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Intel Capital invests $30m in 4 cos.By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 15, 2010
Intel Capital, Intel Corporation's global investment organisation, has announced investments in four companies. The investment, which is a part of $200 million Intel Capital Invest in America Technology Fund, has been made in cleantech, cloud computing and semiconductor... Read more.. |
Save money! Save energy! Go Direct Cool… By : Preeti Aggarwal, Sep 15, 2010
This first article in the ‘Sustainable Consumption Series’ talks about how the direct cool refrigerators can enable savings while being environmentally helpful. This first article in the ‘Sustainable Consumption Series’ talks about how the... Read more.. |
Barack Obama: 'no' to solar panels on the White House roofBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 11, 2010
A quest to get Barack Obama to shout his commitment to solar power from the roof tops - by re-installing vintage solar panels at the White House - ended in disappointment for environmental campaigners today. Bill McKibben, the founder of 350.org, had led a group of... Read more.. |
Company growth to depend on water, energy consumption: Eric FyrwaldBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 11, 2010
This is a good time to be the CEO of NLC NALCO. After all, the whole world is talking about sustainable growth and the $3.7 billion company is among the global leaders in providing water treatment solutions to industry. Erik Fyrwald, chairman, president and CEO, NLC... Read more.. |
JBIC to Lend $2.5 Billion for Environmental Projects OverseasBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 7, 2010
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation plans to offer $2.5 billion in loans this fiscal year for clean-energy and water-supply projects abroad to help Japanese companies market their environmental technologies. The state-controlled lender known as JBIC will seek... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Technology |
HSBC Predicts Low Carbon Energy Market to TripleBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 7, 2010
The world's low-carbon energy market is likely to treble by 2020, HSBC analysts forecast on Monday, saying that rising concerns about resource scarcity would support broad consensus on the threat of climate change. The electric vehicle market would benefit most,... Read more.. |
Maruti Suzuki Develops Fuel Efficient Car 'A-Star' By : sustainabilityo..., Sep 2, 2010
Using K Series technology, Maruti Suzuki has developed engines which have lower CO2 emissions than average European car emissions. 'A – star’, fitted with the K series engine is positioned as an environment friendly, fule efficient car. Company... Read more.. Subject Tags: A-Star , Business , Environment , Human Interest , India , Labor , Law , Maruti Suzuki , Maruti Suzuki India Ltd , Maruti Udyog Limited , Technology |
World Bank defends controversial HFC carbon-cut plantsBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 27, 2010
The World Bank has defended its investment in chemical plants accused by green groups of raising production of greenhouse gas HFC-23 with the aim of incinerating it to get extra carbon offsets worth millions of dollars. Approved under the Kyoto Protocol's $2.7 billion... Read more.. |
India rejects Vedanta mining plan on green worriesBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 25, 2010
India on Tuesday rejected a plan by UK-based mining group Vedanta Resources Plc to mine bauxite in an eastern state over environmental concerns, a blow to the firm already facing hurdles to a planned $9.6 billion energy deal in the country. The decision comes after... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Environment , Hospitality , Law , Politics , Social Issues , Vedanta Resources Plc |
Electric vehicles for Sustainable TransportBy : sustainabilityo..., Aug 23, 2010
The recent high-profile acquisition of a small electric car company by an auto giant seems to have electrified the industry, which has been experiencing robust growth. As the world seeks solutions to high polluting and increasingly expensive fossil fuel transportation,... Read more.. |