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Natural Cleaning Products for All-Purpose, Glass and Floor Cleaning

Arizona-based Gold Canyon today unveiled its first line of green cleaning products with Homeology(TM) Plant- Based Home Cleaning -- three natural cleaning products for all-purpose, glass and floor cleaning.

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

New Campaign Encourages Drivers to Properly Maintain Their Vehicles

The Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA), the Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR), elected leaders, government officials and local consumers gathered today at the state Capitol to launch the DriveHealthy.com campaign.

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

New Program Making Solar Power Less Expensive than Electricity from Utility Company

SolarCity, California's leading provider of solar power systems, on Earth Day announced a new solar power option that can make clean, renewable energy less expensive for homeowners than electricity from their utility company. The company is extending its unprecedented $0-down solar financing option to the majority of its California service area beginning today and extending until July 31, 2008.

22 Apr 2008

Kodak Announced Substantial Progress Towards Responsible Growth Goals

Eastman Kodak Company today announced that it has made substantial progress towards its "Responsible Growth" goals. These goals were established two years ago after the company surpassed, ahead of schedule, all of its existing manufacturing-focused health, safety and environmental (HSE) improvement goals.

22 Apr 2008

IOGEAR to Plant One Million Trees to Help Sustain a Healthy Environment

IOGEAR continues to build upon its commitment to help preserve the environment through a new partnership with Trees for the Future, a US-based, non-profit organization devoted to supporting the redevelopment of agricultural land in developing countries by planting trees.

22 Apr 2008

Bragada's Commitment to Protecting the Environment

Just in time for Earth Day, Bragada(R) Luxury Mattress, Inc. is rolling out a new line of high-end mattresses that demonstrate Bragada's commitment to protecting the environment -- and the well-being of its customers.

22 Apr 2008

Reducing the Impact of Aviation on the Environment

Boeing and Airbus have signed an agreement to work together to ensure global interoperability in air traffic management as part of an effort to help reduce the impact of aviation on the environment. The companies will seek the acceleration of improvements to the world's air transportation management system in order to increase efficiency and eliminate traffic congestion.

22 Apr 2008

Green Technology Leaders Deliver Paperless Magazines

BBI International, a leader in renewable energy and sustainable development, has chosen Olive Software, a global leader in electronic publishing and digital archiving technologies, to provide digital editions of its Ethanol Producer Magazine, Biomass Magazine, and Biodiesel Magazine.

22 Apr 2008

Otis Awarded Contract to Provide High-Speed and Energy-Efficient Elevators

Otis Elevator Company, a unit of United Technologies Corp., was awarded a USD 23 million (CNY 165 million) contract to provide high-speed, energy-efficient elevators at the Guangzhou International Financial Center, an office and hotel building that will be among the tallest in the world.

22 Apr 2008

Carlson Hotels Worldwide Celebrates Earth Day with Carbon Neutral Matching Program

In celebration of Earth Day, Carlson Hotels Worldwide today announced it will match the contribution of every goldpoints plus(SM) member donating points to Carbon Neutral from now through April 30, 2008, on a global basis.

22 Apr 2008

Chicago's Sopraffina Marketcaffe to Unveil Solar-Electric Catering Vehicle

Chicago's Sopraffina Marketcaffe today is celebrating Earth Day with the unveiling of a new, first-of-its-kind, 100 percent solar-electric powered catering vehicle.

22 Apr 2008

Major First Step to Tap Alternative Energy Business in China

J.I.C. Technology Company Ltd to be renamed as Hong Kong Energy Holdings Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of HKC (Holdings) Limited, has initiated to invest in three alternative energy projects at the Lunaobao Wind Farm in Hebei, the Siziwang Qi Wind Farm in Inner Mongolia, and a pilot cellulosic ethanol project.

22 Apr 2008