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McDonald's Changes European Logo From Red to Green(Wash)
Green Lifestyle  (tags: food, business, greenwashing )

Hugh
- 1 day ago - greenbiz.com
The fast food chain is swapping out the red for green in its logos in some European stores, as a way of promoting its environmental commitment.
Sears, Kmart, Blue Nile Swear Not to Sell 'Dirty Gold'
Green Lifestyle  (tags: shopping, Sustainabililty, jewelry, gold, environment )

Hugh
- 1 day ago - greenbiz.com
Sears, Kmart, and Blue Nile have pledged to abide by the guidelines of the 'No Dirty Gold' campaign, aimed at reducing mining's environmental. The campaign estimates 20 tons of mine waste are created to source enough gold for just one ring.
GE Makes a Bet on Backyard Wind Turbines
Green Lifestyle  (tags: energy, Sustainabililty, wind power, Alternative Energy )

Hugh
- 9 days ago - greenbiz.com
When it comes to energy, General Electric is all about big: big coal plants, big nuclear plants, big wind towers. So why would the huge conglomerate bother to invest in a small company that makes wind turbines small enough to fit in your backyard?
Why 'Buy American' May Be Bad for America
Business  (tags: stimulus, government )

Hugh
- 14 days ago - greenbiz.com
Regulations included in the stimulus bill passed earlier this year required American-made products to be used in stimulus-funded projects. But in a world dominated by global supply chains, a "buy American" rule is simply bad business.
'LEED for Landscapes' Aims to Green the Nation's Greens
Environment  (tags: environment, green buildings, leed, landscaping )

Hugh
- 16 days ago - greenerbuildings.com
The United States' first voluntary rating system for sustainable landscapes launched last week, a development its creators hope will do for the landscaping sector what LEED did for the building industry.
Study Finds 98% of Workers Have Issues With Office Thermostat
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, workplace )

Hugh
- 21 days ago - greenerbuildings.com
Looking to save a little money this fall and winter by turning down the thermostats in your offices? Think again before you fiddle with those temperatures settings.
Take a Bow Atlanta, You're the Most Toxic City in America
Environment  (tags: pollution, Sustainabililty, environment )

Hugh
- 22 days ago - greenbiz.com
Forbes has ranked the 40 largest metro areas to determine the most, and least, toxic cities in the United States. Atlanta and Detroit were named the dirtiest, while Las Vegas and Sacramento rank among the cleanest.
Greenpeace Takes Google, Microsoft, IBM to Task on Climate Action
Environment  (tags: climate-change, environment, globalwarming, google, ibm, microsoft )

Hugh
- 22 days ago - greenercomputing.com
Google, Microsoft and IBM are singled out for not doing enough to put IT's power to work on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, in the latest release of Greenpeace's Cool IT Challenge.
Deirdre Imus's Mission to Green Up Toxic Hospitals
Green Lifestyle  (tags: health, greenproducts, Sustainabililty, hospitals )

Hugh
- 27 days ago - greenbiz.com
Deirdre Imus, bestselling author and president of the Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology at Hackensack University Medical Center, has created a line of green cleaning products for eliminating toxins in hospitals.
Electricity That's Cheaper Than Free
Environment  (tags: energy, renewable energy, alternative energy )

Hugh
- 28 days ago - climatebiz.com
Would you believe that there are places and times when power companies generate so much renewable energy that they give it away?
 
 
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