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Disney Adds 3 Resorts To Florida Green Lodging Program

Three Walt Disney World resorts have been added to the Florida Green Lodging Program, bizjournals reports. The program is a voluntary state initiative that......( read more )

Posted to Area51 (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-06-2007
Corporations Green Up Office Space

In order to green up its real-estate portfolio, which totals 92 million square feet world-wide, Citigroup has taken an inventory of energy use of all of the company's buildings, adopted power-saving measures such as turning off escalators in lobbies, and is redesigning its bank branches to include...

Posted to Area51 (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-06-2007
JohnsonDiversey Unveils $24 Million Green Distribution Center

JohnsonDiversey's new $24 million, 550,000 square foot distribution center in Sturtevant, Wisconsin uses more than 30 percent recycled materials, the Journal Times reports. Coupled......( read more )

Posted to Area51 (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-04-2007
Stora Enso Installs New Sustainability Management Software

Paper, packaging and forest products company Stora Enso is installing sustainability management and reporting software from Proventia Solutions. The system combines Proventia's sustainability management and reporting solution with Hyperion's financial management and reporting tool......( read...

Posted to Area51 (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-30-2007
Ford Turns Paint Fumes Into Energy

Ford Motor Co. is purchasing a fuel cell from FuelCell Energy for its Oakville, Ontario, facility to reduce paint solvent from automotive painting operations by turning its fumes into 300 kilowatts of electricity. The Direct FuelCell unit turns Volatile Organic Compounds that emanate from enamel base...

Posted to Area51 (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-30-2007
Snyder’s Increases Efficiency, Makes Changes To Packaging, Transportation

Pretzel maker Snyder's of Hanover has increased sustainability and cost-savings by making changes to packaging specifications and the way it transports products and raw materials. Georgia-Pacific worked on the project. The company......( read more )

Posted to Area51 (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-29-2007
Office Depot Cuts CO2 Emissions 10% Through Efficiency Upgrades

Office Depot has reached a 10.1% absolute reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from natural gas and electricity consumed in its North American retail stores, warehouses, and offices by installing more energy efficient technology. Between 2005 and 2006 Office Depot reduced electricity consumption by...

Posted to Area51 (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-29-2007
Citigroup Plans $232 Million LEED Data Center

Citigroup plans to build a $232 million LEED-certified data center in Frankfurt, Greener Computing reports. The data center, which the company said would cost no more to build than a traditional facility, will go online in March 2008. Citigroup estimates that the facility will save......( read more ...

Posted to Area51 (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-28-2007
Rising Energy Costs Force Changes At Hitachi Unit

With the price of products such as laptops always coming down, and energy prices going up, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Singapore Pte. Ltd. has been finding ways to cut its energy use, The Wall Street Journal reports. The company encourages......( read more )

Posted to Area51 (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-27-2007
Top Agencies Pitch Al Gore For Alliance Account

Crispin Porter & Bogusky, Bartle Bogle Hegarty, the Martin Agency and Y&R are squaring off for the Alliance for Climate Protection (the organization formed last year by Al Gore) account, AdAge reports. The agencies are expected to present to the former vice president early next month. Media spending...

Posted to Area51 (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-27-2007

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