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European Paper Industry Cuts CO2 Emissions by 42% since 1990

European Paper Industry Cuts CO2 Emissions by 42% since 1990
The European paper industry has reduced CO2 emissions per ton of paper produced by 42 percent since 1990, according to the Confederation of European Paper ...

Greenbuild Conference News Roundup: Day 3

Greenbuild Conference News Roundup: Day 3
As the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo wraps up, more than 30,000 attendees are estimated to have attended the job fair or any one of ...

NRDC Criticizes 7-Eleven Banana Packaging

NRDC Criticizes 7-Eleven Banana Packaging
C-store giant 7-Eleven thought it was onto something good when it began testing individual plastic packaging designed to a keep banana yellow and firm for five ...

Office Depot Helps Large Customers Understand ‘Greenness’ of Purchases

Office Depot Helps Large Customers Understand ‘Greenness’ of Purchases
Office Depot is stepping up its transparency in products it sells that have environmental attributes, including a special program for larger customers that helps explain the "greenness" of the customers' overall purchases. The program relies ...

Facing Declining Demand, Water Bottlers Start Price War

Facing Declining Demand, Water Bottlers Start Price War
Despite new strategies by bottled-water companies to offer more eco-friendly packaging, it hasn't been enough to win back environmentally-minded customers. Bottled-water makers have stepped up a ...

Walmart to Add Largest Solar Energy Project in Puerto Rico

Walmart to Add Largest Solar Energy Project in Puerto Rico
Helping the giant retailer meet its commitment of being supplied 100 percent by renewable energy, Walmart Puerto Rico and SunEdison are partnering on the ...

LED Lighting Offers Energy Savings

LED Lighting Offers Energy Savings
Advances in LED lighting offer businesses the ability to add more accent lighting at reduced operational costs. When used in bright-light accent settings, such as hotels, casinos, ...

REI, Founding Farmers, North Face Win A.R.E. Sustainability Awards

REI, Founding Farmers, North Face Win A.R.E. Sustainability Awards
REI, Founding Farmers and The North Face are the inaugural winners of the Association for Retail Environments' (A.R.E) Sustainability Awards launched at GlobalShop 2009 to encourage excellence in sustainable retail design. Judges awarded the highest ...

Cars Driving Through Sainsbury’s Parking Lot Generate Power

Cars Driving Through Sainsbury’s Parking Lot Generate Power
A pilot parking lot project by UK retailer Sainsbury's generates electricity when cars drive over metal plates in the parking lot. Energy is captured through the ...

McDonald’s to Tout Green Initiatives On In-Store Touchscreens

McDonald’s to Tout Green Initiatives On In-Store Touchscreens
A new McDonald's scheduled to open next month in North Carolina will include a touch screen display that will tout the environmental benefits of the building. The ...

Tesco To Roll Out Carbon Labels for TP and Kitchen Towels

Tesco To Roll Out Carbon Labels for TP and Kitchen Towels
Tesco, a major UK retailer, plans to announce that its toilet and kitchen rolls are the next products to join the company's list of products ...

Canada Slates $880M for Clean Energy Fund

Canada Slates $880M for Clean Energy Fund
The Canadian government has announced details of the C$1-billion (approximately $882 million) Clean Energy Fund, which will go to the development and advancement of clean ...

New Dasani Bottle Made Partially of Plant Material

New Dasani Bottle Made Partially of Plant Material
Coca-Cola has introduced the PlantBottle, a fully recyclable plastic bottle made partially from plant material. The PlantBottle, which is being piloted with the Dasani water brand, puts ...

DOE, Hospitals Aim for Reduced GHG Emissions

DOE, Hospitals Aim for Reduced GHG Emissions
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched the Hospital Energy Alliance (HEA) to drive energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the healthcare ...

JCPenney Earns Energy Star Award for Sustained Energy Management

JCPenney Earns Energy Star Award for Sustained Energy Management
JCPenney is the first retailer to earn the ENERGY STAR Award for Sustained Excellence in Energy Management by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the ...

Kraft Foods Rolls Out “Green” Truck

Kraft Foods Rolls Out “Green” Truck
Kraft Foods Inc. has put into operation the first of its "green" truck fleet, touted as the first-of-its-kind diesel-electric hybrid delivery truck equipped with a RouteMax ...

TerraCycle Piloting In-Store Waste Collection Points

TerraCycle Piloting In-Store Waste Collection Points
TerraCycle is running a pilot program in the New York-New Jersey area where it is setting up non-recyclable waste collection systems in the front of major retail ...

Quick Service Restaurants See Benefits of LEED

Quick Service Restaurants See Benefits of LEED
Quick service restaurants are incorporating green design techniques into some of their locations. Subway, McDonald's, Chipotle and Dunkin' Donuts stores have received LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building ...

McDonald’s To Rollout Energy Efficient Systems

McDonald’s To Rollout Energy Efficient Systems
Engenuity Systems Inc. is now supplying McDonald's with equipment to help the fast-food giant cut energy costs and increase efficiency in its restaurants worldwide, the Arizona Republic reports. With the help of ...

Carbon Capture And Storage Faces Hurdles

Carbon Capture And Storage Faces Hurdles
European regulatory and financial support has allowed it to push ahead with carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology. But the technology is facing economic hurdles and criticism from environmentalist, who say CCS is being used ...

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