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New Research Shows Majority of Restaurateurs Have Recycling Programs, Consumers Prefer to Visit Restaurants That Recycle

MiscellaneousBy johnwalker May 20, 2011

CHICAGO, May 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Roughly two-thirds of the nation’s restaurateurs have recycling programs as part of their sustainability efforts, according to a new study conducted by the National Restaurant Association in partnership with Georgia-Pacific Professional. The research, which will be released at the 2011 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show, also shows that three out…

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Kraft Foods Announces Big Sustainability Goals for 2015

BlogBy johnwalker May 20, 2011

Kraft Foods, the packaged food and snack giant — which includes such household brand names as Oreos, Triscuits, Ritz, LU, Maxwell House, Kool-Aid, Chips Ahoy, Jell-O, Cadbury products, Oscar Meyer, Nabisco, & Kraft macaroni and cheese products – announced this month that they will be increasing sustainability goals for the 2010-2015 period. In addition to…

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Marketers: Use Emotional Need To Draw Eco-Friendly

Blog, MiscellaneousBy johnwalker May 18, 2011

A new study casts aside the supposition that younger consumers are more eager to buy environmentally friendly products than older ones. Results show shoppers in the 18-to-34 demo are “slower to embrace” behavior where they would pay more for eco-friendly products than in age groups 35 to 44 and 55 to 64. Overall, nearly 25%…

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Natural Gas Fracking Makes Susquehanna Most Endangered River in US

BlogBy johnwalker May 18, 2011

With floodwaters swelling the Mississippi River to historic levels and rivers nationwide at risk from gas drilling, sewage pollution, and other threats, NGO American Rivers today released its annual list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers. The Susquehanna river, which provides drinking water for more than six million people, is the most endangered river in the US – a…

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Are We Addicted to Oil, or Just Falling Out of Love?

Blog, MiscellaneousBy johnwalker May 18, 2011

by Sami Grover, Carrboro, NC, USA on 05.17.11 Image credit: Chuck Coker, used under Creative Commons license. It’s become common to talk about “kicking the oil habit“. Even the oil-industry friendlyGeorge W. Bush accepted that America was addicted to oil. Given our deep dependence on fossil fuels for our economic well-being and way of life, not to…

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Ho’opili Project: A “walkable” and sustainable community

Blog, MiscellaneousBy johnwalker May 18, 2011

A planned-community for the Ewa plain that received a less than warm welcome in 2009 is now being embraced by those who had their biggest concerns. The developer of the Ho’opili project worked closely with community leaders and made changes based on their input. Developer D.R. Horton-Schuler Division says Ho’opili is a first-of-its kind development, calling it…

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Where Is the Water Going?

BlogBy johnwalker May 18, 2011

We demand more of our planet than we ever have. By 2050, population is expected to increase 25 % in the United States and 50% the world over. Exponential population increase coincides with the recent exponential rise in food prices, and it will continue to push demand for fuel, food, and goods. But perhaps the…

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Environmental Groups Criticize Obama’s Forest Plan

BlogBy johnwalker May 18, 2011

Hundreds of scientists, 67 members of Congress, more than a dozen national conservation organizations and nearly 300,000 citizens are calling on the Obama administration to strengthen protections for wildlife and water in its proposed forest policy. Monday marked the end of the 90-day comment period for the public to respond to the Obama administration’s forest-planning…

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How Green is Your Team?

BlogBy johnwalker May 18, 2011

Stadiums Take A Sustainable Step In The Right Direction Lincoln Financial Field, home to the Philadelphia Eagles. On average 68,240 people attend professional football games each year, making it one of the most popular sports in attendance. However, during a single season one stadium can consume enough electricity to power 225 households per month. One…

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Stone Brewing announces $26 million expansion

BlogBy johnwalker May 18, 2011

Southern California’s largest craft brewery poised to grow BY PETER ROWE ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED MAY 18, 2011 AT 6 A.M., UPDATED MAY 18, 2011 AT 11:11 A.M. JOHN GASTALDO Mil Krecu, the manager of Stone Farm, oversees 18-plus acres that will supply organic produce for Stone’s restaurants in Escondido and Point Loma. Chickens beneath what is…

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