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Dec. 12, 2008 - Centennial Woods, a Wyoming company specializing in materials made from recycled snowfences, has found a couple of high-profile buyers for its products.
Dec. 12, 2008 - Environmental technologies firm Sabertec has announced that its Blade tailpipe device, which its maker says could cut auto emissions and boost fuel economy by as much as 12%, has passed muster under the U.S. EPA's rigorous 511 Protocol for testing emissions claims.
Dec. 12, 2008 - Two tech giants and a supermarket chain occupy the top slots in a new Ceres ranking of climate strategies among some the world's largest companies - but there's plenty of room for improvement across the board, according to the report.
Dec. 1, 2008 - In this sagging economy, every bit counts: Cisco saved over $3 million last year by cutting carbon emissions and waste throughout its global supply chain, according to the company's latest sustainability report.
Dec. 1, 2008 - Ten Broadway theaters have switched 10,000 exterior and interior lightbulbs to more energy-efficient versions, and the rest of the theaters have pledged to do the same within the next 12 months as part of a new program to reduce the environmental impact of New York's Great White Way.
Dec. 1, 2008 - Consumers want electronics makers to provide more details on the environmental performance of their products, both on packaging and online, according to a new survey.
Nov. 26, 2008 - Electronics companies need to step up to the plate and take on the challenge of climate leadership by supporting global emissions cuts and developing greener technology, according to a new Greenpeace report.
Nov. 26, 2008 - Office Depot has bumped up the environmental performance requirements for products featured in its annual Green Book catalog, including only products that contain at least 30% post consumer and 50% total recycled content.
Nov. 26, 2008 - Eighty percent of corporate sustainability executives in the Fortune 500 plan to maintain or increase their budgets in 2009 - despite today's down market, according to a new survey.
Nov. 25, 2008 - Beginning in January 2009, Brita will be recovering used pitcher filters and recycling the plastic into new products, from toothbrushes to cutting boards.
Nov. 25, 2008 - Cadbury has come up with a novel way to reduce the packaging for its chocolate eggs: it's done away with the box entirely.
Nov. 25, 2008 - Clorox, whose namesake bleach is apparently used to battle a frog-killing fungus, has partnered with Animal Planet to produce a documentary on the world's endangered amphibian populations.
Nov. 25, 2008 - Nearly four in five of the world's most energy-efficient supercomputers are made by IBM, according to the latest Green500 rankings.
Nov. 25, 2008 - Citigroup says it plans to lay off 52,000 jobs - so what's going to happen to all those computer workstations? A recent eWeek article offers five recommendations for making the most of unused equipment.
