GreenBiz Editors

A McDonald's franchise currently under construction in Pensacola is incorporating a geothermal heating and cooling pump to harness Earth's steady temperature. Read More

Toyota's eight European manufacturing facilities have achieved zero-waste to landfill status, and the division has managed to reduce the amount of energy it uses to produce each car, according to its 2007 Sustainability Report. Read More

The retailer announced a plan to reduce or eliminate the amounts of PVC used in its child and infant products, shower curtains and packaging as a way to minimize the negative health effects of exposure to phthalates and lead. Read More

With 48 miles per gallon, Toyota's top-selling hybrid takes the lead, even as the company takes some heat from environmentalists about proposed fuel-mileage standards legislation; Honda's Civic Hybrid and the Nissan Altima Hybrid place second and third in the rankings. Read More

Miller Brewing Co. trimmed carbon dioxide emissions 10 percent per barrel in the last two years and used less water, aluminum and fossil fuels to produce its beer, according to its first Sustainable Development Report released Monday. Read More

The nation's largest retailed promised to only sell concentrated liquid laundry detergent to save water, plastic and cardboard. The move is one of several high-profile commitments made at the third Annual Meeting of the Clinton Climate Initiative. Read More

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts has launched a two-year development strategy to enhance its corporate social responsibility activities. A corporate CSR Committee, spearheaded by the group's chief operating officer, has been established to continue to fulfill the group's responsibilities in five key areas: the environment; employees and the community; health and safety; supply chain management; and stakeholder relations. Read More

Xerox will open a new $60 million manufacturing plant that will produce a toner it is touting as more environmentally friendly. Read More

Ford Motor Corp. announced Thursday it will install its patented Fumes-to-Fuel system at its Oakville, Ontario, Assembly Plant, which will convert emissions from its paint shop into electricity. Read More

The Kroger Co. got into the ethanol business this week by becoming the first U.S. retailer to sell VeraSun's VE85, a branded blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline. Read More