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Posted by Geminai
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Thursday, 02 October 2008 |
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 Nevada’s first full-sized alternative fuel station and LEED-certified convenience store opened in Minden Tuesday. With solar panels and skylights, bamboo shelving and biofuels, the idea was to "take a Whole Foods market, and shrink it down to the size of a 7-Eleven.”
A friend of mine stopped in there yesterday, the second customer for Don Bently, owner of Bently Biofuels Outpost.
She was told that if there was anything natural that she would normally
get from a health food store or order online, just to let them know and
they will order it for her. We're very excited. (Read more in the Record Courier)
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Posted by geri
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Tuesday, 30 September 2008 |
 Boeing last week joined Virgin Atlantic and eight other major air carriers, along with Honeywell's energy arm, in an organized effort to develop new sustainable aviation fuels that will lower carbon emissions and free the airlines from the grip of high oil prices.
The Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group is supported by and collaborating with the World Wildlife Fund and Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
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Read more... [Boeing, Virgin Join Group Committed to Biofuel for Commercial Jets]
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Posted by geri
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Monday, 29 September 2008 |
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 Honda Motor Co. will start selling hybrid motorcycles as early as
the mid-2010s, and with smaller electric motorcycles coming out as
early as 2011, the automaker has announced. The move is part of Honda's efforts to cope with rising gasoline
prices and global warming by applying its 4-wheeled hybrid and battery
technology to motorcycles. (The Mainichi Daily News)
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Posted by geri
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Sunday, 28 September 2008 |
 The wine industry is making a concerted effort to adopt environmentally responsible practices, according to two UC Davis surveys of wine industry professionals and executives.
At the annual Wine Industry Financial Symposium in Napa, Calif. this week, Robert Smiley, professor and director of wine studies in the UC Davis Graduate School of Management, said that growers and vintners both were actively engaged in environmentally friendly business activities, such as package redesign, use of biodiesel fuel, wastewater reclamation and developing "green" building plans.
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Read more... [Wine Industry Intent on Truly Going Green]
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Posted by geri
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Saturday, 27 September 2008 |
 Wal-Mart Stores committed to reduce its global plastic shopping bag waste by an average of 33 percent per store by 2013. This is expected to eliminate more than 135 million pounds of plastic waste globally. To help reach this goal, Wal-Mart will reduce the number of bags given out by its stores, encourage the use of reusable bags and give customers the ability to continue recycling plastic shopping bags. The announcement was made at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting.
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Read more... [Wal-Mart to Cut Global Plastic Shopping Bag Waste]
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