The US postal service has set a goal to reduce energy use by 30 per cent and called on employees, suppliers and partners in the mail industry to increase efforts to go green. The message from the postmaster general, John Potter, is “become personally responsible for conservation” – taking simple steps
clean tech
Helen Hopper of Kyocera Mita UK talks to Greenbang about the Greencard events – a business network to encourage people to reduce the impact of their business activities on the environment, whilst sustaining a profitable business. More information about the Greencard events can be found here.
General Motors European President, Carl-Peter Forster, has called for clear Europe-wide environmental laws on carbon emissions. Forster called for action on a reasonable, results-based, pan-European CO2 policy and said: “GM Europe is committed to working constructively with policy makers to support EU strategies that will quickly reduce the impact of
Landfill Gas to Energy
US company Waste Management plans to partner with private and municipal landfill owners to develop the country’s untapped landfill gas resources and convert them into energy. The company recently broke ground on a landfill gas to energy (LFGTE) facility at the municipal owned Madison County landfill near Syracuse, New
Marshalls
Marshalls, the hard landscaping company, claims it will have the largest number of carbon labelled products anywhere in the world. Using the Carbon Trust’s official Carbon Reduction Label, all 503 of its domestic landscaping products will be marked. Marshalls said: “Labelling a few products allows consumers to see the
Manchester
A ‘mini Stern’ report for Manchester claims doing nothing to combat the problems of climate change would cost the city £21bn over the next decade, with the cost to the whole North West region totalling up to £70bn. Dubbed the ‘Mini-Stern for Manchester’ the report was commissioned by Manchester Enterprises,
energy efficiency
Greenbang’s landlord doesn’t really care that much about me. I’m still waiting for his ‘mate’ to come around and fix some dodgy leaky pipes in the bathroom. Now landlords are being urged to pay attention to the energy efficiency of their properties with the introduction of Energy
sanitation
Growing up with hippie parents, Greenbang suffered the childhood humiliation of recycled toilet paper. I would watch ads where cute puppies chased rolls of pillowy tissue, falling asleep in the earth polluting, yet luxuriously soft, paper while I had to make do with the rough, unbleached two-ply in our bathroom.
tesco
Environmental and sustainability targets are increasingly being given more prominence in company financial results. Supermarket giant Tesco released its interim financials for the six month period ended 23 August 2008 this week and bucked the general economic trend with an 11.3 per cent increase in pre-tax profits to £1.
NOAA
OK, while the nerdy sci-fi fan in Greenbang loves the idea of a Jetson’s style future where we all get round by jetpack or hop into our personal space vehicles for a short inter-galactic holiday, it seems completely environmentally irresponsible to be encouraging more space travel by developing the
Clean Tech Start-up Index
Today’s entry from Greenbang’s special report on UK Clean Tech Start-up businesses is about Viridis Technology, the last company we investigated in the report. * Founders/CEO: Raymond Stack * Founding date: Jan 2008 * Number of employees: 6 * Turnover: pre-revenue * Website: www.viridis-tech.com Viridis Technology has developed a carbon-cutting
