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Consumers Shop Green For Holidays

Experts and research companies are predicting that green holiday shopping will be hot this year. PriceGrabber.com says that 71 percent of those responding to its recent holiday survey say it is important to them to purchase eco-friendly products this...

Published 11-16-2007 1:54 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Retail & Restaurants, Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, Marketing, Business-to-Consumer, Clean Energy, Consumption, Sales, Predictions

Toyota Wants To Power Engine Factory With Wind

Members of Flintshire County Council in the UK are considering a planning application from Toyota for a temporary wind monitoring mast at the automakers engine factory in Flintshire's Deeside Industrial Park, icWales reports. The 60-meter mast would...

Published 11-14-2007 10:31 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Transportation, Europe, Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Facilities, Automotive, Manufacturing, Clean Energy

Developer Plans $450 Million Green Hotel With Solar Facade

Robert Congel, owner of the Pyramid Cos. , says he will build a $450 million, 1,342-room "green" hotel and conference center on the south shore of Onondaga Lake in New York, AP reports. The 40-story hotel, which has not been named, would be...

Published 11-09-2007 9:34 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Retail & Restaurants, Products & Planning, Feature, Sustainability, Facilities, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Clean Energy, Travel, Construction, Solar Energy, Hydroelectric

First ‘Climatically Neutral’ French Vineyard

The first-ever attempt at a carbon neutral vineyard in France is underway in Bordeaux's Medoc region, according to AFP. Winemaker Remi Lacombe plans to offset his own carbon emissions by investing in a carbon-reducing project elsewhere. Lacombe.....

Published 11-08-2007 11:59 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Europe, Products & Planning, Feature, Climate, credits, Business-to-Consumer, Manufacturing, Clean Energy

NBCU Details Green Programming

NBC Universal announced details for more than 150 hours of environmentally themed content that will inolve all of NBCU's divisions across multiple platforms for the week of Nov. 4 - 10. Additionally, the company announced corporate green plans as...

Published 10-25-2007 10:12 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Products & Planning, Major Players, Marketing, Business-to-Consumer, Clean Energy

BT Plans Wind Farms That Could Generate 250MW Of Electricity

BT to plans to develop wind farms aimed at generating up to 25 percent of its existing UK electricity requirements by 2016. The plan represents the UK's biggest corporate wind power project outside of the energy sector. The project, costing up to...

Published 10-18-2007 1:44 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Europe, Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Clean Energy, Electricity, Wind Energy

Cheaper Methane Loses Out To Prettier Wind And Solar

The Tennessee Valley Authority says it could generate more alternative energy for less cost, if only the public wasn't so enamored with wind and solar power, The Tennessean reports. Methane gas is half as expensive as wind power and a tenth the cost...

Published 10-15-2007 10:31 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Products & Planning, Feature, Marketing, Business-to-Consumer, Clean Energy, Electricity, Biomass

Wal-Mart To Sell Reusable Shopping Bags

Wal-Mart plans to unveil its first recyclable cloth shopping bag this weekend, The Chicago Tribune reports. The black bags slogan reads: "Paper or Plastic? Neither." They cost $1 each. Other...

Published 10-12-2007 9:28 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Products & Planning, Feature, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Clean Energy, Recycling, Pricing

Honda Breaks Major Environmental Technology Campaign

Honda has launched a major print, TV, and Internet campaign that touts Honda as the avant-garde of environmental engineering and technical wizardry, MediaPost reports. The TV spot shows off the Honda Jet, the company's entry into the world of corporate...

Published 09-24-2007 12:33 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Transportation, Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, U.S., Automotive, Marketing, Business-to-Consumer, Manufacturing, Hi-Tech, Clean Energy

Legion Launches Green Paper Classification System

Legion Paper, a leading supplier of fine art paper, has launched a eco-friendly paper classification system that organizes each paper into five categories: Alternative Energy, Chlorine-Free, Handmade Papers, Mill Certification and Tree-Free. Most...

Published 09-19-2007 9:10 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Products & Planning, Feature, Business-to-Business, Manufacturing, Clean Energy

SunChips Packaging Includes Green-e Label

SunChips, Frito-Lay's brand of multigrain snacks, is adding a Green-e logo, a designation from the Center for Resource Solutions used with certified renewable energy certificates, across the full line of SunChips snacks. SunChips says it will be one...

Published 09-14-2007 12:30 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Products & Planning, Feature, Sustainability, U.S., credits, Business-to-Consumer, Clean Energy, Solar Energy

Coke Lightens Up PET Bottles

On the heels of releasing its corporate responsibility review, Coca-Cola has announced a newly designed 20-ounce polyethylene terephthalate contour bottle for all of its Coca-Cola brands. The new bottle has added texture, a shorter cap, and an embossed...

Published 09-05-2007 10:05 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Supply Chain, Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, U.S., Manufacturing, Clean Energy, Consumption, Recycling, Water

Raymour & Flanigan Furniture Touts Recycling Efforts

Raymour & Flanigan Furniture says it's on track to recycle 15.2 million pounds of waste this year "Furniture ships from our manufacturers in cardboard, plastic and Styrofoam packaging," explains Michael Goldberg, Executive Vice President...

Published 08-28-2007 1:58 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Retail & Restaurants, Supply Chain, Products & Planning, Feature, Sustainability, Business-to-Business, Facilities, U.S., Clean Energy, Recycling

Branson Funds Metrolight’s Smart HID Electronic Ballasts

Sir Richard Branson's venture capital firm Virgin Fuels, along with Gemini Israel Funds, Israel Cleantech Ventures and Israeli investor Altshuler Shaham, is investing $9 million into Metrolight Inc., a Brentwood, Tenn., maker of smart electronic ballasts...

Published 08-17-2007 1:43 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Products & Planning, U.S., Efficiency, Clean Energy, Electricity, Recycling

Duke Discusses Renewable Energy Plans

Duke Energy Corp. plans to expand its portfolio of wind projects and other clean energy resources, according to Jim Rogers, the company's chairman, president and chief executive, Dow Jones reports. Duke...

Published 08-09-2007 10:27 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, U.S., Clean Energy, Wind Energy, Utilities

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