Ford's Transit Connect Van Goes All-Electric, Taxi Version Added
Ford is expanding its alternative-fuel fleet offerings with the all-electric Transit Connect and the ability for all Transit Connect models to be converted to run on compressed natural gas or propane. Read More
Business Benefits in the Inner City: The State of Green Business-Chicago
Although there are many benefits from investing in and working within metropolitan areas and inner cities, much of the information about opportunities is fragmented and scattered. Read More
Method Introduces 8x Concentrated Detergent
Method's newest laundry detergent is four times more concentrated than the 2x-concentrated detergents that have become the norm on store shelves, providing great reductions in materials, energy and carbon emissions. Read More
zBoards Turn Recycled Paper Into Furniture
While flatpacking has become one of the major green moves of the furniture industry, Way Basics is changing the material that goes into furniture with its recycled paper zBoards. Read More
Company To Pay $1.25 Million For Selling Lead-Tainted Thomas The Tank Engine Toys
RC2 Corp. has agreed to pay a $1.25 million civil penalty for importing and selling 1.7 million Thomas & Friends wooden toys that violated U.S. lead limits. Read More
Atlanta Named Most Toxic U.S. City, Las Vegas is Least Toxic
Forbes has ranked the 40 largest metro areas to determine the most, and least, toxic cities in the United States. Las Vegas and Sacramento rank among the cleanest, while Atlanta and Detroit were named the dirtiest. Read More
Abbott Develops 40 Projects to Cut Packaging
Health care company Abbott plans to reduce the weight of its packaging by 5 percent by 2013, and has created more than 40 projects that it's started or plans to begin soon. Read More
HealthyStuff.org Reveals Chemicals in Pet Toys, School Supplies, Purses
The newly-launched HealthyStuff.org lists what chemicals like lead, mercury and PVC are found in more than 900 products, including children's school supplies, purses, car seats, automobiles and pet toys. Read More
PACT Underwear Blends Organic Cotton, Nonprofits and Short Supply Chains
Newly-launched underwear company PACT infuses social and environmental values in its supply chain and sales, and throughout its development it's made some tough decisions over what materials to use and where to manufacture. Read More
Tom's New Deodorant Packaging Is Fully Recyclable (Where Accepted)
Tom's of Maine is releasing a new, long-lasting deodorant in packaging that is made completely out of one type of plastic, making it easier to recycle. However, that material is number 5 plastic, a type not widely accepted in recycling systems. Read More