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Campus Trees Mean Big Emissions Reductions for the University of California San Diego

The University of California San Diego, one of the nation’s greenest universities, discovered that the total effect of its 200,000 trees was a reduction of nearly 10,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year, or 5 percent of its annual emissions

20 Apr 2009

Kraft Foods Moves Sustainability Agenda Forward

Kraft Foods has reached two important achievements that progress sustainability within its agricultural supply chain

20 Apr 2009

Overpopulation is the World's Worst Environmental Problem

Scientists at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry ranked a crowded planet as the biggest problem we face, followed by climate change and a need for renewable energy resources

19 Apr 2009

Envirofill Recyclable Artificial Turf Infill Introduced

Envirofill is a long lasting and ecofriendly alternative, for artificial turf infilling. As a premium choice that's ideal for sports fields or residential landscaping, Envirofill has been subjected to rigorous testing procedures - and will stand the test of time as a performance infill

17 Apr 2009

Partnership Signed to Develop Green Jobs, Renewable Energy Production, Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Businesses

EcoDynamics, LLC has selected Alliant International University to be its primary educational partner in global projects involving renewable energy production, environmental conservation and sustainable business development

16 Apr 2009

Aloca Kawneer Offers Sustainable Building Solutions for Builders and Architects

Alcoa's Kawneer business, the leading manufacturer of architectural aluminum building products and systems for commercial construction, has introduced a new institutional solutions brochure that offers architects an array of information and projects-specific examples that shows the flexibility and sustainability of Kawneer products

13 Apr 2009

Fujitsu Research Shows Having a Green IT Policy Saves Money

A Fujitsu Australia commissioned research paper reveals that 95 per cent of Australian firms that have a Green IT policy save money. However, 60 percent of firms have no IT policy concerning the environment

13 Apr 2009

Full Lifecycle Sustainability a Key Feature of New Solar Landscape Lighting from Qnuru

Qnuru today launched a revolutionary line of solar powered, landscape lighting fixtures that efficiently capture the sun's energy within expressive forms that are manufactured with full lifecycle sustainability in mind

8 Apr 2009

Chickens Get New Sustainable Home at College Farm

A new hen house was just completed by faculty, staff and students at Green Mountain College, a four-year liberal arts school that emphasizes environmental sustainability throughout its curriculum

8 Apr 2009

Palm Oil Industry in Indonesia Takes Step Towards Sustainability

A major Indonesian plantation company has become the country’s first certified maker of sustainable palm oil as WWF simultaneously collaborated with the Indonesian Department of Agriculture and others to hold a first-time regional training workshop for small producers

8 Apr 2009