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Ford North American Headquarter Facilities Go Landfill-Free | Ford Media Center - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 18 Feb 16

Ford Motor Company has achieved landfill-free status across its entire network of North American headquarter facilities, resulting in the diversion of more than 240,000 pounds of waste from landfills. The company's 3 North American headquarter facilities are located in Dearborn, Michigan, Oakville, Ontario, and the Santa Fe district in Mexico City.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Ford Motor Company has achieved landfill-free status across its entire network of North American headquarter facilities, resulting in the diversion of more than 240,000 pounds of waste from landfills. The company's 3 North American headquarter facilities are located in Dearborn, Michigan, Oakville, Ontario, and the Santa Fe district in Mexico City.</div>

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Microsoft Earns Zero Waste Facility Certification, a Tech Industry First - Environmenta... - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 20 Dec 16

Microsoft's zero waste efforts have earned it the US Zero Waste Business Council's highest certification level at its Redmond, Washington campus, making Microsoft the first technology company to achieve zero waste facility certification.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Microsoft's zero waste efforts have earned it the US Zero Waste Business Council's highest certification level at its Redmond, Washington campus, making Microsoft the first technology company to achieve zero waste facility certification.</div>

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GM Facility Solves Tough Waste Challenge - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 05 Dec 13

General Motors achieved landfill-free status at a 1.8 million square foot manufacturing facility in Rochester, New York. The company now manages 109 landfill-free facilities in total.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">General Motors achieved landfill-free status at a 1.8 million square foot manufacturing facility in Rochester, New York. The company now manages 109 landfill-free facilities in total.</div>

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New Disney Facility in Santa Clarita Faces Hurdles - The Hollywood Reporter - 0 views

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The Ranch, which will take up 58 acres of Golden Oak Ranch
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an 890-acre piece of land owned by Disney that already hosts about 300 days of production each year.
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six soundstage buildings
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2,854 people and contribute $533 million in annual economic activity throughout Los Angeles County.
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Full build-out, though, could take years, even after the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved the project during a vote Tuesday. Still ahead are meetings with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board
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SCOPE and other environmental groups have been addressed
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plant 1,600 new oak trees in the area, and argues that 637 acres of Golden Oak Ranch will remain a natural backdrop area. Disney also touted several “green design features” for reducing energy consumption, traffic and storm-water runoff.
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Plambeck, though, isn't satisfied,
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"to a voluntary project condition that places a conservation easement over the remaining undeveloped portions of the Golden Oak Ranch as a condition precedent to any permit issuance."
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not develop 637 acres,
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but if that's the case, why won't they put it into a conservation easement to assure everybody of their intentions?"
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The Sierra Club, for example, has taken a neutral position on the
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Adriana Trujillo on 28 Aug 13

A local environmental group slams the plan for the just-approved 58-acre facility, which will eventually employ 2,800 people but faces months of hearings before breaking ground

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A local environmental group slams the plan for the just-approved 58-acre facility, which will eventually employ 2,800 people but faces months of hearings before breaking ground</div>

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'Green' Federal Facilities Save $42M · Environmental Management & Energy News... - 0 views

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More than 400 federal facilities achieved $42 million in cost savings and environmental benefits last year as part of the Federal Green Challenge (FGC).

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">More than 400 federal facilities achieved $42 million in cost savings and environmental benefits last year as part of the Federal Green Challenge (FGC).</div>

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Largest NetZero plus commercial retrofit in the US opens in Los Angeles | Inhabitat - G... - 0 views

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shared by Adriana Trujillo on 01 Jul 16 - No Cached

Adriana Trujillo on 01 Jul 16

The Net Zero Plus Electric Training Institute has opened in Los Angeles. The facility, considered the largest retrofit net-zero project in the US, will serve as a training facility and should produce more energy than it uses.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Net Zero Plus Electric Training Institute has opened in Los Angeles. The facility, considered the largest retrofit net-zero project in the US, will serve as a training facility and should produce more energy than it uses.</div>

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Nestlé Purina Facility Achieves Zero Waste to Landfill - Environmental Leader - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 23 Mar 17

Nestlé Purina's Oklahoma City manufacturing facility has achieved zero waste to landfill status, Purina's seventh location to achieve this target. Nestlé has pledged to be landfill-free at all of its global locations by 2020.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Nestlé Purina's Oklahoma City manufacturing facility has achieved zero waste to landfill status, Purina's seventh location to achieve this target. Nestlé has pledged to be landfill-free at all of its global locations by 2020.</div>

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Facilities' Toxic Air Pollutants Declined 12% in 2012 · Environmental Managem... - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 12 Feb 14

Facilities' total releases of toxic chemicals decreased 12 percent from 2011 to 2012, according to the EPA's annual Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) report. The decrease includes an 8 percent decline in total toxic air releases, primarily due to reductions in hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Facilities' total releases of toxic chemicals decreased 12 percent from 2011 to 2012, according to the EPA's annual Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) report. The decrease includes an 8 percent decline in total toxic air releases, primarily due to reductions in hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions.</div>

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Siemens to Invest $264 Million in British Wind Turbine Project - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 02 Apr 14

Siemens will invest $264 million to build production facilities for its 6MW offshore wind turbines in the UK. The facilities are expected to create over 1,000 jobs and begin producing rotor blades by 2016.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Siemens will invest $264 million to build production facilities for its 6MW offshore wind turbines in the UK. The facilities are expected to create over 1,000 jobs and begin producing rotor blades by 2016.</div>

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Unilever sweetens Turkish ice cream factory with LEED | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 04 Nov 13

Unilever is planning to build in Turkey what could become the first LEED-certified ice cream factory. The $127 million facility will include rainwater harvesting systems, heat- and energy-saving systems, and an attached facility for sorting and processing waste. GreenBiz.com

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Unilever is planning to build in Turkey what could become the first LEED-certified ice cream factory. The $127 million facility will include rainwater harvesting systems, heat- and energy-saving systems, and an attached facility for sorting and processing waste. GreenBiz.com </div>

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Eaton Honors 39 Facilities for Achieving Zero Waste-to-Landfill - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 08 Jul 14

Power management company Eaton announced that its 39 zero-waste-to-landfill manufacturing facilities have avoided 2,750 metric tons of waste since 2010. The sites also avoided 2,500 metric tons of CO2 from waste transportation and storage over the same time period.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Power management company Eaton announced that its 39 zero-waste-to-landfill manufacturing facilities have avoided 2,750 metric tons of waste since 2010. The sites also avoided 2,500 metric tons of CO2 from waste transportation and storage over the same time period.</div>

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Cox Media Group Meets Atlanta's Better Buildings Challenge Six... | Cox Media Group - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 18 Nov 14

Cox Media Group (CMG) announced that the facility housing its Atlanta TV and radio stations (Channel 2 WSB-TV, News/Talk Radio WSB, B98.5, 97.1 The River and KISS 104.1) has met Atlanta's Better Buildings Challenge nearly six years ahead of the 2020 goal. The facility reduced its energy and water consumption by more than 20 percent and is annually saving nearly 650,000 gallons of water and 1,400,000 kWh of electricity through its conservation projects.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Cox Media Group (CMG) announced that the facility housing its Atlanta TV and radio stations (Channel 2 WSB-TV, News/Talk Radio WSB, B98.5, 97.1 The River and KISS 104.1) has met Atlanta's Better Buildings Challenge nearly six years ahead of the 2020 goal. The facility reduced its energy and water consumption by more than 20 percent and is annually saving nearly 650,000 gallons of water and 1,400,000 kWh of electricity through its conservation projects.</div>

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New LED Lighting at Ford Manufacturing Plants Expected to Save $7M a Year | Sustainable... - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 22 Oct 14

Ford Motor Company has begun installing 25,000 new LED fixtures to replace traditional high-intensity discharge and fluorescent lights, at its manufacturing facilities across the globe. The new fixtures, valued at over $25 million, are expected to reduce Ford's energy use at manufacturing facilities by 56 million kilowatt-hours annually - enough to power more than 6,000 average-sized homes per year.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Ford Motor Company has begun installing 25,000 new LED fixtures to replace traditional high-intensity discharge and fluorescent lights, at its manufacturing facilities across the globe. The new fixtures, valued at over $25 million, are expected to reduce Ford's energy use at manufacturing facilities by 56 million kilowatt-hours annually - enough to power more than 6,000 average-sized homes per year. </div>

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Disney Invests $6 Million in EdgeCast CDN | Data Center Knowledge - 1 views

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alt Disney’s venture arm, Steamboat Ventures, has invested $6 million in content delivery network startup EdgeCast, one of the new entrants in the growing CDN market.
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In September EdgeCast leased data center space in Atlanta, Dallas and Seattle facilities operated by Switch and Data (SDXC).
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Adriana Trujillo on 04 May 16

Article from 2007 on Disney's Steamboat Ventures investing in a startup called EdgeCast which leased a facility in Seattle operated by Switch and Data (SDXC).

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Article from 2007 on Disney's Steamboat Ventures investing in a startup called EdgeCast which leased a facility in Seattle operated by Switch and Data (SDXC).</div>

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Wrangler® Celebrates Saving Three Billion Liters of Water at Its Production F... - 1 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 23 Jan 17

GREENSBORO, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As Wrangler® celebrates a milestone of three billion liters of water saved since 2007, the global leader in jeanswear and casual apparel announces a goal to reduce water usage at its facilities by 20 percent by the year 2020.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">GREENSBORO, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As Wrangler® celebrates a milestone of three billion liters of water saved since 2007, the global leader in jeanswear and casual apparel announces a goal to reduce water usage at its facilities by 20 percent by the year 2020. </div>

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How Employee Engagement Helped All MillerCoors' Major Breweries Go Landfill-Free | Sust... - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 15 Mar 16

"MillerCoors, the second largest brewer in the US, announced on Wednesday that all of its major breweries have achieved landfill-free operations. The Fort Worth Brewery in Texas was the final of its eight sites to reach the milestone, after the facility engaged a 'Sustainability Employee Council' that focused on changing employee behaviors and making recycling easier and more accessible."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"MillerCoors, the second largest brewer in the US, announced on Wednesday that all of its major breweries have achieved landfill-free operations. The Fort Worth Brewery in Texas was the final of its eight sites to reach the milestone, after the facility engaged a 'Sustainability Employee Council' that focused on changing employee behaviors and making recycling easier and more accessible."</div>

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Adriana Trujillo on 15 Mar 16

"MillerCoors, the second largest brewer in the US, announced on Wednesday that all of its major breweries have achieved landfill-free operations. The Fort Worth Brewery in Texas was the final of its eight sites to reach the milestone, after the facility engaged a 'Sustainability Employee Council' that focused on changing employee behaviors and making recycling easier and more accessible."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"MillerCoors, the second largest brewer in the US, announced on Wednesday that all of its major breweries have achieved landfill-free operations. The Fort Worth Brewery in Texas was the final of its eight sites to reach the milestone, after the facility engaged a 'Sustainability Employee Council' that focused on changing employee behaviors and making recycling easier and more accessible."</div>

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Whirlpool Corporation Announces Plans To Use Wind Turbines To Power Findlay, Ohio... --... - 0 views

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Home appliance company Whirlpool announced plans to build an $18 million on-site wind energy project to offset 22% of its electricity consumption at its Ohio-based manufacturing facility, in partnership with OneEnergy.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Home appliance company Whirlpool announced plans to build an $18 million on-site wind energy project to offset 22% of its electricity consumption at its Ohio-based manufacturing facility, in partnership with OneEnergy.</div>

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11 More GM Facilities Become Landfill-Free - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 20 Oct 14

General Motors announced that 11 of its factories now send zero waste to landfills. The company now manages 122 landfill-free facilities.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"> General Motors announced that 11 of its factories now send zero waste to landfills. The company now manages 122 landfill-free facilities. </div>

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Hulu Migrates Data Centers To 100% Renewable Energy Facility - 1 views

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Hulu is in the process of migrating its data centers to a 100% renewable energy facility in Las Vegas operated by multi-tenant data center provider Switch. The video-on-demand company says the move will eliminate 265,000 carbon tons of emissions from the environment while powering millions of stable and secure streams a week.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Hulu is in the process of migrating its data centers to a 100% renewable energy facility in Las Vegas operated by multi-tenant data center provider Switch. The video-on-demand company says the move will eliminate 265,000 carbon tons of emissions from the environment while powering millions of stable and secure streams a week.</div>

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Nike Challenge Seeks 'Revolutionary' New Low-Impact Materials · Environmental... - 0 views

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Adriana Trujillo on 14 Oct 15

Nike on Friday announced two efforts to reduce its environmental footprint and enable business growth: a collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Climate CoLab to bring innovation in materials to the forefront of the climate conversation, and a commitment to reach 100-percent renewable energy in company-owned and operated facilities by 2025.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Nike on Friday announced two efforts to reduce its environmental footprint and enable business growth: a collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Climate CoLab to bring innovation in materials to the forefront of the climate conversation, and a commitment to reach 100-percent renewable energy in company-owned and operated facilities by 2025.</div>

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