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Archive for March, 2008

EPA Temporarily Bars IBM From New Federal Contracts

IBM has been temporarily barred from receiving contracts with all federal agencies while the Environmental Protection Agency reviews concerns raised about potential activities involving a procurement, AP reports. IBM and some of its employees have ...

Toyota Second To None In Green Brands Survey

The top four brands seen as truly green are Toyota (9.4%) , BP (3.3%), Body Shop (3.1%), and Honda (2.7%), according to the 2008 Brandjunkie survey. Unfortunately for marketers, the top answer given was "none," ...

Despite Resistance, CF Martin Guitars Promotes Sustainable Forestry

Chris Martin, CEO of CF Guitars, talks about deforestation and his company's commitment to sustainable manufacturing practices on Sundance Channel's EcoBiz. We're having a little trouble with viewing this video, If it doesn't begin playing, ...

Lego Releases Sustainability Report, Misses Efficiency Target

The Lego Group has released its 2007 sustainability report (PDF). Overall, Lego's five percent efficiency target was not reached, according to the report. -Energy consumption amounted to 119 GWh in ...

Activists Mobilize For ‘Fossil Fools Day’

Activists are planning over 100 actions around the world tomorrow against what they call "dirty energy industries." The actions are being planned by the international Rising Tide network, Energy Action Coalition youth and students, the Canadian ...

Toys R Us Launches Eco-Friendly Toys, Green Logo

Toys R Us has launched a line of environmentally friendly toys. The first toys in the collection include natural wooden toys, natural cotton plush animals and organic cotton dolls - will ...

Scale Of Sodexo’s Recycled Napkin Program Saves Resources

Sodexo says that after one year, its switch to recycled napkins in 1,300 foodservice operations nationwide has resulted in saving nearly ten million gallons of water, more than 23,000 trees, half ...

‘Kyoto II’ Delegates Warned That Clock Is Ticking

The UN Bangkok Climate Change talks got underway on Monday, the first major United Nations-sponsored meeting on climate change after the UN Climate Change Conference in Bali last year in December. ...

‘You Already Have An Eco Job!’

It seems like every week I get a request from someone at Sun who wants to join our Eco Responsibility team. I used to just explain that we didn't have any positions open, but ...

Stress Environmental Benefits To Increase eBill Adoption

If one in five households switched to electronic bills, statements and payments, the collective impact would save 151 million pounds of paper, avoid filling 8.6 million household garbage bags with waste and ...

California Cuts Quotas For Zero-Emission Vehicles

The California Air Resources Board has voted to lower the number of battery-powered and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles that must be sold in the state by automakers 70 percent, AP ...

U.S. Split Between Environment And Economic Growth

Even with high gas prices and the general perception that the U.S. is in a recession, Americans continue to say (by a seven percentage-point margin, 49% to 42%) protecting the environment should be given priority ...

E85 Fuels 2008 American Le Mans Series

Reece Nanfito, senior director of marketing for the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council, talks to Green Fuels Forecast about E85 fueling most of cars at the 2008 American Le Mans Series....

Should CFOs Take A Seat At The Sustainability Table?

More than half of finance executives believe their companies are "very likely" or "somewhat likely" to increase revenue, reduce operating costs, improve investor returns and shareholder value, and improve employee retention ...

UPS Adds 167 CNG Delivery Trucks

UPS has added 167 Compressed Natural Gas delivery vehicles to its fleets in Texas, Georgia and California. It placed the order in October. The company operates the transportation industry's largest private fleet ...

Google’s Black Earth Hour Homepage May Burn More Energy

Google has turned its simple white homepage black Saturday in support of Earth Hour - U.S. surfers only. Below the search box is the message, "We've turned the lights out. Now it's ...

Sydney Bows Earth Hour

Sydney kicked off Earth Hour with lights going out on the city's landmarks on Saturday night, The Sydney Morning Herald reports. Commercial towers and apartment buildings went dark. City hotels, ...

CDM Rulebook Launched By Baker & McKenzie

Baker & McKenzie's climate change practice has launched the CDM Rulebook website, an online database for the rules surrounding the Clean Development Mechanism under the Kyoto Protocol. Users can also browse the ...

SCE To Install Solar Panels On 2 Sq Miles Of California Roofs

Southern California Edison will install 250 megawatts of solar panels on 65 million square feet of roofs - that's two square miles - of Southern California commercial buildings at a cost of ...

Union Sprouts Green Ad Agency

New York-based advertising agency Union has launched a green offshoot dubbed Union Green. The National Wildlife Federation has signed on as its flagship account. NWF says that Union Green was selected ...