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New Carbon Standard Set for Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use

Posted by Environmental Leader on 19/11/2008

The Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS) recently launched at the London Stock Exchange. It is being touted as the first time a standardized approach has included land use projects including forestry and agriculture and made them accessible to all market players in the $330 million voluntary carbon ma ...

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Millipore Unveils Its First Biodegradable Bioplastic Product

Posted by Environmental Leader on 19/11/2008

Millipore Corp. unveiled the EcoStand tube holder, the company’s first bioplastic product which is also biodegradable and compostable.The company says the EcoStand device is made from a corn-based plastic resin rather than from conventional petroleum-based plastic. The device is biodegradab ...

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Tips On Greening Your Business

Posted by Environmental Leader on 19/11/2008

As part of NBC Universal’s Green Week, its affiliate CNBC published a piece on greening businesses.Here are some tips:1. Offer flexible employee commuter optionsEncourage staff to give up cars by subsidizing the cost of mass transit tickets, offering telecommuting, or providing preferred pa ...

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United Flight Saves 1,600 Gallons Fuel Without New Technology

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/11/2008

United Airlines, a participant in the Asia and South Pacific Initiative to Reduce Emissions, says it has reduced CO2 emissions by nearly 33,000 pounds and saved about 1,600 gallons of fuel on United flight 870 from Sydney, Australia, to San Francisco International Airport.California Gov. Arnold S ...

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Harris Opens Green Branch, Installs Geothermal Technology

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/11/2008

Harris opened its first green bank branch on the South Side of Chicago. The City of Chicago supported the bank to install geothermal heating and cooling system in the branch, which is expected to reduce up to 30 percent of energy consumption annually, compared to a conventional system.The branch ...

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