Keeping in mind the limited approach to recycling, Hilton Worldwide has launched its Hilton's mattress recycling program. This program is appropriate both for individuals and organizations and through it, Hilton Worldwide is making tremendous efforts to reduce the amount of waste dumped in waste landfills. Given that most discussions revolving around recycling refer to either using re-usable … [Read more...]

  Every time you recycle any thing you feel like you are contributing toward preserving the environment. But is recycling enough? Do you recycle in the right way? These are questions that you might ignore unconsciously. … [Read more...]

   Arcelor Mittal Steel USA is trying to find another method to beat all its competitors and also reduce pollution. The company is cutting  the energy consumption levels at one of its Chicago steel plants, by re-using the heat in order to produce electricity. By doing so, the company is saving over 100 million dollars every year by producing an extra 75 megawatts of electricity, which is … [Read more...]

According to research done by T. Mitchell Aide from the University of Puerto Rico, the woody vegetation of Latin America has increased during the last 10 years. The analysis on deforestation trends was published on the 3rd August in the magazine Biotropica. … [Read more...]

Marie Weichman, an art professor at Olympic College, Bremerton, had watched whales during her visit to Hawaii. She was inspired to create an art piece symbolizing the bond that humans share with marine life. … [Read more...]

Robert F. Kennedy who is an American environmental activist, radio host and attorney, hosted a convention held on 21st Sept ’12 at the University School of Law. He highlighted how unfair business practices adversely affect the environment. … [Read more...]

Kroger, which is a famous grocery giant located in the Southern and Mid-Western part of theUnited States of America, has finally released the company’s sixth yearly sustainability report. The associates of Kroger have embraced sustainability in all of their daily business practices right from the day they joined the company, claimed CEO and chairman of Kroger, David Dillon. Looking at the results … [Read more...]

Over thousand students signed a pledge to work towards decreasing the energy usage in theNew YorkUniversitythis semester. The initiative is called Take the Pledge, which began this month as part of brand new approach towards decreasing the energy consumption during the fall period. Manager of the New York University Sustainability Initiatives, Jeremy Friedman, said that in the past all efforts for … [Read more...]

As part of the latest eco-friendly news in the country, Green Vets Los Angeles, a charity based foundation is aiming to help local veterans get jobs and overcome their emotional and physical scars on the battlefield. The jobs appointed to these veterans are to help make reusable shopping cloth bags out of scrap materials. … [Read more...]

A team of researchers in California have developed an eco-friendly, low cost rechargeable battery, which can be used to store energy on rainy days as solar power facilities. Headed by Sri Narayan, a professor of chemistry at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, the funds for the research was given by a division of the US Department of Energy called the Advanced Research Projects … [Read more...]