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Verizon Green Press Kit

News Releases

Verizon Kicks Off Series of Electronic Recycling Rallies, Open to the Public, in Temple Terrace, Fla. Jan. 26, 2012
Eight Pennsylvania Nonprofits Receive $72,500 in Grants From Verizon to Support Sustainability Initiatives Dec. 1, 2011
Simplicity Meets Style With the Samsung Illusion From Verizon Wireless   Nov. 21, 2011
Verizon Unveils Innovative Hybrid and Alternative-Energy Vehicles  April 1, 2011
Verizon Supports Earth Hour to Raise Awareness of Energy-Efficient Opportunities Around the World  March 23, 2011
Verizon Receives 'Groundbreaker Award' for Efforts to Advance a Clean Economy  January 27, 2011
Verizon Named to Newsweek Magazine’s Global Green 100 List   Oct. 21, 2010
Verizon Rolls Out Alternative-Energy Vehicles in Westchester County   Oct. 12, 2010
Verizon Named to Maplecroft Climate Innovation Index for Second Year in a Row   Oct. 7, 2010
Verizon to Add More Than 260 Hybrid Vehicles to Its Fleet in New Jersey   Sept. 30, 2010
Verizon Launches Campaign to Encourage More Residential Phone Customers to Switch to Online Billing   August 24, 2010
Verizon Wireless Opens State-of-the-Art ‘Green’ Store In Warwick, R.I.   August 20, 2010
Verizon Wireless Launches Samsung Intensity II   July 29, 2010
Verizon Rolls Out Hybrid Trucks on Long Island, First of 160 Alternative-Energy Company Vehicles Coming to New York   May 21, 2010
Verizon’s Corporate Responsibility Report Shows How the Company’s Technology and Employees Are Tackling Big Social Issues   May 12, 2010
Verizon Community Recycling Events in New Jersey and Virginia Keep More Than 21,000 Pounds of E-Waste Out of Landfills   April 22, 2010
Verizon, Cited for Its Efforts to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Is Named to Maplecroft Climate Innovation Index   April 19, 2010
Verizon and Motorola to Trial Energy-Efficient Set-Top Box With Double the Storage Capacity for Digital Video Recordings   April 14, 2010
Verizon Offers 10 Tech Tips for Being Greener by Earth Day  April 13, 2010
Verizon Launches Comprehensive Sustainability Program to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Conserve Energy April 12, 2010
Verizon Thinkfinity Brings the Lessons of Earth Day Into the Classroom, With Free Educational Online Resources, Podcasts   April 6, 2010
Verizon to Turn Off Lights in Company Facilities Around the World in Support of Earth Hour  March 22, 2010
Verizon Wireless Communications Store In Columbia, Maryland, Awarded Energy Star® Rating From EPA Feb. 5, 2010
Verizon and Lineage Power Will Test New Technologies to Reduce Power Used by Information and Communications Technology Equipment Jan. 14, 2010
Add Phone Recycling To Your Holiday Checklist Dec. 15, 2009
Verizon Operations Center in Basking Ridge, N.J., Earns Prestigious LEED Green Building Certification Dec. 29, 2009
Verizon Targets Heat Generated by Computer Chips and Circuit Boards in Latest Push for Network Power Efficiency Oct. 27, 2009
Verizon Named to Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index Sept 14, 2009
Verizon Operations Center Earns Prestigious 'Energy Star' Rating Sept. 9, 2009
Verizon Foundation Provides $50,000 Grant to Support American Museum of Natural History Film on Climate Change Aug. 26, 2009
Customers Who Register to Receive and Pay Bills Online Can Save Time, the Environment and Win Prizes August 3, 2009
Verizon Earns 2009 Green Choice Award From 'Natural Health' Magazine May 18, 2009
Verizon Employees at Westbury, N.Y., Garage Lead the Way on Fuel Conservation April 23, 2009
Verizon's Green Initiatives Recognized in Environmental Defense Fund's Innovations Review 2009 April 21, 2009
Verizon Employees at Westbury, N.Y., Garage Lead the Way on Fuel Conservation April 23, 2009
Verizon's Green Initiatives Recognized in Environmental Defense Fund's Innovations Review 2009 April 21, 2009
Verizon Business Volunteers 'Dig' Earth Day Activities April 17, 2009
10 Simple Tips on How Technology Can Help Everyone Be Green April 16, 2009
"Green" Initiatives Help Verizon Wireless And Its Customers Be More Earth-Friendly April 15, 2009
Phone Recycling Made Easy On Earth Day And Year-Round April 14, 2009
Energy Efficiency Built Into Verizon Wireless Communications Stores April 3, 2009
Verizon Wireless And Itron Combine Forces To Harness The Power Of Wireless Technology In Advanced Metering And Smart Grid Market April 3, 2009
Verizon's Commitment to Corporate Responsibility Recognized by CRO Magazine and The Big Money.com March 6, 2009
Verizon Wireless and Ambient Corporation Join Forces to Offer Utilities Smart Grid Communications Solution Smart Grid Projects March 4, 2009
Verizon Targets Energy Conservation Initiatives for Its Networks; Company Products, Including Broadband, Reduce Customer Energy Consumption March 4, 2009
TANDBERG Selects Verizon Business to Support Advanced Global Collaboration February 26, 2009
Verizon Business Powers Spontaneous Collaboration February 4, 2009
Ambient Launches X-3000 Node Certified for Use on the Verizon Wireless Network January 12, 2009
Verizon Doubles Hybrid Sedan Fleet to Further Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions November 13, 2008
Verizon Network Designers and Equipment Suppliers Continue to Raise the Quality Bar October 2, 2008
Verizon Business Offers New Professional Services to Help Enterprises 'Virtualize' Their IT Environments September 17, 2008
Verizon Business and IR Magazine Study Links Carbon Management, Corporate Social Responsibility With Shareholder Value September 10, 2008
Vote To Go ‘Green’ with Verizon Wireless and Make a Difference Every Day August 25, 2008
Verizon Wireless First Wireless Retailer Awarded U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR July 8, 2008
Verizon Earns Energy Star Award from U.S. Department of Energy for Operation of Nation's Largest Fuel Cell Project June 9, 2008
Verizon First to Set Up Energy Efficiency Standards for Network, Data Center and Customer Equipment June 5, 2008
Verizon Business Helps Customers Put Communications, Information Technology to Work for Earth Day and Every Day April 22, 2008
'Green' Technology Helps Verizon Wireless Save Energy, CO2 Emissions and Costs April 18, 2008
Verizon Wireless Offers Tips to Help Mobile Users Make a Difference This Earth Day April 16, 2008
Verizon Steps Up Efforts to Conserve Energy and Protect the Environment April 16, 2008
IDG’s Computerworld Names Verizon Wireless As One Of The Top Green-IT Companies February 15, 2008
100 Hybrid Sedans Help Verizon's Fleet Get Greener in the New Year January 14, 2008
Verizon Wins Governor's Environmental Excellence Award for Habitat Improvement Project at Company's Basking Ridge Campus November 29, 2007
Verizon Expands Its Green Energy Program in Tampa, Fla., by Installing 140 Solar Panels at Company's Carrollwood Central Office November 7, 2007
Promoting Green Power: Verizon Rolls Out Hybrid-Powered Van Pilot Project March 6, 2007
Nation's Largest Fuel Cell Pilot Project Now Operating at Verizon Facility on Long IslandSeptember 21, 2005