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Alcoa’s Rigid Packaging Unit has recognized 16 companies with its UBC Supplier Quality Awards for shipments of outstanding-quality used-beverage containers in 2002. Read More

The U.S. Department of Energy has announced it will provide over $3 million to five new research and development projects to improve the energy efficiency of the U.S. mining industry. Read More

Norfolk Southern Railway is using a new, environmentally preferable track lubricant made from soybeans. Read More

The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory recently released its annual ranking of leading utility "green pricing" programs. Read More

Ski resorts across the country are launching a new campaign to highlight the impact of global warming on winter recreation and the opportunities both resort operators and their guests have to start solving the problem. Read More

Amid growing public interest in fuel efficiency and increasing concern about gas-guzzling SUVs, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy has released its 2003 “Green Book: The Environmental Guide to Cars & Trucks.” Read More

Here’s a look at how companies are using the Global Reporting Initiative Guidelines for corporate sustainability reporting and what some of them have to say on the subject. By Peter Downing Read More

ChevronTexaco Corp. has made its proprietary system for estimating and managing greenhouse gas emissions and energy utilization data available free of charge to the worldwide energy industry. Read More

The National Recycling Coalition has formally announced a partnership with Nike that expands the Reuse-A-Shoe program to 25 communities across the U.S. Read More

Diesel fuel and heating oil emit high levels of sulfur oxides, carbon monoxide, nitrous oxides, hydrocarbons, particulates, and -- like all fossil fuels -- carbon dioxide. We can do better -- with biodiesel. By Alex Wilson Read More