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UPS Driving More Miles, Using Less Fuel
It’s no real secret that UPS has gotten good at fuel efficiency. From mandating more right-hand turns to adding nearly two thousand alternatively powered delivery trucks to its fleet, the UPS continues to find improvements… and share them.
Yingli Solar Expands World Cup Effort, Will Provide Solar to 20 African Soccer Training Centers
Chinese solar manufacturer, Yingli Green Energy, will provide solar power to 20 soccer training centers across Africa as part of its “Football for Hope. Energy for Hope” program.
Sam’s Club Opens On-Site Micro-Wind Farm
Sam’s Club in Palmdale, California has become the first retailer in the country to install a mini-farm of micro-turbines on its parking lot.
Sony Aims for a ZERO Environmental Footprint
Sony is the largest corporation to aim for zero environmental footprint. Huge changes coming in the next five or six years
Target Opens Recycling Centers in All 1,740 Stores
Minneapolis based Target (NYSE: TGT) announced Tuesday that it is rolling out a massive nationwide recycling initiative with centers at the front of each of its 1,740 U.S. stores.
7 Highly Profitable Companies with a Strong Green Gene
Nearly every company these days wants to claim that it is green. With clever or strong marketing, companies can convince much of the population that they are. Which ones really have a strong green gene though?
51 Bicycle Friendly Business Award Winners & How to Win Gold
Businesses across the US are doing more and more to promote bicycling to work, for environmental, health and economic reasons. The League of American Bicyclists just named 51 new Bicycle Friendly Business (BFB) award winners.
Arcadia Becomes First Major Publisher in US to Use 100% FSC-Certified Paper
South Carolina-based book publisher goes with 100% Forest Stewardship Council-certified paper
Corporate Cooperation: Nike, Best Buy, Yahoo to Share Sustainable Patents
Some of the world’s largest corporations have chosen to join a web-based marketplace where companies can collaborate and share intellectual property and hopefully speed up the development of sustainable patents.
Beyond Borders: Big Waste in the Book Industry
There’s been a huge stir recently about Borders’ plan to trash unsold books left over after 200 of its Waldenbooks locations close at the end of January. But this is a much larger issue than a single case of store closings.
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