'Twilight' publisher announces green goals
From AP News | 2009-11-30 17:33:44
<div id="subtitle">'Twilight' publisher Hachette announces environmental goals</div><div><p>Future sales of Stephenie Meyer's novels should be green in more ways than one.</p><p>The Hachette Book Group, whose authors include Meyer and Malcolm Gladwell, is the latest publisher to announce a broad range of environmental goals. The new policy features promises to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent by the end of the next decade and, by 2012, to increase tenfold — to 30 percent — the amount of recycled fiber</p><p>"It is imperative that our industry be mindful of our impact on the planet, and we believe that our progressive policy will encourage other publishers to be equally focused on these important issues," Hachette CEO David Young said Monday in a statement.</p><p>Other publishers to launch environmental initiatives in recent years include Random House Inc., Scholastic Inc. and Simon &amp; Schuster.</p><p>According to Hachette and the Green Press Initiative, a nonprofit that consults with publishers on the environment, Hachette's plan will save more than 267,000 trees.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=64491654&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>
Copyright 2009 <a href="http://www.ap.org">AP News</a></div></div>
Related Video by 5min
Related Articles
- FACTBOX-Details of final U.S. healthcare bill Reuters | 2010-03-21 15:36:15
- America the Barbaric: Without Universal Health Care We Cannot Be a Great Power Huffington Post | 2010-03-20 16:25:53
- Waffles shouldn't be on the menu today: Loretta Sanchez needs to stand up for families on healthcare now. Huffington Post | 2010-03-21 12:15:14
- Obama Executive Order on Abortion Funding FOX News | 2010-03-21 17:09:54
- Brown & Brown buys New Jersey firms Excel and Spirit Tampa Bay Business Journal | 2010-03-21 11:15:46
- As Reform Hangs In Balance, Policy Benefits Continue To Be Discussed Medical News Today | 2010-03-19 06:22:19
Related Blogs
- The New Health Insurance Law and Your Money Consumerism Commentary | 2010-03-21 14:36:15
- The Stupak Executive Order Gets His Vote Daily Kos | 2010-03-21 16:38:51
- US health care's mini-cross roads: a long way to go, either way Effect Measure | 2010-03-21 16:07:07
- Text of White House Executive Order on Abortion TIME: Real Clear Politics | 2010-03-21 16:33:47
- The Debate Is On Power Line | 2010-03-21 14:58:48
Related Video
- Obama states case for healthcare reform BBC Video World | 2010-03-18 13:56:29
- Crain's Headlines: Chicago Jobs; Big Bonuses CBS2 WBBM Top Stories Video | 2010-03-15 08:18:01
- CBS 2's Mike Flannery On Healthcare Reform CBS2 WBBM Top Stories Video | 2010-03-19 18:52:02