Tag: business
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Major League Baseball Announces Green Glove Award Winner
By Alice Henly Major League Baseball has announced the San Francisco Giants as the winner of the 2013 Green Glove Award. The Giants had the highest recycling rate in Major League Baseball and diverted the most waste from landfills. They have achieved a season average waste diversion rate of over 86 percent. [caption id="attachment_314572" align="alignnone" width="500"] Photo…
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Is Your Restaurant REAL Certified?
With certifications letting us know how sustainable buildings are, it only makes sense for restaurants to do the same when it comes to the food we consume. The U.S. Healthful Food Council (USHFC) will soon influence dietary decisions and impact the bottom lines of restaurateurs across the nation with a new certification system that gauges the sources…
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Is Your Restaurant REAL Certified?
With certifications letting us know how sustainable buildings are, it only makes sense for restaurants to do the same when it comes to the food we consume. The U.S. Healthful Food Council (USHFC) will soon influence dietary decisions and impact the bottom lines of restaurateurs across the nation with a new certification system that gauges the sources…
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How U.S. Solar Market Can Surpass Germany
By Koben Calhoun and Jesse Morris A recent Deutsche Bank report projects global newly installed photovoltaic (PV) capacity will reach 50 gigawatts (GW) annually in 2014, a roughly 50-percent increase over anticipated new installed capacity during 2013. Germany’s been the longtime undisputed champion of solar deployment, with 35.2 GW of installed capacity as of Nov. 1, though the installation…
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Carbon Polluting Companies Prepare for Emissions Tax
[caption id="attachment_314414" align="alignright" width="360"] Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] The writing is on the wall—and the financial books—for some of the nation’s largest companies and carbon polluters. Environmental data firm CDP’s latest report shows that at least 29 companies anticipate the government forcing them to pay for carbon pollution. That list includes Walmart and Duke Energy.…