May, 2008
Boeing Points To Improved Environmental Performance
Boeing says that energy use and carbon dioxide emissions at its major facilities fell 24 percent between 2002 and 2007.
In its 2008 Environment Report (PDF), Boeing says that, through the integration of environmental ...
Supply Chain In Spotlight at Ceres Conference
At the recent Ceres conference, investors, environmentalists, and business executives came together to address a wide range of sustainability challenges from stakeholder engagement and corporate governance to resource scarcity and climate change. This year, though, ...
Renewable Energy Tax Credits Pass House
Some advocacy groups worry that the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008, passed last week by the U.S. House of Representatives, is the final opportunity to get the tax credits ...
GM Exclusive Sponsor Of Planet Green
General Motors will be the exclusive automotive sponsor of Discovery Communications' Planet Green, the first TV network devoted to environmental issues, Marketing Daily reports.
Discovery Communications' Planet Green, a 24-hour eco-lifestyle network, ...
Marriott Promo Benefits Amazon Rainforest
Marriott announced that it will contribute funds to protect the endangered Brazilian Amazonas rainforest on behalf of its customers who book meetings between July 1, 2008 and December 31, 2009.
Marriott says it is following ...
Long-Term Sustainability Depends On The Green
Companies realize that environmental initiatives can create great PR, but they're also realizing that those initiatives must be profitable in order for them to be sustainable over the long term --especially with ...
Molson Brews Up Ethanol For 2008 Dem Convention Vehicles
Molson Coors, which began converting waste beer to ethanol in 1996, produces about 3 million gallons of ethanol per year, will donate thousands of gallons of E85, an ethanol-gasoline fuel blend, worth an estimated ...
Fort Knox Gets Energy Efficiency Overhaul
Here's a short video highlighting the energy improvement initiatives at Fort Knox Military Reservation. Installations were done by Nolin Electric Cooperative....
HP Sticks Eco Labels On Printers
HP has launched a new program, Eco Solutions, designed to provide costumers with environmental information about HP products.
The program includes the HP Eco Highlights label which will be used across all ...
S.F. Bay Area Passes Carbon Tax
The San Francisco Bay Area Air Quality Management District's board of directors voted overwhelmingly (15-1) to charge area companies 4.4 cents per ton of carbon dioxide they emit, a first for the ...
IBM Releases Slew Of Efficiency, Carbon Management Tools
IBM has launched the Carbon Tradeoff Modeler, a tool that that the company says analyzes and manages the climate impact of supply chains.
IBM's carbon management analysis tool models the cost and carbon impact of ...
Duke Buys Up Solar Power
AT&T Boosts Alternative Fuel Fleet by 100+
AT&T is adding 105 alternative-fuel vehicles to its fleets in more than 30 cities across the U.S. beginning in June.
AT&T will deploy 25 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vans, 65 electric hybrid ...
WaMu Targets IT ‘Energy Hogs’
P&G VP Of Sustainability Discusses Green Initiatives
Procter & Gamble's sustainability initiatives include plans to cut its carbon footprint by as much as 40 percent by 2012, in part by cutting the size of its packaging, BrandWeek ...
Burt’s Bees Aims For Efficiency At New Distribution Center
Burt's Bees' has installed a sensor-activated motorized drive roller conveyor at its distribution center in North Carolina which has already helped it increase efficiency and decrease the company's energy use by as ...
Big Investors Call On U.S. Congress To Tackle Climate Issues
More than 50 leading investors, including the nation's largest public pension fund and the world's largest listed hedge fund, have called on the U.S. Senate to enact strong federal legislation to curb ...
China, India Top List Of Carbon Credit Sellers
Dow’s Energy Efficiency Investments Deliver Big Return
Dow Chemical spent roughly $1 billion between 1995 and 2005 on refining its energy efficiency practices, investing in new clean-tech technologies, and working with manufacturers on new green chemistry, CNET reports.
The investment has paid ...
JetBlue Offers Passengers Carbon Offset Option
