With the organic pizza chain's announcement in August that new properties would meet the Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) certification standards, the company joined the growing ranks of firms making
big environmental commitments where their real estate operations are concerned.
Not exact matches
But it comes on the heels of «a series of
commitments» by
big corporations to deal with
environmental and social issues, says Glenn Hurowitz, managing director of Climate Advisers, a Washington, D.C. - based consulting firm.
As the state's
biggest single carbon emitter, Colstrip became front and center of the discussion as Montana considered the steep emissions cuts mandated by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan, a cornerstone of meeting Obama's global
commitment.
«Scenic Hudson looks forward to the governor's budget address, and we hope to see the administration's continued
commitment to funding land preservation and other critical
environmental priorities through the Environmental Protection Fund and the Bigger, Better Bottle Bill,» said
environmental priorities through the
Environmental Protection Fund and the Bigger, Better Bottle Bill,» said
Environmental Protection Fund and the
Bigger, Better Bottle Bill,» said Mr. Sullivan.
The report, «Taking on
Big Challenges,» details the progress of Ecomagination (first covered here, with subsequent updates about cheap hydrogen production and nuclear power), GE's
commitment to imagine and build innovative technologies that help customers address their
environmental and financial needs and help GE grow, and it appears to be a success on all fronts.
Air Canada makes a
big splash about their
environmental commitment and it just seems so hypocritical to charge a tariff just because, as the agent said, «its a bike».