Verizon has announced a plan to test solar energy with a 140 solar panel installation at its head office in Tampa, Florida.

News out of Japan yesterday announced the launch of the ‘Chopstick Bra’ from lingerie designer Triumph International Japan. The cups are designed to look like rice and miso bowls and a pair of collapsible chopsticks tuck into either side.

Step it Up and 1Sky, two climate change action organizations, have launched a ‘Green Finger’ campaign to follow up the November 3^rd ‘National Day of Climate Action.’ The campaign calls on concerned individuals to paint their fingers green and write on their hand what they hope to save through climate change action.

With a herd of companies vowing to become ‘carbon neutral’, the statement has lost some of its lustre. In an attempt to improve its environmental image, Fiji Water has announced a plan to go beyond neutral and actually become 20% carbon negative.

Friends of the Earthfiled a complaint over a Shell ad that showed flowers growing from the chimney of an oil refinery, prompting the British Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) to have the ad pulled.

McDonald’s has launched a “Bee Good to the Planet” Happy Meal promotion in support of the new “Bee Movie” starring Jerry Seinfeld. As part of the promotion McDonald’s will provide funding for Conservation International projects in South Africa and Mexico that are working to protect bee habitats.