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Wrigley Tech Center Cuts Energy Use by 37%

Posted by Environmental Leader on 03/02/2010

The refurbishment of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company’s Engineering Technology Center (ETC) in Chicago has yielded an energy savings of 37 percent and water reduction of 20 percent.High-efficiency designs were at the forefront of the project when Wrigley decided to retrofit the 91,300-sq.-ft. buildi ...

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Coke Aims for Zero Waste, Zero Carbon Footprint at Winter Olympics

Posted by Environmental Leader on 03/02/2010

Factoring in energy saving efforts and carbon offsets, Coca-Cola plans to have a net-zero carbon footprint at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Vancouver, reports the Atlanta Journal Constitution. The company also is taking steps to limit its waste to net zero.From selling beverages in the PlantBot ...

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Coke CEO Also Considers Himself Chief Sustainability Officer

Posted by Environmental Leader on 01/02/2010

Muhtar Kent, CEO of Coca-Cola, is such a dedicated believer in corporate sustainability that he considers himself the firm’s chief sustainability officer, reports Forbes.So strong is his belief that Kent said that he has never appointed a chief sustainability officer and “never will.& ...

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Haiti: News from Jacmel

Posted by Janine Mendes-Franco on 01/02/2010

how can they hear reports from Jacmel, Haiti: “There is certainly a shift taking place here in the last 2 days. Life seems to be getting back to normal… In no way do I want it to sound like life is peachy in Jacmel, because Im sure that for many, it is not. But [...]

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Haiti: Making Magic

Posted by Janine Mendes-Franco on 01/02/2010

The Haitian Blogger reports on Haitians helping one another: “A restaurant on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince is taking up the slack left by still-incomplete relief efforts and feeding 1,000 hungry and homeless Haitians a dayfor free.”

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