Business-to-Consumer
5m Smart Meters Installed; Enbala, Fellon-McCord Partner Up
Five million smart meters have been installed nationwide as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, according to an update from the U.S. Department ...
Home Depot Sued by Calif. Counties over Paint VOC Levels
The South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD), the air pollution control agency for Orange County and much of Los Angeles, San Bernardino and ...
Kodak Hands Out Cash for Cameras
Eastman Kodak has launched a recycling program that lets consumers trade used cameras, printers and digital picture frames for cash.
The Kodak Trade-In and Recycling ...
SC Johnson to Use Only Sustainable Palm Oil by 2015
SC Johnson, the maker of Glade, Windex and Ziploc, announced today that it will buy only sustainable palm oil by 2015.
The company said ...
Green Build Briefing: J.C. Penney, Kellogg, U.S. Marine Corps and More
Here’s a roundup of the latest news in green building:
Retailer J.C. Penney Company has announced that it is to bolster its participation in ...
Environmental Enforcement: Texas Egg Company to Pay Largest Ever EPA Factory Farm Penalty
Texas agricultural corporation Mahard Egg Farm Inc. is to pay a $1.9 million civil penalty to settle alleged violations of the Clean Water Act ...
Consumers Never Heard of ‘Biobased’ – But Know It’s Green
Most consumers say that biobased products are green - even though only a minority recognize the term "biobased", according to research by a biotechnology company....
Motorola Misses GHG Goal, Despite 10% Cut
Motorola’s consumer product arm cuts its absolute greenhouse gas emissions by ten percent last year, but missed its goal for carbon relative to ...
Environmental Enforcement: $2.5m Fine for Colo. Gas Distributors
Three Colorado petroleum distributors are to pay $2.5 million to resolve claims they illegally mixed and distributed more that 1 million gallons of gasoline that ...
EPA Demands Full Ingredients on Designed for the Environment Products
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will require all products using its Designed for the Environment labeling program to disclose their full ingredients ...
Gillette Shaves Plastic From Packaging
Gillette’s new packaging for its Fusion ProGlide Power Razor reduces plastic use by 79 percent, according to packaging design company Burgopak USA.
Burgopak and ...
Dell Closing in on Recycling Goal
Electronics manufacturer Dell is two-thirds of the way toward its goal of recycling 1 billion pounds of e-waste by 2014, the company has ...
BornFree to Turn Bottles into Toys
BornFree has launched recyclable 5 oz and 9 oz baby bottles along with a national recycling program to turn the bottles into toys, furniture ...
P&G, Recyclebank Take Rewards Nationwide
Procter & Gamble has announced a national partnership with Recyclebank to reward consumers for taking environmental actions such as recycling, saving energy and reducing ...
4 Ways to Boost Sustainability with Strategic Merchandising Supply Chain Efforts
If you look on the shelves in just about any store today, you are hard pressed to find a product that is ...
Electronics Giants Pledge to Recycle a Billion Pounds
Executives from Best Buy, Panasonic, Sony and Toshiba have helped to launch an industry-wide initiative to recycle one billion pounds of electronics a ...
Valvoline Mobilizes Commitment to ‘Green’
When looking for ways to ‘green their business’, leaders search for approaches that work. Unfortunately, cookie cutter solutions aren’t out there. ...
Environmental Enforcement Roundup: College Works Painting, MM&A Railway, Grimmel
Here's a roundup of the latest environmental enforcement stories:
College Works Painting, a company operating in Oregon, has agreed to pay a $32,508 penalty ...
Smart Customer Service for a Smart Grid World
Despite the many benefits of smart grid technology, the past year has seen its fair share of consumer backlash with some customers ...
Utility Insiders Say Prepay Could Save Energy, But Not Interested Themselves
If utility providers were able to offer a prepay option to customers, then such “real-time” consumer awareness of consumption and cost could lead to lower ...
