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Jetwing Eco Initiatives
The Jetwing Hotel chain in Sri Lanka has started to gain recognition for their thriving efforts towards adapting green initiatives, in a project which is also known as the Jetwing Eternal Earth Project (JEEP). The company’s main objectives are to create awareness about global warming and its effects, as well as carrying out its corporate [...]
Green Notes - 02 Sep 08
Sony Bank has become Japan’s first carbon-neutral bank, thanks to its purchase of renewable-energy credits. Issued by the Japan Natural Energy Company, the Green Power Certificate equals 1.1 million kilowatt hours—enough to cover the bank’s entire annual electricity consumption. In addition, for clients who own funds that exceed a certain amount, Sony Bank will use [...]
Green Notes - 27 Aug 08
It’s been an exciting month as we’ve seen green transportation records set on the ground and in the sky, so naturally we are taking the next step and bringing you to the sea with the Earthrace, a 78 ft tri-hull “wavepiercer”. The biodiesel boat recently completed a carbon-neutral tour of the globe in an incredible [...]
Green Notes - 23 Aug 08
Inspired by Willie Nelson’s commitment to biodiesel and the cross-country races of the ’60s and ’70s, Nik Bristow and a partner will bomb non-stop from New York to L.A. in a biodiesel-powered Jetta starting September 22. The trick? They’re going to do the Willie Run, as they call it, on one tank of Bio Willie [...]
Green Notes - 18 Aug 08
Honda Motor expects a strong response to a lower-cost, five-door hybrid vehicle it will launch globally in April, a senior executive said Wednesday. “We’re targeting sales of 100,000 units of this new vehicle in North America,” said Dick Colliver, executive vice president in charge of sales [...]
Green Notes - 14 Aug 08
Beijing’s air quality significantly improved over the last two days, with the sky clearly visible today after rains on 10 and 11 August washed away the pollution across the city. The news will most likely come as a welcome development for all the athletes as well as for Olympic fans across the world. The United [...]
