) October 1, 2008 -- 1&1 Internet Inc, the world's largest web host by known servers, today announced the US data center is going green. 1&1 Internet is purchasing enough Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) from the non-profit, Bonneville Environmental Foundation, to match 100% of the electricity used at the company's data center. The majority of the RECs will be sourced from the Bowersock Mills and Power Company's hydroelectric facility in Lawrence, Kansas. This hydroelectric facility is certified low impact by the Low Impact Hydro Institute (LIHI). 1&1's renewable energy purchase for the Lenexa, Kansas-based facility is enough clean energy to power at least 300 U.S. homes for one year. With renewable resources 1&1 will save emissions of 30,000 tons of CO2 per year.

) May 7, 2009 -- To help customers visualize the impact of their support for cleaner energy and other carbon reduction projects, BeGreen, the carbon offset division of Green Mountain Energy Company, launched today a new interactive tool - the BeGreen Carbon Impact Explorer - that allows online visitors to view U.S.

) July 25, 2009 -- FatCow, a leading provider of Web hosting, domain registration and related marketing services, announced today that its offices and data centers are now 100 percent powered by wind energy. "We're offsetting all of our electricity use by purchasing wind-generated Renewable Energy Certificates," explains Paul Bukhovko, FatCow's Marketing Manager, "providing our customers with an environmentally preferable Web hosting solution." The Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) are being supplied by wind energy marketer and developer Community Energy Inc. (CEI).

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) April 15, 2009 -- GreenWorld, a start-up dedicated to providing the best carbon offset applications on the web, today announced the launch of ShopGreen™. This free web application enables US-based online retailers to allow shoppers to add an investment equal to one percent of their order in carbon offsets, thereby reducing the carbon footprint of each purchase.

) April 22, 2009 -- Votenet™ Solutions, Inc., the leading provider of secure online voting and nomination solutions for associations, corporations, law firms, non-profits, universities and organizations, today announced their partnership with Renewable Choice Energy (RCE), the leading provider of renewable energy and carbon offsets in the U.S. Votenet Solutions is supporting the generation of renewable energy via RCE's American Wind™ power product, a blend of renewable energy credits from wind farms across North America, primarily the U.S.

) October 1, 2009 -- Sweet Leaf Tea, one of the fastest growing all-natural and organic beverage companies in the United States, is purchasing renewable energy from Green Mountain Energy Company, the nation's leading provider of cleaner energy and carbon offset solutions. The purchase of 1 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) will offset the electricity required to operate Sweet Leaf's corporate headquarters and manufacture and bottle its line of 'Green' teas for one year.

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) October 29, 2008 -- Since it's founding, New York Web Design firm Avatar New York has been proactive in their part to protecting our environment. From replacing bottled water with a filtration system, to recycling electronics and trash, hibernating computers, using energy efficient light bulbs, and choosing vendors that follow green practices, Avatar New York endeavors to maintain and learn new methods in which to contribute to greener work and lifestyles. And now, as a certified Green-e Marketplace company, Avatar New York can say that they are working to make the grass greener on both sides of the fence.

) March 11, 2009 -- Half Price Books, the nation's largest family-owned new and used bookstore chain, announced today that it is purchasing pollution-free wind energy for 30 stores and other facilities in Texas for the next three years. The Dallas-based bookstore chain is purchasing 100% Texas wind power from Green Mountain Energy Company, Texas' only electricity provider dedicated to cleaner energy.

) January 12, 2009 -- The Hagadone Printing Company -- Hawaii's leading eco-friendly printer, has teamed-up with Atlanta-based Verus Carbon Neutral to purchase carbon offsets on behalf of their clients. Offsets will be retired equal to emissions generated by each page printed for their clients.

As an offset provider, Verus Carbon Neutral is a member of the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), the world's first and North America's only active, voluntary and legally binding offset trading system. Verus Carbon Neutral provides high-quality offset projects that are third-party verified by the CCX. The Environmental Defense Fund recently recommended 12 offset projects, of which, seven were registered on the Chicago Climate Exchange.

) September 24, 2008 -- A Houston-based technology company is exposing a dirty little secret of the IT sector -- its huge impact on climate change.

HostGator Web Hosting

HostGator.com, one of the largest Web site hosting companies in the United States, just made more than 1.3 million Web sites of businesses and individual consumers across the country green via Texas wind power.

EarthSure (http://earth-sure.com) announces the latest patent-pending renewable energy invention. WindAir™, a system for transforming the exhausted air flow from central air conditioning units into a source of renewable, clean energy (electric) will be bursting into the HVAC scene world-wide just in time for the next heat-wave. (PRWeb Sep 3, 2009)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/wind-energy/green-technology/prweb2823704.htm

Houston-based green web hosting company, BounceWeb, took another step towards offsetting its carbon footprint by supporting the production of 6,000 kilowatt-hours of renewable energy through a Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) purchase.

) May 1, 2009 -- Votenet™ Solutions, Inc., the leading provider of secure online voting and nomination solutions for associations, corporations, law firms, non-profits, universities and organizations, announced today significant proactive measures to decrease the amount of carbon dioxide emissions used to operate the company and take responsibility for the environmental impact the company has.

- In cooperation with the Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF), 1&1 is now proud to support renewable energy for its U.S. Data Center

) January 12, 2009 -- With the current wave of consumer consciousness and an environmentally friendly administration on the horizon, many companies are trying to prove to consumers that they care about the environment. Some, however, are engaging in what is known as "greenwashes," a term used to describe a company's misleading claims that their product or service has environmental benefits.

) May 26, 2009 -- Tough economic conditions inspire creative solutions to reduce costs and remain competitive. Initially launched as a domestic "search engine for shipping rates", ShipGooder.com recently added the ability to compare shipping costs for international shipments.

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) July 22, 2009 -- AutoNation stores in Lithia Springs offset their Carbon Footprint. Team Honda, Team Toyota and Team Nissan of Lithia Springs, Georgia, already had an extensive recycling program in place for their used tires and oil when they decided to take the next step and offset their carbon footprint, becoming the first carbon neutral dealerships in Georgia.

) April 21, 2009 - EarthLab.com (www.earthlab.com) the leading website driving sustainability mainstream, today announced usage of its personal Carbon Calculator has jumped by a dramatic 151% over the same time last year and 260% over 2007.

) September 4, 2009 -- Texas State Technical College (TSTC) Harlingen is now partly powered by the sun, thanks to Green Mountain Energy Company. Texas' only electric provider dedicated to cleaner energy donated a solar array system to the school -- one of the largest arrays in the Rio Grande Valley. It will help reduce the school's carbon footprint and energy costs, and be used as a teaching tool for several classes.

) June 30, 2009 -- A new website called Greener Web Hosting has been launched to advocate the use of environmentally friendly web hosting services. The website was founded by a Finnish climate change activist to help people find information about solar and wind powered web hosting providers. It is also a place for users to share their experiences about different green hosting services and get unbiased green hosting reviews.

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) March 4, 2010 -- New Jersey based DCO Energy LLC is proud to announce that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Partnership has presented DCO Energy with the 2009 Certificate of Greenhouse Gas Reduction.

This report estimates that the high efficiency of DCO Energy’s operational CHP projects produced an estimated .119 million metric tons of carbon equivalents less than separate heat and power projects.

What does this mean?

In 2009, it translated into an estimated annual emissions reduction equivalent to the emissions from 13,173 passenger vehicles.

) August 18, 2009 -- AmeriCommerce, a leading provider of shopping cart software and multiple storefront ecommerce solutions, has teamed with Interapptive, Inc., a leading provider of e-commerce shipping solutions, to provide multi-carrier shipping automation to AmeriCommerce clients. With direct integration to Interapptive's ShipWorks software, AmeriCommerce merchants now have instant access to process shipments with DHL, FedEx, UPS, and USPS services from a single application, significantly reducing the amount of time required to generate shipping labels and manage post-sale tasks.

) August 4, 2009 -- IPOWER (http://www.ipower.com/), a leader in Web hosting services for individuals and small businesses has revealed a brand new IPOWER.com Web site - featuring a sleek, uncluttered layout, providing easier access to tools and services - that is 100% carbon neutral.

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) November 25, 2008 -- With the economy and environment at a crossroads, give friends and associates a gift this holiday season that delivers a real benefit to themselves, the community, and the planet. The Eco Starter Kit helps homeowners conserve energy and water, lower utility bills, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions that lead to global warming.

"It's the perfect gift for anyone who wants to go green but doesn't know where to start," said Eco Hatchery President Adam Borut, adding that the kit ($97.50) may be shipped directly to friends and family with a gift message.

) January 23, 2009 -- Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has launched its first blog at http://www.aimzeroemissions.eu to share ideas and stimulate discussion on environmental issues, and specifically Toyota's initiatives.

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) February 17, 2009 -- Fasthosts Internet, (http://www.fasthosts.com), a leading reseller web hosting provider, announced they are participating in a green initiative, which ensures all services run from a green data center. Fasthosts is part of United Internet's Global Green Initiative whose renewable resources save 30,000 tons of CO2 every year. Fasthosts is certified by Green-e, the nation's leading voluntary certification program for renewable energy. Fasthosts is purchasing enough Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) from the non-profit, Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF), to match 100 percent of the electricity used at the company's data center.

) May 13, 2009 -- On the heels of a successful Earth Day 2009 in which environmental awareness reached new levels, a list of some of the most common myths about how people can be more "green" shows that we've still got a long way to go to change our behavior and improve how we treat the environment. The list of Top 10 Green Myths is being released by Climate Culture, provider of the premier online energy reduction tool, to expose some of the biggest misperceptions about being green.

) December 15, 2008 -- Okemos High School launched its Alternative Energy and Sustainability Program and pledged to become the first high school in the world to go carbon neutral. The program aspires to attain this through energy efficiency, green energy and carbon offsets through mass volunteerism and global outreach programs. Given the enormous challenge of global warming and climate change Dr. John Lanzetta, Ph.D, Principal; Okemos High School said "This program has been conceived by the students with a very ambitious and noble goal of making Okemos High School the first carbon neutral high school in the world."

Okemos High School

) March 24, 2009 -- Web hosting company 1&1 Internet Inc. (http://www.1and1.com), today released research conducted in association with Wired Magazine which identifies the latest 'green expectation' from consumers- that virtual shops should now run more green operations. The results show that the requirement for all companies to go green is growing, as the traditional methods of using less energy are only a start in the eyes of most consumers today.

) April 15, 2009 -- President Barack Obama's multi-billion dollar stimulus package for smart grid technologies is good news for start-up companies like Consert, which will soon launch a pilot project to demonstrate its energy management system that combines hardware and software designed to save consumers money and keep utilities operating effectively and efficiently.

) October 7, 2008 -- Leader among freight brokerage firms, GlobalTranz, has joined with the EPA to help reduce the amount of greenhouse gases produced by the shipping industry. As a part of the SmartWay Transport Partnership, GlobalTranz will contribute to a reduction of both carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide.

GlobalTranz, a leader among freight brokerage firms.

) September 22, 2008 -- Help employees and customers conserve energy and water, save on utility bills, and have an immediate, positive impact on the environment. New from Eco Hatchery, the Eco Starter Kit enables a typical U.S. household to cut utility bills by $260 per year and greenhouse gas emissions by 2.5 tons. The emission reduction is equivalent to replacing a mid-size sedan with a Prius hybrid or eliminating 5,500 pounds of garbage from landfills.

) January 30, 2009 —- Onset Computer Corporation (http://www.onsetcomp.com), the HOBO® data logger company, today announced the availability of its 2009 Indoor Monitoring Product Catalog.

The catalog offers product descriptions, specifications and prices for the company’s full line of PC and Mac-compatible HOBO data loggers for energy, HVAC/R, and renewable energy systems performance monitoring.

) July 27, 2009 -- MyUS.com today announced discounts for Canadian PayPal customers for its package and mail forwarding service, making it easier for United States online retailers to sell to Canadian customers. The service addresses the reluctance among many American merchants to ship internationally, thereby overlooking a neighboring market of millions of Canadian online shoppers.    

MyUS.com eliminates this cross-border barrier by providing Canadians with their own U.S. shipping address. MyUS.com receives packages at its Florida warehouse, and then forwards the merchandise to the customer's actual Canadian address, handling both the shipping and customs paperwork. The service is free for merchants.    

) July 30, 2009 -- Architects wanting to get an early start on accumulating their first Sustainable Design (SD) credits under new American Institute of Architects (AIA) requirements can take a free online course on white reflective roofing offered by the Vinyl Roofing Division of the Chemical Fabrics and Film Association.

''Cool Roofing: A Solution to National Energy and Environmental Challenges'' can be accessed by visiting www.vinylroofs.org. The course has recently been approved for SD credits by AIA.

) February 5, 2009 -- Seventh Generation has been awarded Mohawk Fine Paper's Windpower Partnership Award for its ongoing commitment to sustainable practices in design. Seventh Generation is one of the country's first self-declared "socially responsible" companies. For more than 20 years, the Burlington, Vermont-based company has been at the forefront of environmental awareness and is becoming the world's most trusted brand of authentic, safe and environmentally responsible non-toxic household products.

) November 14, 2008 -- With sustainability and green issues now much in the mainstream, and individuals conscious of the role they have to play in preserving the environment, leading South West self-catering holiday company Blue Chip Vacations has signed up with the Green Tourism Business Scheme (GTBS), the leading sustainable tourism certification scheme in the UK, and is not only offsetting its own carbon emissions but offering holidaymakers the opportunity to offset the emissions from their Blue Chip Vacations stay too.

) June 2, 2009 -- It's all about green these days. How to save money. How to be ecologically responsible. Blinds Chalet launched the "Green" page showing what window treatments that fall in both categories and then some. Not only are there window coverings that help with energy efficiency, there are blinds made of recyclable materials, produced with earth friendly manufacturing in mind, and have a GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certification.

Locate the "Environmentally Friendly Blinds" link in the right hand column on www.blindschalet.com to learn about the 3 green ratings Blinds Chalet applies to blinds and shades in inventory:    

) May 14, 2009 -- eWinery Solutions, the wine industry leader in ecommerce solutions, announces the launch of its new donation software for wineries. The innovative feature allows consumers to add additional dollars to their purchases that are designated for specific charitable causes that are sponsored by the wineries and promoted at the time of wine purchase. The feature is currently available to all eWinery Solutions clients.

) October 2, 2008 -- There has been a disconnect between beauty and green in the minds of many. That is, there was a belief that if an architectural element was green and environmentally friendly, it was also lackluster in the looks department.

Today, Carlton Architecture is changing the public perception that green means less than beautiful. Yes, green architecture can be beautiful architecture. It can be modern and cutting edge, as well as sustainable and friendly to Earth.

It's in this vein that Carlton Architecture operates. The firm works with design principles that are rooted in environmental awareness.