Daily Archives: June 5, 2008

Carbon Footprints Of Top 100 Metro Areas Researched By Brookings

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at Environmental Leader. Large metro areas offer greater energy and carbon efficiency than nonmetropolitan areas, and metro areas have development patterns that show promise for reducing carbon emissions, according to a new report (PDF) from The … Continue reading →

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How to be a "Green" converter

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Converting Magazine. Cocktail-party conversation almost always includes those comments or questions meant to impress fellow attendees. But instead of talking about that new sailboat you just bought or hearing about where the best diving is … Continue reading →

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More Companies Give Employees Energy-Saving Incentives

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at Environmental Leader. An increasing number of companies are offering their employees incentives for saving energy, like gas cards and telecommuting options, the News Observer reports.

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BT Pledges 80% Emissions Cut, Links Financial And Environmental Performance

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at Environmental Leader. BT has announced plans to cut its carbon emissions by 80 percent by 2020 and published a “Climate Stabilization Intensity Target,” that creates a relationship between BT’s CO2 emissions and its financial performance … Continue reading →

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Consumers Tap Whole Foods, Burt's Bees, Trader Joe's As Top Green Brands

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at Environmental Leader. A survey, conducted in the US and the UK, indicates the environment has taken a back seat to the economy for more than 75 percent of Americans and 66 percent of Britons.

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HSBC HQ Goes Solar

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at Environmental Leader. As part of its $90 million Global Environmental Efficiency Program launched last year, HSBC ’s Canary Wharf office tower has become the tallest corporate headquarter building in Europe to feature solar panels. Covering … Continue reading →

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Harvesting Energy –Going Green! New York Marriott Downtown is First Hotel in New York City to Install Energy-Efficient Tri-generation Plant

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the press release. In a major initiative to reduce energy and carbon emissions significantly, the New York Marriott Downtown, a 500-room full-service Marriott hotel managed by Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) and owned by Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., celebrated … Continue reading →

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Texas School Districts Make Pest Control 'Dean's List'

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the press release. Two North Texas school districts, with help from Texas AgriLife Extension Service, have earned national recognition for controlling pests safely and efficiently from the IPM Institute of North America.

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New high school installs energy-saving lighting

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Las Vegas Business Press. A little past 11 on a Tuesday morning, a line of rooftop mirrors at the still-under construction Desert Oasis High School lurched slightly clockwise as if part of a mechanical … Continue reading →

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Small appliances banned from schools, offices to save energy

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the West Volusia News-Journal. Some of the creature comforts many Volusia County school employees have come to enjoy in their work spaces — personal refrigerators, microwaves, coffee pots, desk lamps and fans — are on … Continue reading →

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