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NORTHFIELD, Ill. -- TerraCycle Inc. has joined forces with Kraft Foods to "upcycle" used wrappers from cookies, energy bars and drink pouches into purses, backpacks and umbrellas. -
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell University spin-off Novomer unveiled its first product this week, a renewable polymer that degrades completely and is derived from renewable carbon-based feedstocks. -
NORTH CANTON, Ohio -- A rethinking of the milk jug has led to fuel, water and energy savings as mainstream stores make widespread use of the design. -
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. -- Autodesk added to its stable of software tools to help designers build more sustainable structures with the purchase of all Green Building Studio Inc. and Ecotect assets. -
CANBERRA, -- Advertising claims in Australia about the environmental impact of a Goodyear tire were named misleading, prompting the company to apologize for the statements and offer customers partial refunds. -
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Pratt & Whitney has created a jet engine that uses less fuel and emits less carbon dioxide and nitrogen-oxide at a time when rising jet fuel prices are crippling the aviation industry.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency doled out its 2008 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards Tuesday. Dow AgroSciences, Batelle, Nalco Co., SIGNa Chemistry and Profs. Robert Maleczka, Jr., and Milton Smith III received a nod.
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FRESNO, Calif. -- If elected, Sen. John McCain promised to award a $300 milliion prize to the automaker that develops a battery that “leapfrogs” commercially available plug-in hybrid or electric cars. He also proposed tax credits for sales of zero-emissions vehicles.
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CHICAGO, Ill. -- Italian communications agency Brandit and the School and Art Institute of Chicago have launched Elogico, an initiative that will explore and promote sustainable design approaches.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- The American Home Furnishings Alliance plans to honor home furnishing or bedding manufacturers, designers or retailers that commit to sustainable design, growth and practices.
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BURLINGTON, CANADA -- IKEA’s Canadian arm launched a website this week that will communicate the company’s social and environmental efforts, as well as serve as a platform from which IKEA will collect consumer insight.
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HIROSHIMA, -- The automaker has joined Hiroshima University and Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology for the "Mazda Bioplastic Project."
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Department of Energy will dedicate $30 million toward advancing plug-in electric vehicles through a partnership with General Motors, Ford and General Electric. The goals are to make the cars price-competitive by 2014, and ready for mass production by 2016.
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ARLINGTON, Va. -- As the two-day conference wound down, designers take the stage to look the state of the art and discuss what's yet to come.
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ARLINGTON, Va. -- Startups and Industry leaders came together at the Friday morning sessions at Greener by Design to share how they brought sustainable business goals to bear on their operations either from the outset or after decades of 'business as usual.'
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Real-world innovations, 'green gurus' and tools and strategies to expand design's benefits were among the offerings at the Greener by Design yesterday.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- At Greener World Media's Greener by Design Conference in Alexandria, Va., this week, the opening sessions focused on just what makes a brand green, and how companies can harness the power of innovation. -
LEEDS, UNITED KINGDOM -- Researchers at the University of Leeds have invented a technology that uses plastic chips to clean clothes, eliminating nearly all water and energy used by a conventional washing machine.
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ARMONK, N.Y. -- With three additions to its Project Big Green line of data center solutions, IBM has expanded the range of its green IT solutions to include larger, more portable and higher-density modular computing centers.
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BENNINGTON, N.H. -- Papermaker Monadnock has released the third edition of its guide to sustainable printing and design choices.
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