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For Whom the Dell Toils Chastised by bloggers, Dell aims to cut down on waste		09 May 2008	News
Posted at 3:33 PM on 09 May 2008 To paraphrase Margaret Mead: "Never doubt that a small group of loud, critical bloggers can change Dell's packaging M.O." OK, that's a bit of a stretch -- and we won't go so far as to say "Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." But photos published on the internet during Earth Week of a tiny flash drive arriving to a customer in a giant box provoked enough outc ...
Topics: business, greening biz operations, greenish companies, news, progress, tech, waste (all these topics)

Be Like Nike Big biz ranked on greenness		07 May 2008	News
Posted at 12:47 PM on 07 May 2008 Takeaways from a new ranking of eco-friendly practices in big biz: Consumer companies are getting greener, but there's plenty of ground to gain. In its second annual scorecard, nonprofit Climate Counts ranked 56 companies on their measurement, reduction, and disclosure of greenhouse gases. Eighty-four percent of the companies scored higher this year than they did in 2007, but the average score was still only 40 out of a p ...
Topics: business, climate, green living, greenhouse-gas emissions, greening biz operations, greenish companies, news, shopping (all these topics)

RE: Turn on investments Finding jobs at the Ceres conference	Kevin Doyle	06 May 2008	Gristmill

Topics: business, green jobs, greening biz operations, greenish companies, progress (all these topics)

Goodbye for Nau Eco-friendly outdoor-clothing company goes under		05 May 2008	News
Posted at 5:20 PM on 05 May 2008 Last year, Eric Brody of outdoor-apparel company Nau excitedly chatted with Grist readers about his new enterprise and its ambitious sustainability plans. This week, the company announced that it's closing its doors: "Just as we could not have predicted the sudden groundswell of environmental consciousness that blossomed at the time we launched our business, we did not foresee the current cri ...
Topics: business, fashion, greenish companies, news (all these topics)

Fortune Brainstorm Green	David Roberts	21 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: environmental movement, business, climate, greenish companies, Greenpeace (all these topics)

Google checks out Earth Day Google Checkout maps the spread of donations and Earth Day lovin'	Ashley Braun	17 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: business, carbon neutral, climate, green living, greenish companies, shopping, tech (all these topics)

Curbside treecycling High-end use for urban trees saves landfill space	Erik Hoffner	12 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: greenish companies, North Carolina, placemaking, waste (all these topics)

We Built This SolarCity Entrepreneur Lyndon Rive wants to solarize your house for a low, low price	Lisa Hymas	11 Apr 2008	Grist Feature

Topics: energy, green jobs, greenish companies, interview, solar voltaic power (all these topics)

Mind Your Business NYT offers special section on green biz		26 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 10:36 AM on 26 Mar 2008 The Sierra Club is embarking on its first product endorsement, putting its logo on Clorox's new Green Works cleaning products. Various businesses are aiming to bypass carbon neutrality and move straight on into carbon negativity. These and more stories show up in a New York Times "Business of Green" section Wednesday, which covers the green-biz gamut, from companies trying to manufacture safer ...
Topics: business, carbon neutral, climate, energy, green jobs, greening biz operations, greenish companies, news, Sierra Club, solar voltaic power (all these topics)

ECO:nomics: A chat with Jim Rogers Duke Energy CEO defends the need for free permit allocations	David Roberts	25 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: business, carbon trading, climate, energy, greenish companies, interview (all these topics)

Well, That Changes Everything! CEO settles the debate over whether Wal-Mart is green		13 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 5:04 PM on 13 Mar 2008 Is Wal-Mart an eco-angel or an eco-devil? CEO Lee Scott himself settles the debate, declaring at a Wall Street Journal conference: "We are not green." source:� The Wall Street Journal From the Archives Drill Team. Alaska senators introduce legislation to open Arctic Refuge to drilling. The Fiber of Our Being. Legalizing hemp would help environ ...
Topics: business, greenish companies, news, Wal-Mart (all these topics)

Blow by Blow Company creates global map of wind patterns		04 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 10:11 AM on 04 Mar 2008 Any way the wind blows, weather-consulting service 3Tier wants to map it. The company has created a global map of weather patterns that's available free on the internet, allowing anyone to check whether there's strong enough air movement -- and transmission capacity -- to power property in a certain area. 3Tier plans to do a similar project to show the potential of solar energy, to keep the renewable-energ ...
Topics: business, energy, greenish companies, innovation, news, renewable energy, solar voltaic power, wind power (all these topics)

Cond� Nasty Portfolio magazine lists eco-saint and eco-sinner companies		26 Feb 2008	News
Posted at 3:55 PM on 26 Feb 2008 The magazine Cond� Nast Portfolio has produced a "Toxic Ten" list of companies that claim to be green, but really ain't. Among those called out: Cargill, in part for egregious water pollution; Ford Motor Co., in part for the unimpressive overall gas mileage of its fleet; Boeing, in part for a lack of transparency about its greenhouse-gas emissions; Apple, in part for toxic chemical ...
Topics: business, greenish companies, lists, news (all these topics)

Don't Be Mine Jewelers join campaign against proposed gold mine in Alaska		12 Feb 2008	News
Posted at 10:10 AM on 12 Feb 2008 Psst -- Valentine's Day is coming up. If you're now rushing out the door in a panic to buy your sweetie a trinket, keep this in mind: A group of prominent jewelers has joined a campaign against the Pebble Gold Mine, an environmental monstrosity that would be sited in Alaska's Bristol Bay, at the headwaters of the world's largest sockeye salmon run. Of 28 jewelers signed onto an enviro-spon ...
Topics: business, green living, green products, greenish companies, mining, news (all these topics)

Boogie Woogie Google Boy An interview with Google's green energy czar, Bill Weihl	Amanda Griscom Little	07 Feb 2008	Grist Feature

Topics: business, carbon neutral, carbon offsets, coal, energy, energy efficiency, greening biz operations, greenish companies, interview, renewable energy, solar thermal power (all these topics)

Sell Abrasions On green-company buyouts	Umbra Fisk	06 Feb 2008	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, So glad you were ransomed. (I happily did my bit.) I'm worried that the gentle-on-the-environment start-ups are taking the money and running. First our favorite toothpaste, Tom's of Maine, sold out to Colgate (I think) and now Burt's Bees has become a product line acquired by a bleach company. Where do we turn for sparkling teeth and rosy cheeks? Irene Eatonville, Wash. Dearest Irene, May I split a few awapuhi-softe ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, business, consumerism, greenish companies, shopping (all these topics)

But three of its stores have skylights. How bad could it be? Don't let Wal-Mart's greenish diversions distract you	Guest author	05 Feb 2008	Gristmill

Topics: business, greening biz operations, greenish companies, Wal-Mart (all these topics)

Chip and They're Bolder Intel replaces PepsiCo as biggest U.S. buyer of alternative energy		28 Jan 2008	News
Posted at 3:45 PM on 28 Jan 2008 Tech giant Intel has announced that it will buy 1.3 billion kilowatt hours of renewable energy credits a year, making it the biggest U.S. buyer of alternative energy. Previous record-holder PepsiCo is bumped into second place with a purchase of 1.1 billion kilowatt hours annually -- but if Pepsi's advertising is to be believed, every sip gets them closer. sources:� Financi ...
Topics: business, energy, greenish companies, news, renewable energy, tech (all these topics)

Scott Glee Wal-Mart CEO outlines lofty green goals		24 Jan 2008	News
Posted at 1:44 PM on 24 Jan 2008 Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott made a big ol' speech yesterday spelling out ambitious social, health, and environmental goals for the retail behemoth. Wal-Mart will work with other retailers to boost industry-wide green standards, said Scott, and, within five years, Wal-Mart suppliers will be required to meet stringent environmental standards -- and may even be paid more to do so. The company wants to double its sales o ...
Topics: business, greening biz operations, greenish companies, news, progress, Wal-Mart (all these topics)

Wherefore Art Thou, Romeoville? Wal-Mart will open more-efficient stores		16 Jan 2008	News
Posted at 4:38 PM on 16 Jan 2008 Wal-Mart -- ah, always Wal-Mart -- has plans to open four stores that "will operate at a level that's 25 percent more efficient than a traditional Wal-Mart supercenter," according to a representative. The chain, which has a goal of someday having all of its 2,400 U.S. stores reach that level of efficiency, is using tricks it learned from experimental stores in Texas and Colorado. ...
Topics: business, green building, greening biz operations, greenish companies, news, Wal-Mart (all these topics)

Please do disturb New certification in the works for green hotels	Katharine Wroth	11 Jan 2008	Gristmill

Topics: business, green building, green living, greenish companies, travel (all these topics)

Shake, Rattle, and Carol An interview with Carol Moseley Braun about her biodynamic food company	Amanda Griscom Little	03 Jan 2008	Grist Feature
This election season, Carol Moseley Braun isn't gunning to become the first black president or the first female president. (Been there, done that.) Instead, she's trying to break ground in another arena, one she considers vastly more satisfying than politics: food. Healthy, organic, biodynamic food. Carol Moseley Braun. Photo: AP / Seth Perlman In 2002, after a co ...
Topics: food, greenish companies, interview (all these topics)

Lost and Foundations Charitable foundations move to align investments with philanthropic goals		02 Jan 2008	News
Posted at 9:57 AM on 02 Jan 2008 Charitable foundations have historically considered their philanthropic goals to be separate from their investments, often fearing that socially responsible investing could harm their returns. Recently, though, many foundations are moving to harmonize the social and environmental effects of their investments with their charitable missions. The Ford Foundation, the seco ...
Topics: business, greenish companies, news (all these topics)

Brit's Eye View: A shift in business attitudes? Six insights on the business trend toward sustainability	Peter Madden	28 Dec 2007	Gristmill

Topics: business, United Kingdom, greening biz operations, greenish companies (all these topics)

So MINI to Choose From Hybrid Technologies converts gas-powered cars to electric		18 Dec 2007	News
Posted at 4:09 PM on 18 Dec 2007 Obsessed with MINI Coopers but also like the idea of zero-emission electric vehicles? Have your car and drive it too: a company called Hybrid Technologies guts cars such as the MINI, smart fortwo, and PT Cruiser, and replaces their gas tanks with an electric motor and a stack of lithium batteries. Convinced? Starting in 2008, you'll be able to buy your electric MINI at Wal-Mart -- f ...
Topics: business, cars, electric vehicles, greenish companies, news, placemaking, Wal-Mart (all these topics)

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