Economic Snapshot: How Your Favorite Companies Celebrated Earth Day

By Mike Schuster Apr 24, 2009 9:35 am

Our unscientific poll.

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In case you were left wondering why buses seemed a little more crowded than usual Wednesday, it was Earth Day, and Americans were celebrating from coast to coast. Even well-known corporations got in on the act: Jones Soda (JSDA) ran its Seattle headquarters entirely on pedal power and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) organized a web-based recycling service to encourage computer owners to trade in their equipment.

And those are just two high-profile examples.

Below we take a look at how some of your favorite companies Celebrated Earth Day.

How Your Favorite Companies Celebrated Earth Day

General Motors: Curtailed emissions by stuffing bananas in the tailpipes of Ford vehicles.		United Airlines: Canceled flights with no explanation, forcing passengers to carpool.
Halliburton: Mandated that its Bunker Busters and Patriot missiles be hand delivered to targets.		HarperCollins: Reduced paper usage by only publishing CliffsNotes versions of books.
Caterpillar: Decreased commuter pollution by laying off 5% of its workforce.		Taco Bell: Replaced plastic utensils and styrofoam containers with sterling silver and fine porcelain plates.