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Verizon Commits to White House Climate Pledge

Verizon joined the Obama administration's American Business Act on Climate Pledge and committed to reducing its carbon intensity by 50 percent from its 2009 baseline numbers by 2020, the company said in a news release. Verizon is one of 154…

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U.S. companies that have signed on to the pledge, it said Friday. "Verizon's commitment to [the American Business Act on Climate] is more than a single pledge," said Chief Sustainability Officer James Gowen. "This commitment allows us to continue to assess how we are becoming more energy efficient even as our business expands."