Archive for July, 2007
Pepsi Tops List Of Green Power Purchasers
The EPA has updated its Top Green Power Purchasers list. The National Top 25 list of Green Power Partners accounts for more than 6 billion kilowatt-hours per year of green power purchasing, more than ...
Xerox Introduces ‘Green’ Paper
Xerox's new environmentally friendly, cut-sheet "High-Yield Business Paper" isn't as white or as smooth as the kind most businesses run through their copiers and laser printers, and it yellows badly as it ages, The Wall ...
Coke Energy Use Up 10%, Improves Water Efficiency 3%
The Coca-Cola Company has released its 2006 Environmental Performance report (PDF). The report includes data gathered from 775 facilities around the world, representing 94 percent of the Coca-Cola system's sales volume in 2006. In ...
Hotels Need To Market Green Programs Better
Although nearly three-fourths of hotel guests in North America willingly participate in environmentally friendly programs offered during their hotel stays, many guests remain unaware of whether these programs are offered at the hotel property, ...
Energy Star PCs Help Environment, Not Bottom Line
Buying Energy Star PCs helps the environment, but the EPA's new energy-efficiency requirements won't save companies money, Information Week reports. According to the article, the EPA estimates a company can save $2 to $10 ...
Havas Cuts Carbon Footprint
Havas says it is the first global communications group to become carbon neutral in six of its key markets, marking the first step in a commitment to greener working practices. According to Havas, it has ...
U.S. Steel Makes Switch To Biodiesel
Nearly 150 pieces of equipment at U.S. Steel's Gary Works, including loaders, dump trucks, flatbeds and Bobcats, will soon fueled by B5 biodiesel, Pure Green Cars reports. The fleet uses an average of 7,000 ...
Anheuser-Busch Publishes EHS report
Anheuser-Busch has released its 2006 Environmental, Health and Safety report. In 2006, the nation’s largest brewer says that it generated enough renewable fuel to heat more than 25,000 homes and recycled more than 27 billion cans. In ...
PG&E To Purchase 553 Megawatts Of Power From Mojave Solar Park
Pacific Gas and Electric Company has entered into a renewable energy agreement with Solel-MSP-1 to purchase renewable energy from the Mojave Solar Park, to be constructed in California’s Mojave Desert. The project will ...
California Air Resources Board Regulates Off-Road Diesel Emissions
The California Air Resources Board has adopted a regulation to reduce diesel emissions from the state's estimated 180,000 vehicles used in construction, mining, airport ground support and other industries. According to ARB, the new regulation "will ...
GE Launches Green Credit Card
GE has launched the GE Money Earth Rewards Platinum MasterCard -? the first consumer finance product in GE’s ecomagination portfolio -? that allows users to reduce their carbon footprint by automatically contributing up to ...
Attribute-Based CAFE Could Mean Big Bucks For Big Three
Detroit automakers would gain market share and increase profits under proposed new fuel economy standards, according to a new study (PDF) by the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute. Under the highest proposed fuel ...
Sylvania Joins EPA Climate Leaders
Osram Sylvania has joined the EPA's Climate Leaders program. To participate in the program, Sylvania has pledged to reduce its corporate-wide greenhouse gas emissions. This commitment to reduce emissions was set by the company through ...
Intel’s Stangis Pens CSR Blog
Intel has launched a corporate social responsibility blog called CSR(at)Intel, Triple Pundit reports. Dave Stangis, who worked to create the CSR function at Intel in the late 90’s and is currently Intel’s director of ...
United Natural Foods Installing 1.19 Megawatt Solar Power System
United Natural Foods is installing a 1.19 megawatt solar power system that will cover 175,000 square feet of rooftop at the Company's 487,000 square foot distribution facility in Rocklin, California. American Capital Energy, a Massachusetts-based firm ...
Brown-Forman Releases Corporate Responsibility Report
Brown-Forman Corporation has released its first Corporate Responsibility Report (PDF). The company's brands include Jack Daniel's, Southern Comfort, Finlandia Vodka, Tequila Herradura, el Jimador Tequila, Canadian Mist, Fetzer and Bolla wines, and Korbel California ...
PGE Begins Demolition of Marmot Dam
Portland General Electric has begun demolition of the Marmot Dam on the Sandy River, the largest dam removal in the Pacific Northwest in 40 years. It is the first phase in Portland General ...
Method Launches Green Cleaning Campaign, Industry Gains Momentum
Method Products has launched an advertising campaign called Detox Your Home that showcases the company’s biodegradable cleaning products, The New York Times reports. The campaign includes print ads, online banners and a search-engine ...
Unilever, Alcoa, HP Top Ethical Reputation Ranking
Covalence has published its quarterly ethical reputation ranking (PDF), highlighting the best ranked companies as well as those companies which have made the most progress in the second quarter of 2007. Unilever took the top spot by ...
AMD Releases Global Climate Protection Plan
AMD has released its Global Climate Protection Plan, highlighting the company’s environmental strategy and goals. Since publishing its first annual Global Climate Protection Plan in 2001, AMD says it has exceeded its EPA Climate Leaders goal ...
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miggs on European Paper Industry Cuts CO2 Emissions by 42% since 1990
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Stevenson on News Corp. Taps Hara for Energy Efficiency, Environmental Management
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"Supermarkets waste over 10 percent of their energy through improper..."
peter in ireland on Ontario May Follow California’s Lead on TV Energy Efficiency
"Governor Schwarzenegger is shooting himself in the foot! 1...."
Environmental Leader on S. America Takes Most Urgent View of Copenhagen Talks
"The survey respondents (the PDF report mentions 4,000 respondents in 38..."
Jake on UPS Trying New Hydraulic Hybrid Trucks
"A point of clarification: the Reuters press release referenced herein reports that 20 UPS will purchase..."