Daily Archives: March 27, 2008

Discovery Education, General Motors Offer "LIVE GREEN Grants" to Middle and Junior High School Teachers

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the press release. Encouraging 21st century educators to LIVE GREEN-Discovery Education and General Motors will award forty educators in public Middle and Junior High Schools across America $1,000 each to implement inventive classroom lessons on the environment or renewable … Continue reading →

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Consumer Product’s Green Diet: Slimmer Packaging Looks Good On You

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Environmental Leader. What a difference a year makes. At the start of 2007, few consumer products companies had a focus on sustainability in packaging. However, 54 percent of the consumer goods companies that AMR Research … Continue reading →

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'Earth Hour' campaign will dim lights on Chicago landmarks

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Chicago Tribune. There will be dark spots in the Chicago skyline for an hour Saturday night when more than 200 downtown buildings switch off their lights as part of the Earth Hour global campaign … Continue reading →

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UPS Deploys 167 "Green" Trucks

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the press release. UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced the deployment of 167 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) delivery vehicles in Texas, Georgia and California. The CNG vehicles, part of UPS’s global alternative fuel fleet, will help reduce the company’s carbon … Continue reading →

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The latest issue of GreenerBuildings News

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Laura B.

A full-color, graphic version of this newsletter is available online at: http://www.greenerbuildings.com/enewsletter TIAA-CREF to Improve Energy Efficiency of its Portfolio by 10 Percent http://greenerbuildings.com/news_detail.cfm?NewsID=55796 The institutional real estate investor plans to improve the energy efficiency of its portfolio, which consists … Continue reading →

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DriveClean

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Laura B.

Via Librarians’ Internet Index. “A zero and near-zero emission vehicle guide brought to you by the California Air Resources Board.” Features background about clean and cleaner air vehicle types including electric, hybrid electric, alternative fuel, fuel cell, and cleaner gas … Continue reading →

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eJournal USA: The Greening of U.S. Corporations

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Laura B.

Via Docuticker. eJournal USA: The Greening of U.S. Corporations (PDF; 6.8 MB) Source: U.S. Department of State This issue of eJournal USA delves into what those familiar with the history of the environmental movement in the United States might see … Continue reading →

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Greener Fuels, Greener Vehicles: A State Resource Guide

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Laura B.

Via Docuticker. Greener Fuels, Greener Vehicles: A State Resource Guide Source: National Governors Association This best practices State Resource Guide discusses the many alternative transportation fuels and vehicle technologies available in the marketplace today—ethanol, biodiesel, natural gas, electricity, hybrid electric … Continue reading →

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MIT spinoff shoots for solar power at $1 per watt

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at News.com. An MIT spinoff with Ethernet co-inventor Bob Metcalfe on its board has landed seed money to bring the cost of solar power to the much-pursued level of $1 per watt. Called 1366 Technologies, the … Continue reading →

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Small Businesses Grow Big Environmental Technologies

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the press release. Today’s awards will help small businesses develop new technologies in five areas: nanotechnology and pollution prevention, biodiesel and ethanol biofuels, solid and hazardous waste, air pollution control, and homeland security. Each company will receive $70,000 for … Continue reading →

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