Daily Archives: May 19, 2008

Los Angeles Eyes Sewage as a Source of Water

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the New York Times. Persistent drought and the threat of tighter water supplies prompted Los Angeles’s plans to begin using heavily cleansed sewage to increase drinking water supplies.

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IBM, GSK, Herman Miller See Healthy ROI From Green Purchasing

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at Environmental Leader. IBM, GlaxoSmithKline and Herman Miller have found a positive return-on-investment for environmentally friendly purchasing, purchasing.com reports.

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Dell Fends Off Blog Critics With Sustainable Packaging Fixes

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at Environmental Leader. Earth Day posts on blogs like The Consumerist and Gizmodo (the photo is from Gizmodo) prompted Dell to dispatch a packaging analysis team to meet with the vendor that shipped a flash drive … Continue reading →

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Green Marketing Campaigns Not Sticking

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at Environmental Leader. Seventy-one percent of North Americans want to know about the socially responsible behavior of brands they buy – but the majority of people cannot identify a list of major brands as socially responsible … Continue reading →

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Kohl’s Installing Solar Power On 50 More Stores

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at Environmental Leader. Kohl’s Department Stores plans to convert more than 50 of its existing stores in New Jersey, Connecticut and Maryland to solar power. That represents nearly 80 percent of its locations in these three … Continue reading →

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Consumers Want Brands To Solve Climate Crisis

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at Environmental Leader. Consumers are calling on brands to take responsibility for reducing the impact of climate change as governments fail to make progress, according to research by Havas Media.

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A Cool Trick for Solar Cells

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Technology Review. By employing a trick normally used to cool high-performance computer chips, IBM researchers have found a way to make concentrated photovoltaic cells that are more efficient in converting the sun’s energy into electricity.

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AIA Releases Study of Three Green Building Rating Systems

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the press release. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has released a study of three green building rating systems (Green Globes, SBTool 07, and LEED NC 2.2) and assess their effectiveness in supporting the goals of the AIA sustainability … Continue reading →

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First 100% Off-Grid Green Building in San Francisco

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at Green Building Elements. In San Francisco, some well financed and publicized condo projects like the Arterra spend big marketing dollars to push its LEED – NC status (wonder why they didn’t shoot for LEED on … Continue reading →

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Innovative Technologies: Key to Environmental and Economic Progress

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Laura B.

The EPA will kick off its 7th annual EPA Science Forum on Tuesday, May 20. Learn about new technologies that are expanding environmental protection and making going green economically profitable. For example, EPA will discuss the most promising green building … Continue reading →

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