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What Are You Doing to Reduce Your Organization’s Energy Consumption?
As a green organization, what are you doing to reduce your energy consumption? According to the U.S. Department of Energy, in the commercial sector, energy consumption is broken down the largest...
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States May Begin to Ban Plastic Bags—What Your Organization Can Do To Get...
It looks like California may be the first state to ban plastic bags. Many cities already have similar ordinances and the trend is pointing toward more states banning plastic bags in order to reduce...
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Get Dirty…For a Healthier Planet
If you haven’t seen the documentary, Dirt! The Movie yet, now is a great time so you can get an eye-opening understanding of how dirt forms a protective skin around the planet. It tells the story of...
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Green Economy Improving, According to Industry Survey
Budgets and hiring in corporate environmental departments are on the rise. Those are core findings of the twice-annual “Green and the Economy” survey, conducted by GreenBiz Intelligence. While the...
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Proven Strategies for Gaining More Green Customers
American citizens are becoming more worried with the environment. The growth in this number is evident in the 1.4 million members and supporters of the most popular and oldest non-profit green...
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New Eco Index Developed by Outdoor Industry Association
As companies are becoming more green, the next phase is trying to quantify exactly how much energy is being used in the processing, manufacturing and distribution of their products. A new tool...
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Starbucks’ Awards Winner of Contest for Reducing Paper Waste and Consumption
The winner of a competition sponsored by Starbucks to gather ideas for reducing non-recyclable paper cup use isn’t even a cup at all, but a concept for encouraging customers to bring their own cups for...
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FTC to Offer Tighter Guidelines on Green Marketing
According to an article in Advertising Age, the Federal Trade Commission is planning to introduce a new set of so-called Green Guides that are used by the FTC to guide enforcement of existing laws....
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Too Many Green Labeling Choices Means Greater Confusion for Consumers
It has been reported that ULC Standards has acquired TerraChoice, the managers of Canada’s EcoLogo program. This consolidation might make it easier for consumers to differentiate between green...
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eBay Making It Cool to Reuse Shipping Boxes
Kudos to eBay for introducing its shipper box that is supposed to be reused, sent from eBay seller to buyers, and then sent further along, until the end of its useful life. Made of 100% FSC-certified...
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