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UPS Using Zap Electric Cars For Small Parcel Deliveries

UPS rolled out a small parcel delivery service this week in Northern California using 42 electric cars and trucks from ZAP. The UPS branch in Petaluma, California has leased an initial fleet of 42 ZAP Xebra electric city cars and trucks for their small...

Published 11-15-2007 10:52 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Transportation, Emissions, Supply Chain, Major Players, Business-to-Business, U.S., Automotive, Business-to-Consumer, Business Services, Clean Energy, Contracts & Installations, Electricity

UPS Adds 300 Alternative Fuel Vehicles

UPS is adding 306 alternative fuel vehicles to its "green fleet" by placing an order for 167 Compressed Natural Gas delivery trucks while taking delivery of 139 new propane delivery trucks in North America. Additionally, the company has launched...

Published 10-08-2007 11:10 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Transportation, Emissions, Supply Chain, Feature, U.S., Automotive, North America, Business Services, Efficiency, Contracts & Installations, Refitting

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...

Published 09-04-2007 1:35 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Supply Chain, Sustainability, Facilities, U.S., Business Services, Efficiency, Contracts & Installations, Construction

Chevron Completes $13.6 Million Energy Efficiency Project For Colorado

Upgrades to 20 state buildings in Colorado are expected to reduce energy costs at the facilities by 25 to 30 percent, saving state taxpayers $924,000 annually and more than $20 million over the next two decades. The upgrades also will reduce the facilities'...

Published 08-22-2007 11:57 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Feature, Major Players, Facilities, U.S., Business Services, Government, Contracts & Installations, Economics, Refitting, Savings

Greensboro Makes Coliseum More Energy Efficient

Over the next few months, the Greensboro Coliseum - one of the largest arenas on the East Coast - will implement energy-efficient lighting system retrofits, water conserving plumbing fixtures and major upgrades to its heating ventilation and air conditioning...

Published 08-17-2007 12:15 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Business-to-Business, Facilities, Business Services, Efficiency, Contracts & Installations, Electricity, Refitting, Recycling, Water

Noresco Joins Clinton Climate Initiative

Noresco has joined the Clinton Climate Initiative. As a participant in the C40 Large Building Retrofit Program, the company will provide building retrofits for city buildings and financially guarantee reductions in energy usage.

Published 08-12-2007 7:20 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Facilities, U.S., Business Services, Efficiency, Clean Energy, Contracts & Installations, Construction

EDS Hopes To Cut Emissions 25% With Video Conferencing

Global technology services company EDS is working with Verizon Video Conferencing in an attempt to reduce its carbon emissions in Australia and New Zealand 25 percent by 2010. EDS has deployed...

Published 08-06-2007 5:48 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Sustainability, Business Services, Hi-Tech, Contracts & Installations, Australia

Ameresco Joins Clinton Climate Initiative

Energy services provider Ameresco has joined the Clinton Climate Initiative. Ameresco will work with...

Published 08-02-2007 11:51 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Feature, Major Players, Facilities, U.S., Business Services, Government, Efficiency, Contracts & Installations, Construction, Refitting

ICF Wins EPA Contract For Climate Change Initiatives

ICF International has won a contract with the EPA valued up to $37 million over five years. Under the contract, ICF will provide technical and outreach support services to the EPA for domestic and global climate change initiatives. This contract replaces...

Published 07-25-2007 10:45 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Feature, Climate, U.S., Business Services, Government, Contracts & Installations

GSA Adds Saturn Hybrids To Fleet

The U.S. General Services Administration has purchased 55 Saturn Aura Green Line hybrid sedans to bolster its inventory of fuel-efficient vehicles. GSA will lease 43 of the hybrids to the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps and Navy, and to the Departments...

Published 07-23-2007 4:55 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Transportation, Emissions, Feature, Major Players, U.S., Automotive, Business Services, Government, Efficiency, Contracts & Installations, Hybrid Technology, Defense

Vatican To Go Carbon Neutral, Wants To Measure Footprints Of Individual Churches

The Vatican plans to become the first entirely carbon neutral sovereign state, and it has chosen KlimaFa ecorestoration offsets to achieve this goal. KlimaFa has created a new Vatican Climate Forest in Europe that will initially offset all of the Vatican's...

Published 07-16-2007 12:03 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Europe, Feature, Major Players, Facilities, credits, Business Services, Contracts & Installations

UK Supermarkets Spending Green On Green

Most major players in the UK supermarket sector have made pledges to address environmental and sustainability issues, most of which in turn have a significant impact on the construction industry through either new-build or refurbishment work, Contract...

Published 07-13-2007 11:07 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Retail & Restaurants, Emissions, Europe, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Facilities, Business Services, Efficiency, Contracts & Installations, Electricity, Construction, Spending

U.S. Coast Guard Taps Honeywell For Energy Efficiency Upgrades

Honeywell is upgrading building systems at nine U.S. Coast Guard locations across California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington. The improvements - which include innovative solar-powered utility metering and hot water...

Published 06-25-2007 10:06 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Business-to-Business, Facilities, U.S., Business Services, Government, Efficiency, Contracts & Installations, Defense

IBM Building $86 Million Green Data Center

IBM is spending $86 million to build a green data center, adding an additional 80,000 square feet of data center space to its Boulder facility. IBM says customer demand for green data centers, as well as commitments associated with the signing of...

Published 06-22-2007 12:34 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, U.S., Business Services, Government, Hi-Tech, Contracts & Installations

Tokyo Electric Buys Reductions From Arauco Biomass Project In Chile

Tokyo Electric Power Company is buying emissions reductions from a Biomass Clean Development Mechanism Project in Chile being sold by Arauco, the largest forestry company in Latin America. CantorCO2e, a subsidiary of Cantor Fitzgerald, is facilitating...

Published 06-22-2007 11:37 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Feature, Business-to-Business, credits, Business Services, Agriculture, Clean Energy, Contracts & Installations, Electricity, Asia, Utilities, Biomass, South America

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