When I told a long-time pal of mine about this blog, he said I should write an article about UPS.  At the time I had no idea UPS had a green initiave…which I’m sure I could have assumed, since most companies do.  But UPS is all brown and not necessarily associated with green and blah blah blah.

UPS working to reduce its footprint

So, when I came accross this ClimateBiz article about the hybrid vehicles used by UPS I thought of my brown buddy.  With its huge fleets, UPS has been focused on increasing efficiency and reducing its carbon footprint.  UPS Airlines’ has 262 jets, with 1800 flights per day.  With this workload, its important for UPS to set emissions goals, such as reducing emissions of UPS Airlines by 20% by 2020.

At the current time, UPS has more than 1,800 vehicles powered by alternative fuels.  In 2008 alone, its alternative-fuel vehicle fleet was increased by 30%, this includes hydraulic and hybrid-electric delivery trucks.

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