Business-to-Consumer

Winning App Helps Commercial Buildings Get Energy Star Benchmark

Winning App Helps Commercial Buildings Get Energy Star BenchmarkMelon, an app that simplifies the process of getting an Energy Star benchmark for a commercial building, was one of the big winners in ...

May 23, 2012

Marriott Ranked Least Efficient, as Budget Hotels Show the Way

Marriott Ranked Least Efficient, as Budget Hotels Show the WayA sustainability study of 46,000 US hotels by tech company Brighter Planet found budget hotels ...

May 7, 2012

North America Has Capacity to Store 500 Years of CO2 Emissions

North America Has Capacity to Store 500 Years of CO2 EmissionsNorth America's geological formations have the capacity to store 500 years of carbon dioxide emissions, according to an atlas produced by the United States, Canada ...

May 4, 2012

Public, Executives Doubt Companies’ Environmental Commitment

Public, Executives Doubt Companies’ Environmental CommitmentOnly 21 percent of the American public and 25 percent of executives believe the majority of businesses are making efforts at sustainability, according to ...

May 2, 2012

Coke China Plant Shuttered ‘over Chlorine Contamination’

Coke China Plant Shuttered ‘over Chlorine Contamination’Coca-Cola was reportedly forced by regulators to temporarily stop production at a bottling plant in north China, after inspectors allegedly ...

May 1, 2012

EL Pro Green Fleet Briefing: GM Explosion, Honda, Toyota, USPS, IBM

Green Fleet Briefing: GM Explosion, Honda, Toyota, USPS, IBMHere's the latest alternative fuel and energy-efficient vehicle news affecting environmental and energy executives. Last week's explosion at a General Motors electric battery-testing facility could end ...

April 23, 2012

Coca-Cola, Carbon Trust Investigate Personal Carbon Allowances

Coca-Cola, Carbon Trust Investigate Personal Carbon AllowancesA study by Coca-Cola Co. and The Carbon Trust that investigated how people might respond to personal carbon allowances ...

April 23, 2012

Earth Day Briefing: Coke, Pepsi, Whole Foods, Target, Caribou Coffee

Earth Day Briefing: Coke, Pepsi, Whole Foods, Target, Caribou CoffeeIt's that time of year again. In celebration of Earth Day on April 22 companies have been unveiling green initiatives all over the place. Here's ...

April 20, 2012

GM to Replace Volt Charger Cords – Says Problem is Consistency, Not Overheating

GM to Replace Volt Charger Cords – Says Problem is Consistency, Not OverheatingGM is to replace the 120-volt charger cords in most of the 9,500 Chevrolet Volts it has sold since late 2010, according to reports. Stories of ...

March 27, 2012

Green Button Energy Data Initiative Targets Commercial Market

Green Button Energy Data Initiative Targets Commercial MarketSmart grid firms Itron, OPower, Oracle, and Silver Spring Networks have announced their support for the White House's online Green Button initiative, which aims to ...

March 23, 2012

Bridgestone Targets Guayule Shrub as Rubber Source

Bridgestone Targets Guayule Shrub as Rubber SourceBridgestone Group is to conduct research dedicated to developing the guayule shrub as a commercially viable, renewable source of high-quality natural rubber for the company's ...

March 9, 2012

Johnson & Johnson Expands Green Product Range

Johnson & Johnson Expands Green Product RangeJohnson & Johnson now has 30 products in its Earthwards portfolio of environmentally conscious health care and pharmaceutical products. The company added 19 products to the ...

March 2, 2012

SC Johnson Expands Concentrated Cleaning Products Range

SC Johnson Expands Concentrated Cleaning Products RangeHousehold products manufacturer SC Johnson has expanded the range of concentrated refills for its cleaning products. The refills, branded as SC Johnson's "Mini" line, allow customers ...

February 29, 2012

ACEEE Details Smart Grid Savings Up To 19.5%

ACEEE Details Smart Grid Savings Up To 19.5%Residential smart grid projects have resulted in energy savings of up to 19.5 percent, and produce average savings of 3.8 percent, according to research by ...

February 24, 2012

EL Pro Fleet Briefing: Mass. EV Stations, Hertz, Endesa, Toyota, Chevy Volt

Fleet Briefing: Mass. EV Stations, Hertz, Endesa, Toyota, Chevy VoltElectric and gas company National Grid is installing more than 30 electric vehicle charging stations throughout Massachusetts under charging station manufacturer Coulomb Technologies’ “Charge America” ...

February 14, 2012

Green Companies Quiet on Eco Credentials

Green Companies Quiet on Eco CredentialsBourbon distillery Maker's Mark, tile maker Fireclay Tile and design materials manufacturer Kirei are three examples of green companies that do not boast about their ...

February 13, 2012

Lack of Eco-Clothing Hampers Sales

Lack of Eco-Clothing Hampers SalesConsumers would increase sustainable apparel purchasing if only they could find it, according to a survey by Ryan Partnership Chicago and Mambo Sprouts Marketing. Some ...

February 9, 2012

SC Johnson Lists Ingredients Online

SC Johnson Lists Ingredients OnlineHousehold cleaning products manufacturer SC Johnson is now listing the ingredients contained in its products and the roles they play in a newly-relaunched web site. The ...

January 30, 2012

GeoSystems Launches New Geothermal Heat Pumps

GeoSystems Launches New Geothermal Heat PumpsGeoSystems LLC has released GeoSource, a new generation of geothermal heat pumps. GeoSource was designed to meet and exceed Energy Star Tier 3 performance requirements making ...

January 13, 2012

Apple Files Patent for Laptop Fuel Cell

Apple Files Patent for Laptop Fuel CellApple has filed a number of patents for fuel cells that can be inserted into portable devices, such as laptops, without adding much weight. One patent ...

December 27, 2011