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San Francisco Launches First Airport Carbon Kiosks
The Climate Passport program takes off today at San Francisco International Airport with special kiosks that allow travelers to calculate the greenhouse gas emissions associated with their flights and buy carbon offsets to address the impacts. 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
TerraCycle Collects Scotch Tape for Reuse, Expands Into London
For its latest collection effort, TerraCycle will not be upcycling the waste it brings in. Instead, after collecting used Scotch tape dispensers, TerraCycle will send them back to 3M to be reused. TerraCycle has also announced that it will use London as a launch pad for its new U.K. and Europe operations. Read More
How Can Business Regain the Public's Trust?
In the year since the global financial crisis began making headlines, the public and policymakers alike still hold on to a fundamental mistrust of and anger at corporate leaders. Here are six ways companies can rebuild those bridges. Read More
Melbourne Convention Centre Earns Australia's Highest Green Building Rating
The Melbourne Convention Center has earned a 6 Star rating under the Green Star certification system of Green Building Council Australia. Read More
Data Center Designer Achieves PUE of 1.05
KC Mares, a veteran designer of large-scale data centers, writes in a recent blog post that he has achieved what would be industry-leading levels of energy efficiency for the same cost or lower than building less-efficient facilities. Read More
Wheego's All-Electric Solution for Vehicle Fleets
The brand new Wheego Whip, a micro-sized all-electric vehicle that goes 40 miles on a charge and retails for under $20K, offers a promising solution to meet companies' urban fleet needs. Read More
Starwood's Aloft Brand Transforms Historic Dallas Freight Terminal into Hotel
An eight-story former Santa Fe Railroad freight terminal and commercial dry goods warehouse has become a 193-room Aloft hotel, marking the Starwood brand's first foray into adaptive reuse. Read More
Inside Microsoft's New 'Purpose-Built' Data Lab
The company's new Redmond Ridge computing facility -- don't call it a data center -- signals a shift in how R&D happens in Redmond, and offers a look at green IT within the company. Read More