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Office Depot Advances Plans to Green Stores Inside and Out
7.29.10
Source: GreenerBuildings, 7/28/10
Summary: Office Depot has opened its first store registered as a green building project under LEED standards for commercial interiors (LEED-CI) -- the latest move in the company's program to make its sites more environmentally friendly.
Call2Recycle Starts Rechargeable Battery Recycling Plan
7.24.10
Source: Waste & Recycling News, 7/22/10
Summary: Call2Recycle wants to help Americans learn more about recycling rechargeable batteries and mobile phones. The Atlanta-based recycling program has launched a new campaign, MyCall2Recycle, to help promote awareness and education about recycling rechargeable batteries. The recycling program partnered with DeWALT, Lowe´s, RadioShack and Staples to help build the campaign, which involves a social media component and random prize giveaways for people caught in the act of recycling.
Intel's Biggest Solar Site to Generate 1.5 MW Annually
7.24.10
Source: Environmental Leader, 7/22/10
Summary: Intel's solar installations in Folsom, Calif., and Chandler, Ariz., part of the semiconductor manufacturer's plan to build several solar projects in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Oregon, are now up and running. Combined, the solar projects, consisting of ground and roof-mounted solar electric facilities, are expected to generate about 2.8 million watts of power, according to an Intel blog.
8 Firms Chosed to Spearhead Global Building Efficiency Project
7.22.10
Source: Greener Buildings, 7/20/10
Summary: Eight large companies and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will participate in a pilot program launched this week by the U.S. and nearly two dozen other countries that promotes energy efficiency in commercial buildings. 3M, Cleveland Clinic, Dow Chemical, Grubb & Ellis, Marriott International, Nissan, Target Corporation and Walmart will take part in the the Global Superior Energy Performance Partnership to speed efficiency improvements in commercial buildings and industrial facilities.
China Tops U.S. in Energy Use
7.21.10
Source: The Wall Street Journal, 7/18/10
Summary: China has passed the U.S. to become the world's biggest energy consumer, according to new data from the International Energy Agency, a milestone that reflects both China's decades-long burst of economic growth and its rapidly expanding clout as an industrial giant. China's ascent marks "a new age in the history of energy," IEA chief economist Fatih Birol said in an interview. The country's surging appetite has transformed global energy markets and propped up prices of oil and coal in recent years, and its continued growth stands to have long-term implications for U.S. energy security.
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