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Steelcase Buys Naming Rights To Wind Farm

Steelcase will purchase all the renewable energy credits produced by a new 10 megawatt wind farm in Panhandle, Texas developed by John Deere Renewables, the wind-energy development unit of Deere & Co., for at least the first five years of its operation...

Published 03-18-2008 12:44 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Facilities, U.S., Marketing, Clean Energy, Electricity, Wind Energy, Contracts & Installations, Carbon Offsets/RECs

PG&E Gets Energy From Cow Manure

Pacific Gas and Electric and BioEnergy Solutions say that their biogas-to-pipeline injection project in Fresno County has begun producing renewable natural gas derived from animal waste. It is the first project in California that will deliver pipeline...

Published 03-05-2008 8:30 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, U.S., Agriculture, Clean Energy, Electricity, Utilities, Contracts & Installations

Target Targets Eco-Friendly Prototypes

Target will build two prototype green certified stores this year and plans to have them at more than 100 locations next year. The Minneapolis-based retailer is building the initial prototypes at Waconia, MN and Otsego, MN and intends to have them open...

Published 02-08-2008 11:42 AM by Environmental Leader

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

Intel Tops EPA’s List of Green Power Purchasers

Intel announced it will purchase more than 1.3 billion kilowatt hours a year of renewable energy certificates, making it the single-largest corporate purchaser of green power in the U.S., according to the US EPA. The company said it hoped the purchase...

Published 01-28-2008 2:50 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Facilities, Pollution, U.S., Clean Energy, Solar Energy, Hydroelectric, Biomass, Contracts & Installations, Carbon Offsets/RECs

Waste Management Signs Green Sponsorship Deal With NFL’s Rams

In a thee-year, low-seven-figure deal, Waste Management has signed on as the founding sponsor of the St. Louis Rams’ new 4R environmental platform, St. Louis Business Journal reports. Other than the green marketing platform, Waste Management will...

Published 12-19-2007 10:50 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Feature, Waste, U.S., Marketing, Contracts & Installations

HP To Build 1-Megawatt Solar Power system

HP will install a large-scale solar power system at its San Diego facility and buy windpower to run a number of facilities in Ireland. The company has a goal to reduce its energy use by 20 percent by the end of 2010. HP’s agreement with SunPower covers...

Published 11-27-2007 10:14 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Europe, Feature, Major Players, Facilities, U.S., Manufacturing, Hi-Tech, Clean Energy, Wind Energy, Savings, Solar Energy, Contracts & Installations, Carbon Offsets/RECs

Rockefeller Center Launches Major Green Initiatives

Rockefeller Center is getting a green makeover this holiday season that includes solar panels, LED Christmas tree lights, a green roof, and an ice storage refrigeration plant. Tishman Speyer has installed 363 General Electric solar panels on the roof...

Published 11-21-2007 1:10 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Major Players, U.S., Efficiency, Clean Energy, Travel, Electricity, Refitting, Recycling, Savings, Solar Energy, Contracts & Installations, Carbon Offsets/RECs

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