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Vinyl Roofing Industry Makes Recycling a Priority

Vinyl Roofing Industry Makes Recycling a Priority
The Vinyl Roofing Division of the Chemical Fabrics & Film Association announced it has initiated a feasibility study to ...
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Judge Sides With Ports On Clean Trucks

Judge Sides With Ports On Clean Trucks
The American Trucking Associations recently filed a lawsuit challenging plans by L.A. port officials to ban pre-1989 trucks ...
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Vattenfall Unveils ‘Almost Emissions-Free’ Power Plant

Vattenfall Unveils ‘Almost Emissions-Free’ Power Plant
Vattenfall recently inaugurated a pilot coal-fired power station which it says, according to Forbes, is "almost emissions-free." ...
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‘Global Cooling’ With White Roofs

‘Global Cooling’ With White Roofs
California scientists say white roofs can cut a building's energy use by 20 percent, and they say they ...
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EPA’s New Program Aids Green at Work

EPA’s New Program Aids Green at Work
The EPA is now encouraging employees to be more eco-friendly at work, with Energy Star @ Work. The ...
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Burt’s Bees Cuts Water Use By 20%, Electricity 14%

Burt’s Bees Cuts Water Use By 20%, Electricity 14%
Burt's Bees released its first CSR report this week. In the first half of 2008, the company reported ...
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Symantec Releases First CSR Report

Symantec Releases First CSR Report
Symantec Corp. released its first Corporate Responsibility Report and announced it has saved more than 300,000 kilowatt ...
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A Call To Action: Buildings Key to Corporate Sustainability

A Call To Action: Buildings Key to Corporate Sustainability
While it seems that more companies label themselves "green" every day, the fact is, most corporations have only a vague idea of ...
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Turning Thermostat Up Saves Energy For ‘Cool U.N.’ Program

Turning Thermostat Up Saves Energy For ‘Cool U.N.’ Program
In August, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon raised the temperatures at U.N. headquarters by 5 degrees; from 72 to 77 ...
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Office Depot Offers Tech Trade-In Program

Office Depot Offers Tech Trade-In Program
Office Depot announced it is launching the Office Depot Tech Trade-In program. The program is partnering with N.E.W. ...
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CardPak, Winterborne Join Forces On Sustainable Packaging

CardPak, Winterborne Join Forces On Sustainable Packaging
CardPak Inc., and Winterborne Inc. are joining resources to bring sustainable packaging products and services to the clamshell and ...
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UK Farmers Try Special Diet To Reduce GHG Emissions From Cows

UK Farmers Try Special Diet To Reduce GHG Emissions From Cows
In a move to be more environmentally friendly, some UK farmers have put their cows on a special diet ...
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NYC Requires Stores to Close Doors

NYC Requires Stores to Close Doors
Mayor Bloomberg recently signed legislation requiring commercial establishments to keep their doors closed when operating air conditioning systems. The bill follows the ...
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Half of GM’s Manufacturing Plants to be Landfill-Free by 2010

Half of GM’s Manufacturing Plants to be Landfill-Free by 2010
General Motors announced  it is planning to make half of its major global manufacturing operations landfill-free by the ...
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Lights Out Boston To Save About 25% In Lighting Energy Use

Lights Out Boston To Save About 25% In Lighting Energy Use
As part of Boston's most aggressive effort to reduce energy consumption, the city is launching a two-month pilot program ...
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TRIRIGA Announces New Eco-Building Management System

TRIRIGA Announces New Eco-Building Management System
TRIRIGA announced it is offering a new eco-building management system, TRIRIGA Real Estate Environmental Sustainability - or TREES. The ...
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RGGI’s Greenhouse Auction Could See Low Demand

RGGI’s Greenhouse Auction Could See Low Demand
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) will hold its first auction for permits of more than 12 million tons ...
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The Planet Saves Big With Lights-Out Program

The Planet Saves Big With Lights-Out Program
The Planet announced initial results of its lights-out program. The company-wide initiative to reduce energy consumption through more ...
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HP Thinks Outside The Box, Sells Notebooks In Messenger Bags

HP Thinks Outside The Box, Sells Notebooks In Messenger Bags
HP has redesigned the packaging of the HP Pavilion dv6929 by replacing conventional shipping materials and boxes with the ...
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Kansas Aircraft-Makers Make Plans To Reduce Carbon Footprints

Kansas Aircraft-Makers Make Plans To Reduce Carbon Footprints
Wichita's general aviation industry is becoming greener, with Bombardier Aerospace, Cessna Aircraft, and Hawker Beechcraft taking an active role ...
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‘Green Car Of the Year’ Unveiled
‘Green Car Of the Year’ Unveiled

Sustainability is Not a Color - Sustainability is Transparent.
Sustainability is Not a Color - Sustainability is Transparent.

92% Of Organizations Working To Make Facilities More Sustainable
92% Of Organizations Working To Make Facilities More Sustainable

London 2012 Publishes Sustainable Sourcing Code
London 2012 Publishes Sustainable Sourcing Code

Owens Ups Recycled Content in Fiberglass Insulation, Cuts Energy Use, CO2
Owens Ups Recycled Content in Fiberglass Insulation, Cuts Energy Use, CO2

Austin Retailers Report 40% Reduction in Plastic Bag Use
Austin Retailers Report 40% Reduction in Plastic Bag Use

Minnesota Paper Recycler To Power With Biogas
Minnesota Paper Recycler To Power With Biogas

Waxman Wins Control of Energy Panel
Waxman Wins Control of Energy Panel

Xerox Says New Toner Cuts Digital Printing Devices’ Power 15-30%
Xerox Says New Toner Cuts Digital Printing Devices’ Power 15-30%

Wal-Mart To Buy 226 M kWh Wind Energy To Help Power 350+ Stores
Wal-Mart To Buy 226 M kWh Wind Energy To Help Power 350+ Stores

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Sustainability is Not a Color - Sustainability is Transparent.

Sustainability is Not a Color - Sustainability is Transparent.

John Rooks
President/Founder
The SOAP Group

Green was an obvious color to hang the environmental renaissance on. It was a reclaiming of the old pejorative “greenies” and “treehuggers.” ... continue »

An Eco-Stimulus Package for Our Economy
Sustainability – Businesses’ Best Defense Against Recession
California’s Leadership in 21st Century Energy Technology
Moving Beyond ‘Carbon Neutral’ to ‘Carbon Healthy’

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92% Of Organizations Working To Make Facilities More Sustainable

92% Of Organizations Working To Make Facilities More Sustainable

Ninety-two percent of respondents to The Global Facility Management Association's recently released Green Practices Study (PDF) say that they are ...

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Green Building Could Hit $140 Billion By 2013
ICT Could Cut U.S. Emissions By 13-22 Percent
Consumers Loyal To Brands That Support Good Cause During Recession

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‘Green Car Of the Year’ Unveiled

‘Green Car Of the Year’ Unveiled

Sit in on the Green Car of the Year Award presented at the 2008 LA Auto Show (via AutoNetwork)....

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Patagonia’s Rick Ridgeway Discusses Corporate Sustainability
California Clean Tech Open Awards
How ICT Can Reduce Carbon Footprints And Enable Sustainable Growth

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Marketing

Sustainability is Not a Color - Sustainability is Transparent.

Greenbuild Conference News Roundup

Green Consumers Have Different Purchasing Motives

Emissions

‘Green Car Of the Year’ Unveiled

Owens Ups Recycled Content in Fiberglass Insulation, Cuts Energy Use, CO2

Wal-Mart To Buy 226 M kWh Wind Energy To Help Power 350+ Stores

Hi-Tech

ICT Could Cut U.S. Emissions By 13-22 Percent

California Clean Tech Open Awards

Dell: OptiPlex Desktop Customers Cut 29 M Tons of CO2 Since 2005

Efficiency

92% Of Organizations Working To Make Facilities More Sustainable

Xerox Says New Toner Cuts Digital Printing Devices’ Power 15-30%

Big Brands Form Climate Change Business Coalition

Manufacturing

Patagonia’s Rick Ridgeway Discusses Corporate Sustainability

Mitsubishi Targets Sales Of $13.3 B From Cleantech Products

Jeffrey Immelt Discusses GE’s CSR Efforts

Carbon Offsets/RECs

Hyundai Unveils Carbon Offset Program For Genesis Sedans

Best Buy Pushes Renewable Energy Credits

New Carbon Standard Set for Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use

CSR Reports

Want To Win Awards? Write Longer Corporate Responsibility Reports

U.S. Army Releases First Sustainability Report - Big Move To LEED Standards

HK Companies Top CSR Disclosure Among Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand

Major Players

Aluminum Assoc. Sets Ambitious 75% Aluminum Can Recycling Target

How ICT Can Reduce Carbon Footprints And Enable Sustainable Growth

UPS Moves To Paperless Sorting Labels

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