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Dow Reduces Energy Intensity 38%

Dow Chemical reduced the energy intensity of its production efforts by 38 percent between 1990 and 2009, according to a recent statement by the company. Dow plans to increase energy efficiency by an...

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Major Retailers Sign Voluntary Sustainable Business Code

The European Retail Round Table (ERRT) and EuroCommerce have announced a voluntary sustainable business code for Europe’s retailers one year after the launch of the Retailers’ Environmental Action...

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Unilever Commits to Sustainably Source 100% of Paper and Board Packaging by 2020

As part of the company’s commitment to promote sustainable forestry practices and help combat deforestation and climate change, Unilever has released its sustainable paper and board packaging sourcing...

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Business Group to Track Cost of Green Energy

An association of Massachusetts businesses that have been upset about Gov. Deval Patrick Patrick’s green and renewable energy programs plans to launch an online calculator designed to estimate the cost...

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Intertek Unveils Carbon Offset Program

Intertek has launched a carbon offset program that allows its customers to offset carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions for its auditing services in China. The China program kicks off a staged global roll-out...

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How to Turn Blighted Property into Community Assets through Re-powering

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking recycling to a new level with its RE-Powering America’s Contaminated Lands and Mines initiative. Cities, businesses, developers, and investors stand...

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Maine Efficiency Program Can Save Businesses up to 30% on Lighting Costs

Businesses in Maine can apply for a rebate under Efficiency Maine’s Prescriptive Incentives program for their energy-efficient retrofits, which in some cases have saved businesses up to 30 percent per...

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Best Buy Sustainability Report: Collecting 1B Pounds of E-Waste

Best Buy plans to collect 1 billion pounds of used consumer electronics, or e-waste, over the next five years, according to the company’s 2010 Sustainability Report. The company reported collecting 74...

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Half of Hospitals Recycling At Least Some Medical Waste

About half of U.S. hospitals are recycling at least some of the medical supplies the would otherwise dispose of, as the health care industry is beginning to tackle the problem of medical waste,...

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Texas A&M Reduces Energy Intensity by 33%

Texas A&M University has reduced its energy intensity by 33 percent per square foot, according to a report in The Battalion. The university achieved the decline by reducing total gross energy...

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Molson Coors Sustainability Report: Water Use Up 3%, GHG Emissions Down 15%

Molson Coors has increased its water use by three percent and its solid waste generation by eight percent in 2009, compared to the previous year, according to the company’s 2010 online corporate...

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Fannie, Freddie Kill PACE Program

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have effectively killed the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program, which allows property owners to pay for the cost of energy improvements to their homes or...

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EPA to Cut Power Plant Emissions in 31 States, DC

In a move to improve air quality in the eastern part of the country, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing regulations to cut power plant pollution that drifts across 31 eastern...

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Hyatt Regency Boston Cuts Energy Costs 42%

The Hyatt Regency Boston has managed to reduce its energy costs by 42 percent, from 12.3 million kWh to 7.1 million kWh, over the last decade, according to a report in Green Lodging News. According to...

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Reuse IT to Promote Sustainability, Efficiency

As many school kids know, the 3Rs – reduce, reuse, recycle – are the fundamental building blocks for protecting the environment. Of course, the order is important. For instance, reducing energy use –...

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UPS Adds 35 Nations to Carbon Neutral Shipping Program

UPS has added 35 countries and territories across Europe, Asia and the Americas to its carbon neutral shipping program. Under the program, millions of customers now have the option to pay a small fee...

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Roundup – BP, Dow, Emerson

Zero Energy Facility NY Times Oil recovery efforts fall far short of BP’s promises Boston Globe Dow Water & Process Solutions Unveils New Electrodeionization Technology WWD Mag Cap and trade could...

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Greenpeace Says Wal-Mart, KFC, Others Destroying the Rainforest

Greenpeace claims that Wal-mart, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) and other major brands are contributing to the destruction of the rainforest and extinction of Sumatran tigers and orangutans by using...

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Packaging Reduction Can Do More Harm than Good

A new report by the Global Packaging Project (GPP) states that the environmental risks of excessive packaging reduction can be greater than excessive packaging. The report, A Global Language for...

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Kraft Reduces Waste 30%

Kraft Foods announced that it has succeeded in reducing the net amount of waste it produces by 30 percent in the last five years, according to a company statement. The Illinois-based food conglomerate...

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