April, 2009

54% of Grocery Shoppers Consider Product Sustainability

54% of Grocery Shoppers Consider Product SustainabilityFifty-four percent of shoppers consider environmental sustainability characteristics in their buying decisions; however, only 22 percent actually buy green products on their shopping trips, according to a ...

April 29, 2009

Mitsubishi Reduces CO2 Emissions by 65% Since 1991

Mitsubishi Reduces CO2 Emissions by 65% Since 1991Aiming for higher environmental goals over the next three years, Mitsubishi Electric has reduced its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions during production by 65 percent compared to ...

April 28, 2009

EPA Reconsiders Three Rules Under Clean Permitting Program

EPA Reconsiders Three Rules Under Clean Permitting ProgramThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reconsidering portions of the three rules under its New Source Review (NSR) clean permitting program for industrial facilities. These rules ...

April 28, 2009

Patagonia Releases 1% For The Planet Ad

Patagonia Releases 1% For The Planet Ad A TV and Internet ad for 1% For The Planet highlights the efforts of members like Patagonia, Clif Bar and ...

April 28, 2009

Military Adopts Green Technologies

Military Adopts Green TechnologiesThe U.S. military is implementing several green initiatives including the use of alternative energy such as solar and wind that officials estimate could save millions, cut their ...

April 28, 2009

CFL Bulbs Sold in Mail-ready Recycling Container

CFL Bulbs Sold in Mail-ready Recycling ContainerOne of the few knocks on compact fluourescent lightbulbs has been the fact that they contain mercury and are not easily recyclable and therefore must be ...

April 28, 2009

Cadillac Dealer Retrofits Lighting With 2-Year Payback

Cadillac Dealer Retrofits Lighting With 2-Year PaybackOrganizations including car dealerships and airplane hangars are saving thousands of dollars by retrofitting their existing lighting fixtures with energy-efficient replacements. In many cases, lighting retrofits pay ...

April 28, 2009

Canon USA Adds Recycled Calculators

Canon USA Adds Recycled CalculatorsIt's been hard to miss all the headlines about low-carbon calculators. Those have mostly been online tools to help businesses and consumers determine their carbon footprint. Now ...

April 28, 2009

GE Sees $4B Potential in Smart Grids

GE Sees $4B Potential in Smart GridsWithin three or four years, GE is poised to reap as much as $4 billion a year in revenue from smart grid technologies, said John Krenicki, ...

April 28, 2009

Airports Tackle Emissions

Airports Tackle EmissionsAs airlines consider how to meet their carbon-reduction targets, airports have also been exploring ways to reduce their emissions. From buses that run on biofuel ...

April 28, 2009

Sony Adds Recycling Kiosks at Retail

Sony Adds Recycling Kiosks at RetailSony Electronics has added recycling kiosks at more than 80 retailers so far, with more in the works. Sony's stated goal is to accept a pound ...

April 28, 2009

EL Pro Building Sector Needs to Reduce Energy Use 60% by 2050

Building Sector Needs to Reduce Energy Use 60% by 2050A new study on energy efficiency in buildings (EEB) indicates that the global building sector needs to cut energy consumption in buildings 60 percent by 2050 to ...

April 27, 2009

EL Pro Caterpillar's Emissions Rise 1% With Higher Sales

At 2.77 million metric tons of CO2 equivalents, Caterpillar's 2008 emissions rose slightly from 2007, when the construction implement manufacturer emitted 2.75 million metric tons. Yet ...

April 27, 2009

Global Climate Coalition Ignored Own Scientists’ Advice

Global Climate Coalition Ignored Own Scientists’ AdviceIt's coming to light that for years the Global Climate Coalition, an industry funded group that has argued that global warming is a sham, ignored the ...

April 27, 2009

Citi Achieves First LEED Platinum Data Center

Citi Achieves First LEED Platinum Data CenterCiti's newly completed 230,000-square foot data center in Frankfurt, Germany, is the first to earn the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum rating from the ...

April 27, 2009

ADC, LG Deliver Energy-Efficient Appliances

ADC, LG Deliver Energy-Efficient AppliancesIn the wake of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement in April to set higher standards for commercial refrigerators and freezers to gain Energy Star ...

April 27, 2009

25% of North American Firms Say No to Offsets Thru 2012

25% of North American Firms Say No to Offsets Thru 2012A new survey indicates that more and more companies are purchasing carbon offsets. The trend is bigger in Europe than North America and elsewhere in the ...

April 27, 2009

Seizing Power and the Moment

Seizing Power and the MomentIf there’s a sector of society that’s tied to the whipping post right now, it’s the business and financial community. And if that community has a ...

April 27, 2009

Marriott, Hotel Industry Continue ‘Green’ Push

Marriott, Hotel Industry Continue ‘Green’ PushThe hotel and hospitality industry continues to make gains in adding energy efficiency -- both on the back end and the front end -- and in ...

April 27, 2009

Intel Leads Ranking of Top 50 Green Power Purchasers

Intel Leads Ranking of Top 50 Green Power PurchasersThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its updated quarterly ranking of the Top 50 Green Power Purchasers in the United States. Intel comes in ...

April 27, 2009