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Coke’s Quest For Eco-Friendly Vending Machines Hits Snag

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/04/2008

Companies like GE, Wal-Mart, and Procter & Gamble have found it difficult at times to get their customers and distributors to go along with their green initiatives, Fortune reports.Look at Coke. The company has invested $40 million in research and testing and organized a coalition of companie ...

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How To Green Your Desktop Systems And Monitors

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/04/2008

Here are some green tips from InfoWorld to consider before your next system refresh.1. Higher-end systems with more powerful components tend to draw more energy. Take a long look at the operating system necessary and the size monitor that’s needed. If possible, think about replacing desktop ...

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Lighting Top Purchase For Increasing Energy Efficiency

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/04/2008

Twenty-two percent of respondents to a ChangeWave survey say their company is very concerned about reducing its corporate energy usage and 35 percent say they are somewhat concerned.In a related finding, nearly a quarter of respondents report their company’s spending on energy efficiency pr ...

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Let ‘Lean’ Guide You To ‘Green’

Posted by Environmental Leader on 17/04/2008

I meet with too many organizations that are still addressing sustainability as if it’s something new, something different, when in fact many of them have been working on it for over 30 years. They just know it by a different name, Lean.Many of those companies are surprised to learn that the ...

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Bush Delivers GHG Emissions Goal, Skips How To Reach It

Posted by Environmental Leader on 17/04/2008

In a Rose Garden speech today, President Bush acknowledged the need to put curbs on greenhouse-gas emissions and set a goal for the U.S. to stop their growth by 2025, Bloomberg reports. He didn’t provide a roadmap on how the country would reach that goal. Bush said he’s willing to inc ...

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