Daily Archives: April 15, 2008

Office Depot readies its first green store

Posted on April 15, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Building Design and Construction. Office Depot has broken ground on its first green store, in Austin, Texas. Designed to achieve a LEED Silver rating from the Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Green Building Council, the store is … Continue reading →

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The Lorax Challenge

Posted on April 15, 2008 by Laura B.

Dr. Seuss Enterprises and Youth Venture are proud to bring you the Lorax Challenge, in partnership with Earth Island Institute. It’s an opportunity for people ages 12-20 across the country to turn their dreams of saving the planet into reality. … Continue reading →

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Taking PCs apart–and sending them back to school

Posted on April 15, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at News.com. In one corner of a massive warehouse, workers pick through bins of computers, keyboards, and mice, painstakingly cleaning each part. There’s a special room where peripherals such as mice go for washing and another … Continue reading →

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Continental Airlines Receives EPA Award for Use of Non-Toxic Pretreatment in Aircraft Painting Process

Posted on April 15, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Metal Finishing. Continental Airlines, the industry’s fifth-largest carrier, has received an award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Design for the Environment (DfE) Program. The honor is in recognition of the airline’s use of … Continue reading →

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Warming could sap Superior

Posted on April 15, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Detroit Free Press. Lower lake levels, less ice cover, more algae, more invasive species and more waterborne diseases linked to sewer overflows after severe storms. Those are among the dire forecasts about the impact … Continue reading →

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Strange Bedfellows: Manufacturers Lobby For Clean-Energy Subsidies

Posted on April 15, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Environmental Capital. As the U.S. Congress gropes its way toward a new energy policy, it’s creating unlikely alliances. The latest? The National Association of Manufacturers is lobbying senators to support tax-credits for renewable energy and … Continue reading →

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