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Safeway To Install Solar Power Panels On 23 Stores

Safeway To Install Solar Power Panels On 23 Stores
Safeway plans to power 23 California stores with solar energy. The company installed solar panels atop a newly renovated Safeway Lifestyle store ...

Office Depot Cuts CO2 Emissions 10% Through Efficiency Upgrades

Office Depot Cuts CO2 Emissions 10% Through Efficiency Upgrades
Office Depot has reached a 10.1% absolute reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from natural gas and electricity consumed in its North American ...

Chevron Completes $13.6 Million Energy Efficiency Project For Colorado

Chevron Completes $13.6 Million Energy Efficiency Project For Colorado
Upgrades to 20 state buildings in Colorado are expected to reduce energy costs at the facilities by 25 to 30 percent, saving ...

Dow Corning Erects Solar Panels On Manufacturing Facility

Dow Corning Erects Solar Panels On Manufacturing Facility
Dow Corning has installed more than 1,000 square meters of solar panels on the roof and facades of its office and ...

Greensboro Makes Coliseum More Energy Efficient

Greensboro Makes Coliseum More Energy Efficient
Over the next few months, the Greensboro Coliseum - one of the largest arenas on the East Coast - will implement ...

Ameresco Joins Clinton Climate Initiative

Ameresco Joins Clinton Climate Initiative
Energy services provider Ameresco has joined the Clinton Climate Initiative. Ameresco will work with CCI’s Building Retrofit Program -? a partnership ...

U.S. Steel Makes Switch To Biodiesel

U.S. Steel Makes Switch To Biodiesel
Nearly 150 pieces of equipment at U.S. Steel's Gary Works, including loaders, dump trucks, flatbeds and Bobcats, will soon fueled by B5 ...

Ford, McDonald’s, IBM, Abbott, Time Inc. To Share Sustainability Strategies

Ford, McDonald’s, IBM, Abbott, Time Inc. To Share Sustainability Strategies
With new sustainability initiatives being launched daily, U.S. companies are under increasing pressure to demonstrate their climate change credentials. Corporate Climate ...

McDonald’s Networks Kitchen Equipment To Save Energy

McDonald’s Networks Kitchen Equipment To Save Energy
McDonald's will use networking equipment from Echelon Corporation to manage and reduce the energy consumption of its kitchens. McDonald's is ...

CEOs Sign Numerous Environmental Pledges At Global Compact Summit

CEOs Sign Numerous Environmental Pledges At Global Compact Summit
A flurry of press releases have come out of the Global Compact leaders Summit that's finishing up in Geneva. Top executives of corporations such ...

Short Ownership Periods Require Quick Payback On Green Building Initiatives

Short Ownership Periods Require Quick Payback On Green Building Initiatives
Businesses are launching initiatives to make their buildings environmentally friendly, and aiming for a return on their investment, Investor's Business Daily ...

McDonald’s To Run UK Fleet On Recycled Cooking Oil

McDonald’s To Run UK Fleet On Recycled Cooking Oil
McDonald's will convert its British delivery fleet to run on biodiesel made largely from its own recycled cooking oil, Reuters reports. The ...

Fujifilm To Power Manufacturing Facility With Methane

Fujifilm To Power Manufacturing Facility With Methane
Fujifilm will begin using methane gas from a South Carolina landfill to power its nearby manufacturing center, CNET reports. By ...

Google Launches Plug-In Hybrid Program, Turns On Solar Power System

Google Launches Plug-In Hybrid Program, Turns On Solar Power System
Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google Inc. has announced the RechargeIT initiative that aims to accelerate the adoption of plug-in ...

Telefonica Gets Largest Building-Based Solar Power Plant In Europe

Telefonica Gets Largest Building-Based Solar Power Plant In Europe
Spain-based Telefonica's new office complex in Madrid is expected to have the largest European solar power plant on a building, UPI ...

Pearl Brewery Site To Get Largest Solar Power System In Texas

Pearl Brewery Site To Get Largest Solar Power System In Texas
A warehouse renovation project set for the historic Pearl Brewery site in San Antonio will also be a “learning laboratory” for “green” building ...

Macy’s Installs Solar Power In 26 Stores

Macy’s Installs Solar Power In 26 Stores
Macy’s says it will install solar power systems and significantly reduce energy consumption in 26 stores throughout California. The company is ...

The Vatican Goes Green

The Vatican Goes Green
The Vatican will start using some solar energy, Forbes reports. The roof of the Paul VI , 6,300-seat auditorium will be redone next ...

Top 10 Greenest Companies In The World

Top 10 Greenest Companies In The World
The Independent, along with Ethical Investment Research Services, has put together a guide to the greenest companies in ...

Nike Plans To Be Carbon Neutral By 2011

Nike Plans To Be Carbon Neutral By 2011
Nike released its fiscal 2005 and 2006 Corporate Responsibility Report today. The company says it has exceeded its ...

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Ecolabeling – Bridging The Gap

Ecolabeling – Bridging The Gap

There’s no question that ecolabeling is in demand as companies in all sectors launch marketing focused on "green" company and product attributes.  ... continue »

The Green Chemistry Tipping Point
Data Centers and Carbon Pricing
From Purchaser to Participant – Keeping Consumers’ Interest During Recession
The Greening of Retail: Lowering Costs and Raising Customer Loyalty
Over Half Of Consumers Factor Green Record Into Buying Decisions

Over Half Of Consumers Factor Green Record Into Buying Decisions

Close to all American consumers (90%) believe that acting in an environmentally responsible way is important, but feel corporations hold most of ...

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Cost-Savings Key Driver to Green IT in Small Businesses
The Media’s Key Role in ‘Greenwashing Washout’
Economy Won’t Slow Down Green Consumers
Sustainable Designers Speak Up

Sustainable Designers Speak Up

Nest recently held their 2nd designer discussion "Design with a conscious". with a packed house, three product designers spoke about their ...

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Carbon Trust On Impact of Policy on Sustainable Technology
Ineos Gets Biofuel From Waste
Commercial Composting Takes Root In Portland
The Bottom Line

Marketing

Patagonia Campagn Asks Customers to ‘Vote the Environment’

Over Half Of Consumers Factor Green Record Into Buying Decisions

Not So Easy Bringing Green Products To Market

Emissions

Crystal Rock’s Solar System Up and Running

Dell Reaches Carbon Neutral Goal 5 Months Ahead Of Plans

Method Provides Incentives for Supply Chain to Reduce Emissions

Hi-Tech

Cost-Savings Key Driver to Green IT in Small Businesses

IBM Plans to Build Energy Efficient, Adaptive Data Center

Pepsi Picks Redemtech to Handle E-waste

Efficiency

Ikea To Sell Solar Panels

DOE Assessments Help 3 Plants Save Over $1.5 Million Combined

NewPage Cuts Energy Use with Lighting Retrofit

Manufacturing

Herman Miller Sees 32% ROI in Energy Efficiency Investments

Climate Exchange Strikes China Emissions Trading Deal

Lotus To Raise Wind Turbines At Factory

Carbon Offsets/RECs

Ski Industry Releases Environmental Report

Burt’s Bees Sets Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goal

Results From Carbon Footprint Calculators Vary Widely

CSR Reports

Most Companies Skip Getting CSR Reports Assured

Campbell’s Cuts 1.5 Million Gallons of Water Per Day

KB Home To Build Only Energy Star Standard Homes

Major Players

Nissan Unveils Eco-Pedal

Japanese Steel Makers to Cut GHG Emissions by 30%

AT&T Joins Green Grid, Promotes Data Center Energy Efficiency

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