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Around the Web – Starbucks, EcoFactor, UPS, Brownfields, Eco-Labels

Around the Web – Starbucks, EcoFactor, UPS, Brownfields, Eco-Labels

Today's news from around the Web. Spin Meter: Feds buy green cars, auction rejects AP Secret Starbucks Unveiled Behind Green Curtain Seattle PI The Green ...

November 19, 2009

DOE Awards $155M to Make Industrial Sector More Energy Efficient

DOE Awards $155M to Make Industrial Sector More Energy Efficient

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding more than $155 million in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for 41 industrial energy-efficiency ...

November 4, 2009

DOE Awards $338M for Geothermal R&D

DOE Awards $338M for Geothermal R&D

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $338 million in Recovery Act funding for geothermal research and development. The grants were awarded to 123 ...

October 30, 2009

Federal Grants to Spur Clean-Tech, Smart Grid Innovations

Federal Grants to Spur Clean-Tech, Smart Grid Innovations

The Obama Administration has released billions of dollars under the federal stimulus act to drive technological innovation in the areas of clean technologies and smart-grid networks. The ...

October 27, 2009

TX, NY and MD Schools Top EPA’s Green Power Schools Ranking

TX, NY and MD Schools Top EPA’s Green Power Schools Ranking

Schools in New York, Texas and Maryland top the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's inaugural ranking of the top 20 primary and secondary schools nationwide that ...

October 27, 2009

Council on Foreign Relations Goes LEED

Council on Foreign Relations Goes LEED

The Council on Foreign Relations' new building in Washington, D.C., took extra steps to attain LEED Gold status by the U.S. Green Building ...

October 16, 2009

VSP Vision Care HQ Cuts Energy Use 27%

VSP Vision Care HQ Cuts Energy Use 27%

All four buildings on VSP Vision Care's Rancho Cordova, Calif., campus have earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star for superior energy efficiency. Three ...

October 14, 2009

Colleges Get Sustainability Report Card

Colleges Get Sustainability Report Card

The Sustainable Endowments Institute has released its 2010 College Sustainability Report Card comparing 322 schools across the U.S. on how "green" they are, reports ...

October 9, 2009

IBM, Intel, HSBC, Unilever, Xerox Top Covalence Ethical Rankings

IBM, Intel, HSBC, Unilever, Xerox Top Covalence Ethical Rankings

IBM garnered the top spot in Covalence's ethical ranking of multinational companies. The ranking looks at 541 companies across 18 sectors. This year, Covalence added two ...

October 8, 2009

Paper, Cardboard Packagers Launch ‘Responsible Package’ Initiative

Paper, Cardboard Packagers Launch ‘Responsible Package’ Initiative

Fiber-based packaging firms are attempting to highlight sustainable aspects of their products via a new campaign, The Responsible Package. Meanwhile, ...

October 8, 2009

CRO Awards Eight CEOs for Corporate Sustainability

CRO Awards Eight CEOs for Corporate Sustainability

Corporate Responsibility Officer (CRO) magazine has released the winners of its third annual Responsible CEO of the Year Awards. Organizations represented include Hess Oil, Green ...

October 7, 2009

U.S. Postal Service Earns Top Environmental Award

U.S. Postal Service Earns Top Environmental Award

The U.S. Postal service has won the first Environmental Achievement of the Year award presented by Postal Technology International magazine, thanks to several sustainable initiatives ...

October 1, 2009

HP, Dell, J&J, Intel and IBM Top Newsweek’s Inaugural Green Rankings

HP, Dell, J&J, Intel and IBM Top Newsweek’s Inaugural Green Rankings

Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Johnson & Johnson, Intel and IBM are the top five leaders in Newsweek's inaugural environmental rankings of America's 500 largest corporations. The Green Rankings ...

September 22, 2009

AmerenUE, PepsiCo Honored for Renewable Energy PR

AmerenUE, PepsiCo Honored for Renewable Energy PR

The Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) has recognized AmerenUE, PepsiCo, Bonneville Environmental Foundation and Ed Holt as Green Power Market Development award winners. The four ...

September 15, 2009

Feds Add $300M to Boost Commercial Trucking Sector

Feds Add $300M to Boost Commercial Trucking Sector

The nation's supply chain is getting an energy-efficient shot in the arm that will make transporting goods more cost-effective, energy efficient and environmentally friendly. A series ...

August 28, 2009

Denny’s Goes Green in Joliet

Denny’s Goes Green in Joliet

The new Denny's restaurant in Joliet, Illinois, is the restaurant chain's first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified restaurant, reports the Chicago Tribune. One ...

August 27, 2009

Whole Foods U.S. Supermarkets Earn Organic Certification

Whole Foods U.S. Supermarkets Earn Organic Certification

Whole Foods Market has announced that each of its 273 U.S. stores has been individually certified organic by CCOF, a non-profit, USDA-accredited third-party organic certifier. Whole ...

July 17, 2009

Upgrades Net 40% Energy Savings for Oregon Office Building

Upgrades Net 40% Energy Savings for Oregon Office Building

Environmentally-friendly building upgrades at Columbia Square, a 313,000-square foot office building and flagship property of Melvin Mark Companies in Portland, Ore., have yielded a ...

July 17, 2009

Green Seal Adds First U.S. Standard for Personal Care Products

Green Seal Adds First U.S. Standard for Personal Care Products

To help consumers sort out sometimes false and misleading environmental claims, Green Seal has launched its Green Seal certification for personal care products after 18 ...

July 2, 2009

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 ...

July 2, 2009

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