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Mattel U.S. Distribution System Cuts CO2 Emissions by 30%

To reduce environmental impacts at its manufacturing facilities and distribution centers, Mattel has implemented several projects aimed at reducing energy and water use, shrinking product packaging, ...

EU Industry Calls for SmartWay-like Program

Six European industry groups are urging national and European policy makers to establish a voluntary public-private sustainable freight transport partnership in Europe based on the best ...

Retail Industry, Truckers Unite to Reduce Port Emissions

A partnership between the Retail Industry Leadership Association and the Coalition for Responsible Transportation (CRT) aims to slash diesel emissions in and ...

Shaw Targets a 60% Reduction in Waste to Landfill by 2011

Shaw Industries Group Inc., a leading carpet manufacturer and floor covering provider, has reclaimed more than 244 million pounds of post-consumer carpet since 2007 through its ...

70% of Supply Chain Execs Say Environment More Important

Environmental issues will become more important to the supply chain over the next three years, say about 70 percent of supply chain professionals in a recent ...

CRT, EPA SmartWay Transport Tackle Emissions from Port Trucking

The Coalition for Responsible Transportation (CRT) has partnered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) SmartWay Transport Program to help develop a national SmartWay certification ...

Northrop Grumman Saves $2M in Energy at One CA Facility

Northrop Grumman is using its Redondo Beach, Calif., facility and its more than $2 million in electricity savings as a model for future energy upgrades. In advance ...

JohnsonDiversey Reduces Energy Use 23% in 2008

JohnsonDiversey Inc., a cleaning and hygiene solutions provider for business, reported environmental performance improvements in 2008 for five key areas -- effluent chemical oxygen demand (COD), ...

Import/export Matching Program Reduces Fleet CO2 Emissions

MWorld Logistics, agent for Evans Delivery Company, has implemented an environmental initiative that is designed to better use resources by matching up import and export ...

Green Transport Cuts Emissions, Fuel Use and Cost

It's simple and profitable to reduce transportation-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to a new white paper from Chicago-based EA Logistics. The company's first whitepaper on ...

Transportation Emissions Drop by 5.2% in 2008

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that CO2 emissions from U.S. transportation dropped 5.2 percent in 2008, the largest annual decline since 1990. EIA says ...

Hybrid Toyota to Pace NASCAR Races

Toyota figures to get more promotional mileage for its hybrid models now that the May 24 Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR race will feature a hybrid Toyota Camry ...

Kimberly-Clark Reduces GHG Emissions by Seven Percent in 2008

Kimberly-Clark Corporation (K-C) has made significant inroads in meeting its Environmental Vision 2010 goals, in addition to reducing its energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, ...

NASCAR Looks to ‘Green’ Its Image

Facing the changing tide of an economic turndown, coupled with heightened public awareness of sustainability, NASCAR is looking for environmental efficiencies. At the recent 2009 NASCAR Media ...

Whirlpool Survey: Appliance Consumers Rank Energy As Top Concern

A recent survey by Whirlpool Corp. revealed that 84 percent of consumers said energy is most important to them when it comes to home appliance efficiency. ...

AEP’s Green Fleet Recognized By EPA

American Electric Power, which operates 110 flex-fuel vehicles, 24 hybrid utility trucks, and more than 80 hybrid cars, including three plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, has become the first utility ...

Trucking Industry Asks Congress For 65 MPH Speed Limit

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is seeking support for the industry's environmental initiatives from Congress. The initiatives are expected to cut fuel consumption by 86 billion gallons and reduce all vehicles' ...

Whirlpool Redesigns Supply Chain

Whirlpool, already known as an early adopter of energy-efficient products, is just finishing up a complete supply chain redesign in order to conserve energy and cut air pollution, writes DC Velocity. Whirlpool ...

Dell Says Green Packaging Will Save $8M, 20M Lbs Packaging

Dell says it's implementing a new computer packaging plan that will result in estimated savings of more than $8 million and the elimination of approximately 20 million pounds of packaging material over ...

Auto Industry Partnering With Governments To Make Roads Greener

The Volvo Group and the DB Schenker transport company, said they will partner with VINNOVA (Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems) and the Swedish Road Administration to start a project early next ...

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