Amazon to streamline product packaging Sustainable Life Media - November 8, 2008
Amazon.com has kicked off a "Frustration-Free Packaging" program designed to make it easier for customers to
extricate products from their shipping materials. The new simplified packaging is expected to use less
material as well. Click for full story
The evolving green challenge for manufacturing Environmental Leader - October 14, 2008
IBM's Bruce Anderson, global GM for the electronics industry, says now is the time to broaden the conversation about green manufacturing to include research, product design and procurement, as well as manufacturing. Click for full story
PBS will air Hotspots doc; DVD for sale online Green Report - December 17, 2008
Hotspots, a documentary about the developing phenomenon of mass extinction, will concurrently air on PBS this month and be available for sale on DVD through various online outlets. Click for full story
Water doc Flow comes to DVD Green Report - November 11, 2008
Flow, a documentary about the reasons behind the world’s shrinking water supply and the work being done to address it, will be released on DVD Dec. 9 (order now). Click for full story
Wal-Mart launches green jobs council Industry Week - January 5, 2009
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. annouced last month that it has established a partnership with many of its sustainability suppliers to facilitate the creation of green jobs in the U.S. Click for full story
Meet the game-changing green entrepreneurs Green Biz - November 3, 2008
Joel Makower's new book, "Strategies for the Green Economy," offers a look at just a few of the innovative companies and thinkers that are emerging in the new green economy. Pick their brains in this excerpt. Click for full story
Leading from the middle: the power of the green champion Green Biz - October 14, 2008
Companies are tapping a wellspring of employees who may not sit on a green team or sustainability committee at their company, but are eager to roll up their sleeves and make pointed suggestions about reducing energy consumption, improving recycling efforts, or boosting water conservation. Click for full story