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Portland, Oregon Replaces Motor Pool with Flexcar

CityFleet, the City of Portland’s fleet Division, launches a pilot project today to replace the downtown motor pool with Flexcar. The motor pool has kept a fleet of 20 vehicles available to City employee use. City employees will now reserve Flexcar vehicles online, and pick up the cars at a number of locations downtown. The City of Portland has entered into a five-year sole-source contract, renewable annually, with national car-sharing leader Flexcar to provide transportation and motor pool services to city employees. A few city bureaus have used Flexcar as their means of transportation for the past year, providing data on availability and cost-savings. A year-long pilot program as the first segment of the contract will be used to further validate estimates of reduced city costs and improved environmental impact without sacrificing mobility for city employees. “We have been looking at several alternatives that stretch tax-dollars without compromising customer service,” said Ron Bergman, Director of General Services. “Flexcar provided the City with a rental fee that was less than we needed to cover our costs of running the motor pool and has an excellent customer service record.” The move to Flexcar is expected to save approximately 25% of the current […]

Honda Says Open to Fuel-Cell, Other Ties with GM

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Honda says Open to Fuel-Cell, Other Ties with GM

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Widespread Environmental Damage Seen From Shuttle

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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Gains Acceptance to Ceres Network of Companies

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) has been notified that is has been accepted to the Ceres network of companies that are committed to enhancing value by integrating environmental and social performance into business strategies and initiatives. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters is the first publicly owned coffee company to join this prestigious network of approximately 70 companies of all sizes, including Aveda Corporation, Seventh Generation, Ford Motor Company, Green Mountain Power Corporation, Interface, Inc., and Nike, Inc. In 1989, Ceres was formed as a partnership between environmental and investor organizations to align investments with environmental and social responsibility performance. Shortly thereafter, it launched the Ceres Principles, a 10-point code of corporate environmental and social conduct that quickly became a cornerstone of the corporate social responsibility movement. In 1997, Ceres introduced the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), which today is the international standard for reporting on social, economic and environmental performance. Since 2002, GRI has been an independent institution. Today over 700 companies from around the world use GRI reporting guidelines. As a Ceres company, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters has committed to engage with environmental and public interest organizations, investors, and other stakeholders on issues linked to sustainability, to report publicly […]