January, 2009
LG Launches ‘Life’s Good When it’s Green’
LG Electronics launched its “Life's Good When it's Green” initiative, which focuses on sustainability through product design, reduction of hazardous materials, and responsible e-waste recycling.
In manufacturing, LG aims to reduce its ...
Nearly 100% of Recycled Cell Phones Contain Personal Data
Toyota Certifies Used Hybrids, Starts Green Blog
Recently, Toyota announced that they'd be offering customers a new hybrid pre-owned certification program.
The new program will certify used hybrids and offer a three-month/3,000-mile comprehensive warranty and a seven-year/100,000-mile power-train ...
Movers Becoming More Eco-Friendly
Moving companies are cashing in on consumers desire to go green, reports the New York Times.
For years, businesses, supermarkets and pharmacies have rented reusable plastic crates to relocate from one office to another. Now ...
General Dynamics Awarded “Green” Jet Engine Contract
The US Air Force awarded a unit of General Dynamics an $18.5 million contract this month to develop a greener jet engine, reported the Dayton Business Journal.
The company says the new engine will be ...
Companies Get Cash Back For Energy-Efficiency Initiatives
In 2008, Wausau Paper Corp. received a grant of about $343,000 from Focus on Energy to launch energy-saving efforts at its mills in Wisconsin. As a result, the company says it will ...
Record No. of Vendors Featured Green Products at Int’l Builders’ Show
EPA Raids Corporation Suspected of Illegal E-Waste Dumping
Agents with the EPA and Immigration and Customs Enforcement recently raided Executive Recycling as part of an investigation into the export and illegal dumping of e-waste abroad, reports The Denver Post.
Executive ...
Majority Say Environment, Global Warming Not A Top Priority
A new poll shows that people who once put a huge emphasis on the government's green efforts now have other issues they care about more.The latest Pew Research Center poll shows ...
Steinway Unveils World’s Largest Solar Cooling System
Piano manufacturer Steinway & Sons recently unveiled plans for a new solar cooling system - which is now the largest in the world. The company is housed in over 11 ...
House Ways & Means Okays Energy Tax Credits
British Airways To Cut CO2 Emissions in Half by 2050
British Airways announced that it plans to half its net CO2 emissions from 16 million tons in 2005 to 8 million by 2050.
"We will make progress through investment in cleaner aircraft, use of alternative ...
IBM’s SNOW Analyzes Supply Chain Logistics
IBM consulting is now offering a new service called the Supply Chain Network Optimization Workbench, or SNOW. The service provides companies with analysis of their supply chain logistics and suggests improvements ...
Is It Worth Turning Off Escalators To Save Energy?
There are some 30,000 escalators in this country, most of them running constantly, according to Next American City. While some see that as a waste of energy (enough to power 375,000 homes) others see ...
EU To Propose Climate Tax
Dairy Industry Surveys Farmers About Green Initiatives
In a first step towards increasing sustainability in the dairy industry, dairy farmers are being asked to complete a survey on what they are doing to reduce emissions, Capital Press reports.
The ...
Absolute Steel Refocuses Marketing Efforts on Green Products
Absolute Steel, a government contractor of steel building materials, has redesigned their marketing campaign in an effort to highlight their green products.
In the past few years, the company has ...
Falling Carbon Prices Jeopardize Clean Energy Interest
The economic slump and new green technology are accounting for a significant drop in carbon prices, Wall Street Journal reports. And to cut down on costs for carbon-emission ...
Data Storage Group Releases Power Measurement Specifications
The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) has released its initial Green Storage Initiative (GSI) Green Storage Power Measurement Specification for public review and comment.
The preliminary specification includes a “Green Storage Taxonomy” ...
Obama Order Clears Way For New Auto Emissions Rules, Clean-Air Waiver
President Obama has ordered the EPA to reconsider state requests to decide their own auto emissions standards, The Boston Globe reports.
Obama signed his first two Presidential Memoranda and told a ...
Texas Instruments Sustainability Report: Normalized Emissions Jump 23%
