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Adriana Trujillo

Xeros System Cuts Water Use 'Up to 80%' · Environmental Management & Energy N... - 0 views

  • The Capital Athletic Club’s installation of the Xeros Laundry System, which uses polymer beads rather than water, has enabled it
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    A California athletic club has reduced water usage for laundry washed with a machine using Xeros laundry system by nearly 50 percent.
Adriana Trujillo

3 | The Air In The U.S. Is Less Disgusting Than It Was A Decade Ago | Co.Design | busin... - 0 views

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    America's cities are succeeding in curbing air pollution, according to data from NASA's Aura satellite. New York City has seen a 32% decrease in nitrogen dioxide since 2005, Atlanta's levels fell by 42%, and Denver scored a 22% decrease.
Del Birmingham

W Hotels teams up with will.i.am to make bed sheets out of recycled plastic | 2degrees ... - 0 views

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    W Hotels Worldwide has announced a new partnership with global music artist and entrepreneur will.i.am and Coca-Cola to shake up the hotel industry. The partners wil bring the EKOCYCLE brand to W Hotel rooms around the world by re-making their beds with new bed sheets which are made in part with rPET (polyester partially made using recycled plastic).
Adriana Trujillo

Finding the ROI in Sustainability - 1 views

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    "Sustainability," says Young, "is not just about running more efficiently or using less carbon. It's about being able to sustain yourself in a future that's going to be defined by disruption and change."
Adriana Trujillo

General Mills: One of the World's largest food Companies - 1 views

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    General Mills has committed to reducing absolute GHG emissions by 28% across its entire value chain over the next 10 years.
Del Birmingham

Obama Issues New Executive Order on Climate Change - 0 views

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    Just a few days after the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, President Obama signed an Executive Order designed to encourage Americans to incorporate climate change awareness into their activities and plans.
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    President Obama issued an Executive Order designed to encourage Americans to incorporate climate change awareness into their activities and plans.
Adriana Trujillo

LA Has Found a Creative, Low-Cost Way to Conserve 300M Gallons of Water a Year | Sustai... - 0 views

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    In a creative attempt to protect California's waning water supply, Los Angeles released 20,000 "shade balls" into the LA Reservoir. According to researchers, shade balls could reduce surface evaporation by 85 to 90 percent, protect water quality by preventing chemical reactions triggered by sunlight, deter birds and other wildlife, and protect the water from rain and wind-blown dust. 
Del Birmingham

Sucking CO2 out of the atmosphere to create carbon nanofibers - 0 views

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    Scientists have developed a technique that could pull the mounting carbon dioxide in our atmosphere and transform it into carbon nanofibers, resulting in raw materials for use in anything from sports gear to commercial airliners.
Adriana Trujillo

How forests can be a bigger part of the answer to climate change | GreenBiz - 0 views

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    Halting deforestation would be equivalent to taking the world's cars off the road. From APP to Wilmar, some brands are turning a new leaf.
Adriana Trujillo

Patagonia Out to Change the 'Filthy Business' of Denim | Sustainable Brands - 0 views

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    Knowing how conventional cotton is grown and denim is made, Patagonia has set out to change the industry. The company has partnered with Archroma on a new denim collection, launched this week, which is said to use 84% less water, 30% less energy and 25% less CO2 compared to conventional denim dyeing processes - as well as a campaign telling us all about it.
Adriana Trujillo

Sunny Delight Celebrates 5 Years of Zero Waste to Landfill, Further Sustainability Prog... - 0 views

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    On Thursday, Sunny Delight Beverages Co. (SDBC) released its fifth annual Sustainability Report, detailing its sustainability goals and progress - including an $85 million investment in new production equipment to improve efficiency, reducing the calorie count for its beverages 50 percent, and sustaining zero waste to landfill for the fifth consecutive year
Adriana Trujillo

Unilever and Walgreens Team Up with 'Me to We' to Provide... -- ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J.,... - 0 views

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    Unilever launched Me to We-an initiative that enables consumers to collectively facilitate clean water provision in developing communities through their everyday purchases, in partnership with Walgreens. Customers can contribute to the cause by purchasing select Unilever TRESemmé, Suave or Caress products at their local Walgreens through September 30, 2015.
Del Birmingham

Patagonia Out to Change the 'Filthy Business' of Denim | Sustainable Brands - 0 views

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    Knowing how conventional cotton is grown and denim is made, always-a-better-way outdoor apparel brand Patagonia has set out to change the industry. The company has partnered with chemical company Archroma on a new denim collection, launched this week - which is Fair Trade certified and said to use 84 percent less water, 30 percent less energy and 25 percent less CO2 compared to conventional denim dyeing processes - as well as a campaign telling us all about it.
Adriana Trujillo

China to scrap millions of cars in anti-pollution push | Reuters - 0 views

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    China plans to remove over 5 million vehicles from roads this year for failing to meet new fuel standards designed to reduce smog. The plan calls for removing 330,000 cars from Beijing and 660,000 from the surrounding Hebei province.
Adriana Trujillo

Restored Forests Breathe Life Into Efforts Against Climate Change - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    In the battle to limit the risks of climate change, it has been clear for decades that focusing on the world's immense tropical forests - saving the ones that are left, and perhaps letting new ones grow - is the single most promising near-term strategy.
Del Birmingham

The year ahead: Top clean energy trends of 2015 | GreenBiz - 0 views

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    Here are the clean energy trends that will matter in 2015:  - Moves toward 100 percent renewables will expand - Energy storage will carve out a competitive advantage - Low-cost oil could affect clean transportation, but not clean electricity - Other regions will follow New York's fracking ban 
Adriana Trujillo

The year ahead: Top clean energy trends of 2015 | GreenBiz - 1 views

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    Clean Edge predicts more companies moving to 100 percent renewables for electricity and that low oil prices could affect the market for clean transportation. Find out what else.
Adriana Trujillo

The State of Green Business: The circular economy revs up | GreenBiz - 0 views

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    Why Dow, Coca-Cola, Google and many other big companies are joining the quest to cut waste by continually cycling materials back through supply chains. 
Adriana Trujillo

Home Depot leads chemical cleanup of flooring | GreenBiz - 0 views

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    Lowe's, Lumber Liquidators, and Menards are also phasing out PVC rife with lead, cadmium and phthalates. 
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