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Adriana Trujillo

Method and Gotham Greens Partner to Build World's Largest Rooftop Farm in Chicago -- CH... - 0 views

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    Sustainable cleaning products company Method intends to build the world's largest rooftop farm at its Chicago manufacturing plant. The plant was designed by William McDonough + Partners and is expected to achieve LEED-platinum certification.
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Walmart Announces New Commitment to a Sustainable Food System at Global Milestone Meeting - 0 views

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    Walmart launched a new sustainable food commitment that emphasizes reducing the environmental impact of agriculture, providing healthier food choices, and increasing supply chain transparency.
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Google, Facebook, Others Launch Sustainability Platform · Environmental Manag... - 1 views

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    A group of 29 companies and organizations launched collectively.org, a website designed to engage millennials on environmental issues by showcasing examples of sustainability in art, culture, food, and technology. CEF members involved in the initiative include Coca-Cola, Dow Chemical, Facebook, Google, Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, Nike, Salesforce and Unilever.
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57 top organizations representing 4.5 million employees, demand EU Council agree robust... - 0 views

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    Fifty-seven global companies organized by the Climate Group signed a letter urging the European Council to adopt a strong energy and climate policy framework during their meeting later this month. Signatories included 3M (CEF member), Coca Cola Enterprises, General Electric (CEF member), GlaxoSmithKline, IKEA, Philips, Shell, and Unilever (CEF member).
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    Brewing company New Belgium increased production by almost 50% and saved more than $400,000 in labor costs last year using Schneider Electric's Wonderware MES Performance software. The software provided machine performance data that enabled the company to reduce unscheduled downtime.
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Will synthetic biology change the way we farm and eat? | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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    Thousands of researchers will descend on Boston this fall for an event billed as the world's largest gathering of synthetic biologists. The field is evolving so rapidly that even scientists working in it don't agree on a definition, but at its core synthetic biology involves bringing engineering principles to biotechnology.
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Mexico City's New Airport Will Be The Most Sustainable Airport Ever Built | Co.Exist | ... - 0 views

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    When Mexico City's new international airport is finished in four years, it will be one of the largest in the world, spanning over half a million square meters. It will also be the most sustainable airport ever built. Instead of a group of average warehouse-like terminals, the airport will use a single giant structure wrapped in a unique skin that lets in natural light and air, collects rainwater, and provides incredible views of planes circling the sky.
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APP, Cargill plant U.N. deforestation pledge for 2030 | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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    A total of 34 companies signed the New York Declaration on Forests this week at the United Nations Climate Summit in New York.
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Nestlé, Kellogg's join Ceres' call for federal climate action | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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    Launched in 2008 with five companies, BICEP has expanded to 32 firms, including eBay and Symantec.
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Obama U.N. Speech Will Include New Executive Order On Climate And International Develop... - 0 views

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    President Barack Obama will announce a new executive order at the United Nations meeting on climate change Tuesday, directing federal agencies to consider climate change in all international development programs.
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Climate change front and center at UN summit - CNN.com - 0 views

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    The first item on the long list of issues to be addressed at the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week: Climate change. On Tuesday President Barack Obama will address a group of world leaders at the U.N. Climate Summit, a one-day meeting hosted by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and open to leaders of all 193 U.N. member states, though not all will attend, plus members of the private sector.
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PepsiCo to Phase Out HFC Equipment by 2020 · Environmental Management & Susta... - 0 views

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    PepsiCo has set a goal that by 2020 all of its future point-of-sale equipment (coolers, vending machines and fountain dispensers) purchased in the US will be hydroflourocarbon-free.
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Krispy Kreme Expands Sustainable Palm Oil Pledge · Environmental Management &... - 0 views

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    Krispy Kreme pledged to obtain 100% of its palm oil from responsible sources by the end of 2016. The company will rely on Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil certification to ensure compliance.
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FACT SHEET: White House Announces Executive Actions and Commitments from Across the Cou... - 0 views

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    3M, Cisco, Jackson Family Wines, Kimberly-Clark and other major companies announced new commitments to install solar power as part of a new White House initiative. The Obama administration and local governments also announced a series of new policies to speed the deployment of solar across the nation.
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Companies to make climate pledges at U.N. summit - 0 views

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    NEW YORK - Touted as the world's largest gathering ever on climate change, this week's U.N. Climate Summit will be as much about business as politics. Major companies, including Big Oil, will make pledges to help fight global warming by cutting their heat-trapping carbon dioxide emissions, protecting the world's forests and reducing methane leakage from fossil fuel production.
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Rockefellers, Heirs to an Oil Fortune, Will Divest Charity of Fossil Fuels - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    John D. Rockefeller built a vast fortune on oil. Now his heirs are abandoning fossil fuels. The family whose legendary wealth flowed from Standard Oil is planning to announce on Monday that its $860 million philanthropic organization, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, is joining the divestment movement that began a couple years ago on college campuses.
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Major U.S. companies disclose internal prices on carbon - 0 views

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    Internal carbon prices used range from $6-60 per metric ton, according to the report. In their 2013 CDP filings, the Walt Disney Company notes a price of $10-20, Google $14 and Xcel Energy $20. Other companies included in the report include: Wal-mart Stores Inc, Delta Airlines, Microsoft and PG&E Corporation.
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Companies to Phase Down Potent Greenhouse Gases · Environmental Management & ... - 0 views

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    Coca-Cola, Target, DuPont, Honeywell and other major companies along with the White House have announced a series of commitments to curb emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), potent greenhouse gases used in refrigeration and air conditioning.
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Big corporates leading the way on climate change with carbon pricing | Guardian Sustain... - 0 views

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    New CDP report shows 150 major companies already use an internal price on carbon and many more are calling for clear pricing to help regulate emissions
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Obama Aide Calls Carbon Rule First Important Step - Bloomberg - 0 views

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    White House officials told lawmakers this week that while President Barack Obama's climate initiatives will not, in themselves, halt climate change, they nonetheless constitute an important first step towards more sweeping solutions. "The carbon-action plan is a start, and if we do not make a start, we will never get there," says White House science adviser John Holdren.
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