Kroger Supermarkets First Retailers to Sell E85 Ethanol

The Kroger Co. got into the ethanol business this week by becoming the first U.S. retailer to sell VeraSun's VE85, a branded blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline. Read More

Wal-Mart Expands Employee Sustainability Projects

Personal sustainability practices will help Wal-Mart associates improve their own well-being and the health of the environment. Read More

Safeway Joins Fight Against Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The supermarket chain becomes the first retailer and grocer to join California's Climate Action Registry. Read More

ACEEE Rates Cleanest Vehicles of 2006

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy has announced the year's "greenest" and "meanest" vehicles, along with the environmental scorings of all model year 2006 cars and passenger trucks. Read More

Texas Car Dealership First to Seek LEED Green Certification

Pat Lobb Toyota of McKinney, which broke ground Oct. 14, has been designed from the ground up to maximize all environmentally sensitive possibilities. Read More

What does it mean when something claims to be carbon neutral?

ClimateBiz expert Dr. Mark C. Trexler tackles your questions on managing climate risk. Read More

Vons Celebrates 10 Years of Landmark Compost Program

This week, Vons celebrates 10 years since it became the first supermarket chain to realize a composting program for its produce trims and culls. Read More

New ‘Climate Group’ Allies Companies with Government, Banks, and Nonprofits

Prime Minister Tony Blair has pledged his support for a new organization dedicated to accelerating the world's response to climate change. Read More

Steel Giant Commits Big Bucks to Emissions Reduction

India's biggest private sector steel maker, Tata Iron & Steel Co., will spend 2.2 to 2.64 billion rupees (over USD$48 million) until 2006-2007 to help cut energy consumption and emissions, says a company official. Read More

Green Gains: Where Sustainable Design Stands Now

What does it mean for a building to be green? Answers to questions that facility executives are still asking. By David Kozlowski Read More