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First ‘Climatically Neutral’ French Vineyard

The first-ever attempt at a carbon neutral vineyard in France is underway in Bordeaux's Medoc region, according to AFP. Winemaker Remi Lacombe plans to offset his own carbon emissions by investing in a carbon-reducing project elsewhere. Lacombe.....

Published 11-08-2007 11:59 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Europe, Products & Planning, Feature, Climate, credits, Business-to-Consumer, Manufacturing, Clean Energy

Carbon Offset Quality Initiative Launched

Six non-profits involved in greenhouse gas reduction policy have announced the formation of the Offset Quality Initiative. Members include The Climate Trust, California Climate Action Registry, Environmental Resources Trust, Greenhouse Gas Experts Network...

Published 11-05-2007 9:25 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Products & Planning, Feature, Climate, Business-to-Business, credits

Microsoft Launches Green News Site

Microsoft has launched MSN Green, an environmental news site aimed at consumers. MSNBC, The Daily Green, Conservation International, Environmental Defense, Grist, TreeHugger and StopGlobalWarming are supporting partners. MSN says...

Published 10-31-2007 10:43 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, Climate, Marketing, Business-to-Consumer

Retailers, Fashion Designers Deal With Climate Change

American retailers, including Liz Claiborne Inc, Target and Kohl's are turning to climatologists for advice about global warming and what clothes to sell when, the Daily Mail reports. And British and European fashion bosses are likely to follow. The...

Published 10-17-2007 9:35 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Europe, Products & Planning, Feature, Climate, U.S., Business-to-Consumer

Aspen’s Winter Ad Campaign To Focus On Global Warming

Aspen Skiing Company's entire 2007-08 winter ad campaign will focus on global warming, Associated Press reports (via Sustainable Life Media). A new campaign will use high-profile skiers and snowboarders in ads appearing in Powder, Ski, Outside, Freeskier...

Published 10-04-2007 9:43 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Products & Planning, Feature, Climate, U.S., Marketing, Business-to-Consumer, Travel

NetJets Makes Carbon Offsets Mandatory, Adds $5,500 To Yearly Contracts

NetJets Europe, a private jet company owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate, has announced that it will make carbon offsetting compulsory for its customers, the Guardian reports. All new customers and renewing...

Published 09-13-2007 1:09 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Europe, Products & Planning, Feature, Climate, U.S., credits, Business-to-Consumer, Travel

Wireless Carrier Offsets Customer Emissions

Working Assets, a San Francisco wireless carrier with 50,000 subscribers, has a "carbon-neutral phone" program that has the company paying $55 to the Carbon Fund for a year’s worth of carbon offsets when new subscribers sign up for a year, Bits...

Published 08-23-2007 11:51 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Products & Planning, Feature, Climate, Business-to-Business, credits, Financial, Business-to-Consumer, Solar Energy

Starbucks Talks Up Climate Change To Promote ‘Arctic Tale’

On August 15, Starbucks will host what it's calling a National Day of Discussion: Solutions to Climate Change at coffeehouses in more than 60 U.S. cities. The move is part of Starbucks efforts to promote the new film "Arctic Tale." Starbucks...

Published 08-02-2007 1:48 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, Climate, U.S., Marketing, Business-to-Consumer

Gore Solicits User-Generated Ads for Climate Change

Former VP Al Gore is sponsoring a competition for TV and online ads that raise awareness of climate change, reports The New York Times (via MarketingVOX). Gore and his Alliance for Climate Protection sent out solicitations to a number of agencies, seeking...

Published 07-16-2007 11:36 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, Climate, Automotive, Marketing, Business-to-Consumer, Business Services, Awards

PG&E Customers Can Pay Extra To Offset Emissions

Pacific Gas & Electric says its residential and business customers can voluntarily join a ClimateSmart program that will calculate a customer's energy use and set a monthly charge for PG&E projects to fight global warming by offsetting the...

Published 06-29-2007 10:51 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, Climate, U.S., credits, Electricity, Utilities

BASF Launches Green Marketing Site

BASF has launched a website designed to define what BASF is labeling a "high-performance community" by chronicling the lives of a representative family living in a high-performance home in a sustainable neighborhood, IndustryWeek reports. Visitors...

Published 06-20-2007 10:22 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, Sustainability, Climate, Marketing, Business-to-Consumer, Manufacturing

Climate Counts Wants Shoppers To Make Climate-Based Buying Decisions

Climate Counts, a new nonprofit group, has released a scorecard that ranks consumer companies, grouped by industry, on how they measure greenhouse gas emissions, their plans to reduce them, their support or opposition to regulation, and how fully they...

Published 06-19-2007 12:44 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, Reporting, Sustainability, Climate, U.S., Marketing, Business-to-Consumer, Manufacturing, Hi-Tech, Economics

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