What's New in P2?

Lunch & Lead: Sustainable Business Solutions Series, "Creating Value Through Sustainable Product/Service Design"
The University of Idaho Boise center offers up practical solutions for businesses that want to make a commitment to sustainability and improve their bottom line. It's the focus for monthly brown bag presentations that are part of the Lunch & Lead: Sustainable Business Practices series. The series runs February through December 2010.
www.uidaho.edu/boise/lunchandlead.aspx

Lunch & Lead: Sustainable Business Solutions Series, "Creating Value Through Sustainable Product/Service Design"
The University of Idaho Boise center offers up practical solutions for businesses that want to make a commitment to sustainability and improve their bottom line. It's the focus for monthly brown bag presentations that are part of the Lunch & Lead: Sustainable Business Practices series. The series runs February through December 2010.
www.uidaho.edu/boise/lunchandlead.aspx

German Fishing Boat Flies Giant Kite To Save Fuel (03/10/2010)
Germany's largest fishing vessel will leave the Netherlands this week, towed by a giant kite harnessing trade winds for South America that will help cut its fuel consumption by up to a third.
planetark.org/wen/57068

Green Chemistry Breakthrough in Plastics Recycling (03/10/2010)
Scientists at IBM and Stanford University said Tuesday that they have developed a new method of making plastics that will permit more than one recycling cycle. While plastics are recyclable today, the resulting materials have been limited to second generation reuse only. This means things made from recycled plastic bottles are disposed in landfills.
www.ens-newswire.com/ens/mar2010/2010-03-10-091.html

Washington is first to tackle toxic copper in brakes (03/10/2010)
Washington state has done it again, being the first state in the country to take a legal stand against a toxic chemical. The Legislature this week voted to phase out cooper in brake pads, provided there are reasonable alternatives and that research continues to suggest that brake pads are contributing significant amounts of toxic copper. The bill is Senate Bill 6557.
pugetsoundblogs.com/waterways/2010/03/10/washington-is-first-to-tackle-toxic-cop
per-in-brakes/

Eco-Dentists Aim to Clean and Green (03/09/2010)
With 500 members in 42 states and 11 countries, the Eco-Dentistry Association has launched a certification program for green dental practices and named its two inaugural recipients.
www.greenbiz.com/news/2010/03/09/eco-dentistry-group-hopes-spur-industrywide-gre
en-movement

Greenhouse Gas Management for Medium-Duty Truck Fleets (03/09/2010)
This white paper from Environmental Defense Fund and fleet management company PHH Arval lays out strategies for reducing emissions from medium-duty trucks, which are responsible for more than 80 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually.
www.greenbiz.com/research/report/2010/03/09/greenhouse-gas-management-medium-dut
y-truck-fleets

Home Depot stores increase energy efficiency (03/09/2010)
Home improvement giant The Home Depot recently announced that energy efficiency measures taken at U.S. stores have led to a reduction of energy use by 2.6 billion kWh since 2004. The company also reaffirmed its commitment to reducing its energy use by 20 percent per square foot in the next five years. If you've never been to one of their stores, they are massive shells filled with a variety of home improvement products. I can't even begin to imagine how much energy these stores use so I applaud The Home Depot for working to improve energy efficiency across the board.
www.mnn.com/business/commercial-building/blogs/home-depot-stores-increase-energy
-efficiency

Smokestash Industry: ARPA-E Seeks Breakthroughs in Carbon Capture Technology (03/09/2010)
Every second, our bodies capture carbon dioxide in our tissues, transport it via the blood, and dump it in the lungs from where it is exhaled. This unconscious process is yet another way humans contribute to the accumulation of the greenhouse gas in the atmosphere--albeit in a miniscule volume compared with burning fossil fuels. The key to this metabolic process is an enzyme called carbonic anhydrase and it's efficiency at capturing and releasing CO2 is what human engineers want to mimic at the power plant scale.
www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=smokestash-industry-arpa-e-seeks-carbo
n-capture-breakthroughs

100% Bio-Plastic Water Bottles Trickle Into Marketplace (03/08/2010)
A new trend emerging in the bottled water market is bio-plastic bottles made 100 percent from plants, as opposed to the mixed composition bottles that came out in recent years. The latest eco-bottles come from Green Planet Bottling and Keystone Water Company.
www.environmentalleader.com/2010/03/08/bio-plastic-water-bottles-trickle-into-ma
rketplace/

BP, Shell Lead Oil/Gas Sustainability Ranking (03/08/2010)
In a ranking of environmental, sustainability and social impacts from major oil and gas companies, BP comes out on top, with a 59 percent Tomorrow's Value score, according to the Tomorrow's Value ranking.
www.environmentalleader.com/2010/03/08/bp-shell-lead-oilgas-sustainability-ranki
ng/

Energy efficient scoreboard takes the field (03/08/2010)
Safeco Field's 10-year-old scoreboard in left field was comprised of incandescent bulbs, required a cooling system that was in operation 24-hours a day, and used 1.2 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity annually. In February, Safeco Field began deconstructingit to replace it with a more energy efficient scoreboard.
www.sustainableindustries.com/breakingnews/86377812.html

Learning from Nature: Scientists Break Down Carbon Dioxide Into Carbon Monoxide Using Visible Light (03/08/2010)
A recent discovery in understanding how to chemically break down the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into a useful form opens the doors for scientists to wonder what organism is out there -- or could be created -- to accomplish the task.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100308095840.htm

LED Streetlights Best Buy for Cities, Researchers Report (03/08/2010)
University of Pittsburgh researchers have conducted the first cradle-to-grave assessment of light-emitting diode (LED) streetlights and determined that the increasingly popular lamps strike the best balance between brightness, affordability, and energy and environmental conservation when their life span-from production to disposal-is considered. LEDs consist of clusters of tiny, high-intensity bulbs and are extolled for their power efficiency and clear luminosity.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100308132136.htm

'Awful' legal threat turns small boatyard upside down (03/05/2010)
Sitting in her office in an old converted house on a recent afternoon, Patti Segulja-Lau looks tired. She's slept little over the past month and has lost 10 pounds. The general manager of Dunato's Marine Service in Seattle, Segulja-Lau describes the events of the past few weeks in a single word: surreal.
www.threesheetsnw.com/blog/archives/8032

Bright Automotive Pilots with Postal Service, Pushes Back Production Plan (03/05/2010)
Bright Automotive, a spinoff from the not-for-profit think tank and consulting firm Rocky Mountain Institute that's looking to build a plug-in hybrid car called the IDEA, has linked up with the U.S. Postal Service. The deal is for Bright to retrofit a standard postal service fleet vehicle with its electric drive train and test the vehicle in Washington DC for a year. Yeah, it's a tiny step, and Bright has other small deals like its partnership with the U.S. Army to test plug-in hybrid vehicle tech in non-combat situations.
earth2tech.com/2010/03/05/bright-automotive-pilots-with-postal-service-pushes-ba
ck-production-plan/

Interior Department chooses Alaska for climate center (03/05/2010)
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Thursday that Alaska will be the site of the first of the department's eight planned regional climate science centers. "With rapidly melting Arctic sea ice and permafrost, and threats to the survival of Native Alaskan coastal communities, Alaska is ground zero for climate change," Salazar said in a release.
www.adn.com/2010/03/04/1167889/interior-department-chooses-alaska.html

3M Shares Tips for Managing Energy Use (03/04/2010)
3M reveals its strategies for managing energy usage in the U.S. Department of Energy's "Energy Matters" newsletter. The centerpiece of 3M's plan includes establishing a new set of corporate environmental goals every five years and tracking individual plants on a quarterly basis and again annually to evaluate their progress toward meeting energy-reduction goals.
www.environmentalleader.com/2010/03/04/3m-shares-tips-for-managing-energy-use/

How Ocean Bacterium Turns Carbon Into Fuel (03/04/2010)
Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. We hear this mantra time and again. When it comes to carbon‹the "Most Wanted" element in terms of climate change‹nature has got reuse and recycle covered. However, it's up to us to reduce. Scientists at Harvard Medical School are trying to meet this challenge by learning more about the carbon cycle, that is, the process by which carbon moves from the atmosphere into plants, oceans, soils, the earth's crust, and back into the atmosphere again.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100304142247.htm

Lunch & Lead: Sustainable Business Solutions Series, "Creating Value Through Sustainable Product/Service Design" (03/04/2010)
The University of Idaho Boise center offers up practical solutions for businesses that want to make a commitment to sustainability and improve their bottom line. It's the focus for monthly brown bag presentations that are part of the Lunch & Lead: Sustainable Business Practices series. The series runs February through December 2010.
www.uidaho.edu/boise/lunchandlead.aspx

Recycling Some Hospital Waste (Not the Really Gross Kind) (03/04/2010)
The food industry leads the nation in pounds of waste produced annually. So, what's second? It's health care facilities. They dispose of more than four billion pounds of waste each year.
www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=recycling-some-hospital-waste-
not-t-10-03-04

Chemicals That Eased One Environmental Problem May Worsen Another (03/03/2010)
Chemicals that helped solve a global environmental crisis in the 1990s -- the hole in Earth's protective ozone layer -- may be making another problem -- acid rain -- worse, scientists are reporting. Their study on the chemicals that replaced the ozone-destroying chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) once used in aerosol spray cans, air conditioners, refrigerators, and other products, appears in ACS' Journal of Physical Chemistry A.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100303114001.htm

Detroit Automakers Invest in Energy-Efficient Engines (03/03/2010)
Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation (GM), and Chrysler--recently announced significant investments or changes as they move towards more efficient engines and vehicles. With an eye towards reducing fuel consumption and emissions, the companies are retooling some factories and redesigning vehicle powertrains.
apps1.eere.energy.gov/news/news_detail.cfm/news_id=15836

Google Releases API for Energy Tool PowerMeter (03/03/2010)
Another small step for empowered and open access to energy data. Search engine giant Google announced on Wednesday that it has released the API (application programming interface) for its energy tool PowerMeter. Opening up the API means that gadget makers can now freely integrate with PowerMeter -- previously Google had only been working with a small amount of select device manufacturers for PowerMeter like Energy Inc's The Energy Detective.
earth2tech.com/2010/03/03/google-releases-api-for-energy-tool-powermeter/

Bayer's Box-Free Bottles: Less Packaging, Different Materials (03/02/2010)
For close to a year, some Bayer and Aleve products have been sold as stand-alone bottles instead of bottles packaged inside boxes. While the change reduces the amount of paper that goes into the packaging as well as possible waste packaging, the new bottles' caps and labels are made with different materials.
www.greenerdesign.com/news/2010/02/16/bayers-box-free-bottles-less-packaging-dif
ferent-materials

Compostable Plastics Have a Sweet Ending (03/02/2010)
Food packaging and other disposable plastic items could soon be composted at home along with organic waste thanks to a new sugar-based polymer.
www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandeventspggrp/imperialcollege/newssummary/news_18-2-201
0-14-5-40?newsid=84962

HP, Intel, General Mills Top List of Best Corporate Citizens (03/02/2010)
Corporate Responsibility Magazine today released its 11th annual Best Corporate Citizens list, putting Hewlett-Packard, Intel and General Mills in the top three categories.
/www.greenbiz.com/news/2010/03/02/hp-intel-general-mills-best-corporate-citizens

PGE plans 'Northwest's largest' rooftop solar project (03/02/2010)
Portland General Electric Co. on Tuesday said it has started work on what it is calling the largest rooftop solar energy project in the Pacific Northwest.
www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/03/01/daily12.html

Vodafone, Verizon At Opposite Ends of Sustainability Rankings (03/02/2010)
Vodafone (Nasdaq: VOD), Nokia (NYSE: NOK), HP (NYSE: HPQ) and France Telecom (NYSE: FTE) topped a sustainability ranking of the world's largest information and communications technology (ICT) companies.
www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/19855

Waste tea leaves could brew up biofuel (03/02/2010)
Waste tea leaves could be a cheap source of biofuel that does not compromise food security, according to Pakistani scientists. Researchers from the Nanoscience and Catalysis Division at Quaid-i-Azam University used a nanocatalyst, metal nanoparticles that accelerate reactions, to produce biodiesel from used tea leaves.
www.environmental-expert.com/resultEachPressRelease.aspx

Algae: Not Just for Fuel Anymore (03/01/2010)
By now, many have heard algae being proclaimed as the fuel source that could potentially replace a large percentage of the petroleum we use. However, non-fuel uses of algae that can further lessen our dependence on petroleum have not gotten the attention they deserve. One such usage, while far less visible and but whom some would argue is just as important, is creating plastics.
www.matternetwork.com/2010/2/algae-just-fuel-anymore.cfm

Can greener gadgets save us from e-waste? (03/01/2010)
One laptop per child seems a simple slogan, chock full of benefit. What could go wrong when you put the power of the Internet and solar cells into the hands of children in the developing world? After all, not only does it train the global underclass in the tools of modern production, it also unleashes a creativity that may allow them to leapfrog the old, dirty, industrial development that has fouled the planet.
www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=can-greener-gadgets-save-us-from-e-2
010-02-28

Discovery in Legumes Could Reduce Fertilizer Use, Aid Environment (03/01/2010)
Nitrogen is vital for all plant life, but increasingly the planet is paying a heavy price for the escalating use of nitrogen fertilizer. Excess nitrogen from fertilizer runoff into rivers and lakes causes algal blooms that create oxygen-depleted dead zones, such as the 6,000 to 7,000 square mile zone in the Gulf of Mexico, and nitrogen in the form of nitrous oxide is a potent greenhouse gas.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100301091552.htm

Wal-Mart Pushes Energy Efficiency on Chinese Suppliers (03/01/2010)
Wal-Mart Stores is working with its Chinese suppliers to address energy efficiency and environmental impacts, reports the Washington Post. The retailer, fresh off a major announcement last week to cut its supply chain emissions 20 million metric tons by 2015, has more than 10,000 suppliers in China.
www.environmentalleader.com/2010/03/01/wal-mart-pushes-energy-efficiency-on-chin
ese-suppliers/

Coke, eBay, Google, Wal-Mart Buy Bloom Fuel Cells (02/26/2010)
A host of major U.S. companies are becoming customers of the new Bloom Energy Server, which was kept from the public eye until its official Feb. 24 launch but has been in use for at least 18 months at various test sites.
www.environmentalleader.com/2010/02/25/coke-ebay-google-wal-mart-buy-bloom-fuel-
cells/

China Pollution Concerns Dash Hummer Deal (02/25/2010)
China's environmental concerns have dashed Tengzhong's dream of buying the iconic Hummer brand from General Motors.
www.industryweek.com/articles/china_pollution_concerns_dash_hummer_deal_21179.as
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City of Eugene receives EPA grant to combat greenhouse gases (02/25/2010)
A project that will promote environmentally-friendly commutes in Eugene, Ore. just got a boost of financial support from the Environmental Protection Agency. An initiative to encourage Eugene residents to use transit, walk and bike to get around town will be supported by a Climate Showcase grant worth more than $100,000. Only 20 communities in the country were chosen by EPA to receive these prestigious grants.
yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/0A69EC08BABCA5EF852576D60003DB64

Walmart's Journey to Sustainability (02/25/2010)
Walmart, with headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, is the major force in global retail. Net sales for their last fiscal year topped $405 billion, with international net sales exceeding $100 billion.
www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/walmarts-journey-to-sustainability/

Will Bloom Box get you off the Grid (02/25/2010)
The Bloom Box sounds like a con-man's dream, but eBay and Google and Walmart are already proving that, yes, these small stacks of material can turn air and many forms of natural gas into electricity.
www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/02/23/bloom-box-will-you-finally-be-able-to-kiss-off
-your-electric-co/?icid=main|htmlws-main-w|dl5|link6|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.walletpop.
com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F02%2F23%2Fbloom-box-will-you-finally-be-able-to-kiss-off-you
r-electr

Amtrak, REI, Timberland Join Climate Counts Industry Innovators (02/24/2010)
Six charter companies -- Amtrak, Ben & Jerry's, Clif Bar, REI, Shaklee and Timberland -- have signed on as charter members of the Climate Counts Industry Innovators (i2) project.
www.environmentalleader.com/2010/02/24/amtrak-rei-timberland-join-climate-counts
-industry-innovators/

Roasting biomass may be key process in bioenergy economy (02/23/2010)
A new collaborative study between Idaho National Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) will investigate whether such roasting can create a more valuable product for the nascent biofuels industry. Initial studies show that driving moisture and volatile compounds from wood or straw could make the biomass more stable, compactable and energy dense.
/www.physorg.com/news186157583.html

Shippers Worldwide Pull Back the Throttle, Cut Fuel and Emissions (02/23/2010)
Shipping companies around the world are going slower and slower, reaping the benefits of using less fuel and emitting less carbon.
www.climatebiz.com/news/2010/02/22/shippers-worldwide-pull-back-throttle-cut-fue
l-and-emissions

Study Compares Sustainability of Global Chemical Companies (02/23/2010)
Global chemical companies could release at least one billion Euro in cash flow if they increase their sustainability performance.
www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/19811

Unwrapping Quiznos' Greener Packaging (02/23/2010)
People sometimes say we need to save the planet for our kids. I sometimes think our kids are going to save us. If you doubt it, ask Rick Schaden. Schaden is CEO of Quiznos, the fast-food chain best known for its toasted subs, and the father of five children, ages 3 to 19. Today, Quiznos is rolling out new packaging ("Eat Toasty, Be Green") made from renewable or recycled content that will reduce the chain's environmental footprint.
www.greenerdesign.com/blog/2010/02/23/unwrapping-quiznos-greener-packaging

Fueling the Future With Fish Tank Residue: Scientist Discusses Use of Algae as Biofuel (02/22/2010)
As Americans demand new and cleaner ways to meet the country's energy needs, researchers are turning to algae as a promising new fuel source. The approach has the potential to significantly reduce the nation's reliance on imported oil while contributing to rural economic development and lowering greenhouse emissions.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100219141905.htm

Maryland Could Be Entirely Powered by Offshore Wind (02/22/2010)
Maryland's feasible wind resource off of the state's Atlantic coast could provide 67 percent of the electric load, finds a new report from researchers at the University of Delaware's Center for Carbon-free Power Integration.
www.ens-newswire.com/ens/feb2010/2010-02-20-092.html

Philips smashes sustainability targets (02/22/2010)
Electronics giant Philips today announced it generated almost a third of its revenue from "green products" last year, reaching its target for sales of energy efficient and environmentally friendly technologies three years ahead of schedule.
www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2258265/philips-smashes-sustainability

Wind farm complex in works 10 miles outside Othello (02/22/2010)
Adams County's first wind farm could give Othello a job boost. Portland-based Horizon Wind Energy is working to build a $120 million wind complex about 10 miles southwest of Othello.
www.tri-cityherald.com/2010/02/10/896160/wind-farm-complex-in-works-10.html

Cellulosic ethanol fuel breakthrough: 85% cleaner and only $2 a gallon (02/19/2010)
We could be on the verge of a major breakthrough with cellulosic ethanol, with fuel produced from corn cobs or wood chips at a cost that's competitive not only with inefficient corn ethanol, but with gasoline, too. The goal is fuel for under $2 a gallon by 2011.
/www.mnn.com/transportation/cars/blogs/cellulosic-ethanol-fuel-breakthrough-85-c
leaner-and-only-2-a-gallon

How the Office Can Finally Go Paperless (02/19/2010)
Corporate treasury operations are awash in paper, and a new report by J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM) outlines how they can achieve a more sustainable, paperless future.
www.matternetwork.com/2010/2/how-office-can-finally-go.cfm

New wine in old bottles (02/19/2010)
Wine drinkers in many Pacific Northwest towns get frustrated that there's no place to recycle the heavy glass bottles that hold their beloved vino. In Europe, people go to their local winery and cheaply fill a jug with fresh table wine for the week. Inspired by that tradition, two Northwest winemakers have begun selling wine in reusable liter bottles that local customers can return for refills. Besides giving you a virtuous buzz, it's a good deal for a solid, relatively inexpensive house wine.
crosscut.com/2010/02/18/food/19605/

Truck Retrofits Could Cut Fuel Use by 3.4 Billion Gallons a Year (02/19/2010)
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Navistar are testing drag-reducing devices that could cut big rig fuel use by 12 percent, or 3.4 billion gallons a year. The devices would fit into the areas of the truck that produce the most drag, making it more aerodynamic and reducing the energy needed to propel the truck.
ecogeek.org/automobiles/3077-truck-retrofits-could-cut-fuel-use-by-34-billion-g

EU Could Exceed Green Energy Target: Report (02/18/2010)
The European Union will meet and could even exceed its target of getting 20 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2020, a report by the European Wind Energy Association said on Tuesday. In the 27-nation bloc, 21 countries are on target to meet or exceed their national targets, according to the EWEA.
planetark.org/wen/56769

Final Rule Reduces Air Toxics from Existing Stationary Diesel Engines/Emissions reductions will save lives and protect health (02/18/2010)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is setting the first standards that will reduce emissions of formaldehyde, benzene, acrolein and other toxic air pollutants from certain stationary diesel engines. These pollutants are known or suspected to cause cancer or other serious health problems and environmental damage.
yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/99392158D1CB07B2852576CE005FD8BB

Food Holidays and Reuse Opportunities (02/18/2010)
We know about big food holidays - Christmas, Easter, Passover, Ramadan (fried honey donuts!). We know about other holidays that include a particular type of food in their celebrations like St. Valentine's Day (chocolate), St. Patrick's (green beer, green cookies, green everything), Oktoberfest (beer). But what about those 'other' food holidays?
blog.leanpath.com/?p=1136

Photosynthesis: A New Source of Electrical Energy? Biofuel Cell Works in Cactus (02/18/2010)
Scientists in France have transformed the chemical energy generated by photosynthesis into electrical energy by developing a novel biofuel cell. The advance offers a new strategy to convert solar energy into electrical energy in an environmentally-friendly and renewable manner. In addition, the biofuel cell could have important medical applications.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100218092846.htm

A future where the whoosh of passing cars power highway lights (02/17/2010)
And now, for something seriously cool (and conceivable): Wind-turbine highway lights powered by the rush of air created by cars and trucks speeding past.
/blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2010/02/a_future_where_the_whoosh_of_p.html

Brace for Impact: the West Coast Anticipates Electric Vehicles (02/17/2010)
It's hard not to see the flurry of activity preceding Dec 2010's slated electric vehicle launches as an expression of joyous excitement. A range of stakeholders are taking action, and coordinating to prepare for widespread electric vehicle ownership. But are they in fact preparing for a new Golden Age in transportation, for the most significant change since the highway? The New York Times reports that the West Coast will be the first to find out.
www.triplepundit.com/2010/02/brace-for-impact-the-west-coast-anticipates-electri
c-vehicles/

ConocoPhillips, BP America, and Caterpillar quit climate coalition (02/17/2010)
Three major U.S. companies said Tuesday they were leaving a coalition pushing for action on climate change, dealing a potential fresh blow to landmark legislation to cut carbon emissions. The companies--oil groups ConocoPhillips and BP America and equipment maker Caterpillar Inc.--said they backed efforts for a green economy but felt that proposed laws were unfair to them.
www.grist.org/article/2010-02-16-conocophillips-bp-america-and-caterpillar-quit-
climate-coalition/

Lockheed Facility Reduces Water Use 43% (02/17/2010)
Lockheed Martin's Center for Leadership and Excellence has a number of features to reduce its environmental impact, including low-flow plumbing that cuts water use 43 percent.
www.environmentalleader.com/2010/02/17/lockheed-facility-reduces-water-use-43/

Nike, Starbucks, other Northwest businesses push Congress for 'clean energy economy' (02/17/2010)
Just pass it? Nike and other businesses, including Starbucks and Portland's Gerding Edlen development firm, called on Congress to approve comprehensive climate change legislation this year and said a "clean energy economy" is the next great economic boom.
www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/02/nike_starbucks_other_nw_busine.htm
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British Airways to use biofuel (02/16/2010)
British Airways and Solena Group are establishing a sustainable jet-fuel plant as BA plans to use the biofuel to power part of its fleet from 2014.
www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/7343/british-airways-to-use-biofuel/

How to Green up the Office and Reduce Electronic Waste (02/16/2010)
A recycled ink and toner company, InkCycle, recently released a video about how businesses can green up their offices and reduce electronic waste by utilizing best green practices.
/eponline.com/articles/2010/02/16/how-to-green-up-the-office-and-reduce-electron
ic-waste.aspx

Sustainability at Vancouver Games (02/16/2010)
The gold, silver and bronze medals awarded during the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, BC, will be the first ever to include recovered metals.
www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/19754

USPS may buy 20,000 Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (02/16/2010)
Most of the 220,000 U.S. Postal Service vehicles only travel 20 to 25 miles per day making them a good match with the range of an electric vehicle. Hundreds of stops make hybrids and electrics ideal for capturing braking energy and regenerating the batteries.
/www.cleantechblog.com/2010/02/usps-may-buy-20000-hybrid-and-electric.html

Weyerhaeuser, M&S, L'Oreal Among Leaders in First Forest Footprint Report (02/16/2010)
A handful of international companies are well aware of their forest impacts, and are working to minimize those impacts, although the vast majority of firms have yet to take dedicated action.
www.greenbiz.com/news/2010/02/11/waeyerhauser-ms-loreal-among-leaders-first-fore
st-footprint-report

Arcadia Becomes First Major Publisher in US to Use 100% FSC-Certified Paper (02/12/2010)
South Carolina-based publisher of local photographic histories goes with 100% Forest Stewardship Council-certified paper
www.matternetwork.com/2010/2/arcadia-becomes-first-major-publisher.cfm

New Light Bulb Is Efficient and Has No Mercury, RTI Says (02/12/2010)
RTI International has developed a lighting technology that is more energy efficient than the incandescent light bulb and does not contain mercury. At the core of the breakthrough is an advanced nanofiber structure that provides exceptional lighting management. Nanofibers are materials with diameters and surface features much smaller than the human hair but with comparable lengths.
eponline.com/articles/2010/02/10/new-light-bulb-is-efficient-and-has-no-mercury-
rti-says.aspx

Utility turns cow poop into gas (02/12/2010)
With so much talk about driving less, electric cars and alternative fuels, you'd think transportation was the No. 1 producer of the world's harmful greenhouse gases.
www.portlandtribune.com/sustainable/story.php?story_id=126565121898529500

Green Teams: Engaging Employees in Sustainability (12/07/2009)
The latest in our series of GreenBiz Reports, researched and written by Deborah Fleischer, the president of Green Impact, explores and outlines the 10 best practices for bringing all your employees on board with your company's sustainability projects.
www.greenerdesign.com/research/report/2009/12/03/green-teams-engaging-employees-
sustainability

March 17, 2010
Food Waste Reduction and Management Webinar Series: Waste Reduction (online)


March 17, 2010
Waste-to-Profit Workshop and Networking Event (Bertha Knight Landes Room, 600 4th Avenue, Seattle)


March 20 - 21, 2010
The Natural Step: Strategic Sustainability for Leaders (Portland, OR)


March 25 - 26, 2010
FIRST CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION Symposium on Sustainability and the Environment (Seattle WA)


March 30, 2010
Water Efficiency Auditing for Businesses, Commercial Facilities and Institutions (online)


March 31, 2010
Food Waste Reduction and Management Webinar Series: Composting and End-of-life Management of Food Waste (online)


March 4, 2010
Lunch & Lead: Sustainable Business Solutions Series, "Creating Value Through Sustainable Product/Service Design" (Boise, ID)


April 7, 2010
Food Waste Reduction and Management Webinar Series: Making Composting Happen -- Putting Together the Pieces (online)


April 7, 2010
Human Impact of Green Office Spaces (online)


April 21 - 22, 2010
The Business of Renewable Energy & Efficiency in the Northwest (Portland, OR)


May 11 - 12, 2010
Sustainable Manufacturing Summit (Chicago, IL)


May 27 - 28, 2010
The Natural Step: Strategic Sustainability for Leaders (Seattle, WA)


August 15 - 17, 2010
WasteCon 2010 (Boston, MA)