July, 2007
GSA Adds Saturn Hybrids To Fleet
Voluntary Carbon Market Picks Up Steam
Imported Food Can be Better For The Environment
Paris Bicycle Sharing Program Launches With 10,600 Bikes
Paris launched a new bicycle service, Velib, early this week with more than 10,600 bikes available at 750 stations all over the city, CBC reports. The program lets users swipe their credit card and take ...
CNET: Clean Tech’s 5 Dirty Truths
One Third Of Companies Use IT Disposal Services
Approximately one third of companies in a IDC survey use a third-party ITAD provider, according to an international IDC survey commissioned by Dell. North American companies are more likely to cite data security as their ...
DuPont Introduces New Energy Efficient Tyvek Products
DuPont has released new products that the company says will help increase the protection and energy efficiency of commercial buildings. DuPont Tyvek CommercialWrap D and DuPont Thru-Wall Flashing help improve energy efficiency and protection from ...
Fetzer Snags Sustainability and Waste Reduction Awards
Fetzer Vineyards has received the 2007 Best-of-the-Best Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award from the EPA which celebrates the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Montreal Protocol, a signature event in climate protection endorsed by 190 ...
Shell Kicks Off Springboard Competition, Awards Technology That Cuts Emissions
Shell has kicked off its third Springboard competition. Shell hopes to spur innovation in ways to reduce the impact of global warming by offering six prizes in each of three regions of the U.K, GreenBiz ...
Aliant Releases Sustainability Report
Canadian communications provider Aliant has released its 2006 sustainability report for Atlantic Canada.
According to the report, in 2006 :
Nearly 46,000 customers and employees switched to paperless billing by the end of 2006 resulting in savings of ...
Ryanair CO2 Claims Criticized, Again
UK Budget airline Ryanair has been warned by the UK's Advertising Standards Agency not to republish an advertisement which claimed that air travel accounted for two percent of carbon dioxide emissions, ETA reports.
The ...
Dell Calls Out PC Makers On Recycling, Releases Sustainability Report
Dell says it's ahead of schedule to achieve a multi-year goal of recovering 275 million pounds of computer equipment by 2009. Dell reported the recovery of more than 78 million pounds (nearly 40,000 tons) of ...
Harry Potter Sets Green Example For Publishing Industry
Environmental Concerns Distant Priority In IT Purchasing Decisions
Over 60 percent of companies regard cost as the key factor in IT purchasing decisions and over 35 percent view security as the primary concern, according to the latest survey from 1E. Environmental concerns ...
Philips, Whole Foods, Canon Among List Of Top 20 Environmental Innovators
The 2007 Sustainable Business 20 List, comprised of the 20 most innovative companies that are having an important impact on creating an environmentally sustainable society, has been released by SustainableBusiness.com.
Energy efficiency took center stage, with ...
Anheuser Buys Stake In Icelandic ‘Carbon Neutral’ Bottled-Water
Anheuser-Busch has taken a 20 percent equity stake in the environmentally conscious maker of Icelandic Glacial spring water and plans to sell the water nationwide in 2008, Reuters reports. The brand is already sold in ...
Lack Of Snow Shuts Down Skiing In Abondance
Indigenous Designs Downplays Sustainability To Sell Retailers
Xerox Joins USCAP
Xerox Corporation has joined the United States Climate Action Partnership, an alliance of business and environmental leaders working together to protect the climate and spur legislation and regulation aimed at reducing greenhouse gas ...
American Airlines Plans Green Marketing Campaign
American Airlines, the world's biggest airline by passenger traffic, is preparing a marketing campaign next month to show off its green side, Dow Jones reports.
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