International Business News - Green http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Energy independence is still only a hypothetical goal for the U.S., but the owner of a tiny island off the coast of Connecticut says he has already achieved that feat and is offering his work as a model. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/180507-first-green-nation.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081122/segway-inventor-touts-island-as-an-energy-model.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081122/segway-inventor-touts-island-as-an-energy-model.htm Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:50:30 EST Green Car Journal named Volkswagen's 2009 Jetta TDI as the "Green Car of the Year" at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Thursday, making it the first clean-diesel vehicle to win the prize. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/178863-auto-show-green-car.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/magazine-names-jetta-tdi-green-car-of-the-year.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/magazine-names-jetta-tdi-green-car-of-the-year.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:41:49 EST This winter, New Year's Eve revelers will have a close-up view of Times Square's first environmentally friendly billboard powered entirely by wind and sun. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081115/times-square-getting-its-first-green-billboard.htm Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:26:04 EST After a judge threw a roadblock in front of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's quest to replace every taxicab with a hybrid model, the city is creating financial incentives to get more fuel-efficient cabs on the streets. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081114/nyc-to-offer-rewards-for-making-yellow-cabs-green.htm Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:52:55 EST After a judge blocked Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration from requiring all new taxicabs to be hybrids, New York City is looking for other ways to get more fuel-efficient cabs on the streets. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081114/nyc-still-trying-to-make-yellow-cabs-green.htm Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:31:24 EST Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, Nov. 12, from AP Financial News: WATERBURY, Vt. (AP)--Specialty coffee maker Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. reported Wednesday that its fiscal fourth-quarter profit nearly doubled as sales jumped 45 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/earnings-roundup-green-mountain-netapp.htm Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:56:24 EST Specialty coffee maker Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. said Wednesday that its earnings expectations for fiscal 2009, when certain items are excluded, is in line with Wall Street expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/green-mountain-coffee-outlook-meets-wall-st-view.htm Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:43:19 EST Specialty coffee maker Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. reported Wednesday that its fiscal fourth-quarter profit nearly doubled as sales jumped 45 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/green-mountain-coffee-4q-profit-nearly-doubles.htm Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:29:30 EST Green Mountain Coffee is expected to report a 50 percent jump profit when it reports earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter Wednesday. The increase is partly due to steady sales of a lower-priced mini model of its Keurig single-cup coffee maker, which sells for $79.95, says Stifel Nicolaus analyst Mark S. Astrachan. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081112/ahead-of-the-bell-green-mountain-earnings.htm Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:43:26 EST Real estate investment trust SL Green Realty Corp. said Tuesday that Viacom International Inc. has renewed and extended its lease at its headquarters in Times Square. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/sl-green-renews-viacom-lease-at-manhattan-office.htm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:40:15 EST A Stifel Nicolaus analyst on Tuesday boosted his rating on shares of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc., saying brewer sales growth should improve in the company's fourth quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/analyst-raises-rating-on-green-mountain-coffee.htm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:56:15 EST Coal may keep the lights on for about half the country, but in West Virginia it also keeps politicians in office. During this year's campaign, Republicans and Democrats alike jockeyed to prove their devotion to the fuel source, with politicians from both parties running TV ads in which they held up lumps of coal like good-luck talismans. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/w-va-dems-test-green-politics-but-coal-an-issue.htm Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:53:25 EST The government says it will create a nature preserve out of the former border zone between East and West Germany. Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel says the government will turn over 9,545 acres (3,863 hectares) of land to the state of Thuringia on Sunday to be set aside as a "green band." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081107/former-german-border-strip-to-be-nature-preserve.htm Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:07:00 EST Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. said Friday that the German chemical company Wacker Chemie AG will supply the solar cell maker with polysilicon from 2010 to 2017. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081107/wacker-chemie-to-provide-yingli-with-polysilicon.htm Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:52:24 EST Of all the things convicted murderer Robert Knowles has been called during his 13 years behind bars, recycler hasn't been one of them. But there he was one morning, pitchfork in hand, composting food scraps from the main chow line and coffee grounds from prison headquarters--doing his part to "green" the prison. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/165296-green-prisons.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081102/energy-hogging-wash-prisons-go-green.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081102/energy-hogging-wash-prisons-go-green.htm Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:26:55 EDT Shares of SL Green Realty Corp. advanced Tuesday after the real estate investment trust reported a 16 percent increase in third-quarter results on strong leasing activity at Manhattan properties, beating analyst estimates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/sl-green-realty-reports-jump-in-3q-ffo.htm Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:42:42 EDT Standing atop the 400-acre 1-E landfill, you get a panoramic view of the Meadowlands sports complex to the north and the New York City skyline to the east. You're also standing on a critical part of New Jersey's, and the nation's, energy future. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081027/one-mans-garbage-becomes-anothers-power-plant.htm Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:35:54 EDT Standing atop the 400-acre 1-E landfill, you get a panoramic view of the Meadowlands sports complex to the north and the New York City skyline to the east. You're also standing on a critical part of New Jersey's, and the nation's, energy future. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081026/trash-is-turning-into-key-power-source-for-nj.htm Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:57:33 EDT Tiny Greensburg, Kan., rebuilding from scratch after nearly being wiped away by a tornado last year, is quickly becoming a model for going green. Along with Masdar City, a planned car-free community outside Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, and other developments, the rural Kansas town offers vivid examples of sustainable living in "Green Community," a new exhibit at the National Building Museum. The exhibit opened Thursday and will run for a year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081026/museum-features-kansas-town-that-went-green.htm Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:35:38 EDT Tiny Greensburg, Kan., rebuilding from scratch after nearly being wiped away by a tornado last year, is quickly becoming a model for going green. Along with Masdar City, a planned car-free community outside Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, and other developments, the rural Kansas town offers vivid examples of sustainable living in "Green Community," a new exhibit at the National Building Museum. The exhibit opened Thursday and will run for a year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081025/museum-features-kansas-town-that-went-green.htm Sat, 25 Oct 2008 10:22:57 EDT