Archive for July, 2008
ATA Sues Over Clean Trucks Program At Ports
The American Trucking Associations filed suit in the U.S. District Court in California challenging the port “Concession Plans” as approved by the Cities of Los Angeles and Long Beach and their harbor commissions (...
Environmental Claims Seen As Marketing Ploys
Eighty percent of Canadians consider the environmental impact of their purchasing decisions, but 75% of consumers believe that environmental claims are often just marketing ploys, according to the Consumerology Report from Bensimon Byrne. Sixty-five ...
Commercial Composting Takes Root In Portland
A Portland restaurant discusses its participation in a city-wide program, recycling its food waste into reusable garden compost. The owner explains why.
Burt’s Bees Sets Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goal
Burt's Bees has pledged to cut its U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 35 percent per dollar sales from 2006 to 2011. Last fall, Burt's Bees joined the US EPA's Climate Leaders program ...
Results From Carbon Footprint Calculators Vary Widely
A recent University of Washington study found that when the same values were used with 10 different online carbon calculators, the results varied greatly, suggesting that tallies of carbon emissions have been ...
Hearst Catches Green Flak Over Esquire’s E-Ink Cover
Esquire Magazine, published by Hearst, is taking heat (here & here) over the use of E-Ink in its upcoming 75th anniversary issue, which hits newsstands in September. The cover, created using battery powered electronic ...
Dell Releases Corporate Responsibility Report
Dell has released its corporate responsibility report for FY 2008 (PDF). Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions increased over fiscal year 2007, according to Dell primarily due to added rigor in ...
Companies Pass The Buck On ‘Green’ Logistics Costs
Despite many companies' avowed commitment to greening their logistics operations, it seems that most expect their sub-contractors to pick up the bill, according to new research by Transport Intelligence and Kewill. Three-quarters of ...
Oorja Powers Forklift With Methanol Fuel Cell
CNET News.com reports on Oorja Protonics which has built a methanol fuel cell for powering forklifts.
Data Centers and Carbon Pricing
Here in the U.S. the likelihood of an official "price of carbon" continues to grow. Both Sen. McCain and Sen. Obama favor a cap and trade system, which would put a hard cap ...
Oakland International Purchases CNG-Powered Shuttle Buses
Oakland International Airport is getting 26 new CNG-powered buses that will be deployed in 2009, replacing older diesel-powered models. Six of the new CNG buses will be assigned to AirBART service. The ...
Sainsbury Saves At Checkout With Two-Sided Receipt Printers
UK food retailer Sainsbury's has won the European Retail Solutions Best Green IT Initiative Award 2008 for using simultaneous two-sided thermal receipt printers from NCR Corporation in its store checkouts. Last year ...
Western Climate Initiative Unveils Draft Of 2012 Cap-and-Trade Program
The Western Climate Initiative, made up of seven U.S. states and four Canadian provinces, has released its “Draft Design of the Regional Cap-and-Trade Program” and its “Draft Essential Requirements of Mandatory Reporting ...
Coke Cuts Water Use Ratio 3% In 2007
Coca-Cola Enterprises, the world's largest marketer, distributor, and producer of Coca-Cola products, has published its third Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report, Shape Tomorrow...Today. According to the report, the company has achieved its ...
Direct Marketing Group Cutting Down on Paper
A group of direct-marketing companies are banding together with their corporate clients to make direct mail, an inherently unsustainable practice, greener, New York Times reports. Calling themselves the Green Marketing Coalition, ...
Facebook App Tracks Energy Consumption
Kevin Muise and Jin Fan of Simon Fraser University in B.C., Canada have launched a power consumption monitoring application for Facebook that uses peer pressure and competition to foster energy conservation, ITWorld ...
Green RV Of The Year Award?
In a move that shows just how desperate business is to get a seat on the green bandwagon - and how fuel price hikes can alter an industry, Roaming Times, a RV Web site, ...
Estee Lauder Exec’s Advice On Sustainable Packaging
John Delfausse, vice president of package design at Estee Lauder Co., recently tackled the need for sustainable packaging by creating a glass bottle and metal sleeve for its Donna Karan Gold fragrance ...
Marriott Introduces Eco-Friendly Meeting Products
Marriott hotel is introducing a series of eco-friendly meeting products to help reduce environmental impact of the company and its guests, such as using pads made of recycling paper. A typical three-day meeting at the hotel, ...
Postal Service Wants To Green 90% Of Fleet
The U.S. Postal Service is participating in Project Driveway to identify new technologies in hopes of replacing almost 90 percent, or 195,000 of its delivery fleet with non-petroleum fueled vehicles. ...
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Comments and Discussions
miggs on European Paper Industry Cuts CO2 Emissions by 42% since 1990
"Yet another example of the potential of combined heat & power to transform..."
Stevenson on News Corp. Taps Hara for Energy Efficiency, Environmental Management
"All of us should think of ways to save energy now. It is not a myth,..."
Trade Association on Trade Group on EPA Chemical Regs: ‘If Everything is a Priority, Then Nothing is a Priority’
"Seriously… that..."
Gary Markowitz on Supermarkets Tackle Emissions Reductions, Fuel Efficiency
"Supermarkets waste over 10 percent of their energy through improper..."
peter in ireland on Ontario May Follow California’s Lead on TV Energy Efficiency
"Governor Schwarzenegger is shooting himself in the foot! 1...."
Environmental Leader on S. America Takes Most Urgent View of Copenhagen Talks
"The survey respondents (the PDF report mentions 4,000 respondents in 38..."
Jake on UPS Trying New Hydraulic Hybrid Trucks
"A point of clarification: the Reuters press release referenced herein reports that 20 UPS will purchase..."