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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

Wal-Mart Launched Most Comprehensive Environmental Sustainability Campaign

Wal-Mart today launched its most comprehensive environmental sustainability campaign, demonstrating it's serious about moving 'green' from costly dream to routine for its customers.

1 Apr 2008

Hydrogen Can Be Efficiently Stored in Nanoparticles

Dutch chemist Kees Balde has demonstrated that hydrogen can be efficiently stored in nanoparticles. This allows hydrogen storage to be more easily used in mobile applications. Balde discovered that 30 nanometre particles of the metal hydride sodium alanate make the favourable extraction and storage of hydrogen possible.

1 Apr 2008

Enough Energy Saved to Power 600 American Homes for a Year

Proving that simple acts can have a big impact, Sodexo announced today that after only one year, its switch to recycled napkins in 1,300 foodservice operations nationwide has resulted in saving nearly ten million gallons of water, more than 23,000 trees, half a million gallons of oil and five and a half million kilowatts of energy.

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

Leader in Sustainable Investing launches Global Green, Small Cap, and International funds

Pax World Management Corp., investment adviser to Pax World Funds ("Pax"), which launched the nation's first socially responsible mutual fund in 1971, today announced that it has launched three new mutual funds: Pax World Global Green Fund, Pax World Small Cap Fund, and Pax World International Fund.

31 Mar 2008

Leading Corporations to Discuss Green Supply Chain Management

Ethical Corporation has announced the launch of their new supply chain conference, 'The Green Supply Chain Summit 2008', to take place on the 24th and 25th June in London. The conference follows in a long line of supply chain-focussed events run by Ethical Corporation.

31 Mar 2008

Generating Excitement and Interest in Fostering New Energy Ideas and Solutions

ConocoPhillips and Penn State today announced they are launching the ConocoPhillips Energy Prize, an awards program that seeks to recognize new ideas and original, actionable solutions that can help improve the way the United States develops and uses energy.

31 Mar 2008

Company Leverages World’s Largest FlexFuel Fleet To Promote Use of Alternative Fuels

Enterprise Rent-A-Car designated one of its Dallas/Ft. Worth-area rental locations as its first official "E85/FlexFuel branch" in Texas.

29 Mar 2008

8,300 Solar Panels Installed on Roofs of Parking Garages

Continuum Partners announced today that 8,300 solar panels will be installed on the roof of the parking garages at its Belmar development. Construction is under way and panel installation is expected to begin in August 2008.

28 Mar 2008