October, 2007
Europeans Greener Than Americans
Europeans are 50 percent more likely than Americans to buy “green” products -? from solar panels to hybrid cars to natural/organic foods, personal care and home products, according to the European LOHAS study based ...
Brewer Adds Wind Turbine
The Outer Banks Brewing Station in North Carolina's Outer Banks region is installing a wind turbine, The Virginian Pilot reports (via Alternative Energy).
The restaurant has been trying for over five years to get permission ...
NAHB Certification Program Will Compete With LEED
The National Association of Home Builders is launching a National Green Building Program at the 2008 NAHB International Builders’ Show in Orlando in February.
The national initiative will link dozens of state and local green ...
AccountAbility’s Carbon Footprint Up 25%
AccountAbility, a non-profit organization that works to promote accountability within sustainable development, has released its annual report (PDF).
The organization reports that its carbon footprint is Five tonnes per person, an increase of 25 ...
U.S. Air Force Serious About Alternative Fuels
By early 2011, the U.S. Air Force wants its entire fleet of bombers, fighters, transports and other aircraft to have the ability to use a domestically produced 50-50 blend of synthetic and petroleum-based fuel, Reuters ...
Environmentally Friendly Product Purchases On Rise
Customers are increasing purchases of environmentally friendly products with promising gains in adoption rates of extended-life paper products, compact fluorescent light bulbs and organic milk, according to Wal-Mart’s first update of its Live Better ...
Airline’s Green Giveaway Backfires
There's an interesting post from Libby Rosenthal on the International Herald Tribune's Business of Green blog about a green promotion that backfired.
Each person in economy class on a flight Rosenthal was on (the carrier ...
Colleges Get Graded On Sustainability
Colleges across the U.S. and Canada are stepping up green practices and policies, with more than two out of three schools improving performance over the last year, according to the new College Sustainability Report Card ...
Pittsburgh Targets Green Consumers With New Paint Hues
Pittsburgh Paints is launching a new line of paint hues. The EcoEcho color palettes, part of Pittsburgh Paints' The Voice of Color program, are designed to echo the growing interest in the ecological/environmental movement.
Eco-consciousness ...
California Air Board Approves Measures To Reduce Emissions
The California Air Resources Board has approved six measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Sacramento Bee. The proposals are on track to become law by Jan. 1, 2010, though all ...
Paste Magazine Switches To 30% Post-Consumer Recycled Paper
Beginning with its November issue, Paste Magazine will now be composed of 30 percent post-consumer recycled content paper - up from the 10 percent they are currently using.
By making this decision, every year Paste ...
Toyota Could Create Family Of Prius Hybrids
Toyota is considering creating a family of Prius gas-electric hybrid sedans by adding new versions of the popular hybrid, The Wall Street Journal reports.
In speaking about the additional models, Tokiuchi Uranishi, head of Toyota's ...
Kettle Foods Powers Potato Chip Facility With Wind Turbines
Potato chip and snack food-maker Kettle Foods has installed 18 wind turbines on the roof of its new Beloit, Wisconsin manufacturing facility, MediaPost reports.
The "architectural wind system" from AeroVironment played a key ...
Kimberly-Clark Pumps Landfill Methane To Manufacturing Facility
Kimberly-Clark will use methane gas from a landfill to generate steam for a Jackson, South Carolina manufacturing facility, AP reports.
The methane gas will be released by waste decomposition at the Three Rivers Solid Waste ...
Independent Grocer Harvest Market Installs Solar Power System
Fort Bragg, California's Harvest Market has installed a 25.5 kilowatt solar electric system comprised of 152 Sharp 167-watt panels and one Xantrex PV30-208 inverter. The solar electric system is projected to produce over ...
BP Criminal Fines & Safety Upgrades For Air Violations Approach $500 Million
BP Products North America has agreed to pay a total criminal fine of more than $60 million for violations of federal environmental regulations in Texas and Alaska. In addition to the penalty, the company will ...
ViaPost Trims Long Distance Mail Delivery
ViaPost, which plans to launch soon in the UK, claims to cut carbon emissions from postal deliveries by 20-25 percent, Greenbang reports.
The company, working with Royal Mail and Microsoft, lets you send correspondence ...
NY Plan Caps Power Plant Emissions, Auctions Pollution Credits
New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has unveiled regulations designed to cut greenhouse-gas emissions from New York power plants by 10 percent over the next 12 years, the Poughkeepsie Journal reports. They are to ...
Tibs Matches Employee’s Green Power Purchases
Engineering and systems integration firm Tibs, a division of M.C. Dean Inc., has launched a Green Energy Employee Matching Program to encourage its Georgia-based employees to participate in Georgia Power's Green Energy initiative.
"Tibs ...
Green Cars Get Specialized Dealerships
At least 16 green car dealerships that offer multiple alternative vehicles have opened in 10 states, MSNBC reports.
Customers will see more niche dealerships in two to five years, even though the obstacles, including high ...
Tesco Tackles Food Waste with Ethylene-Absorbing Strips
