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Warning: LEED Certification Claim is Not Always As it Seems
LEED certification is something for any business to be proud of, but real estate lawyers and consultants say that claims of certification bear examination. Read More
Mafia Allegedly Involved in Wind Power Plot
Wind power has turned dangerous with news of an alleged Sicilian Mafia scheme to gain control of wind farms. Police in Trapani nabbed eight people suspected of bribing city officials to invest in local wind farms. Read More
Lawsuit Seeks Ingredient Disclosure from Tide, Palmolive, Other Major Cleaners
A coalition of environmental and health groups have filed suit against four major cleaning product manufacturers to get them to disclose the ingredients they use. Read More
Can Airports and Gas Stations be Green Buildings?
New buildings claiming environmental friendliness and/or LEED certification are popping up every day, but it's important to remain wary of greenwashers. Read More
Cadbury Partners with Dairy Farmers to Shrink the Carbon Footprint of Milk Chocolate
With milk production accounting for more than 60 percent of the carbon footprint for its chocolate, confectioner Cadbury is teaming up with dairy farmers to trim down that figure -- and a big part of the strategy is putting cows on a lower-fiber diet so that they "burp" less. Read More
A Bag of Walkers Crisps: 8.3g of Fat, 80g of CO2
The carbon footprint of a bag of Walkers Crisps shrank 7 percent in the last two years, allowing the United Kingdom snack manufacturer to continue marketing the product using the Carbon Trust's Carbon Reduction Label. Read More
Think You Know Green IT? Take This Pop Quiz and Find Out
Think you're up to speed on Green IT and green computing? Here's a chance to test just how much you really know. Answer the following ten questions and then rate yourself from Know-Nothing to Maven. Read More
Atlanta Declares Itself a 'Zero Waste Zone'
The Zero Waste Zone was announced last week through a partnership between local restaurants and the convention center that will divert tons of garbage, food scraps and used cooking oil from landfills. Read More
Herman Miller's Iconic Aeron Chair Goes Cradle to Cradle
After three years of re-engineering, Herman Miller's 15-year-old Aeron chair has earned Cradle to Cradle certification. Read More
Carl's Jr. Opens Green Restaurant, Aims to Make It a Company Prototype
The CEO for CKE Restaurants Inc. cut the ribbon on his firm's new eco-friendly Carl's Jr. this week with a goal of making it the flagship for the company's green building efforts. Read More