Green Hydrogen Can Help US Farmers & Fix Wind Power’s Curtailment Problem, Too
A US startup aims to provide farmers with ammonia fertilizer produced from green hydrogen at local facilities, while solving a curtailment issue for wind power, too.
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PepsiCo Pooh-Poohs Plastic Waste Problem
PepsiCo has backed away from a pledge it made 2 years ago to use more refillable packaging to reduce plastic waste.
Frito-Lay Expedites 2040 Net-Zero Emissions Goal, Buys 700+ Electric Delivery Vehicles
By the end of 2023, Frito-Lay will introduce over 700 electric delivery vehicles in the United States, the company recently announced in honor of Earth Month. The use of the electric vehicles is anticipated to reduce emissions by 7,052 metric tons of greenhouse gases (GHG) each year, which is equivalent … [continued]
Frito-Lay and Quaker opened an industry-leading Greenhouse Learning Center, which will be used to field test, measure, and analyze compostable packaging with an aim to speed up the rate of innovation. Photo from Frito-Lay North America
Frito-Lay & Quaker Open New Industry-Leading Greenhouse Learning Center To Fast-Track Sustainable Packaging Innovation
Two brands of the PepsiCo company, Frito-Lay and Quaker, announced the opening of an industry-leading Greenhouse Learning Center at its R&D headquarters. The Learning Center will be used to field test, measure, and analyze compostable packaging in an effort to accelerate the pace of innovation. By designing all packaging to … [continued]
PepsiCo, UT Austin, ISS, Healthcare Systems Pledge to Serve Planet-Saving “Cool Food”
World Resources Institute today announced that PepsiCo, the University of Texas at Austin Housing and Dining, ISS World Services A/S and healthcare organizations Providence and the Mount Sinai Health System have committed to serve more climate-friendly food through its Cool Food Pledge — a growing movement of workplaces, hotels, universities, hospitals and … [continued]
Pepsi Is Preparing For Its 1st Tesla Semi Truck Delivery This Year
Pepsi CEO Ramon Laguarta told CNBC’s Jim Cramer today that Pepsi is getting its first deliveries of Tesla Semi trucks this year. He also emphasized the importance of clean energy. The answer was to a question from Cramer about Pepsi’s plan to reduce emissions. “Transportation is about 10% of our … [continued]
Coca-Cola Will Continue With Single-Use Plastic Bottles Because That’s What People Want
Coca-Cola’s head of sustainability told the World Economic Forum this week her company has no intention of reducing the number of single use plastic bottles it churns out every year. Instead, it will increase recycling efforts worldwide. Is that a plan?
Tesla Semi Prototype Demo At Yandell Logistics Facility In California (Video)
The Tesla Semi red prototype was recently seen at a facility for a large warehousing and logistics client from California named “Yandell,” a huge facility at 360 Industrial Court in Benicia.
Frito-Lay Ditches Diesel In Favor Of A Renewable-Powered Fleet At Its Modesto Facility
Parent company PepsiCo, Inc. is replacing the fleet of diesel freight vehicles that service its Frito-Lay plant in Modesto, California with zero-emission and near-zero emission vehicles. The upgrades are coming to the central California facility thanks to funding provided by the state-funded Zero- and Near Zero-Emission Freight Facility Project.
Tesla Semi Customers Will Build Their Own Charging Stations
Companies that have pre-ordered Tesla Semi heavy duty electric trucks have started planning for how they will recharge them once Tesla builds them.
