Carbon management software firm Enviance unveiled a new product Tuesday to help companies comply with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s greenhouse gas reporting rules.

eBay made a big push Monday to get consumers to commit to using products over new ones with the launch of a new green shopping website. The company will reward the first 250,000 people who make the reuse pledge with a donation toward the protection of an acre of rainforest.

With 500 members in 42 states and 11 countries, the Eco-Dentistry Association has launched a certification program for green dental practices and named its two inaugural recipients.

Adventist HealthCare expects to save up to $1.25 million through mid-2013 after locking in electricity rates through a renewable energy purchasing contract. The deal, which covers seven facilities in Maryland and New Jersey, means that those facilities can count renewable energy as 10 percent of their total electricity use, according to a press release. The deal also [...]

The state of Massachusetts is offering a new financing plan that allows the Commonwealth to fund energy efficient and renewable energy projects at dozens of state buildings, aimed at saving millions of dollars in energy costs annually, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and supporting the governor’s clean energy goals, reports Cape Cod Today. Projects will be [...]

eBay has launched two green initiatives aimed at positioning itself as a conservationist in the eyes of consumers. The online marketplace has unveiled a new green shopping hub that will help consumers find millions of green products, and launched its eBay Green Team Challenge that commits the online giant to save up to a quarter [...]

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More than 361 million pounds of post-consumer rigid plastics were collected for recycling nationwide in 2008, up nearly 11 percent from 2007, according to a report released by the American Chemistry Council (ACC). Scientists also may have found a way to develop biodegradable plastics and extend the useful life of some plastics. Approximately 62 percent of [...]

Two of Harrah’s Las Vegas properties have been recognized for waste-cutting efforts that include recycling 75 tons of paper, 18 tons of plastic and nearly 13 tons of glass. The two resorts, Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas, were recognized by the EPA’s WasteWise program with gold achievement awards, according to a press release. As a part of [...]

Wal-Mart Stores has agreed to install solar systems at two planned California superstores as a means of settling two lawsuits it faced over future emissions at the sites. The settlement calls for Wal-Mart to install rooftop solar panels, efficient heating and cooling systems and LED lighting at the two stores, reports the Press-Enterprise. Under the agreement, Wal-Mart [...]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting public comments on a draft report that evaluates the types of wastewater discharged from commercial fishing vessels and non-recreational vessels less than 79 feet in length. The final report will be provided to Congress, which may use it to regulate incidental discharges including deck run-off and gray [...]

AT&T expects to save 200 tons in packaging waste by requiring its cell phone equipment suppliers to reduce packaging, reports eWeek. The strategy involves having slimmer packaging that use less materials. It applies to device chargers, cases, batteries and data cables. By the end of 2011, AT&T expects its suppliers to reduce packaging and use non-petroleum-based inks [...]

Peter Ward, a senior deal architect, discusses how carbon reduction and energy efficiency is playing a larger and larger role in requests for proposals that CIOs typically deal with.

In a ranking of environmental, sustainability and social impacts from major oil and gas companies, BP comes out on top, with a 59 percent Tomorrow’s Value score, according to the Tomorrow’s Value ranking. Shell followed closely behind, with a 55 percent ranking. At the bottom of the top-10 ranking, China National Petroleum comes in with a 6 [...]

The ECO:nomics conference, hosted March 5 by the Wall Street Journal, yielded some best practices for businesses hoping to reduce their energy use and carbon footprint, as well as some tips in “green” marketing. Participants broke up into groups to discuss what works and what does not. Here’s a look at the results. What works - Companies should [...]

The Volkswagen Group expects to increase its energy efficiency, saving 9.26 million kilowatt hours annually, by replacing its office equipment with fewer energy-efficient lines, reports Autoblog Green. The four-year project, completed last year, has enabled the company to reduce its energy requirements for office equipment by 86 percent compared to 2005 levels. The savings achieved [...]

As part of a plan to centralize carbon emissions allowances auctions, the European Union may suspend auctions if allowance prices fall “abnormally low,” according to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. The plan, which is to take effect in 2011, would set up no more than two auction platforms through 2013, at which point the [...]

Recently, the cover of Harper’s Magazine featured a story on how easy it is to perpetrate carbon trading and emissions offset fraud. The article, by prominent investigative journalist Mark Schapiro, takes a hard look at ongoing practices in carbon markets and the rising tide of fraud that is tarnishing the sector. The fraud is [...]

A new trend emerging in the bottled water market is bio-plastic bottles made 100 percent from plants, as opposed to the mixed composition bottles that came out in recent years. The latest eco-bottles come from Green Planet Bottling and Keystone Water Company. Green Planet launched a new water brand in a 100-percent plant-based bottle that is [...]

S4 Energy Solutions, a joint venture formed by Waste Management and InEnTec in May 2009, will build a plasma gasification facility at Waste Management’s Columbia Ridge Landfill in Arlington, Ore., that will convert municipal solid waste into clean fuels and renewable energy. Construction of the project is set to begin in early summer with a start-up [...]