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The Supreme Court rules on carbon control

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Politics takes a green turn

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Big Oil is in the dock over climate change

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Green consumerism is worth a mint in the US

Record wind deal

American organic retail giant commits to renewables

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Polly Ghazi sees Walmart pick up the pace

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Polly Ghazi spies big changes across the pond

Brighter pinstripes

MBAs “smarter on sustainability”

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Polly Ghazi’s new column on what’s brewing across the pond

When natural capital runs low…

New report sets out business risks of ecosystem decline

US climate of uncertainty

Polly Ghazi finds the sceptics still hogging the airtime across the Atlantic.

Chicago joins environmental elite

Greening of a corporate giant?

General Electric’s big switch to clean technology products

Kyoto commitment from US cities

Mayors across US adopt reduction targets for greenhouse gas emissions

Cutting a new climate deal

America’s biggest companies are wising up to carbon trading. Polly Ghazi reports.

Hybridising the SUV

New petrol-electric Ford Escape in production

Dell takes it back

End-of-life computer recycling

Carbon culprits in the dock

American states have started suing power companies over their CO2 output

Action on Arnie’s solar promise

California considers plan to create a million solar homes

Leg up for low carbon

The Carbon Trust joins hands across the Atlantic to boost take-up of clean energy technology

Hemp beats the rap

US court rules hemp-based foods legal and safe

Where Mayors mean most

Polly Ghazi and Roger East pick out prime movers and city shapers around the world.

Green route to prosperity

New campaign seeks US energy independence via clean technologies

Clean energy boom

Bright growth prospects are projected for global renewables industries

Jolly green car giants?

Leading motor manufacturers co-operate on cleaner engines

One over-used Earth

US think tank calculates extent of human resource consumption

Web workout for energy efficiency

Opportunity Finder analyses energy, financial and employment gains

Outing the climate risk

Cash into plough share

Polly Ghazi and Kath Stathers on the promise of community supported agriculture.

Schwarzenegger’s hydrogen highways

California to get filling stations for fuel cell vehicles

Manhattan’s wind-powered Freedom Tower

Turbines add to green credentials for 9/11 site

Citigroup’s swing to sustainability

Financial services giant adopts environmental stance on loans

Cars, climate and competitiveness

Low carbon link to motor industry success

Green power surge

GM, Dow reach major fuel cell deal

Ethanol puts on a spurt

US Congress approves target for biofuels expansion

Reinventing the mobile home

High-tech eco-friendly housing for professionals on the move

Green building gold mine

Investments in green buildings pay for themselves 10 times over

Business rules

Is regulation the only check on corporate bad behaviour? Polly Ghazi reports.

Watching the VOCs

Investors choke on fast food

Dell upgrade on disposal

American Beauties

Polly Ghazi finds 10 good things about the US of A; Carl Frankel's hopeful, too.

Gear change in collaboration

Green light on fuel cell car leasing

Cleaning up the dry cleaners

Know your organics

Low rollers

Back the entrepreneurs with community development finance and reap the benefits in regenerating deprived neighbourhoods, reports Polly Ghazi

The unquiet american

Polly Ghazi talks to Democrate Sentator John Kerry, as he prepares to launch a bid for the White House

The dinosaur tamer

Polly Ghazi interviews Eileen Claussen

Debt swap to save forests

There’s dollars in them carbon cuts

US cash for carbon cuts

Trawling the oceans for climate clues

FedEx goes for green trucking

Blow the wind southerly

US Could prosper from carbon cuts

States launch carbon market

US regional emissions trading scheme goes live in eastern US

In a big breakthrough on carbon trading, the US now has its first mandatory cap and trade programme.  Polly Ghazi reports.

Corporate Club for US Emission Management

Third world wide web

The internet isn't just for the rich world: it can also give poor traders direct access to wealthy markets. Polly Ghazi reports

Coal out for carbon count

New plants “must set CO2 limits”, US court rules

In the latest salvo in the intensifying US battle over the future of coal-fired electricity generation, the state of Georgia has blocked construction of a major new power station...

Carbon pricing US style

San Francisco pioneers emissions levy for local businesses

In the first measure of its kind in the USA, companies in California’s Bay Area now face mandatory fees for their carbon emissions.

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$4 a gallon? It may seem peanuts to British drivers, writes Polly Ghazi, but in shell shocked America, soaring fuel prices are triggering a revolution in commuter habits, and a fundamental shake-up of the auto industry.

Farm food nation?

State law opens way for local farm food into US schools, low-income communities

So far, America’s booming local food movement has largely been limited to the farmers’ market loving middle class. But that’s starting to change.

Sun rises on US energy scene

California’s “biggest ever” solar project follows record year for industry growth

America’s solar energy industry is coming of age. After a record growth year in 2007, pumping over $2 billion into the economy, the sector as a whole  – manufacturers and distributors of photovoltaic, concentrating solar power and solar heating technology - is projecting that revenues will again more than double in 2008. 

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Most Americans have two religions: their faith and their sports team. Suddenly, says Polly Ghazi, some powerful players in the sports world are beefing up their green credentials. Will the fans follow?

A president to save the planet?

Colour, gender, age – whichever way it goes, the next US president will be the first. The first commited to tackling climate change. With fresh hope in her heart, Polly Ghazi draws the finer distinctions between the three contenders’ shades of green.

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Will the White House go green this time? Polly Ghazi watches the Democrats compete for the high ground on climate change. But most of the Republicans sound as though they’re on another planet.

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The love affair with local food

Middle class America is in love with local food. It’s the ‘new organic’, says Polly Ghazi – and it’s worth billions to those best placed to meet demand. So who’ll fund the investment in local farms?