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The largest non-profit health maintenance organization (HMO) in the country is getting into the solar game. Kaiser Permanente has announced plans to install 15 MW of solar PV arrays on their buildings throughout California, saying "what's good for the environment is good for our health."

Bottled water brand Aquafina, manufactured by PepsiCo, is debuting a new bottle called Eco-Fina that uses 50 percent less plastic and provides the most lightweight half-liter water bottle on the market.

Discount retailer Target Corp expects to have recycling bins in all its stores this week as it tries to gain "green" credibility from consumers looking to be more eco-friendly.

The No. 2 U.S. discount retailer does not think the recycling stations will drive additional traffic to its more than 1,700 stores, but it hopes they will help improve satisfaction for the customers who come in, Shawn Gensch, Target vice president for brand marketing, said in an interview.

FedEx says it will be the first U.S. delivery service to add all-electric trucks to their fleet. Starting in June, the company will enter four EVs into service in Los Angeles.

Two of the trucks will come from Navistar, based on a design the parcel service already is using in Europe. FedEx has 10 EV vans in London and five scheduled to enter routes in Paris. The other two trucks are coming from a yet unnamed company.