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U.S. House Switches to Corn-Based Water Bottles
All water bottles sold in House of Representatives dining facilities will be made of compostable bioplastic. Read More
Coca Cola Pioneers Lighter Can
Coca-Cola trimmed the weight of its drink cans 5 percent, saving mountains of aluminum waste in the European Union. Read More
IBM Offers Product Life Cycle Analysis Services
The computing giant has developed consulting offerings that look at material selection, packaging, end-of-life management and other life cycle issues. Read More
PricewaterhouseCoopers to Cut CO2 by a Fifth
The financial services firm plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent below 2007 levels by 2012. Three areas will be targeted: travel, workspace and commuting. Read More
Green Supply Chain: Thinking Outside the (Cardboard) Box
Companies from industries as diverse as chocolates to newspapers are finding the financial and environmental benefits of switching from one-use packaging and shipping products to reusable boxes and pallets. Read More
The Challenges Facing Green Job Growth
With green collar jobs promising to turn the economy around and reimagine industries from Detroit to Dallas, it's past time to take a look at the biggest obstacles in the path to a green economy, and figure out how to overcome them. Read More
Genomatica Swaps Petroleum for Sugar to Make Building Block for Plastic
Chemical company Genomatica has engineered a microorganism that can turn sugar in a raw material for making plastic and rubber industrial and consumer products. Read More
Using Recycled Shipping Containers as Building Blocks for Green Construction
Builders have crafted a full-scale model home from recycled shipping containers for the West Coast Green tradeshow and hope their work will help fuel a market for commercial construction that uses refurbished steel cargo cubes. Read More
Extended Producer Responsibility and the E-Waste Problem
A growing number of companies are taking on greater levels of responsibility for the environmental impacts of their products -- from point of manufacturing through to end of the life recycling. E-waste recycling is taking off, but obstacles remain to its widespread practice in North America. Read More
HOK, Biomimicry Guild Partner to Bring Nature to Cities and Buildings
The leaders in bringing nature to design have announced a partnership with the architecture giant HOK to incorporate innovations from nature into the places where we live and work. Read More