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Sep 22, 2009

New Carbon Strategy in West Virginia

A West Virginia power plant has begun a new program to dispose of its carbon dioxide. Instead of releasing it into the atmosphere, the Mountaineer plant is injecting it into the earth itself. The practice, known as "carbon capture and sequestration," is just one of many strategies companies are employing in an effort to combine sustainability, efficiency, and energy.Power company officials say the effort is the energy industry’s best hope of stanching carbon dioxide emissions over the next few decades."I really believe, in my heart of hearts, that coal is going to be burned around the world…Read More

Sep 21, 2009

Report: Companies Are Pursuing Sustainability

The Wall Street Journal is discussing a new study out from the Carbon Disclosure Project. The report finds that more than half of American companies in the S&P 500 have targets for reducing their emissions. That's up from the 32 percent last year who had such plans. In addition, more companies are setting ambitious goals for themselves -- not just reducing their emissions, but reducing them significantly. That signals that American companies are making sustainability a priority. As the report says, "Emissions strategies are clearly moving from a nice-to-have to a need-to-do."The Washington…Read More

Sep 18, 2009

MIT Sloan Survey: Practicing Sustainability Yields New Competitive Advantages

The MIT Sloan Management Review and the Boston Consulting Group have just concluded a survey of 1500 corporate leaders on their sustainability practices. The findings show that while the vast majority of companies are addressing sustainability in their businesses, their implementation varies widely. Many companies are aiming for sustainable practices as a general goal, but not implementing specific policies that will take them to the forefront of innovation and make them leaders in their respective fields. The survey looked at the companies that are already putting sustainable practices into…Read More

Sep 17, 2009

Summit Attendee and Sponsor Applied Materials: “One of the Most Important U.S. Companies You’ve Never Heard Of”

That's the word from Tom Freidman, whose column yesterday covered the challenges of trying to build an American company in the face of an international market that makes operating elsewhere highly attractive. (Board of Directors member and Council on Competitiveness distinguished fellow Andy Karsner is attending the National Energy Summit, and Applied Materials is a National Sponsor.) Applied Materials has used the nanotechnology expertise from its microchip manufacturing to begin production of solar panels. Its solar panel factories span the globe, from Germany to China to India.The reason…Read More

Sep 17, 2009

Ad in Newsweek: “Energy is Everything”

This full-page ad will appear in the upcoming Newsweek "Green Rankings" issue that will be timed to coordinate with the National Energy Summit. Click to view the full ad. Remember to watch Council on Competitive President Deborah Wince-Smith's interview this Sunday at 9:30 AM on WJLA-TV in Washington, DC. Read More

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