November, 2007
Clinton Library Goes Platinum
Dell Discusses Green Initiatives At OpenWorld 2007
Michael Dell's Oracle OpenWorld 2007 keynote. This is the section where he discusses green initiatives in the data center including plans to release a reference architecture that will help enterprises reduce power consumption and ...
Interest In Green Data Centers High, Implementation Another Story
Nearly three-fourths of respondents to a Symantec green data center report (PDF) state they have interest in adopting a strategic green data center initiative; however, only one in seven have been successful at implementing ...
Subway Cuts Energy Use
Subway has opened an Eco-Store in Florida that includes high efficiency HVAC systems, remote condensing units for refrigeration and ice making equipment, day lighting and controls for high efficiency lighting, LED interior and exterior signs, ...
Target Sells Used Electronics Online
Rockefeller Center Launches Major Green Initiatives
Rockefeller Center is getting a green makeover this holiday season that includes solar panels, LED Christmas tree lights, a green roof, and an ice storage refrigeration plant.
Tishman Speyer has installed 363 General Electric ...
Browser Plugin Scores Companies On Environmental Initiatives
BadBuster is a new browser plug-in that gives an environmental score to 650 of the largest multinational firms, in the form of a 1-100 number rating, TreeHugger reports. Each time your cursor falls ...
Research Company Tells Printer Vendors To Greenwash Image
Apparently without realizing or caring that greenwashing is a negative term, Lyra Research, which tracks the digital imaging industry, sent out an email newsletter yesterday with the headline: "Printer Vendors Need to Greenwash Their ...
Ford Field Offsets Thanksgiving Day Game
Ford Field is set to become the first NFL stadium to hold a 100 percent carbon neutral game on Thursday, November 22
when it offsets CO2 emissions for the Lions 68th Thanksgiving Day game.
The calculation ...
7th Generation Products Could Show Up On Wal-Mart Shelves
Seventh Generation CEO Jeffrey Hollender says that he would now consider selling products to Wal-Mart, although no decision has been reached, Fortune reports.
"Three years ago, I would have never imagined even considering doing business ...
Juan Enriquez: Why Can’t We Grow New Energy?
Study Finds Misleading Green Claims In 99% Of Products Surveyed
The Six Sins of Greenwashing, a report (PDF) by by TerraChoice Environmental Marketing, found that of 1,018 common consumer products ranging from toothpaste to caulking to shampoo to printers, randomly surveyed for ...
Nokia Says Green Plan Provides ‘Chance To Make A Profit’
San Fran Restaurants Recycle Cooking Oil With SFGreasecycle
San Francisco has launched SFGreasecycle, a free program in which the city will pick up used cooking oil and grease from local restaurants, turning them into biodiesel to run city vehicles, the San Francisco ...
Direct Marketer’s Recycle Bins Save $500,000 Per Year
Direct mail and marketing firm PEP-Direct says it will save approximately $500,000 a year working with International Paper Products Corp. to reduce the amount of waste it sends to landfills and reduce the ...
Food Companies, GRI Developing Sustainability Reporting Guidelines
Nestle, Bunge, Tyson Foods and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters are working with the Global Reporting Initiative to develop specific sustainability reporting guidelines for the food processing industry.
The result, the Sector Supplement on Food Processing, ...
Bayer To Spend $1.46 Billion On Green Initiatives
Bayer has launched a group-wide Bayer Climate Program with a goal of cutting CO2 emissions from its production facilities.
In the new climate protection program, which is based on a new Bayer Policy on ...
Group Launches Voluntary Carbon Standard
Three groups, The Climate Group, the International Emissions Trading Association, and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, representing some of the biggest sellers and buyers of carbon offsets, have announced the Voluntary ...
Aveda Marketing Campaign Will Tout Green Cred
Estée Lauder-owned beauty brand Aveda's 2008 campaign will focus on the company's green credentials, Brandweek reports.
The new campaign, themed “Beauty is as Beauty Does,” will highlight a new green topic every six to eight ...
Frito-Lay Plans Net-Zero Plant
Frito-Lay wants its Casa Grande plant to become a net zero facility, The New York Times reports. The plan has the backing of top-level executives at PepsiCo, the parent company of Frito-Lay.
Over the ...
Maritime Shipping: EL Insights, Issue 36 - May 24, 2012
