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Dean Foods' Environmental 2013 Roadmap is designed to achieve a 20 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and 30 percent decline in water use by 2013, both metrics measured per gallon of product produced. The company also intends to slash its solid waste generation by 30 percent.
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A report from the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance suggests that, led by wind and biopower, a diversity of renewable energy technologies could help replace the region's reliance on coal as a power source.
by Robert Kropp
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Good news and bad, serious innovations and 'news of the weird,' these are the stories that caught the most attention in the past year.
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About a third of eco-minded grocery shoppers are leery about products labeled "natural" and two out of three say they'd like to see standards set for goods that bear the description, according to a new study.
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Going beyond goals and resolutions, we asked corporate leaders about what achievement they hope they can share with the world on New Year's Day 2012.
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Frito-Lay North America, which has pursued greener manufacturing, transportation and packaging, is launching a major push to reformulate half its products in 2011 so that the snacks are made only with natural ingredients.
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I applaud Frito-Lay for making the move to all natural ingredients, and I wholeheartedly respect the marketing acumen behind the move. I now encourage them to put on their collective CSR hat and give consumers the straight story about natural vs. healthy/good for you snacks.
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Laws introduced in California over the last 20 years for cleaner fuels and diesel truck engines has had an immediate impact on addressing black carbon, leading to an improvement of the state's air quality and climate benefits.
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Leaders from companies across a wide range of industries -- from sporting goods to coffee to building materials to IT -- share with us how they expect sustainability to change at their companies.
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With the recent addition of recycled porcelain, ceramic tile maker Fireclay Tile has developed products with more than 70 percent recycled content.
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Cereplast, a maker of bio-based and compostable plastics, is looking for help in developing a symbol to stamp on bioplastics.
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Is it the economy, consumer trends, or something else? GreenBiz.com asked business executives what they view as the greatest challenge for their companies in the coming year.
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What does the new year hold for corporate sustainability efforts? We asked executives at a number of leading companies how they think 2011 will shape their green projects.
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Opposition to the latest proposed green chemistry regulations in California has come from the most unlikely places.
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Searching for opportunities to save energy may be a major challenge at your plants, especially if you find that the facilities run short on data and long on attitude. Identifying potential efficiencies can also be tough in some of the friendliest factories. Think not? Consider Santa's Workshop.
by Terry Foecke
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With the winter holidays come major meals events and mountains of dishes. For the eco-conscious, the issue about the greenest way to get them clean becomes murky when earth-friendly soaps aren't robust enough to do the job.
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Any green building summary of the first decade of the 21st century must begin and end with the introduction of the LEED Green Building Rating System. In under a decade, LEED has transformed one of the most important yet conservative industries on the planet.
by Rob Watson
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For years, Nordstrom has had a commitment to social and environmental responsibility. But until recently the firm had been so low key in telling its sustainability story that it was a challenge to find.
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A battle with Congressional Republicans looms as the agency edges forward with an emissions crackdown scheduled to start next year.
by James Murray
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A startup company has developed technology to take CO2 from the air and put it to productive work in factories and greenhouses -- a potentially less-risky geoengineering solution to the climate crisis.
by Marc Gunther
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In the spirit of the holiday season, EDF's Climate Corps team shares tips to help businesses be more energy efficient all year long.
by Katie Ware
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Amid increasing demands for verified information about products' impact on the planet, UL Environment will launch an environmental product declaration program in January. Building materials, lighting and textile makers are among the businesses that have already expressed interest in such a service.
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Early research results suggest that energy management is far from a top priority for many chief financial officers, yet this area represents a rich area of cost savings at a time when revenue growth for many companies has stagnated.
by Paul Baier
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Traditional plastic bottle recycling bills in the U.S. often leave out other types of packaging that end up in landfills, but a new hybrid recycling program in the Canadian province of Manitoba may demonstrate how industry can take successfully take sole responsibility for its product packaging waste.
by Kim Jeffery
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A carbon offset provider aims to help shoppers shrink the purchase of the millions of new gadgets purchased this holiday season -- especially the carbon-intensive aluminum bodies of Apple's MacBook Pro and Air models.