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Americans Want Green Brands, But Don’t Know Any

Trey Granger, October 17th, 2007

PR Week profiles the results of a new survey showing that while many in the United Kingdom want businesses to take a stand on environmental issues like climate change, 69 percent of those polled are unable to name a company that is currently doing so. For those who were able to name companies that are branded as green leaders, the ... read more

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Recycle or Face £100 Fine

Trey Granger, October 17th, 2007

The Manchester Evening News reports that the city wants to become Britain's "greenest" so badly that it is looking to enforce mandatory recycling, with potential fines and criminal prosecution for violators. Manchester has already seen an increase from three percent to over 20 percent in recycling rates since the council began employing more recycling efforts. Unfortunately, Manchester had a goal ... read more

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Where Do Plastic Bottles End Up?

Bob Peeples, PE, October 17th, 2007

Power to the Peeples is an exclusive Earth911 series written by Bob Peeples, our resident chemical engineer and Program Manager of Earth911’s sister site Beaches911. Bob combines his extensive knowledge of the environment and how things work with an off-the-cuff sense of humor. There are three places where water bottles go most often when empty: 1. Recycled into another useful ... read more

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What is a Carbon Offset?

Trey Granger, October 17th, 2007

Carbon offsetting is the act of compensating for carbon emissions as a way of reducing the greenhouse gases that an activity will generate. If an activity's carbon emissions are completely offset, the activity is referred to as carbon-neutral. Carbon offsets can be applicable to activities like travel (e.g. airplane rides or driving a car) and special events (e.g. sporting events or ... read more

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Making TV Commercials the Carbon-Neutral Way

Trey Granger, October 17th, 2007

Advertising Age features a new advertising campaign from Versus cable TV and ad agency Brooklyn Brothers that is believed to be the first carbon-neutral campaign ever created. Brooklyn Brothers used a specialized software program to track all carbon emissions throughout the shoot, which ended up producing 15 different spots. Brooklyn Brothers created the program in partnership with environmental-engineering firm ERM, ... read more

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ENR Ranks Top 50 Green Contractors

Trey Granger, October 17th, 2007

Engineering News-Record has released its inaugural list of the Top 50 Green Contractors, a ranking of U.S. contractors based on the number of sustainable and green projects they have worked on. The list has a nice representation of companies from throughout the country, with 22 different states charting at least one member on the list. The top three companies are ... read more

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Best Buy & Future Shop Help Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Trey Granger, October 17th, 2007

Marketnews reports that Best Buy and Future Shop stores in Canada will offer boxes for customers to recycle seven different types of electronics at no charge. Future Shop alone has 127 stores throughout Canada. The featured electronics available for recycling include batteries, cellular phones, CD/MP3 players, CD and DVDs, portable DVD players and ink cartridges. The program is in partnership with ... read more

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Going for the Green

Trey Granger, October 17th, 2007

Sporting events cater to thousands of fans and have the potential to consume tons of energy and other resources in the process. But what if sports teams and stadiums had the forethought to implement green building efforts in an effort to reduce the carbon footprints of everyone who comes through the turnstiles? In terms of going green for sports stadiums, there ... read more

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