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Major U.S. companies converting fleets to electric and hybrid vehicles

“Just as the EPA keeps tabs on companies that use green energy for buildings and stamps out Energy Star labels for efficient appliances, the Department of Energy has begun recognizing companies that are greening their vehicle fleets.

The National Clean Fleets Partnership helps companies that are trying to reduce their use of gasoline and diesel by connecting them with clean fuel providers and equipment manufacturers in the hope of accelerating the adoption of clean, advanced, energy-efficient vehicles across the U.S.”

Major U.S. companies converting fleets to electric and hybrid vehicles via Barbara Kessler – ABC Green Right Now

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Honest Tea CEO: Small Isn't Beautiful

“Seth Goldman, the president and Tea-E-O of Honest Tea, made it official this week: The Coca-Cola Co. will exercise its option to buy all of Honest Tea, the Bethesda, Md., maker of organic, healthy beverages.

Coke bought 40 percent of the firm for a reported $43 million in 2008, a controversial move at the time for the upstart company that positioned itself as a challenger to the conventional way of doing business in the beverage industry.”

Read more: http://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2011/02/18/honest-tea-ceo-small-isnt-beautiful#ixzz1ELrwCZOh

Honest Tea CEO: Small Isn’t Beautiful via Marc Gunther – GreenBiz.com

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