The Port, along with the rest of California, is under legislative pressure to reduce emissions and to that end has purchased eight hybrid-powered trucks. (NYTimes)

The Department of the Navy has implemented a national policy requiring the use of low-impact development techniques designed to minimize the impact of new facilities. (SustainableBusiness)

On the last day of the Copenhagen Climate Conference an international consorium of ship builders and operators demonstrated the world’s first ship to run on fuel-cell technology. (EcoSeed)

A national dairy association and the USDA will work together to enable dairy farmers to reduce GHGs 25% over the next decade. (ClimateBiz)

The Port of Los Angeles will provide alternative fuel supplies to giant cruise ships while in port so they needn’t use their own engines. (NYTimes)

The Silicon Valley start-up offers Environment and Energy Management software to corporations and will be in Copenhagen to emphasize that businesses not wait for regulations to fight global warming. (AFP)

The DOE made awards to Southern California Edison and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to demonstrate ‘smart’ electric grid systems. (LATimes)

Despite spending billions on upgrades, sewage treatment plants across the country are at capacity and pollution is gettng worse. (NYTimes)

Looming government controls on carbon emissions will force the coal industry to either capture their carbon emissions or face extinction. (Reuters)

A global trade group representing over 800 mobile communication companies has developed a ‘green manifesto’ outlining steps their member companies can take to lower emissions. (eWEEK)