the Olympics?
Global Action Plan, a UNEP-supported charity for environmental behaviour change, found out that 69% of businesses in the capital believe that the games ...
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SiteHawk webinar series: real world impact of GHS on SDS management, labels, and HazCom training programs
SiteHawk, the leading innovator in cloud-based SDS and chemical data management solutions, has announced the latest educational webinar in the GHS Transition ...
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Covanta Brings Expertise to the Ontario Waste Management Association
Covanta Energy Corporation (Covanta) is pleased to announce the appointment of Joey Neuhoff to the Ontario Waste Management Association`s (OWMA) board ...
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Africa may struggle to extract groundwater, experts say
Vast groundwater resources have been revealed in Africa by the first continent-wide quantitative maps. But the resources may not be easily accessible ...
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John Shegerian and Electronic Recyclers International Named to International Green Industry Hall of Fame
Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, and its Chairman and CEO, John Shegerian, were ...
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Picarro Wins 2012 TiE50 Award for Cleantech Companies
Picarro, the world`s leading provider of instruments for carbon and water cycle measurements, announced today that it has been named a winner ...
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Europe`s future depends on cities resilient to climate change
Around three quarters of Europeans live in cities. Most of Europe`s wealth is generated in cities, and urban areas are particularly at risk due to climate ...
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Brattle Economists Identify Challenges For MISO`s Coal Fleet To Comply With EPA`s MATS Rule
In a study commissioned by the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO), economists at The Brattle Group evaluated the feasibility ...
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IHS Acquires XeDAR Corporation
IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of information and analytics, announced today that it has acquired XeDAR Corporation, a ...
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EPA updates clean air act requirements for gas stations to reflect new vehicle technologies
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that the systems used at gas station pumps to capture harmful gasoline vapors while refueling ...
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Corporate leaders and NGOs form new partnership to protect ecosystems in Brazil
A group of leading companies and non-governmental organizations have embarked on a new partnership in Brazil today to incorporate ecosystem services into ...
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Logic Solutions Acquires Quantum Compliance Systems Quantum Compliance to Offer Enhanced EHS Software, Mobile App
Logic Solutions, Inc. acquired Quantum Compliance Systems, for whom Logic served as a technology partner for more than a decade. Quantum Compliance, as ...
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FirstCarbon Selected by Mahindra Satyam for Sustainability Monitoring
FirstCarbon Solutions, a pioneer and industry leader in environmental sustainability solutions for business, today announced a services agreement with ...
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