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Yahoo! goes carbon neutral Web company announces selection of offset projects	David Roberts	22 Oct 2007	Gristmill
Back in April, Yahoo! announced that it will be going carbon neutral in 2007, and pledged to be entirely transparent about the process. They acknowledged the controversy around offsets: We know carbon neutrality isn't without controversy. And it's honestly deserved if companies and individuals don't first make an effort to find direct ways to reduce their impact. We'll continue to be vigilant about cutting ours, looking for creative ways to power our faciliti ...
Topics: business, carbon neutral, carbon offsets, greening biz operations, websites (all these topics)

Garbage Can Do Largest U.S. garbage hauler greens operations		12 Oct 2007	News
Posted at 2:40 PM on 12 Oct 2007 Strange but true: Our trash is going green. The nation's largest garbage hauler and landfill operator, Waste Management Inc., has announced plans to make its operations more eco-friendly. The company hopes to double its landfill methane-to-electricity production by 2020, boost the fuel efficiency of its fleet by 15 percent by 2020, process more recyclables, and set aside more land for wildlife habitat. ...
Topics: business, greening biz operations, news, waste (all these topics)

What a Revelation Publisher will produce first eco-friendly Bible		09 Oct 2007	News
Posted at 1:42 PM on 09 Oct 2007 Coming soon to a hotel room near you: the first green Bible, expected to hit the scene later this month from publisher Thomas Nelson. The Charles F. Stanley Life Principles Daily Bible -- which perhaps includes the 11th commandment "Thou shalt be principled"? -- will be certified by the Forest Stewardship Council and contain recycled fiber. Says Tyson Miller of the Green Press Initiative ...
Topics: books, business, green living, greening biz operations, news, religion and spirituality (all these topics)

The Procter Is In Big-biz coalition will pressure suppliers to report emissions		09 Oct 2007	News
Posted at 10:24 AM on 09 Oct 2007 At least six of the world's largest companies have banded together to urge their suppliers to report and mitigate greenhouse-gas emissions. Joining together as the Supply Chain Leadership Coalition and partnering with the Carbon Disclosure Project -- which is also working with Wal-Mart -- companies including Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Tesco, Nestlé, Imperial Tobacco, and Cadbury ...
Topics: business, greenhouse-gas emissions, greening biz operations, greenish companies, news (all these topics)

Me and Dan Kalafatas What should I ask a carbon offset expert?	David Roberts	08 Oct 2007	Gristmill
Sorry for the late notice, but tomorrow at 1pm (Pacific) I'm interviewing Dan Kalafatas, president and COO of 3 Degrees, a new outfit that delivers "customized, global climate change solutions to U.S. businesses, utilities and institutions." In English, that means they sell offsets and RECs to businesses, work with utilities to establish green power pricing programs, and help businesses market their sustainability for maximum advantage. "Ano ...
Topics: business, carbon offsets, climate, energy, energy efficiency, greening biz operations (all these topics)

Knocked Krupp Is Environmental Defense leader Fred Krupp a savvy dealmaker or a stooge?	David Roberts	01 Oct 2007	Gristmill
I keep meaning to link to The New Republic's thoughtful profile of Fred Krupp, head honcho at Environmental Defense: Krupp, of all environmentalists, has been the most successful in persuading the corporate world--and those who support its interests--to embrace the green cause. Among his accomplishments, Krupp has helped convince McDonald's to abandon Styrofoam for paper, Wal-Mart to stock energy- efficient light bulbs, Duke Energy to invest in wind power, and Fede ...
Topics: business, climate, energy, greening biz operations, greenwashing (all these topics)

Charmer in the Dell Dell Inc. pledges to go carbon neutral		26 Sep 2007	News
Posted at 12:40 PM on 26 Sep 2007 PC manufacturer Dell Inc. has announced plans to go entirely carbon neutral by next year. (Take that, Nokia!) The company will focus on energy efficiency and renewable power, and offset additional emissions. In addition, Dell's "Plant a Tree for Me" program, wherein customers can direct funds to global tree planting, will expand to "Plant a Forest for Me," a partnership with other org ...
Topics: business, greening biz operations, greenish companies, news, tech (all these topics)

We Really Needed Some Disclosure More companies disclosing and mitigating emissions, says new report		25 Sep 2007	News
Posted at 10:44 AM on 25 Sep 2007 Many corporations are recognizing the impact of climate change on business as usual, and in response are disclosing and working to mitigate greenhouse-gas emissions, says a new report from the nonprofit Carbon Disclosure Project. The group's fifth annual survey of the world's 500 largest companies boasted a 75 percent response rate; of those, 80 percent of busine ...
Topics: business, climate, climate change mitigation, greenhouse-gas emissions, greening biz operations, news (all these topics)

We'll Drink Beer for the Cause Wal-Mart will track some suppliers' energy efficiency		24 Sep 2007	News
Posted at 5:36 PM on 24 Sep 2007 Unrelenting in its quest for eco-domination, Wal-Mart has announced a plan to keep tabs on some suppliers' energy efficiency. Through a partnership with the Carbon Disclosure Project, Wal-Mart will request emissions data from about 30 companies that collectively supply DVDs, toothpaste, soap, milk, beer, vacuum cleaners, and soft drinks. (Sure they're all commonly used, but -- r ...
Topics: business, greening biz operations, greenish companies, news, Wal-Mart (all these topics)

Bat Out of Heaven Red Sox partner with NRDC to green Fenway Park		21 Sep 2007	News
Posted at 10:00 AM on 21 Sep 2007 America's national pastime is going green in Beantown as the Red Sox step up to the plate to make going to Fenway Park a whole new ball game. Under a five-year partnership with the National Resources Defense Council, the nation's oldest active ballpark may vend beer in corn-starch-based cups, serve local, organic food from concession stands, add solar panels, and even initiate a new tradition: a fi ...
Topics: business, green living, greening biz operations, news, sports (all these topics)

15 Green Business Founders		18 Sep 2007	Main Dish
Some of these eco-entrepreneurs you've likely heard of, some of them you surely haven't, but all of them deserve kudos for starting up companies that strive for sustainability. Read about their accomplishments, then tell us about green business owners who've inspired you in the comments section at the bottom of this page. Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia Patagonia has been a leader in sustainability since Chouinard spun it off from his original climbing-gear comp ...
Topics: business, greening biz operations, greenish companies, innovation, lists (all these topics)

Ecomagination and coal As long as GE funds coal, its net impact is far from green	David Roberts	17 Sep 2007	Gristmill
Let me pull a few excerpts from a recent WSJ story on the progress of GE's much-touted "ecomagination" campaign: 'I don't want to change the economic flow of the company,' [CEO Jeffrey] Immelt says. So GE continues to sell coal-fired steam turbines and is delving deeper into oil-and-gas production. Meanwhile, its finance unit seeks out coal-related investments including power plants, which are a leading cause of carbon-dioxide emissions in the U.S. ... ...
Topics: business, climate, coal, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, greening biz operations (all these topics)

The last refuge of scoundrels? Greenwashing is getting more subtle	Jason D Scorse	16 Sep 2007	Gristmill
This article in Slate got me thinking. I'm usually inclined to believe that any greening of business is good, but it seems like "greenwashing" is getting more subtle, with the media playing right into it with their lavish features on new "green" initiatives, regardless of their content and effectiveness. Take-home point: better government policy is much more significant than any voluntary greening by business. Something we've always known, but alwa ...
Topics: business, greening biz operations, greenwashing (all these topics)

Pop Top Coca-Cola announces big recycling initiatives		06 Sep 2007	News
Posted at 2:36 PM on 06 Sep 2007 Speaking around gulps of carbonated, corn-syrupy beverage, Coca-Cola executives announced two environmental initiatives this week. By next year, the company plans to redesign its 20-ounce bottle to use 5 percent less plastic, and will open a gigantic recycling plant in South Carolina. Coca-Cola currently recycles or reuses about 10 percent of its U.S.-sold plastic bottles; the company hopes to raise that numb ...
Topics: business, green living, greening biz operations, greenish companies, news, recycling (all these topics)

Udderly awesome Starbucks vows to make 100 percent of its milk rBGH-free	Glenn Hurowitz	27 Aug 2007	Gristmill
If you haven't been ordering that double whipped Frappuccino at your local Starbucks with soy milk, you've likely been gulping down Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH). It makes cows produce more milk, but it's thought to increase the risk of breast, prostate, and colon cancer in humans (if only they could come up with something to make cows squirt machiatto directly from their udders). But now, after two years of pressure from the organization Food and Wate ...
Topics: business, food, greening biz operations, organic food (all these topics)

We Like Piña Coladas (and Getting Caught in the Rain) Dole will make some tropical-fruit distribution carbon-neutral		21 Aug 2007	Daily Grist
We Like Piña Coladas (and Getting Caught in the Rain) Dole will make some tropical-fruit distribution carbon-neutral U.S. residents have a heckuva hard time finding a local pineapple (Hawaiians respectfully excluded, of course). But now you can nosh your tropical fruit with less guilt; Dole Food Co. has pledged to work toward offsetting 100 percent of the CO2 emissions that its subsidiary pro ...
Topics: business, carbon neutral, food, greening biz operations, news (all these topics)

We like pina coladas (and getting caught in the rain) Dole will make some tropical-fruit distribution carbon-neutral	Grist	20 Aug 2007	Gristmill
U.S. residents have a heckuva hard time finding a local pineapple (Hawaiians respectfully excluded, of course). But now you can nosh your tropical fruit with less guilt; Dole Food has pledged to offset 100 percent of the CO2 emissions that come from growing bananas and pineapples in Costa Rica. Working with government agencies, the company plans to carbon-neutralize its entire supply chain, from growing the fruit to packing, transporting, and distributing it in North America a ...
Topics: business, carbon neutral, food, greening biz operations, news (all these topics)

Herman Miller's ambitious cradle-to-cradle goals Fascinating talk from people at the company	David Roberts	15 Aug 2007	Gristmill
Via Treehugger, Metropolis magazine has posted a transcript of a talk by Scott Charon and Susan Lyons from furniture company Herman Miller. The talk was given at Metropolis's conference Design Entrepreneurs: Rethinking Energy. As the eco-geeks among you likely know, Herman Miller is way out ahead of almost any other company on the planet in pursuing cradle-to-cradle principles. Charon and Lyons dive into some of the details, and it's fascinating, fascinating stuff. He ...
Topics: business, greening biz operations (all these topics)

Print to the Finish Hayden Hamilton, CEO of GreenPrint, answers readers' questions		03 Aug 2007	InterActivist
Have you approached Microsoft and/or Apple? I hope my next computer has your software already downloaded! -- Gale Tichenor, Huntington Station, N.Y. Hayden Hamilton, CEO of GreenPrint. Our ultimate goal is exactly that -- to be pre-loaded on the next computer you buy. GreenPrint solves a problem nearly every computer user has -- and the solution applied globally would save tens of millions of trees a ...
Topics: business, greening biz operations, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

15 Green Corporate Leaders		30 Jul 2007	Main Dish
Corporations have been blamed for all manner of environmental evils -- and, in many cases, for good reason. But a growing number of powerful CEOs are seeing the green light. The corporate leaders highlighted here don't run wholly sustainable companies, by any means (many, like Wal-Mart and Pepsi, still have big problems to tackle), but they're making serious attempts to green their products and operations, and the effects of their efforts are rippling thr ...
Topics: business, greening biz operations, greenish companies, lists, Prius, Richard Branson, Wal-Mart (all these topics)

Printy Freshness Hayden Hamilton, CEO of GreenPrint, answers Grist's questions		30 Jul 2007	InterActivist
Hayden Hamilton. What work do you do? I'm the founder and CEO of GreenPrint. How does it relate to the environment? We recently launched GreenPrint software which analyzes each page of every document sent to the printer and looks for typical waste characteristics (like that last page with just a URL, banner ad, logo, or legal jargon) and then eliminates wasteful pages automatically. GreenPrint also incorpo ...
Topics: business, greening biz operations, InterActivist, interview (all these topics)

There's BDE in your britches Clothing companies start to come clean on chemicals	Summer Rayne Oakes	19 Jul 2007	Gristmill
A few weeks ago, a good friend of mine invited me to an apparel industry environmental seminar chock full of good industry types. Seminars of this nature are always dreadfully boring, but it's worth it because you get the inside scoop on what the industry is (and unfortunately isn't) talking about. The principle topic was regulated substances and chemicals, how to move toward green chemistry alternatives, and how to manage all the issues associated with regula ...
Topics: business, fashion, green living, greening biz operations, toxics (all these topics)

More rules of the road for offsets: Common sense is good Measure, monitor, reduce, offset	Adam Stein	13 Jul 2007	Gristmill
Haven't had enough on offsets yet? Good. Romm's zeroth rule of carbon offsets is that you should "do everything reasonably possible to reduce your own emissions" before buying offsets. At first blush, this reads like a memo from Obviousland, a staunch statement in favor of apple pie. Pretty much every marketer of carbon offsets heavily stresses that offset purchases should go hand-in-hand with serious attempts at conservation, and I certainly agree. So far, s ...
Topics: business, carbon offsets, climate, climate change mitigation, greening biz operations (all these topics)

Britain's new McFleet McDonald's trucks to use french fry grease as fuel	Jessica Tzerman	11 Jul 2007	Gristmill
On July 2, McDonald's announced plans to convert its entire British fleet of 155 delivery trucks, which consume about 6 million liters (a little less than 1.6 million gallons) of diesel per year, to run on cooking oil from Britain's 1,200 McDonald's restaurants. The company pledged to make the switch within the next twelve months. In an apparently unintentionally ironic statement, VP John Howe said the fuel wouldn't smell like french fries -- though, he remarked, the ...
Topics: biofuels, business, energy, greening biz operations, United Kingdom (all these topics)

Stewards Jolly Mega-corporations sign U.N.-sponsored climate compact		06 Jul 2007	Daily Grist
Stewards Jolly Mega-corporations sign U.N.-sponsored climate compact More than 150 companies, including Ikea, Unilever, and Coca-Cola, have signed a U.N.-sponsored climate declaration that commits them to setting and reporting on emissions-reduction goals, while asking governments to enact a post-Kyoto, market-based plan. OK, it's a voluntary pact with a touchy-feely name -- "Caring f ...
Topics: business, climate, greening biz operations, news, United Nations (all these topics)

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