Energy and Environment

Frito-lay plans eco-friendly chips factory in Casa Grande
November 15, 2007

Frito-lay plans eco-friendly chips factory in Casa Grande

Frito-Lay is embarking on an ambitious plan to change the way its Casa Grande factory operates, and in the process, create a new type of snack: the environmentally benign chip. Goal is to take the Casa Grande plant off the power grid, or nearly so, a...
October 17, 2007

Do food miles make a difference to global warming?

The U.S. local food movement -- which used to be elite, expensive and mostly coastal -- has gone mainstream, with a boost from environmentalists who reckon that eating what grows nearby cuts down on global warming. But do food miles -- the distance e...
 Organic Potato Field in Idaho
October 03, 2007

Organic Potato Markets (Idaho)

Market perspective for organic potatoes. This project was conducted by Joe Guenthner and Gina Greenway in the Agricultural Economics &Rural Sociology Department at the University of Idaho, Jennifer Miller at the Northwest Coalition for Alternatives...
 Beloit Plant Kettle Foods
September 19, 2007

Kettle Chips Takes Home the Gold with New Green Potato Chip Factory

Wind turbines and native prairie grasses have nothing to do with America’s favorite snack, potato chips, but they’re helping Kettle Foods earn recognition for building the greenest food manufacturing plant in the U.S. The U.S. Green Building Council ...
New Frito-lay Sunchips package includes Green E-designation
September 13, 2007

New Frito-lay Sunchips package includes Green E-designation

SunChips, Frito-Lay's popular brand of multigrain snacks, announced today the inclusion of the "Green-e"designation across the full line of SunChips snacks. The updated packaging will feature the Green-e logo, a designation from the Center f...
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