GreenBiz Editors

Researchers of the Nara Institute of Science and Technology in Japan have succeeded in developing an organotin-free substance for ship paint that does not leach out any organometallic compounds into the surrounding seawater. Read More

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has granted Starbucks supply chain member, Mississippi River Corporation, the first-ever approval to use recycled content in food packaging, specifically Starbucks hot beverage cups. Read More

Starbucks Coffee Co. has received approval from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to use recycled content in food packaging, specifically Starbucks hot beverage cups. Following successful testing, Starbucks expects to convert its hot beverage cups to 10% recycled material, an industry first. Read More

Cisco Systems, Microsoft and Intel have endorsed the Electronics Industry Code of Conduct (EICC) established by Hewlett-Packard, Dell, and IBM last month. Read More

University of South Carolina officials and students are celebrating the official opening of Carolina's "green dorm," the largest residence-hall complex of its kind in the world. Read More

According to an independent study, many U.S. corporations are moving ahead with greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction programs in the absence of federal requirements to do so and despite the U.S. staying out of the Kyoto Protocol. Read More

The National Association of Realtors has officially opened for business in one of Washington, D.C.'s most environmentally advanced commercial building expected to receive "green" certification. Read More

Faced with a shrinking supply of petroleum wax and a rise in woodburning fireplace restrictions by air quality districts in the American West, Duraflame's product development team set out this past year to determine how to make the next generation of manufactured firelogs. Read More

Roche Pharmaceutical says it will buy 20 hybrid vehicles as part of the company’s commitment to lower greenhouse gas emissions by 10% over the next five years. Read More

MEXICO CITY - Sept. 28, 2004 - The U.S. government, working through the United States Agency for International Development, has joined forces with Conservation International and Starbucks Coffee Company to create the Conservation Coffee Alliance. Read More