Education
Waste Management’s Disney Exhibit Takes Upbeat View of Trash
Elizabeth Royte of OnEarth Magazine recently took a trip to Walt Disney World's Epcot, where Waste Management launched an exhibit called “Don't Waste It,” earlier this year. The exhibition offers ...
IBM Greens eWEEK.com For A Day
IBM is buying eWEEK.com for a day and turning it “green” on December 16. Today, Ziff Davis Enterprise, owner of the site, will promote and support the use of green technology ...
U-M Hopes Green Computing Will Cut Costs, Emissions
The University of Michigan kicked off its campus-wide green effort in March in hopes of reducing its IT-related electricity emissions by 10 percent - which would save the school $500,000 each year, ...
NBC Universal Launches ‘Green Week’
This week is “Green Week” at NBC Universal, where 150 hours of environment-themed programming will be broadcast on the company's various TV channels and other properties. “The Office” will air an ...
Campuses Miss Deadlines On Road To Going Carbon Neutral
Some 580 college presidents have pledged that their colleges and universities will become carbon-neutral, but many are finding it a tough journey and are already missing deadlines, Christian Science Monitor ...
Ivy League Scores On College Sustainability Report Card
ESPN Cafeteria Puts Green On Menu
At ESPN's headquarters in Bristol, the company has converted the cafeteria to using reusable and compostable dishes and utensils, the Bristol Press reports. The move is part of a larger ...
UK’s 50 Best Green Companies
Times Online announces its list of the 50 best green companies in the UK, which includes companies that are improving their environmental performance in a joint effort by management and its ...
EPA’s New Program Aids Green at Work
Evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility
Edward Granger-Happ, the CIO at Save the Children and chairman of NetHope, writes at the Journal of New England Technology that the face of corporate social responsibility is changing – “it ...
UCSD Installs Solar Trees
The University of California, San Diego, which strives to be one of the nation’s “greenest” college campuses, is installing solar trees on the roof of two of its parking garages.
Fresno State ...
Corporations Face New Definition of ‘Compliance’
In the past, environmental strategy was about complying with the government's environmental regulations. Now, companies have no choice but to acquiesce to the environmental standards of customers, end users, employees, and other influencers to get ...
Samsung Criticized for Lack of Recycling Programs
The Electronics TakeBack Coalition has launched a marketing campaign attacking Samsung for not taking environmental responsibility to recycle old electronics that may contain toxic metals, Media Post reports.
The campaign aims ...
Commercial Kitchens Get Green Certification Program
FoodServiceWarehouse.com launched its Going Green Program this week. The program, which also offers green certification, aims to help commercial kitchens slash energy costs, conserve water, and reduce their environmental impact through ...
Windows Don’t Have To Be Weak Link In Facility Energy Management
PG&E Leads On Environmental And Sustainability Ed
Here's another video of an Acterra 2008 winner. PG&E took home the prize for environmental and sustainability education.
PG&E Pacific Energy Center provides architects, engineers, interior designers, and building owners and operators with seminars, design ...
AASHE Releases Annual Review of Sustainability in Higher Education
During 2007, 452 presidents and chancellors committed to climate neutrality by signing the American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment, and at least 35 other colleges and universities announced their own ...
ASU Plans 2 MW Solar Installation
Arizona State University will be home to one of the largest solar power installations at any U.S. university once it completes the installation of two megawatts of solar electric modules on approximately ...
UNH To Get 85% Of Energy From Landfill Methane
Tom Kelly, Chief Sustainability Officer at the University of New Hampshire, says that a landfill methane project will provide 85 percent of the UNH's energy needs and cut its greenhouse gas emissions 57 percent below ...
National Grid Enlists Polar Bear For Marketing Campaign
National Grid has enlisted Floe, a virtual polar bear, for its new marketing campaign. Floe, on National Grid's Website, is meant to help visitors analyze and measure the environmental effects of ...
Texas Instruments Sustainability Report: Normalized Emissions Jump 23%
