General Mills Makes Palm Oil Promise

General Mills announced plans to “source 100% of our palm oil from responsible and sustainable sources by 2015.”According to the September 22, 2010, release, the company has made a statement on responsible palm oil sourcing,  adding that the move is part of its aim to make sure products they buy “are not associated in any [...]

Tar Sands Money Could Pay For Electric Cars

A joint Co-operative Group/WWF report says that investments in oil by way of tar sands will divert money away from renewable energy investments. According to The Ecologist, BP is committing $12.5 billion to tar sands projects and infrastructure, and plans to acquire a major stake in a Canadian oil sands company. Shell is spending $14 [...]

Coke Goes Green With Solar Distribution Center

Coca-Cola Amatil and developer Goodman International have inked a partnership to construct CCA’s new solar powered distribution center. The facility opened November 5 at Eastern Creek in New South Wales with the help of Blacktown Solar City, which partly funded the $1.2 million development. The center contains roughly 700 solar panels, generating 148 megawatt hours of [...]