CEA members showcase greenest products in new project By Wendy Wilson - 12/17/2008
The Consumer Electronics Assn. has entered into a new partnership to demonstrate how member companies’ products can enable homeowners to live more greenly.
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Los Angeles Gamer Doc store opens green By Wendy Wilson - 10/01/2008 OCT. 1 | Videogame retailer Gamer Doc has opened its first location in California, an eco-friendly store created from 80% recycled materials.
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Monterey's Whale doc focuses on Unity and Peace By Wendy Wilson - 09/25/2008
Monterey Media’s Nov. 4 release of the documentary Whaledreamers (prebook Oct. 7; DVD $19.95) will serve as the focal point for the 2nd Annual Weekend of Unity and Peace, a collection of grassroots gatherings to raise awareness for environmental and social justice concerns.
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CEDIA offers up greener convention for show attendees in Denver By Wendy Wilson - 09/03/2008
The Custom Electronic Design and Installation Assn. trade group for companies that design and install home theater and audio systems will unveil an eco-friendly conference to attendees at its annual tradeshow at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Sept. 3-7.
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Amazon promotes Green buying By Samantha Clark - 08/13/2008 AUG. 13 | Amazon has launched a Green section of its retail Web site, offering a "Green Life" blog and helping customers easily find environmentally friendly products, including DVD and Blu-ray Disc titles.
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TLA cuts out the paper, ends postal mailings By Wendy Wilson - 07/23/2008
TLA Video will eliminate monthly promotional mailings to its customers in August, reducing its environmental impact and cutting back on its marketing costs at the same time.
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Sony talks up new Blu-ray player's green points By Susanne Ault - 07/17/2008
The supplier is touting the BDP-S350’s smaller dimensions, which will help cut the players’ shipping carbon emissions by about 43%.
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DEG a force for green By Larry Wilk - 06/23/2008
It’s only within the last year that the Digital Entertainment Group revised its mission statement to embrace environmentally friendly practices of the manufacture and distribution of home entertainment products. Our goal is to provide education, best-practice sharing, common measurement tools and a menu of choices our members can adopt to drive results.
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Fox means green: Futurama carbon neutral again on DVD By Wendy Wilson - 05/30/2008
Companies across market segments are struggling to reduce their impact on the environment, hoping to adhere to greener standards for production at some hazy point in the future. For 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and its animated science-fiction series Futurama, that future is now.
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DVD packaging company greens image, operations By Wendy Wilson - 05/07/2008
DVD packaging manufacturer Wynalda Litho planted more than 2,000 trees near its company headquarters during the week of Earth Day in April, part of a larger company initiative to green its operations. More
WireLogic greens packaging for home theater cables By Wendy Wilson - 04/07/2008
WireLogic, a supplier of home theater ancillary products, will offer its entire line of products in eco-friendly packaging by the end of the year. More
Studios see opportunity to turn green to gold By Susanne Ault and Marcy Magiera - 04/03/2008 APRIL 3 | LOS ANGELES—The DVD industry took a step toward developing standards for eco-friendly DVD manufacturing, packaging, shipping and marketing at the first Green Media Summit here last week.
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Wal-Mart pushes green DVDs in April By Danny King - 04/02/2008 APRIL 2 | As part of Wal-Mart’s “Earth Month” campaign for April, the company is promoting more than 120 CDs and DVDs, ranging from the Al Gore environmental documentary An Inconvenient Truth to The Very Best of KISS.
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Executives discuss initiatives at Green Media Summit By Wendy Wilson - 03/21/2008
When executives come together for the industry’s first Green Media Summit in Los Angeles next week, the talk won’t be as much about what they’ve done to green their operations as to why increased environmental responsibility is best for their business.
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First Look, Shorewood plant trees to offset DVD manufacturing By Susanne Ault - 03/19/2008
First Look Studios management showed their green thumbs on March 15, helping restore Malibu Creek State Park habitat as part of the indie DVD supplier’s ongoing environmental packaging initiative.
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