Solo Cup Co. has been awarded the 2010 Corporate Leadership Award by Keep America Beautiful (KAB) for its ongoing efforts to support sustainability education and sustainable improvements in the communities in which its customers and employees live and work. Presented to Solo on Dec. 10, the award recognizes the outstanding contributions of KAB’s most dedicated…
Walgreens To Add Charging Stations
Drug store retailer Walgreens and energy company NRG Energy have teamed to deliver the first privately-funded electric vehicle network in the U.S., Energyefficiencynews.com reported. Some 18 eVgosm high-powered rapid charging stations are scheduled to be rolled out at Walgreens stores across Houston, Texas, starting in February. “Our neighborhood stores will be a great and convenient…
Sheetz Unveils East-West Clean Fuel Corridor
Pennsylvania motorists wishing to use E-85, a cleaner fuel consisting of 85% Ethanol, will soon have a more consistent source of fuel as they travel between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg. Sheetz has unveiled its “East-West Clean Fuel Corridor” where E-85 fuel may be purchased. That includes three Pittsburgh area Sheetz locations and three locations in and…
Alabama Quik Mart Adds E85
Growth Energy has partnered with Edwards Oil to provide E85 at a Quik Mart Convenience Store in Florence, Ala., DomesticFuel.com reported. “We appreciate Growth Energy’s assistance in helping us to fund this infrastructure. Alabama has not seen much investment or sales demand for E85, we are hoping to have a role in changing that,” said…
Rethink Your Environmental Impact
To help food service operators reached their sustainability objectives, Eco-Products is launching the “ReTHINK Your Impact Challenge” at the National Restaurant Association trade show May 22-25. Eco-Products plans to provide awards in two distinct categories: 1. The ReTHINK Disposables Makeover converts an operator’s existing disposables-free, for one year- to Eco-Products’ renewable and recycled content products, promoting…
The Benefits of Going Green
An Illinois CITGO fuel marketer became the first gas station owner in the nation to receive the Green Business League award for its efforts to reduce energy and minimize its environmental footprint. Dave Welch, president of Deerfield CITGO, began his journey toward achieving a green business in June 2009, when he and a consultant started…
First E85 Blender Pump Installed In Colorado
Burlington, Colo.-based Stratton Equity Co-op recently installed the first E85 blender pump in Colorado. Gilbarco Veeder-Root distributor Littlejohn’s Equipment Company, Colorado Corn and Colorado Oil & Public Safety joined Stratton Equity Co-op in hosting a grand opening celebration to announce the new addition. “We are excited today to be bringing Ethanol into a place in…
Going Green to Reduce Costs
Wanting to help save the world is admirable, but unless a real cost-savings can be realized convenience store operators seem to agree this economy is not the best time to be experimenting with “green” investments. The key to sustainability issues, then, is finding that balance, and that’s where several c-store chains are differentiating themselves. Scott…