Archive for July, 2008
Lotus To Raise Wind Turbines At Factory
Ecotricity recently received approval to build three wind turbines at Lotus's car factory in Hethel, England. The turbines will be built inside the test track at Lotus's factory, with construction expected to ...
80% Of IT Decision Makers Value Green IT, But Hurdles Remain
Four out of five IT decision makers across government and corporate sectors said implementing green IT solutions in their organizations is important, with almost half citing positive reputation as the main benefits ...
KB Home To Build Only Energy Star Standard Homes
KB Home released its first sustainability report and announced that starting in 2009, every home built by the company would be compliant with Energy Star certification requirements and would utilize low-VOC ...
Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Toyota Tapped By ‘Trendsetters’ As Greenest Brands
Market research firm Outlaw has released its 2008 Favorite Green Brands Index, with Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, Toyota, Honda, and Google receiving top ratings. The company surveyed what it calls its 100 ...
Ineos Gets Biofuel From Waste
Chemical company Ineos has developed a technology to make bioethanol from waste, Reuters reports. With land being used to grow biofuel rather than food crops the shine has come off the fuel's green credentials, but Ineos ...
Economy Won’t Slow Down Green Consumers
Many Americans, including those who are enduring financial hardship, are willing to pay more for environmentally friendly products, according to a survey conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media and the ...
BofA To Cut Energy Costs 50% With Energy Management System
Bank of America announced it's investing in Field Diagnostics Services and will deploy the firm's energy management system in 3,300 of its branches in the U.S. The move is expected to save the bank 50 ...
68% Of Businesses Unfamiliar With The Term ‘Carbon Footprint’
Harris Interactive recently conducted an international study on alternative energy trends for Dow Corning and found that nearly 40 percent of companies globally have either implemented or are actively investigating alternative energy ...
Proposed Nestle Plant Faces Carbon Scrutiny
California Attorney General Jerry Brown recently sent a 10-page letter to the Planning Department of McCloud in Siskiyou County, outlining deficiencies in the county's environmental studies of a Nestle Waters bottling plant ...
iCrete Cementing Its Place in NY High-Rises
A new kind of green concrete is gaining traction in some of Manhattan's high-rises. iCrete touts a 40 percent reduction in GHG emissions, advanced mix designs, and higher performance and quality ...
15 More R.R. Donnelley Facilities Receive SFI Certification
R.R. Donnelley & Sons announced that 15 more of its printing facilities across the U.S. have achieved Sustainable Forestry Initiative chain of custody certifications and have also earned the recognition ...
Will L.E.D.’s Light the Future?
Lighting Science Group Corp. announced it has acquired Lamina Lighting Inc., which develops light emitting diodes (L.E.D.) engines and modules for $4.5 million in cash. This comes just as the New York ...
Sonoco Lightens Up On Packaging
In its first annual sustainability report, Sonoco announced plans to cut its environmental footprint and production costs through light-weight packaging, which reduces packaging material and energy use during transportation, Food Production ...
Army to Curb GHG Emissions 30% by 2015
The U.S. army is planning to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent in 2015, initiatives include using biofuel for Air Force planes to solar panels at air bases, Reuters ...
The Green Chemistry Tipping Point
It seems to have happened overnight. All of a sudden, everyone is talking about sustainability. Everyone is attempting to "go green!" You turn on the radio or the television and within ten minutes you hear ...
Anheuser-Busch To Pour 5 Billion Green Beers In 2009
Anheuser-Busch announced it will brew about one in seven beers, or over 5 billion 12.oz servings, with alternative energy by 2009 as part of its goal to run its U.S. operations on ...
NGOs Dominate Western Climate Initiative Talks
A 5.4 magnitude earthquake and dozens of Environmental Justice protesters didn't slow the efforts of seven western states and four Canadian territories pushing a regional cap and trade program under the ...
Execs Say U.S. Needs Way to Curb Emissions
Two U.S executives told a congressional panel that the country should encourage investment in efficiency and address climate change, perhaps by assigning a dollar cost to carbon emissions, Reuters reports. John Rice, ...
Phthalates To Be Banned From Toys
House and Senate lawmakers agreed to permanently ban three types of phthalates from children's toys and to outlaw three other phthalates from products pending an extensive study, The Washington Post reports. ...
Fabrik Touts New Drive As ‘Most Eco-Friendly’
Fabrik says that its new SimpleTech [re]drive is the world’s most energy-efficient, resource-conscious, turbo USB 2.0 external storage and backup drive. The drive has a sustainable bamboo and recyclable aluminum enclosure and ships with ...
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Meme Mine on WWF, WRI Make Last-Minute Pitches on Climate Change
"To the voting public, what the scientists say is irrelevant anymore for if you read..."
john on Electronics Boom, E-Cycling Lags
"When we fail to get the word out about e-cycling, we fail our consumers and our industry- I second..."
Btok on Canada Delays GHG Emissions Regs, Russia Ups Emissions Cuts
"http://www.infowars.com/dr-tim -ball-on-the-significance-o..."
ruffie on Wind Power Investments Grow in North America
"Anyone with any knowledge of the energy business in Canada knows that the majority of smart..."
Rod Johnson on Stimulus Package Delivers $2.4 Billion for Electric Vehicle Projects
"Will this stimulus be extended to other electric utility vehicles?"
Charli on Trade Group on EPA Chemical Regs: ‘If Everything is a Priority, Then Nothing is a Priority’
"Thanks Environmental Leader, for..."
James Beddingfield on Oceans May Trap more Carbon than Forests
"Another great thing about an ocean-based carbon sink is that it can’t..."