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Corporate Jetsetters Can be Carbon Offsetters

Corporate Jetsetters Can be Carbon Offsetters
A new program from InJet, which offers private corporate jet services, will allow companies and individuals to offset the emissions of their flights. The InJet Green program, ...

Employees Directed to Use ‘Green’ Hotels

Employees Directed to Use ‘Green’ Hotels
As more companies consider the environmental impact of their business travel, employees increasingly are being asked to stay in hotels that meet ...

McKesson to Save $300K Via Fuel-Efficient Vehicles

McKesson to Save $300K Via Fuel-Efficient Vehicles
McKesson Corp. continues to gain a better understanding of its emissions, energy consumption and water consumption companywide. In the firm's 2008-2009 Corporate Citizenship Report, the ...

U.S. Airlines Lobby Feds to Oppose Global Aviation Emissions Tax

U.S. Airlines Lobby Feds to Oppose Global Aviation Emissions Tax
The Air Transport Association fired off a letter to Todd Stern, the U.S. Climate Change Envoy, requesting that the U.S. stand against a ...

Southwest Testing ‘Green Plane’

Southwest Testing ‘Green Plane’
If adopted, the new "green plane" undergoing tests by Southwest Airlines would save the company about $10 million a year in fuel costs, while reducing emissions. The ...

EU Takes Tough Emissions Stance for Planes, Ships

EU Takes Tough Emissions Stance for Planes, Ships
The European Union has adopted a proposal to curb airline's emissions 10 percent by 2020, and that of ships by 20 percent by 2020. The move comes ...

In Clean Water Act Violations, Chevron, SFO Fuel to Spend $1M at SF Airport

In Clean Water Act Violations, Chevron, SFO Fuel to Spend $1M at SF Airport
After Clean Water Act violations related to a jet fuel storage facility at the San Francisco International Airport, $1 million in improvements will be ...

First Natural Gas-fueled Passenger Flight Completed

First Natural Gas-fueled Passenger Flight Completed
Airlines' struggles with fuel availability and emissions may be eased if more flights are able to be powered in part by natural gas, which ...

Airline Urges Bathroom Breaks to Lighten Load, Save Fuel

Airline Urges Bathroom Breaks to Lighten Load, Save Fuel
More airlines are starting to retrofit their facilities with energy-efficient LEDs to save energy, while some others are targeting not-so-traditional initiatives to lighten their fuel consumption. On ...

New Produce Carton Uses 21% Less Fiber

New Produce Carton Uses 21% Less Fiber
A new breed of fresh produce carton from Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. uses 21 percent less fiber and has as good or better stacking ...

United Airlines Saves 1B Pounds of Fuel over Four Years

United Airlines Saves 1B Pounds of Fuel over Four Years
By using the latest flight techniques to conserve fuel, reduce noise and keep the air cleaner by reducing emissions, United Airlines has saved 1 billion ...

With 20% Target, Senate Climate Bill Draft Tougher on Emissions

With 20% Target, Senate Climate Bill Draft Tougher on Emissions
Forthcoming climate legislation in the Senate may outdo the House effort, which called for 17 percent emission cuts from 2005 levels by 2020 ...

EU Proposes Emission Caps on Aviation, Shipping

EU Proposes Emission Caps on Aviation, Shipping
The European Union will likely propose that aviation and shipping should cut their carbon dioxide emissions by 10 and 20 percent, respectively, below 2005 levels over ...

At 10.2M Metric Tons, Apple Reports Emissions For First Time

At 10.2M Metric Tons, Apple Reports Emissions For First Time
Product use accounts for 53 percent of the 10.2 million metric tons of emissions associated with the lifecycle analysis of Apple products, ...

Businesses Find New Ways to Save Energy, Cost in Data Centers

Businesses Find New Ways to Save Energy, Cost in Data Centers
Whether it's a novel technique to cool data centers like the one tested by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, installation of new hardware chosen by Skyservice Airlines, ...

Airlines Pledge 50% Emissions Cut by 2050

Airlines Pledge 50% Emissions Cut by 2050
Air fares will rise as the global aviation industry chases down its goal of halving emissions by 2050, a move the International Air Transport Association ...

American Airlines Cuts Emissions 5%

American Airlines Cuts Emissions 5%
American Airlines emitted 29.1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents in 2008, down 5 percent from the previous year. Its operational intensity ratio, or emissions ...

Airports Consider Energy Efficiency, Solar Power in New Designs

Airports Consider Energy Efficiency, Solar Power in New Designs
Despite a recession that has some airlines cutting services, a few airports including Yellowstone Regional Airport and Denver International Airport are moving ahead with their expansion ...

American Airlines Recycling Wine Corks

American Airlines Recycling Wine Corks
At its numerous Admirals Club locations, American Airlines will begin recycling wine corks to prevent them from ending up in landfills. In conjunction with ReCork America ...

Guide to Help Businesses Improve Travel-related CSR Metrics

Guide to Help Businesses Improve Travel-related CSR Metrics
A new guide released by the National Business Travel Association (NBTA) will help companies establish travel-related corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives based on a ...
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