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Fortune 500 Companies Declare Their “Renewable Energy Buyers’ Principles”
Last week, WWF released a set of principles signed by leading Fortune 500 companies—including Bloomberg, Facebook, General Motors, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, Mars, Novelis, Procter & Gamble, REI, Sprint, and Walmart—that frame the challenges and needs they are facing as large renewable energy buyers.
Five Reasons U.S. Solar Installers are Vertically Integrating … For Now
A curious trend’s been washing through U.S. solar recently: vertical integration, the process of companies owning more and more of their own supply chains.
The Nation’s Oldest Public University Embraces Modern Technologies
The University of North Carolina is embracing modern technologies to fulfill its commitment to the state’s environmental health and the efficient use of energy.
How Opposite Energy Policies Turned The Fukushima Disaster Into A Loss For Japan And A Win For Germany
Japan thinks of itself as famously poor in energy, but this national identity rests on a semantic confusion. Japan is indeed poor in fossil fuels—but among all major industrial countries, it’s the richest in renewable energy like sun, wind, and geothermal. For example, Japan has nine times Germany’s renewable energy…
Minnesota’s e21 Initiative Eyes a Sustainable, Carbon-Neutral Energy System for the Land of 10,000 Lakes
Minnesota has a cultural tradition of being pragmatic, civic-minded, and passionate about bringing people together as the way to solve problems and create a better future. This predisposition toward civic dialogue and debate is just as true in the energy field and has made Minnesota an energy innovation leader.
