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Planes, Trains, Hybrid Automobiles Keep UPS Trucking Toward Efficiency

ClimateBiz Staff — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:08:00 -0700

In its 2008 corporate sustainability report, UPS sets a hard target for emissions reductions in what it says is the world's ninth-largest airline, and lays out how a steady focus on efficiency is trimming the company's footprint.

Alaska Airlines Begins 'Greener Skies' Testing

ClimateBiz Staff — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:25:00 -0700

With the help of guidance technology, Alaska and Horizon Airlines are using pinpoint landing technology to save fuel, cut emissions, and reduce noise for communities around airports.

Virtual Meeting Technologies Take Center Stage in AT&T Event

GreenBiz Staff — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:50:00 -0700

By conducting a semi-annual meeting completely virtually, AT&T saved over $100,000 and cut greenhouse gas emissions by 62 metric tonnes, while a research survey finds that over one-third of business flights may switch to telepresence meetings.

Carbon 'Pedometer' Helps Volvo Cut Commute's Footprint

GreenBiz Staff — Fri, 29 May 2009 07:43:00 -0700

The company developed a mobile phone-based program that details the greenhouse gas emissions from daily commuting; employees testing out the tool changed their commute habits to cut emissions by 30 percent.

Airplanes with 'Waggling' Wings Could be 20% More Efficient

GreenBiz Staff — Fri, 22 May 2009 00:19:00 -0700

Although the wings themselves won't waggle, by using tiny jets to emulate the air flow from waggling can cut mid-flight air drag, and save up to 20 percent of airplane fuel use.

GM, Segway Hype Prototype City-Focused Electric Vehicle

GreenBiz Staff — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:34:00 -0700

The companies are collaborating on a two-seater vehicle, called PUMA, that's all-electric, hits up to 35 mph and travel 35 miles on one charge.

Executives Lay out the Ten Challenges to Green Corporate Travel

GreenBiz Staff — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:48:00 -0700

At the end of the first-ever Green Travel Summit, a group of executives exploring in the environmental impact of corporate travel identified the biggest obstacles to traveling smarter, and less often.

'Meeting' Doesn't Have to Be A Dirty Word

Amy Spatrisano — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:30:00 -0700

With the limits put on luxury expenditures, meetings and events by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, companies receiving funds under TARP must now have policies on entertainment, air flight and "activities or events that are not reasonable expenditures for the staff development, reasonable performance incentives" and the like. A rather reasonable requirement actually. The problem is it's created an impression that all meetings are excessive and unnecessary. Not true, writes Amy Spatrisano.

Virtual Meetings and Climate Innovation in the 21st Century

ClimateBiz Staff — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:44:00 -0700

Due to technological improvements, an increasing number of business trips can now be substituted by ‘virtual meetings’ and therefore help to minimize aviation-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

Turning Guilt Trips into Gold

John Davies — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:00:00 -0700

It's not every day, John Davies writes, that he comes up with an idea worth millions of dollars. His craziest ideas often come in the hour before taking the stage at a conference or corporate presentation. In this case, he says, it was at the first-ever green travel summit held this week in Newport Beach, CA. Find out about John's big idea.

Eco-Friendly Moving Companies Rapidly Gaining Customers

Ariel Schwartz — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:00:00 -0800

Consumers wary of acquiring the numerous cardboard boxes necessary for moving are increasingly turning to green moving companies like Rentagreenbox.com.

MTA Considering Green Metrocard Program

Ariel Schwartz — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:00:00 -0800

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority really wants to green itself— with a little help from customer donations, that is.This past Thursday, the MTA said that it is considering a "green MetroCard" program that would let riders make tax-deductible donations towards sustainable transportation programs.

Green Movement Grows in Global Hospitality Industry: Report

GreenerBuildings Staff — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:00:00 -0800

Ernst & Young examines the eco-friendly efforts of hotels and resorts in eight regions of the world, finds progress in the greening of the hospitality industry and identifies 10 areas in which the business could do better.

Green Globe Int'l. to Boost Eco-Friendly Travel Services with New Partnerships

GreenBiz Staff — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:00:00 -0800

Green Globe International, the global certification program for environmentally responsible tourism, has announced new agreements with international hotel, student and travel groups in strategic partnerships aimed at offering new products and services to a broader audience.

Five Green Technologies to Change How You Work

Ben Stiegler — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:00:00 -0800

While it's possible to be 'too connected,' these five advances in communications offer the potential of working more effectively and spend less time traveling to you -- or someone you know.