Moishe’s to Become First Green Moving Company on East Coast
NEW YORK – Today Moishe’s Moving and Storage Systems announced that they are going green. The eco-friendly move makes Moishe’s the first all-green moving company on the East Coast.
The company believes this year’s Earth Day is a fitting kick-off to a year-long transition into total green operations. Over the next year Moishe’s will institute changes that will significantly cut back on waste and conserve massive amounts of energy. The company will environmentally optimize their corporate offices, institute new moving supplies rental programs, and introduce green-incentives for their employees before the end of 2008. The entire fleet of Moishe’s moving trucks will be converted to bio-fuel by the end of 2009.
Timberland Announces Global Greening Commitment
160 Earth Day events in 27 countries launch company’s global initiative to green 300 communities and plant one million trees in the next two years
STRATHAM, N.H. - Recognizing the positive social and environmental impact that green spaces have on communities, this Earth Day Timberland announces a global commitment to green 300 communities in the next two years, and to plant one million trees by 2010.
Market Vectors Launches Solar Energy ETF on Earth Day
KWT Offers Pure-Play Leadership in Tracking Global Solar Energy Industry
NEW YORK – New York-based asset manager Van Eck Global marked Earth Day today by launching Market Vectors – Solar Energy ETF (KWT) on the American Stock Exchange®. This new exchange-traded fund (ETF) is among the first solar ETFs listed in the U.S., and is unique in the degree of pure-play exposure it provides to the global solar industry. KWT seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Ardour Solar Energy IndexSM (SOLRX), the pure-play leader in tracking the solar industry. KWT’s total net expense ratio is 0.65%.
Kodak Reports Substantial Progress on Sustainability Goals
ROCHESTER, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–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.
JPMorgan Chase to Further Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions with Energy Efficiencies and Carbon Offsets
Global firm aims to cut emissions over the next four years by 20% using 2005 baseline and offset 100% of employee air travel
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–JPMorgan Chase announced today additional strategies to reduce its global carbon footprint. By increasing energy efficiencies in its facilities worldwide, purchasing energy from renewable sources, and educating employees on energy conservation, the firm aims to cut its global emissions 20% by 2012 using 2005 baseline. In addition, the firm will offset 100% of all employee air travel.
BostonCoach Earns Prestigious Silver LEED Certification for Environmentally Responsible Headquarters
Ground Transportation Leader Demonstrates Sustainable Business Practices from the Inside Out
BOSTON – The U.S. Green Building Council has recognized BostonCoach, a leading ground transportation and transportation-management company, with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) silver certification for its new corporate headquarters. After a three-month construction project, BostonCoach associates took occupancy of the 23,652-square-foot space in the Boston Seaport District in December, 2007.
Safeway Celebrates Earth Day with Two New California Solar-Powered Stores
Solar Store Dedication Part of Larger, Company-Wide Campaign to Help Consumers Make Sustainable Shopping Choices
PLEASANTON, Calif. – Safeway Inc., one of the largest retail users of renewable energy, today unveiled its newest solar-powered grocery stores in Northern California to kick off a week of Earth Day activities and programs focused on the company’s commitment to the environment and helping consumers pursue greener, more sustainable lives. At the same time, the company released two reports chronicling extensive sustainability efforts and community partnerships.
Top Five Questions (and Answers) About Green Transportation
Navistar Clarifies Myths About Environmental Impact of Trucks, Buses, Diesel Engines
WARRENVILLE, Ill. – As the world becomes more vigilant and active about key environmental issues, many industries have
renewed commitments to green initiatives.
One group that has been steadily improving the environmental landscape is the commercial transportation industry. The industry has traditionally been thought of as unfriendly to the environment, but new technology has transformed many of today’s trucks and buses into environmentally responsible forms of transportation.
Direct Fuels to Produce Biodiesel at North Texas Facility
Company is One of Only Two Producers of the Alternative Fuel in DFW
EULESS, Texas – Direct Fuels, the largest independent regional fuel distributor and specialty refiner in North Texas, has opened a biodiesel production facility at its refinery in Euless, Texas. This makes the company one of two producers of biodiesel in North Texas, yet the only one located at a fuel terminal so biodiesel can be blended directly into petroleum diesel, as per customer need.
Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs): Alternative to Traditional Lighting?
PALO ALTO, Calif. – Light-emitting diodes (LEDs), with their improved color range, lumen output, color stability and lifespan, offer enhanced performance over traditional lighting sources that don’t provide flexibility in selection, design and installation of lighting fixtures. The LED fixture is an array of hundreds of dies in a panel or strip, which allows them to take the desired size or shape according to different applications. The flexibility offered by LEDs, enable them to dominate several niche lighting markets ranging from indicator lights and traffic signals to exit signs and decorative/architectural lighting.
