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Walmart Announces Massive Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan

Walmart Announces Massive Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan

In another large-scale sustainability effort aimed at greening their supply chain, Walmart today announced the lofty goal of eliminating 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions from its global supply chain by the end of 2015

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Cost of Boulder’s Smart Grid Soars, State Increases Oversight

Cost of Boulder’s Smart Grid Soars, State Increases Oversight

Boulder, Colorado's new smart-grid project is already stretching the limits of cost expectations and the rest of the state has to foot the bill.

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Major US Retailers Drop Products Sourced from Canadian Oil Sands

Major US Retailers Drop Products Sourced from Canadian Oil Sands

In an effort to slash CO2 output, Whole Foods, Bed Bath & Beyond announce they will no longer buy products sourced using Canadian oil sands.

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Arcadia Becomes First Major Publisher in US to Use 100% FSC-Certified Paper

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

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Beyond Borders: Big Waste in the Book Industry

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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Walmart Expands Green Reach to Small Businesses

Walmart Expands Green Reach to Small Businesses

Moving beyond their own supply chains, Walmart and Sam's Club tries to help small businesses think about sustainability

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Can Palm Oil Be Sustainable? Seventh Generation Thinks So

Can Palm Oil Be Sustainable? Seventh Generation Thinks So

Seventh Generation, the nation's top brand of family-safe, environmentally healthy household solutions, has announced a commitment to obtain 100% of the palm oil used throughout its product lines from certified sustainable sources by 2012.

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