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Kakegawa City, together with the Japan Sewage Works Agency, has been recognized by Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport for its highly resource-efficient sewage system.
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With the continued upward revision of packaging recovery targets, the pressure is on all those in the supply chain to reduce the weight -- and costs -- of their products. But there is a lot more to packaging optimization than just minimizing materials, says Paul James, general manager of Exel's environmental compliance service.
by Emily Rabin
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Energy efficiency projects at four ExxonMobil Chemical Company manufacturing sites have earned American Chemistry Council awards for saving in excess of 3.9 trillion BTUs annually.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star program is offering a suite of free online training sessions that show how to incorporate energy efficiency into an organization's planning.
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Reporter Eriko Saijo profiles an ecologically sensitive full-service resort with some ambitious goals for waste reduction, renewable energy use, and environmentally sensitive management.
by Emily Rabin
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Members of the World Resource Institute's Green Power Market Development Group have announced 185 new megawatts (MW) of renewable energy purchases and projects, bringing the total number of MW under contract to 360 -- the average size of a coal-fired power plant.
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A National Institute of Standards and Technology researcher has come up with a method designed to improve the energy efficiency of water chillers that cool large commercial buildings.
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Fuji Xerox Co. of Japan and its affiliate Fuji Xerox Office Supply Co. have launched a new brand of copy/printer paper that is the first to contain woodchips from the companies' own plantations in New Zealand.
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The seven municipal administrations that constitute the Greater ABC region of metropolitan Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest city, have signed a letter of commitment not to purchase illegally logged wood products.
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The first-ever awards were presented to Natural Health, Utne, and the Sustainable Industries Journal.
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The U.S. Department of Energy has partnered with an energy-industry group to train federal energy managers, natural gas utilities, and manufacturers on energy-efficient gas-fueled technologies.
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Ceres has formed new partnerships with state environmental agencies in Georgia and Washington to expand participation in its new Facility Reporting Project aimed at improving sustainability reporting and performance at individual facilities across the U.S.
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The Department of Energy has announced that the federal government has exceeded its goal of obtaining 2.5% of its electricity needs from renewable energy sources by September 30, 2005.
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Manufacturers can cost-effectively avoid energy waste equivalent to about 21% of their total energy use with efficiency measures, according to the Alliance to Save Energy.
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The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has announced that Goldman Sachs will receive the first annual Designing & Building with FSC Award for their new building at 30 Hudson Street in Jersey City, N.J.
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GreenBiz founder Joel Makower explores the industrial green-cleaning revolution, and explains how your company can join.
by Emily Rabin
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The China Forest and Trade Network marked a major milestone when it announced that five companies from mainland China and three companies from Hong Kong have qualified as its first official members.
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The company has announced a seven-year agreement to purchase half of its electric power from clean and renewable wind-generated sources, beginning in December, 2005.
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Deborah Fleischer outlines two low-cost solutions for greening your business catalog -- and why companies like Norm Thompson and Dell couldn't afford to pass them up.
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The microprocessor maker has agreed to purchase green energy derived from renewable resources that will power all AMD Austin operations for the next ten years including the new AMD Austin Campus, which is expected to be operational in 2007.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recognized 18 organizations for achieving significant energy savings and leading their fields in responding to the agency's Energy Star Building Challenge.
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Renewable energy capacity in the United States supported by voluntary demand rather than regulatory requirements now tops 2,200 megawatts (MW) -- up more than 1000% in just five years, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Energy.
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Levi Strauss & Co. has published a list of all active owned-and-operated and contract factories producing Levi's, Dockers, and Levi Strauss Signature branded products.
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Since its launch in July, the furniture company IF Green has received close to a dozen commissions for furniture pieces made of sustainable materials.
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The CEO of South Cone, a sustainable furniture maker, has issued a plea to some 50 raw materials suppliers, retailers, and other furniture manufacturers urging environmentally and socially responsible business practices.