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Once your company has gathered up all the low-hanging fruit, what comes next?
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BOSTON, Mass. -- The 'green Olympic Games' ended Sunday, the day before the spotlight shifted to tennis and the U.S. Open, which is pulling from its sleeve some green tricks of its own. Golf picks up the mantle Saturday with the first carbon neutral event on the PGA Tour.
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ROUND ROCK, Texas -- Photo frame maker Burnes Home Accents is taking steps to cut 25 percent of its waste, help its partners green their operations and create products from reused and recycled materials.
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SCOTIA, Calif. -- A timber company in northern California has a new owner, new name and new outlook on how to manage forests, bringing an end opposition from activists.
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- The interactive map at Pulpwatch.org rates pulp and paper mills on if they meet the standards in the Common Vision for Transforming the Paper Industry.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Australian retailer Woolworths has ended its contract with Asia Pulp and Paper, a manufacturer other companies have dropped due to concerns of illegal and unsustainable logging.
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By Nathaniel Carroll and Mic..., The Ecosystem Marketplace
Published: July 7, 2008
The once-radical concept of saving the environment by documenting the economic value of environmental services and then getting industry to pay is finally catching on -- but how is one to keep track of all the new methodologies and concepts?
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By Kate Martin, Edie News
Published: June 13, 2008
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- The paper industry's total carbon footprint is estimated to be three times higher than the aviation industry and Europeans use four times as much paper as the global average.
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PALO ALTO, Calif. -- The company's Eco-Solutions program puts the environment at the top of the agenda for printing functions, energy and paper use, green paper production processes, packaging and paper use guidelines, and a new printer made from largely recycled materials.
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CHICAGO, Ill. -- The National Restaurant Association unveiled the "Conserve: Solutions for Sustainability" initiative at its annual trade show Monday, the same day PepsiCo Foodservice entered a partnership with the Green Restaurant Association (GRA) to help customers become more sustainable. A Chicago culinary school also said Monday it would incorporate sustainability education into its curriculum.
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In a move playing out largely behind the scenes but gaining quick momentum, law firms are using simple and inexpensive tools to evolve from notorious resource hogs (think a half-ton of paper per lawyer, per year) to models of eco-stewardship.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Rental car company Avis sets a new goal for cutting paper use, and college admissions service ConnectEDU creates a new initiative to cut paper out of applications.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- The group's annual gala will recognize businesses and individuals who have made strides in supporting sustainable forestry and other conservation initiatives.
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Companies can make an enormous difference in the global environment and forest communities by adopting strict purchasing policies.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- The papermaker now gets most of its energy from biomass and has steadily reduced its greenhouse gas emissions since 1998.