U.S. Military Contracts with Chevron to Save Money, Slash Emissions
The U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Energy have awarded Chevron Energy Solutions multiple performance-based contracts to engineer and install facility improvements at three military bases. The improvements must save U.S. taxpayers at least $151 million and are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 1.5 million tons annually. Read More
First LEED-Certified Hospital in U.S. Rises in Boulder
Boulder Community Hospital's newly constructed Foothills Campus recently received the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, the first hospital in the U.S. to do so. Read More
Starbucks Expands Partnership with Conservation International
Starbucks Coffee Co. and Conservation International have announced a $2.5 million direct loan by Starbucks to help capitalize CI's newly launched Verde Ventures fund. Read More
Bank of America Banks on ‘Green’ Tower in New York
Bank of America has signed an agreement with The Durst Organization to develop the first major midtown Manhattan office project of the new century, which it promises to be a green development. Read More
Certified Wood from Mexico Conquers International Markets
With the recent delivery of a container of furniture parts to SitWell, a company that manufactures sofas for IKEA, Pueblo Nuevo of Durango became the first community in Mexico to sell its sustainably produced lumber to a major international furniture company. Read More
Kraft Foods Partners with Rainforest Alliance on Sustainable Coffee Initiative
Kraft Foods has announced a new partnership with recognized international conservation leader, the Rainforest Alliance, to support the development of sustainable coffee production in Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, and Central America. Read More
Study Points to ‘Bioprospecting’ As Realistic Way to Save Rainforests
A five-year, $3 million study indicates rainforests can be protected if the pharmaceutical industry establishes Third World laboratories and hires local researchers to look for new medicines extracted from plants that evolved defenses against insects. Read More
California Becomes First U.S. State with E-Waste Law
Gov. Gray Davis has signed the California Electronics Waste Recycling Act of 2003, which establishes a management and handling program for cathode ray tubes found in computer monitors and TVs. Read More
Colorado and Coors Build Test Wetland for Wastewater Treatment
The Colorado Governor's Office of Energy Management and Conservation, the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, and Coors Brewing Company have completed construction of a test wetland at the Coors Brewery in the town of Golden. Read More
Clif Bar Announces Move to 100% Recycled Cartons
Clif Bar Inc. has announced that all of the caddies, or cartons, that hold its energy and nutrition bars on store shelves will be made with 100% recycled paperboard, of which at least 50% will be derived from post-consumer waste. Read More