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Office Depot Nearly Doubles Environmental Products in 2005 Green Book Catalog

Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE:ODP) is expanding the availability of environmentally responsible office products this year by almost 85% in its 2005 Green Book catalog. The catalog is also printed on elemental chlorine free, 100% post-consumer waste (PCW) recycled paper. Sent to nearly 40,000 organizations, the Green Book contains nearly 2,500 environmentally preferable products – including paper, pens, energy efficient computer displays, printers and light bulbs, toner cartridges, biodegradable packing materials and cleaning supplies. U.S. consumers and offices go through more than 4 million tons of copy paper per year and more 90 million tons of paper overall or approximately 700 pounds per person. Even with these staggering statistics, only 40% of U.S. businesses have policies in place regarding the purchase of environmentally preferable products. The Green Book provides detailed information on the environmental benefits of products, offers Top-10 Tips for greening the work environment, and cross references these tips to specific case studies, products and short articles throughout the catalog. This provides customers with tangible examples, identifies products that are likely to generate the greatest environmental benefits for the customer, while providing examples on how easy it is to do. The Green Book is distributed to Fortune 500 companies, as […]

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Dynetek Announces Delivery of Hydrogen Storage Systems to Ford

Dynetek Industries Ltd. (TO:DNK),a leader in developing, producing and marketing lightweight compressed hydrogen storage cylinders and compressed natural gas (CNG) storage cylinders, announced Ford has selected it as supplier of on-board hydrogen fuel storage systems for their new hydrogen powered V-10, E-450 shuttle bus. Dynetek is providing its certified 350bar (5000psi) storage solution for these hydrogen fueled internal combustion engines. The Ford hydrogen internal combustion engine (H2ICE) 12-passenger shuttle bus is manufactured with a Ford E-450 cab and powered by a 6.8 litre Triton(TM) V-10 internal combustion engine, modified to run on hydrogen, rather than gasoline. Ford has also developed an eight passenger shuttle bus with a wheelchair lift. Ford is currently marketing to potential fleet customers and is poised for first deliveries in early 2006. “We are honored to partner with Ford Motor Company in helping them bridge the fuel cell hydrogen economy with internal combustion engine solutions and thereby lead the way in adoption of low-emission and zero emission technology,” said Robb Thompson, Dynetek’s President and CEO. “We, along with Ford, believe that H2ICE vehicles will play a key role in justifying infrastructure development and accelerating a transition to a hydrogen economy.” In addition to these ICE shuttle […]

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Forbes Magazine Ranks Bodisen Biotech Among China's Top 100 Growth Companies

Bodisen Biotech, Inc., (BBOI)has been named one of China’s Top 100 growth companies by Forbes China in the January 2005 issue (www.forbeschina.com). Bodisen was the only company from the fertilizer industry in the Forbes China Top 100 list. The Forbes China Top 100 list gave higher scores to companies with long term strategies, and initially selected 6,000 companies. From these 6,000 companies, Forbes whittled down to 200 companies with three year average annual sale growth rate no less than 40% and current year sales growth rate no less than 40%. According to the Forbes press release on the list, the editors at Forbes China visited each of those companies and talked to its management and indicated that Forbes China favored companies focusing on a complete operating structure, clear corporate philosophy and corporate culture. Bodisen has experienced triple digit growth in 2004 and expects continued momentum for 2005. Using proprietary technologies, Bodisen sells over 60 packaged products, broken down into 3 product categories: Organic Compound Fertilizer; Organic Liquid Fertilizer; and natural pesticides & insecticides. Bodisen’s organic fertilizers can be absorbed by plants within 48 hours while enriching soil conditions without the damaging effects associated with chemical fertilizers. Bodisen is headquartered in […]

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Federal Agencies Must Prefer Bio, Not Petroleum, Products

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, January 11, 2005 (ENS) – Secretary Ann Veneman has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has adopted a final rule establishing a policy of preferred procurement for biobased products. The preferred products – such as biobased greases, biodiesel and ethanol when used as additives, hydraulic fluids, biobased polymers, industrial solvents, biobased fertilizers and cutting oils – would be used instead of petroleum products. During remarks Sunday at the 2005 American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting, Veneman said, “This rule promotes energy independence and the use of environmentally sustainable energy from biological sources, while at the same time creating new demand for agricultural commodities and new business investment and job growth in rural America.” The final rule outlines provisions for the Federal Biobased Products Preferred Procurement Program under the 2002 Farm Bill, which requires all federal agencies to preferentially purchase biobased products that have been designated by the USDA as eligible. “The Federal Biobased Products Preferred Procurement Program creates a preference across the entire federal government to purchase biobased products, when practical, based on price, availability and performance,” Veneman said. The new rule establishes the process by which the Department of Agriculture will designate “items” for […]

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