Bovis Lend Lease Cuts Energy Use With NightWatchman
Bovis Lend Lease set a sustainability target to reduce carbon emissions by 20% over a three year period. As part of this drive, NightWatchman was deployed on 3,000 PCs at Bovis Lend Lease in Europe....
View ArticleMicrosoft Nears Zero-Waste Goal in Dining Facilities
Microsoft now diverts 99 percent of the food waste generated at its Redmond, Washington campus, which employs more than 50,000 people, to recycling and compost. The company’s near zero-waste...
View ArticleCoke, Del Monte, Kraft, Wal-Mart Get Failing Grades for Using BPA
Major brands including Hain Celestial, H.J. Heinz, ConAgra, and General Mills received an “A” grade for working to eliminate the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in food can linings, while others including...
View ArticleRoundup – Navy, Starbucks, GM
Navy to Conduct Full Power Demo of Riverine Command Boat Fueled by Blend with 50% Algae-Based F-76 Fuel Green Car Congres The Starbucks Cup Dilemma Fast Company GM exec reveals Volt production plans...
View ArticleAPS, Sundance Square, Pacific Power Recognized as Green Power PR Leaders
The Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) has recognized Arizona Public Service (APS), Sundance Square, Pacific Power and Rocky Mountain Power, and Thor Hinckley at Portland General Electric as Green...
View ArticlePC Power Management Tools Reduce Energy Use by 45%
More than 100 million corporate and government PCs are left “powered on” 94 percent of the time, and in most cases, well beyond actual user demand for PC on-time, according to a study released by...
View ArticleNAD Questions Wind Energy Claims in Ziploc Bag Ads
The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus says ads claiming that S.C. Johnson’s Ziploc Evolve sandwich bags are “made with wind energy” gives the impression that no...
View Article‘I Don’t Care about the Environment…’
A few months ago I sat on a panel in front of a group of respected environmentalists and business leaders to answer the question: “How do we get people to care about the environment?” My fellow...
View ArticleU.S. Recycle Rate for PET Containers Rise to 28%
The U.S. recycling rate for post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is 28 percent in 2009, marking the sixth straight year that the nation’s recycling rate has increased, despite a four percent...
View ArticleAdvantest Buys RECs to Offset 100% of Electricity Use
To reduce its environmental footprint, Advantest America plans to purchase renewable energy certificates (RECs) over the next two years to offset 100 percent of the electricity used by its corporate...
View ArticleFuji Xerox Australia: Video Sustainability Report
While EL already reported on Fuji Xerox Australia’s Sustainability Report. We thought it might interest sustainability executives to take a look at the report itself and also the elements Fuji...
View ArticleEnvironmental Enforcement Roundup: Cement Plant Air Penalties; Misbranded...
Environmental Leader’s daily roundup of key environmental enforcement news: CALPortland to Pay $350,000 in Penalties for Clean Air Violations The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S....
View ArticleIntertek Gears Up For Energy Star Enhanced Testing and Verification
Intertek is deploying 18 energy efficiency testing labs – nearly 30 percent of its commercial and electrical labs globally – across North America, Europe, and Asia, and one global certification body,...
View ArticleBiopolymers Are Dirtier to Produce than Oil-Based Polymers, say Researchers
While polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polycarbonate (PC) ranked last among 12 different petroleum- and biomass-based polymers evaluated by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, using green design...
View ArticleRoundup – GE, eBay, Boeing
GE Debuts Jet Engine-Inspired LED Bulbs Fast Company eBay launches program to sell, recycle electronics USA Today Boeing Favors New Jet With More Seats to Cut Carbon Bloomberg PPG joins coalition to...
View ArticleMicrosoft Citizenship Report: Data Centers consume 50% Less Energy
Microsoft has opened new data centers that consume 50 percent less energy than those built three years ago, according to the company’s 2010 Citizenship Report. In FY2011, the software giant is working...
View ArticleUSPTO to Extend Green Patent Deadline
Ahead of a formal announcement, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a notice that it is expanding the eligibility of its Green Technology Pilot Program to include...
View ArticleEnvironmental Enforcement Roundup: PCB Cleanup; School Asbestos Violations;...
Environmental Leader’s daily roundup of key environmental enforcement news: Recycling Company to Pay $52,000 Fine for PCB Violations The owner of an inoperative Bridgeport, Conn. brass facility has...
View ArticleCaltech, IKEA, Coke Power Up Clean Power Systems
As more organizations focus on “greening” their facilities, they are adding all types of clean power including solar, wind, and fuel-cell technology. As an example, California Institute of Technology...
View ArticleGreen Job Projections in Latest Issue of EL Insights
Total U.S. green jobs are projected to reach 892,400 in 2010 and grow to 1,388,600 in 2015, according to the latest issue of EL Insights, which focuses on green jobs. This represents a compound annual...
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