WELCOME BACK, TITANS!
Eek, we're at week 1 of the Fall 2008 semester! I cannot believe that our summer has finally ended. It was an amazing PBL-filled summer starting off with the National Leadership Conference in Atlanta, GA, satisfying our palates mid-summer with our Executive Retreat in Big Bear Lakes, CA, and ending with a nice, professional touch at the Summer Training Institute - South right down the street at Fullerton College! Even though I'd rather stay in bed tomorrow morning...it's really exciting to finally put all of our plans in motion --just like the topic of our green conversation today: locomotives!
Company #3: General Electric: Green Locomotives
Trains were already the cleanest way to move freight long distances, but in 2005 General Electric raised the game with its Evolution diesel locomotives, which cut fuel consumption by 5% and emissions by 40%. Up next: a hybrid diesel-electric locomotive that, just like your Prius, captures energy from braking and will improve mileage another 10%. According to GE, the energy dissipated in braking a 207-ton locomotive during the course of a year is enough to power 160 homes.
General Electric just shipped 300 Evolution locomotives to Beijing, China! Check it out! Check out how General Electric maintains its position as a leader in it's industry, branding themselves of innovation with their motto: imagination at work, in their innovation = imagination section of the website! See how they're becoming a water explorer for Google Earth, how they've helped China to harvest wind power, and how they provided over 2200 hours of live footage of the legendary 2008 summer Olympics! One more thing!!! Check out their whole entire website devoted to innovative, green technology and ideas called "ecomagination".
What are your thoughts and opinions? Keep the conversation going!
- Michelle Nakaji
Co-Internal Director of Leadership Development
michellenakaji@csufpbl.org
[from Fast Company: 50 Ways to Green Your Business http://www.fastcompany.com/multimedia/slideshows/content/50-ways-to-green.html?page=1 ]
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