All-Hybrid Taxi Fleet Debuts in Sunny Phoenix
An Arizona company began operating today what it is calling the nation's second carbon neutral taxicab service. Read More
Chinese Anti-Pollution Laws Still Being Ignored, Report Finds
A Greenpeace China investigation has found that 18 Chinese and multinational firms are failing to comply with new Chinese environmental laws. Read More
Schneider Helps Macy's Trim 'Empty' Shipping Miles
A program that reduces the number of shipping trailers that travel empty on return routes has saved Macy's thousands of dollars while also cutting diesel fuel consumption and related greenhouse gas emissions. Read More
National Grid Begins Sending Energy Report Cards to Customers
Utility company National Grid began sending energy report cards to 50,000 of its Boston area customers this week, hoping their ability to compare consumption with their peers will drive down energy use. Read More
Gap Touts Clean Water Efforts on New Product Label
When customers turn a pair of Gaps’ just released 1969 Premium Jeans inside out, they’ll find a label emblazoned with the message: “The water used in the process of washing & dyeing these jeans has been specially treated to ensure it is safe & clean when it leaves the factory.” Read More
Aramark Brings Green 'To Go' Containers to College Dining Halls
Aramark introduces a resuable container for takeout food orders at college cafeterias this fall in a program the food service giant says can divert as many as 2 million disposables from landfills in a single school year. Read More
Five Tips to Cut Manufacturing Water Use
The CEO of Siemens Water Technologies has laid out a handful of steps to help manufacturing facilities measure, manage and reduce the water consumed in daily operations. Read More
Four Companies Charged with Labeling Rayon Clothing As Bamboo
The Federal Trade Commission charged four clothing and textile companies with saying their products are made from bamboo when they are actually made of rayon. The FTC also levied a series of charges over false and unsubstantiated claims the companies made about their products and manufacturing processes. Read More
Paper Recycling Case Studies Outline Path to Success
In-depth case studies of some winners of the American Forest & Paper Association's recycling awards show how businesses, municipalities and schools have developed innovative and highly successful recycling programs. Read More
Red Bull runs afoul of U.K. recycling laws
Red Bull plead guilty Monday to 16 counts of failing to recover and recycle tonnes of packaging waste for eight years. The company must now pay a record ?271,800 (US$453,868) in fines and fees. Read More