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The Big PictureEnergy prices and atmospheric temperatures are rising -- putting energy efficiency on everyone's front burner as a smart environmental and business practice.
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The average company could recycle half of the waste it produces. The environmental benefits seem obvious, but are businesses really considering waste reduction as a means to cut costs? The Xerox Corporation has, and this 155-page guide and accompanying workbook will help other businesses to do so as well.
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The Big PictureBecause traditional, nonrenewable energy sources such as oil and coal harm the environment in their extraction, processing, delivery, and use, customers say they are willing to pay more, if necessary, for cleaner energy
A Yearlong Road to Green Certification
Rachel Patterson of San Francisco's Hanson Bridgett law firm offers a snapshot of the year it took her company to become a certified green business.
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Pollution Prevention (P2)
It doesn’t take a leap of faith to understand that the best way to reduce toxic emissions is to not make them in the first place. That’s the simple idea behind pollution prevention: the "best" pollution is the one you never create. Putting that into practice has led companies to re-examine their products and processes with an eye to reducing or eliminating toxic ingredients, recycling or reusing chemicals to keep them out of the waste stream, and using a wide range of alternative materials to replace polluting ones.
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FARNBOROUGH, UNITED KINGDOM -- Canadian aircraft and rail manufacturer Bombardier is launching a new family of fuel-efficient, single-aisle commercial airliners.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has created a new campaign to support the use of SmartWay certified vehicles.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- In its latest Guide to Greener Electronics, Greenpeace started looking at a number of energy issues, causing many companies' score to drop drastically.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Transportation company Horizon Lines has announced a broad environmental initiative, taking into account marine environment, emissions, sustainability and carbon offsets.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The Con Edison Co. of New York plans to replace thousands of miles of lead underground cables with newer versions made with less hazardous materials as part of a voluntary EPA program.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Citing budget pressures, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last week that it had published the last of its annual Agricultural Chemical Usage reports, which track the amount of pesticides applied farmlands nationwide.
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BEAVERTON, Ore. -- From manufacturing to energy use to end-of-life, the LCD TV Association's new GreenTV program brings manufacturers together with vendors to shrink the television's ecological footprint.
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Last week, I had the opportunity to witness a milestone being reached in the effort to fight global warming: officials from 18 states - representing a majority of the US population - signed an agreement at Yale University that committed their states to action on global warming.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued stringent emissions regulations for boats and trains last week, drawing praise from industry and environmental groups alike.
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HANOVER, -- By producing the only products to score over the 50 percent mark in a survey of business and consumer electronics products, Sony's Vaio notebook and a Sony Ericsson mobile phone and PDA were the most environmentally friendly models on the market -- but the results show just how far the industry as a whole has to come.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The amount of industry-related toxic chemicals released into the air, waterways, landfills or injected underground fell 2 percent in 2006 compared to the year before.
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When the U.S. switches to the digital spectrum a year from today, the country will likely face an avalanche of obsolete and unwanted television sets filled with lead and other toxins. Here's how manufacturers and retailers can take responsibility.
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In this case study of the global brewer and beverage-maker, Heineken shows how it has been able to set ambitious targets and achieve significant results on improving its environmental performance while boosting its triple bottom line.
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The packaging industry has endured its share of new technologies -- PVC, corrugated cardboard and now sustainable packaging -- that put the fear into the market. But the goals of sustainable packaging are the same as for all businesses, and these help the planet as well as the bottom line.
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TEST, Ark. -- Working with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development's Future Leaders Team, Madeline Brien of DNV shows how ecosystems fit into effective and successful plans for sustainable development.
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