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Keep America Beautiful and U.S. Composting Council Announce Partnership

National nonprofits Keep America Beautiful (KAB) and the U.S. Composting Council (USCC) today announced that the organizations will join forces on efforts to increase waste reduction through composting education and activities nationwide.…

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Added by 3BL Media on February 1, 2012 at 12:07pm — No Comments

Complications of Hacking the Planet

As scientists, with some reluctance, begin to study the idea of “geoengineering” the planet to slow or halt global warming, they are finding that any such program would quite likely have a complex array of effects, not all of them to humanity’s benefit.

In a…

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Added by Lothar Hinsche on January 26, 2012 at 10:30pm — No Comments

GM Shares Keys to Landfill-Free in 2011

GM Shares Keys to Landfill-Free in…

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Added by 3BL Media on January 24, 2012 at 12:10pm — No Comments

General Mills’ First Production Facility Earns LEED® Certification

An expansion at General Mills’ Albuquerque, N.M., facility was today awarded the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED® Gold certification during a celebration attended by New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez. This is the first General Mills’ production facility, and the fourth company building, to earn LEED certification.…

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Added by 3BL Media on January 17, 2012 at 12:42pm — No Comments

The Sun Chips Bag Story: PepsiCo's Lessons in Bringing Sustainable Packaging to Market

Rocco Papalia, Senior Vice President of PepsiCo’s Advanced Research Division, speaks to the Sustainable Business 2011 Conference (SB'11) about food packaging technology and the challenges of transforming a petroleum-based package into a renewable and degradable product.…

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Added by 3BL Media on December 10, 2011 at 1:49pm — No Comments

Fairfax launches The Wellbeing Index

In a time of increasing economic conservatism within our media, it is exciting to see a major media company, Fairfax, launching a new economic indicator that offers an alternative to our obsession with GDP. As the Herald's Ross Gittins and the indices architect Nicholas Gruen both point out, GDP is a great indicator as to employment growth and the amount of cash going into…

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Added by Leon Young on December 8, 2011 at 11:00am — No Comments

Keep America Beautiful Announces 2011 Great American Cleanup Results

More than 3.8 million volunteers and participants joined hands to produce more vibrant, beautiful and cleaner communities during Keep America Beautiful’s 2011 Great American Cleanup, the nation’s largest grassroots community improvement program. The Great American Cleanup, which takes place annually from March through May, succeeds because volunteers take action towards meaningful change in their communities.…

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Added by 3BL Media on December 5, 2011 at 2:00pm — No Comments

ARAMARK And SCA Launch Successful Environmental Internship Program

ARAMARK Environmental Internships

ARAMARK, the global professional services company based in Philadelphia, takes the approach that environmental stewardship should manifest itself in practical business practices. As Rick Martella, VP for Corporate Affairs says:

“It’s important to create programs and solutions that can be brought to scale through replication, and therefore can generate substantive change from within our business…

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Added by 3BL Media on November 21, 2011 at 1:14pm — No Comments

Can Plastic Find A Sustainable Destination?

Posted by Antonio Pasolini

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Added by 3BL Media on October 31, 2011 at 11:43am — No Comments

U.S. State Department and the World Environment Center Achieve Significant Environmental and Economic Savings in Nicaragua and Costa Rica

The World Environment Center (WEC) announced today the successful completion of a U.S. Department of State funded project…

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Added by 3BL Media on October 20, 2011 at 6:29am — No Comments

Good Stewards: Taking Celle Apart

Herman Miller Discover…

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Added by 3BL Media on October 11, 2011 at 1:24pm — No Comments

Can One Eco Action Add Up to BIG Savings?

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Added by 3BL Media on October 5, 2011 at 1:55pm — No Comments

Nalco Wins 2011 WateReuse Award

Nalco has received a 2011 WateReuse Award for our work encouraging industrial water reuse, especially through our 3D TRASAR automation technology which combines innovative chemistry, advanced sensors, and sophisticated modeling software to monitor water conditions continuously and add appropriate treatment only when needed.

The Annual WateReuse Awards provide industry recognition for successful projects, products, and individuals that have made…

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Added by 3BL Media on September 29, 2011 at 1:24pm — No Comments

Merchants of Virtue: A Look at How We Design for the Environment

Herman…

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Added by 3BL Media on September 23, 2011 at 1:19pm — No Comments

How to Recycle Your Books in LA

Recycle your books! The book drive is this Saturday, September 10th at the Traveler's Bookcase in Los Angeles, CA. Books will be donated to the Los Angeles Public Library to help support lacking budgets and programs. Join the fun and recycle your knowledge!

Traveler's Bookcase

8375 West Third Street

Los Angeles, CA 90048

About Greenopolis

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Added by 3BL Media on September 17, 2011 at 1:36pm — No Comments

Plastic solutions from the producers

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Added by 3BL Media on September 14, 2011 at 1:32pm — No Comments

GE, Coke Among Industry Leaders Launching Water Risk Mapping Project

For companies such as Goldman Sachs and GE, water has become not only a main area of concentration regarding sustainable practice, but also a potential business opportunity to help its clients overcome challenges. This article details the new Aqueduct Alliance, WRI’s portal for water risk analysis, and how companies are using this to make more informed decisions concerning water.…

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Added by 3BL Media on September 8, 2011 at 12:59pm — No Comments

Social Media Goes Green

Social media has become a very powerful tool in communicating corporate social responsibility and sustainability. To name a few - users of this communication channel include General Electric, IBM and Starbucks.This article discusses how top corporations are using social media to keep their consumers informed about green business practice and improvement of their surrounding environments.

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Added by 3BL Media on August 30, 2011 at 12:52pm — No Comments