Athletic Depts Make Sustainability a Priority
A majority of NCAA athletic departments are now making environmental initiatives a priority, according to a survey by ProGreenSports. Over 93 percent of survey respondents are Associate or Assistant...
View ArticleRoundup – McCandless, Dow Corning, Ingram
Free range eggs contain a little something extra: pollutants LA Times Tree-free paper products come from bananas, waste Scripps Howard News Service ERA Carbon Offsets Ltd. Signs MOU With McCandless...
View ArticleSan Francisco Mayor Expected to Sign Cell Phone Radiation Law
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors has approved an ordinance, which will require retailers to post signs that show how much radiation is emitted from cell phones, reports The Bellingham Herald. There...
View ArticleDOE Awards Energy-Efficient Building Funds
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded more than $76 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support advanced energy-efficient building technology projects and the...
View ArticleTrucking Carbon Accounting System Flawed
The trucking industry must participate in the standardization of carbon accounting, according to a report in Truckinfo, citing a study by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI)....
View ArticleWal-Mart Challenges Higher Electricity Costs From Cape Wind
In a challenge filed with the state, Wal-Mart said the high prices set by a contract between Cape Wind and National Grid will result in higher electricity costs for the retailer, which is currently...
View ArticleMarcal Adds Environmental Facts Panel on Paper Goods Packaging
Marcal Manufacturing claims to be the first U.S. paper goods brand to add an environmental facts panel on its packaging. The manufacturer of 100 percent recycled paper now highlights environmental data...
View ArticleSustainable Product Strategies for Going Green
As sustainability increasingly moves from fringe to mainstream, getting into the green game has become a corporate imperative. Because most established companies were founded before sustainability was...
View ArticleRoundup – Wal-Mart, EcoEmissions, EPA
Green Business Blog Carnival #2 Sustainablog Green Plus North American Sustainable Enterprise Award Winners Announced gogreenplus.org Court Freezes Bids to Return Greenhouse Gas ‘Endangerment’ Finding...
View ArticleStarwood Targets 30% Energy Reduction
Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide announced that it has set a target of reducing its energy consumption by 30 percent and reducing its water consumption by 20 percent by 2020, according to a...
View ArticleAlaska Waste Turns Grease to Fuel
Alaska Waste, a private trash hauler in Anchorage, is converting the used food grease it collects to power its trucks, according to a report in the Associated Press. The grease, which previously had...
View ArticleOzone Treaty Could Reverse HFC Incentives
Talks on an ozone treaty in Geneva could result in a reversal of financial incentives for businesses that produce hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), according to a report in the Associated Press. The talks...
View ArticleGerdau Ameristeel Cuts Energy Use 18%
Gerdau Ameristeel has reduced its energy usage at its Knoxville, Tennessee plant by 18 percent and reduced its natural gas use by 47 percent after implementing a series of recommendations by the...
View ArticleCadbury says Aussies Less Informed about ‘Green’ Certifications
Although Cadbury started to ship Dairy Milk chocolate bars to Australia in March with the Fairtrade label, the chocolate maker said it has no plans for a ‘green’ marketing campaign, reports The Sydney...
View ArticleTVA Halts Solar Incentive Program
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is halting an incentive program for businesses and homeowners to install solar power, according to a report on newschannel5.com. The incentive program had provided...
View ArticleEU to Allow Dirtiest Coal-Fired Plants to Operate until 2023 without Emission...
The European Union has agreed that coal-fired plants don’t have to cut emissions that cause acid rain if they shut down by the end of 2023 or after 17,500 hours of operation, and power stations that...
View ArticleBoeing on Track to Meet Environmental Targets by 2012
Boeing is on track to reach its environmental targets by 2012 even though some improvements have been modest over the first few years of its environmental initiative, says Mary Armstrong, Boeing’s vice...
View ArticleBoston to Scan City with Infrared Tech to Determine Energy Efficiency
To drive energy-efficiency efforts in Boston, Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced plans to use infrared technology to scan all buildings in Boston to determine their energy efficiency, reports Boston...
View ArticleIntel CSR Director Discusses CSR Strategy
Keynote presentation by Suzanne Fallender, Director, CSR Strategy & Communications, Intel Corporation, on April 9 2010 at “The Three P’s: People, Planet, Profit,” Center For Socially Responsible...
View ArticleLoblaw Tops List of Sustainability Leaders
Loblaw Companies topped the list of Canadian companies leading the way in sustainability, according to a study by Corporate Knights and reported in the Globe and Mail. George Weston, Iamgold Corp,...
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