Weekly Green Business Wrap-Up

HP Delivers Laptops in Slick Recycled Bags
HP’s new line of entertainment notebooks sit right on Walmart’s shelves in ready-to-go 100% recycled fabric messenger bags. This innovation allows HP to send 31% more product per pallet, lowering shipping costs. The switch reduces packaging by 97%, and saves us all the trouble of having to deal with disposing of pesky Styrofoam and cardboard packaging.
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U.S., Australia and Iceland Team Up to Tap Geothermal Energy
Climate Biz has the skinny on a new partnership between the U.S. Dept. of Energy, Australia and Iceland to explore enhanced geothermal systems (EGS). Team Geothermal will analyze technical and policy issues related to this untapped renewable energy source.
Con Edison Installs First Green Roof
The power company expects the green roof to save them 30% on peak cooling costs (apparently not even the power company can escape rising fuel costs). The roof is also expected to retain 30 percent to 70 percent of storm water runoff. Doncha love to see a power company investing in energy efficiency?
Taking Green Initiatives to the Next Level
Green Biz tackles the challenge of moving businesses beyond the low hanging fruit: what is a green-maker to do after switching all the lightbulbs to CFLs and setting the printer to default to double sided? (Hint: start at the top!)
Hawaii Swaps Biomass for Coal
Hawaii takes a step toward meeting its big hairy audacious goal of 70% renewable energy by 2030 with the opening of the Hu Honua Bioenergy Facility on Big Island’s Hamakua Coast. The plant will supply 18,000 homes with power and create hundreds of jobs. Imagine the smell of a biomass facility burning sugar cane…