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Recycling and Printing Program to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

HP today announced it has partnered with the State of California to implement a print cartridge recycling and environmental printing program throughout State agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 500 tons per year after full implementation.(1)

7 Apr 2008

The Most Highly Rated New Construction Building Profiled by USGBC

With Earth Day just weeks away, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) released a profile of the Ranch House at Del Sur, featuring it as the most highly rated "green" new construction building included in its "project profiles" of exemplary green buildings.

1 Apr 2008

The Largest Number of EPEAT Gold Registered Products in the Industry

HP today announced that its entire personal workstation line has become the first in the category to achieve a "Gold" listing - the highest rating products can achieve - in the Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT(TM)).

1 Apr 2008

Proper Handling of Air Conditioning Chemicals Can Help the Environment

Your car's air conditioning system uses a chemical refrigerant under pressure to make the interior cool. The Mobile Air Conditioning Society Worldwide (MACS) wants you to know about the environmental damage chemical refrigerants can create when the system is not serviced properly. Proper handling of these chemicals can help the environment and save you money.

1 Apr 2008

Experts Recommend Daily Activities to Make a Difference for the Environment

Earth Day is a time to celebrate gains we have made in our environment and create new visions to accelerate environmental progress. It's a time to unite around new actions we can take to improve the health of ou...

1 Apr 2008

Consumers Care About Low Prices for Quality Products, Not Costly and Impractical 'Green' Products

The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) today called Wal-Mart's Earth Month sustainability campaign, touting its new lines of alleged environmentally-friendly products, a waste of time and resources.

1 Apr 2008

FES Signs Largest Green Supply Contract with University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

FirstEnergy Corp. announced today that its subsidiary, FirstEnergy Solutions (FES), has signed its largest green supply contract with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), a leader in pursuing environmentally sustainable practices within the health care industry.

1 Apr 2008

Five Simple Tips for Smart Paper Use

Memos, reports, invoices, forms, presentations and instructions are the trademark of a busy office - and signal the vital role paper plays in it every day. Yet Xerox Corporation studies show that office workers throw away 45 percent of documents within 24 hours of printing them.

1 Apr 2008

Creative financing Key to Effectively Implementing Solar in the Current Market

Open Energy Corporation announced today that it has signed a development agreement with San Diego based John DeWald + Associates to create its first "solar community" project which will enable homeowners in the Pacific Station development in California to gain the benefits of rooftop solar power systems at no upfront cost to the developer or homeowner.

31 Mar 2008

Solar Trash Compactor Cuts Emissions by up to 80 Percent

Eating its way to the forefront of the "green" movement, the BigBelly trash bin designed in SolidWorks 3D CAD software is the world's first and only on-site solar-powered trash compactor.

31 Mar 2008