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Corporations crunch a lot of numbers on a lot of things but businesses, just like consumers, don’t have a very good grasp on energy spending.

Software start-up ENXSuite today is releasing an updated version of its energy management software, one of many companies trying to bring stricter accounting to costs related to natural resources, including water, waste, and greenhouse gas emissions.

ENXSuite, which has some 24 announced customers, competes with start-ups Hara Software, which launched last year, and C3, a still stealthy company with Tom Siebel and Condoleezza Rice on its board. Companies in more specialized areas, such as building management or demand response, are trying to bring better control over natural resources.

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A talk by the world’s first ever green ombudsman, a Hungarian called Dr Sandor Fulop.

Officially his title is the Hungarian Parliamentary Commissioner for Future
Generations which sounds beautifully sci-fi. His role is to scrutinise
legislation to ensure that it doesn’t damage the right of Hungarian citizens to
a healthy environment. Read More

The latest Carbon Disclosure Project aims to provide companies with improved data to allow them to reduce their carbon emissions. Read More

People who are looking to buy used cars could benefit from new certificates which will explain the carbon emissions and fuel efficiency of the vehicle.

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Wal-Mart – one of the biggest supermarket chains in the world – has announced plans to green its supply line.

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The Impact of the October changes to the Carbon Reduction Commitment and Energy Efficiency scheme came under the spotlight at a breakfast briefing in London this week. Read More

General unemployment may be on the rise, but the clean-tech sector should be a bright spot for job seekers, according to a report released Thursday by Clean Edge research. Read More

An updated software tool combines energy-use evaluation with Google’s 3D-modeling program to help improve building design in its early stages.

OpenStudio, a free, open-source tool introduced last year, now integrates EnergyPlus building analysis with Google SketchUp, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory announced this week. Read More

Business will soon have access to a simpler way of assessing how global
warming could affect their operations, thanks to a new series of online tools
launched this week by Google. Read More