Chrysler Turns Garbage Into Car Parts
The Chrysler Group has announced a new recycling technology, demonstrated in its CARE Car II program, that will allow the company to increase the amount of recycled-content parts in its vehicles. The company says the technology has the potential to save the automobile industry $320 million per year. Read More
Flooring Industry Steps Toward Sustainability
Floor covering manufacturers are showing more interest than ever in finding ways to green their operations. By Karen Kroll. Read More
NYC to Offer Socially Responsible Deferred Compensation Plan
Domini Social Investments LLC, manager of the Domini Social Equity Fund, the nation's oldest and largest socially responsible index fund, has been selected to manage the socially responsible account within the City of New York Deferred Compensation Plan, containing assets in excess of $190 million. Read More
EPA Launches Commuter Choice Web Site
The U.S. EPA and the U.S. Department of Transportation launched a new Web site this week in support of its the Commuter Choice Leadership Initiative, a partnership to reduce air pollution and global warming associated with vehicle use. Read More
Cost of an EMS
Your environmental management questions answered by two veterans of life in the trenches. Read More
Pentagon to Get Coat of Environmentally Friendly Paint
When the Pentagon repaints its interior walls and the wing damaged in the September terrorist attack, it will be using an environmentally friendly paint aptly named American Pride. The American Pride paint is the product of University of Southern Mississippi polymer science researchers. Read More
Starbucks Presses Suppliers for Greener Bean
Starbucks Coffee Company is heating up more than your daily Arabian Mocha Java or Yukon Blend -- it's also putting more kick into its procurement philosophy and supplier guidelines. By Kelley Kreitz. Read More
Grants Give Rise to Green Schools
State officials have announced an award of $776,900 to cover design costs for seven new or renovated “green” schools in Massachusetts. Read More
BP Puts Sun to Work for Pumps, Lighting
British Petroleum is set to install solar-panel canopies at its 40 new BP Connect convenience stores in Orlando during the coming months to power the stores' gasoline pumps and lighting. Read More
Tasty Relief From Paper Mill Odors?
Ever smell the surroundings of a paper mill? It ain’t pretty. In an effort to deal with this problem, a researcher says he is working on biofiltration techniques that use bacteria to "eat" air pollutant byproducts. Read More