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NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus has told Clorox it should alter some of the claims about its Green Works cleaning products. -
SOMERS, N.Y. -- The newly launched service is based on the Lean Six Sigma strategy and will target water and energy use wherever these resources are used, such as in transportation, data centers, IT systems, manufacturing and distribution or retail facilities. -
BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Sam's Club will offer solar panels and an array of energy saving products at nine Southern California locations, where the company has created Home Efficiency Centers to focus customer attention on goods for greening their dwellings. -
ROSEMEAD and SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- The two California utilities have announced plans to invest heavily in wind and solar energy projects, giving a boost to clean energy for the state. -
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Big U.K. firms should give employees more of a say in greening their workplaces, and U.S. companies need to live up to their eco-friendly business practices internally as well as externally, according to findings from two worker attitude surveys. -
ARLINGTON, Va. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to launch a Web portal to information and resources about environmental compliance, pollution prevention and other green issues specific to retailers, the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) said. -
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Fairchild Semiconductor and Salamander Designs have developed teams and programs to examine their enhance their environmental performance. -
OAKLAND, Calif. -- FoodServiceWarehouse.com launches its Going Green Program today for restaurant operators interested in meeting LEED standards, or scaling back operating costs at a time when rising energy and food prices are threatening profit margins. -
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- Manufacturers increasingly see green initiatives as a way to move business forward through cost savings, improved efficiency and reputation boost, according to a new survey from Eyefortransport. -
PLANO, Texas -- J.C. Penney Company is advancing its environmental program by hosting solar power systems and a wind turbine and by setting a goal of attaining Energy Star status at 200 or more stores by 2011. -
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- The U.K.'s Advertising Standards Authority ruled against a Shell ad that referred to an oil sands project and refinery expansion as sustainable methods of providing energy. -
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- The environmentally friendly initiatives are expected to knock several dollars off the cost of producing each vehicle at the Jefferson North Detroit assembly plant. The location, which builds the Jeep Cherokee and Commander, will see a 285,000 square-foot expansion that will replace an existing body shop. -
ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- The interactive map at Pulpwatch.org rates pulp and paper mills on if they meet the standards in the Common Vision for Transforming the Paper Industry. -
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The U.S. could feasibly halve its gasoline consumption if the country switched to hybrid and plug-in electric vehicles by 2035, according to a new MIT report. For too long, automakers have focused on improving performance at the expense of efficiency. -
Eureka, Ore. -- A newly formed nonprofit wants to reduce the food industry's ecological footprint by creating a network for companies to share best practices. Meanwhile, a Florida-based restaurant chain vowed to pursue organic food handler certification for every location. -
OAKLAND, Calif. -- A 3,300-acre Superfund site at the once vast Fort Ord in Monterey County has moved from federal hands to a group of local authorities that will oversee a $100 million environmental cleanup funded by the U.S. Army and will set the stage for redevelopment. -
BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- The retailer is gathering items for next year's Earth Day promotion, hoping to give customers more information on how the products are better for the environment. -
OAKLAND, Calif. -- As summer rolls to a close, colleges and university groups are polishing up or launching new bike share programs to address concerns about the environment, traffic congestion, fuel and parking costs and wellness. -
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- In the face of a severe drought and court-ordered limits on water imports from Northern California, the city has turned to education and rebate programs to curtail industrial and residential water use. -
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Australian retailer Woolworths has ended its contract with Asia Pulp and Paper, a manufacturer other companies have dropped due to concerns of illegal and unsustainable logging.
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