Facebook Can’t Satisfy Greenpeace with New Data Center Plans
Facebook’s decision to build its second data center in North Carolina shows that the company continues to see energy-efficient facilities as the best way to reduce its carbon footprint rather than...
View ArticleSolar, Wind Power Roll at Dow Jones, Menasha, Spruce and Prudential
Several business headquarters including those at Dow Jones, Menasha and Spruce Environmental Technologies, as well as office building complexes are adding renewable energy to their electricity mix. As...
View ArticlePlan ‘Sustainability Communications,’ Not Green Marketing, for 2011
I hear from lots of companies that they don’t do much to promote their sustainability initiatives, citing either fear of being accused of greenwashing or the fact that they are doing it for the “right”...
View ArticleRoundup – Vail, BHP, WHO
Large investors urge progress at climate talks Reuters “Green” groups seek to include trailers in truck GHG/fuel rules FleetOwner Vail uses solar panels to power restaurant Clean Energy Authority BPA...
View ArticleHP Pledges to Use 100M lbs of Recycled Plastic by 2011
HP has produced more than 1 billion ink cartridges manufactured with recycled plastic, according to the company’s latest environmental update on reducing waste, materials reuse and recycling. HP also...
View ArticleCisco CSR Report: GHG Emissions Down 12%
Cisco has reduced Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from operations by 12 percent in fiscal year 2010, while Scope 3 GHG emissions from air travel were 45 percent lower than the 2007...
View ArticleMcKesson Partners with IBM to Cut GHG Emissions
McKesson is using IBM’s new supply chain software, aimed at reducing the pharmaceutical company’s carbon dioxide emissions and drug distribution costs. The Web-based analytics tool, the Supply Chain...
View ArticleEnvironmental Enforcement Roundup: Chemical Plant Settlement; Plating...
Environmental Leader’s daily roundup of key environmental enforcement news Chemical Manufacturer Settles with EPA HPI Products, a chemical and pesticide manufacturing company, and St. Joseph...
View ArticleAmerica Recycles Day Prompts Recycling Programs
In recognition of America Recycles Day, several recycling organizations and businesses have either launched or expanded their recycling programs. Call2Recycle also released results from a study that...
View ArticleStudy Finds Public Policies Needed to Boost EV Fleet Purchases
The Electrification Coalition, in partnership with PRTM, has released a new report that identifies some of the biggest challenges facing fleet operators in adopting plug-in hybrid electric vehicles...
View ArticleFive Tips to Ease ECA/Carbon Management SW Installation
Mike Watson, senior manager of sustainability at Intuit shared five lessons his company learned when it rolled out its enterprise carbon accounting (ECA) software to better track, report and reduce...
View ArticleSustainable and Organic Agriculture in Latest Issue of EL Insights
Increased demand for organic agriculture has propelled it out of its niche markets status and into the main stream, according to the latest issue of EL Insights. The world’s largest grocer, Wal-Mart,...
View ArticleCA, CarbonSystems, Enablon, among Top Ten Leaders in Carbon/Energy SW Market
CA Technologies, CarbonSystems, Enablon, Enviance, Hara, IHS, ProcessMAP, SAP, TRIRIGA and Verisae are ranked as the top ten leaders in the carbon and energy software market, and the most likely to...
View ArticleRoundup – Waste Management, Ford, Microsoft
Biofuel Plant Wins Governor’s Award for Sustainability (WM) Zacks.com Ford touts “Four in the Forties” – Four vehicles with 40 mpg highway or better autobloggreen.com Sustainability Shareholder...
View ArticleAnn Sacks Launches Merchandising Program For Eco Products
Ann Sacks has unveiled a merchandising program aimed at promoting its eco-friendly tile and stone products. The Eco-Thinking initiative, which was two years in the making, currently consists of 14 tile...
View ArticleGeorgia-Pacific, Environmental Groups Partner to Protect Southern Forests
Georgia-Pacific (GP) has implemented a new forest policy that will save millions of acres of Southern Forests. The company says it will not purchase trees from Endangered Forests and Special Areas, or...
View ArticleHalliburton Discloses ‘Fracking’ Fluids, Unveils ‘Green’ Product
Just several days after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a subpoena to Halliburton to force the company to share information about its hydraulic fracturing process, Halliburton...
View ArticleGE Awards Five ‘Powering the Grid’ Innovation Winners
GE has announced the five innovation award winners of its $200 million open innovation challenge, the “GE ecomagination Challenge: Powering the Grid.” Each winner earned $100,000 to jump-start the...
View ArticleEnvironmental Enforcement Roundup: EPA Identifies Areas Violating Lead...
Environmental Leader’s daily roundup of key environmental enforcement news EPA Identifies 16 Areas Violating Lead Standards The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has determined that 16 areas...
View ArticleGreenbuild Roundup: Day 1 Showcases Building Products, Design Tools
Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, to be held this week in Chicago, is expected to be a launching pad for a host of new sustainable building products from windows and floorings to building...
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