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FedEx Freight Inaugurates Solar Power Installations at Facilities in Whittier and Fontana

FedEx Corp. today announced that its operating company FedEx Freight has completed the installation of a solar-electric system in Whittier, Calif., and is nearing completion on a similar solar-powered facility in Fontana, Calif. Both systems will provide a substantial portion of the facilities' peak energy needs.

22 Apr 2008

SYLVANIA Micro-Mini Twist is a Small Solution With Big Potential

Today, lighting innovator, OSRAM SYLVANIA debuted the new SYLVANIA micro-mini Twist compact fluorescent light bulb at the annual LIGHTCongress show in New York City.

22 Apr 2008

SunChips Living Up to Its Name by Using Solar Energy

SunChips, Frito-Lay's popular line of multigrain snacks, is living up to its name by using solar energy to help make some of the snacks at its Modesto, Calif. manufacturing facility. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger inaugurated the new solar field today on Earth Day.

22 Apr 2008

White Paper Discusses Reducing Fuel Consumption Through Use of Flywheel Energy Storage System

Port operators around the world are actively searching for ways to reduce the amount of diesel fuel used in running Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes. The need is spurred by the increasing cost of fuel and the global concern for the reduction of greenhouse gasses.

22 Apr 2008

Guidelines Serve as Best Practices for Development of Market-Ready Alternative Jet Fuels

The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, today reaffirmed its absolute commitment to protecting the environment in releasing its guiding principles for reducing carbon output, conserving fuel and finding jet fuel alternatives.

22 Apr 2008

Toronto Pearson International Airport Joined Global Aviation Industry in Declaration on Climate Change

Today, Toronto Pearson International Airport joined the global aviation industry in a Declaration on climate change that was signed by industry leaders at the Aviation + Environment Summit in Geneva, Switzerland.

22 Apr 2008

Raising Reuse Rates of Desktop and Laptop Business Computers

Redemtech today revealed that raising reuse rates of desktop and laptop business computers in the U.S.

22 Apr 2008

Lighting Campaign Intends to Promote More Sustainable Lighting Practices

Environmental groups from New York to California are taking a pledge to consider only the "greenest" CFLs when making purchases for office use and during compact fluorescent lamp giveaways. The new "Green Lighting Campaign" intends to promote more sustainable lighting practices such as recycling, rather than throwing lamps containing mercury in the trash.

22 Apr 2008

Stop + Shop Supermarket Awarded LEED Certification

The Stop + Shop Supermarket Company of Quincy, MA, today announced that they have been awarded LEED(R) Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. This achievement distinguishes Stop + Shop not only as the first supermarket chain, but also the first company in the country earning Volume Certification under the Portfolio Program.

22 Apr 2008

XH-150 Extreme Hybrid Concluded Tour of the U.S.

Following the widespread publicity surrounding its debut at the North American International Auto Show, the XH-150(TM) Extreme Hybrid(TM), developed by AFS Trinity Power Corporation and built under contract by Ricardo, has recently concluded a tour of the U.S. culminating in an appearance at the Earth Day celebrations on Capitol Mall in Washington, D.C.

22 Apr 2008