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November 19, 2009

State and Local Governments Launch Green Lodging Certifications

Over the past several weeks, five states and one city have launched green lodging certification programs, reports Green Lodging News. These new certifications for green ...

November 9, 2009

EPA Puts WaterSense Label on First Commercial Building Product

Flushing urinals that use 50 percent less water than standard models will be the first commercial building product to get the Environmental Protection Agency's WaterSense label. ...

October 19, 2009

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

EPA Extends Energy Star to Glass, Food Processing Plants

Companies that make jars for jelly, as well as frozen french fry makers, are among the types of firms the Environmental Protection Agency targeted in its ...

October 8, 2009

Wal-Mart, WRI May Decide Which Eco-labels Will Stick

The far-reaching Green Supply Chain Initiative, undertaken by the World Resources Institute thanks to a grant from Wal-Mart Stores Inc., aims to develop ...

October 1, 2009

New York Launches Green Hospitality Certification Program

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has launched a new initiative to certify lodging establishments as "green" for employing environmentally friendly ...

September 28, 2009

Proliferation of 400+ Green Seals Detracts From Message

There are so many seals and certifications related to "green" and environmental attributes of products and services that many such marks risk losing their effectiveness, according to 2009 Conscious Consumer Report from BBMG. In fact, ...

September 28, 2009

Aveeno, Clorox Green Works First to Earn Green Good Housekeeping Seal

Six months after Good Housekeeping announced it would have a "green" seal of approval, the first items have been certified. The first category to be certified ...

September 24, 2009

Shipping Industry to UN: Give Us Emissions Standards

The international shipping industry, leary of the prospect of varying national and regional regulations on ship emissions, wants the United Nations to forge a set of rules that spell out the expectations for maximum emissions. The ...

September 16, 2009

USGBC Wants an Environmental Label for Every Building

Every building in the U.S. should have a label as to its environmental impact, said the U.S. Green Building Council's president at the Healthy Buildings meeting. ...

September 15, 2009

New York Mandates Green Standards for State Buildings

New York Governor David Paterson has signed an amended version of the green building construction bill passed by state lawmaker last year that requires that state-owned ...

September 10, 2009

ANSI Approves Green Seal for Restaurants

Restaurants seeking to be "green" have another measure of confidence now that the American National Standards Institute has approved the Green Seal Environmental Standard for ...

September 9, 2009

EPA Ups Ante for Energy Star TVs

To gain an Energy Star rating, TVs next year must be 40 percent more efficient than standard models. The new requirements take effect May 1, 2010. The ...

September 4, 2009

LEED Takes Hit For Underdelivering on Federal Building

Critics are coming out of the woodwork after the General Services Administration found that the LEED-certified Federal Building in Youngstown, Ohio, was lacking on the energy ...

September 3, 2009

Churches Eligible For Energy Star Rating

Houses of worship now can earn Energy Star status, with the Environmental Protection Agency beginning to offer a portfolio manager so churches can measure their ...

September 1, 2009

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

Sacramento Energy Plant LEED Certified

A power plant that provides heating and cooling to California state government buildings has become the largest of its kind to become certified gold under the ...

August 25, 2009

PepsiCo’s Chicago Plaza Earns Energy Star Certification

By implementing several energy-efficient initiatives and upgrades, PepsiCo's Chicago downtown corporate plaza has earned Energy Star certification. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) also ...

August 19, 2009

Kimberley-Clark to Boost Use of FSC, Recycled Content 71%

Facing pressure from Greenpeace, Kimberley-Clark has committed to a new fiber procurement policy. The paper goods company has received Forest Stewardship Council certification for more ...

August 14, 2009

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