Sept. 10, 2008 - A U.K. legal association is working to encourage its peers to go green with the development of a carbon footprint measuring tool specifically designed for law firms.

Sept. 4, 2008 - Tririga, a real estate software provider, is marketing a new software application that it bills as "the industry’s first environmental management system to measure, manage, and reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from buildings.

Aug. 22, 2008 - Two-thirds of U.S. industries overlook 75% of their total greenhouse gas emissions using current calculation methods, say researchers at Carnegie Mellon University.

Aug. 12, 2008 - A new ForestEthics report pegs junk mail’'s contribution to climate change as the equivalent of more than nine million cars, or the emissions generated by heating nearly 13 million homes for the winter.

Aug. 7, 2008 - Dell says it has either reduced or offset 100% of the company's carbon impact from global operations - months ahead of its end-of-year deadline.

Aug. 7, 2008 - An event services outfit called Synanto is pitching conference venues on a highly energy-efficient electronic system to replace carbon-hungry, paper-based business meeting agendas, minutes, and presentations.

July 31, 008 - Bank of America isn't just investing in tech services firm Field Diagnostic Services - it's putting the company's energy-management software to the test at bank locations throughout the U.S.

July 29, 2008 - Chauffeured transport firm EmpireCLS is rolling out a new carbon-reduction program that calls for building new tire-filling stations that replace air in the fleet's tires with pure nitrogen - a move the company says can boost fuel efficiency by as much as 15%.

July 28, 2008 - International airline Emirates is banning in-flight magazines from its Airbus 380s in an effort to reduce aircraft weight, the Guardian reports.

July 28, 2008 - Though many opportunities to cut climate emissions in the supply chain either cost little or pay for themselves over time, most companies still don't factor emissions reduction into purchasing decisions, a new study finds.

July 24, 2008 - Six out of ten supply chain executives are now tracking their climate emissions from transportation and logistics activities, according to a new survey of 500 North American companies.

July 18, 2008 - The global credit crunch is paying unexpected dividends in the fight against global warming: With mergers and acquisitions on the downswing, thousands of jet-setting investment bankers are staying home, Reuters reports.

July 2, 2008 - Wal-Mart has pledged to buy more of its produce from local farmers in a bid to cut shipping costs and support local economies.

May 29, 2008 - The Wine Group, the company that brought you Franzia "wine in a box," is shifting two of its popular brands from glass bottles to bag-in-box packaging - a move that's expected to save 11 million pounds in packaging materials and reduce the brands' carbon footprint by 60%.

May 23, 2008 - Continental Airlines has launched an online tool to help companies calculate - and offset - the carbon footprint of their cargo shipments.