Leslie Guevarra
GreenBiz Group
Leslie Guevarra is a former editor at GreenBiz.com. She has been a reporter and editor online and in print, an associate producer and public affairs program host on television, and a podcaster. Leslie's more than 20 years of news experience includes work at the San Francisco Chronicle, where she served as a deputy managing editor. In addition to the Chronicle, her work has appeared in several other publications and on KTSF-TV in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is currently the communications director for a California state senator.
Toys R Us Embeds Green Building Elements in Store Expansion Plans
The biggest toy store company in the U.S. outlined an ambitious agenda to open 21 new stores and renovate 23 others by the end of the year. Behind the ballyhooed expansion plans are a series of green building elements for each site. Read More
GE Achieves Rare LEED-Platinum Rating for New Data Center
GE unveils a new $48-million data center that serves its global appliances and lighting business. Read More
What NASCAR Can Teach Sustainability Professionals
NASCAR is a 63-year-old, family-run, privately held company that governs America's No.1 spectator sport -- a showcase for fast cars zooming around racetracks. How is it making green work? Read More
JCI Opens North America's Largest Advanced Battery Tech Center
Johnson Controls Inc. opens a supersized hub for developing advanced batteries, the technology at the heart of hybrid electric and plug-in vehicles. Read More
GE and Lowe's Partner to Power Up EV Charging at Home
General Electric's second entry in the race for EV charger marketshare is scheduled to hit the shelves of five Lowe's stores in California next month, with a broader rollout to 60 of the chain's retail sites in September. Read More
BofA's First CSR Report Details Nearly $12B in Green Commitments
The largest bank in the U.S. issues its first CSR report today providing a comprehensive, deeply detailed view of billions of dollars in environmental lending, investments, company projects, and more. Read More
IBM Tops List of World's Most Energy Efficient Supercomputers
IBM dominates the Green500 Top 10 list of the most energy efficient high-performance computers in the world and claims the No. 1 spot for a second time in less than a year. Read More
San Francisco Named North America's Greenest City
San Francisco bested contenders that included Vancouver, New York, Seattle, Denver and Boston in a study conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit and commissioned by Siemens. Read More
Los Angeles Expands Recycling to Food and Drink Cartons
Juice boxes and milk cartons, the bane of some recycling programs, can now be chucked straight into recycling bins in Los Angeles. Read More
Google, Apple, Honda, Yahoo! and More Benefit from Green Halo
Sixty-six of 100 leading global brands enjoy a reputation for sustainability that outshines their performance, while other firms scarcely receive the recognition they deserve, a study published this week shows. Read More