By JustCool on Dec 22, 2008 in Green Companies | 0 Comments
A crane hoisted 166 solar water-heating panels Monday to the roof of the Hyatt in Scottsdale, the beginning of an environmental initiative that could expand through the hotel chain.
The Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch is spending $575,000 on a system that, by year’s end, will be capable of heating 100,000 [...]
By JustCool on Oct 22, 2008 in Cool Companies, Green Companies | 0 Comments
CSX Transportation will become the first railroad in Illinois to use what the freight industry calls "green" GenSet locomotives.
Instead of a single hulking diesel engine, GenSet locomotives rely on a series of electrical generators, similar to the ones that temporarily provide juice to buildings during power outages.
"A lot of people think there is [...]
By JustCool on Sep 18, 2008 in Cool Companies, Green Companies | 0 Comments
As sustainability awareness becomes second nature in the business world, more companies are coming up with ways to target environmentally conscious customers even if their primary business isn’t making eco-products such as solar cells or organic foods.
The 100 vendors at the recent GreenSummit convention in downtown Phoenix offered examples of the growing diversity: a [...]