Almost everybody is going green and the Ford Motor Company surely would not be left behind on such matters. And so, as part of the celebration of Earth Day which falls this 22nd of April, the company has set out their top ten list of their green initiatives.

1. Use of sustainable fabric. An example for this one would be the 2008 Ford Escape vehicle which is the very first vehicle in the US to come with 100% recycled fabric which was used on the seats. The fabric is created by Interface Fabrics, Inc. and makes use of post-industrial waste.

2. Leader in fuel efficient six speed transmission. At present, the Ford Motor Company’s Ford, Lincoln and Mercury brands now have fifteen available models using such kind of transmission system.

3. Ford introduces first clean diesel in heavy duty pickup segment. The company is already a leader in the industry in this matter for its 2008 Ford Super Duty pickup truck now uses the very first clean diesel engine unit.

4. Sustainable landscaping preserves environment and looks good. The company has already set out 200 acres which would be used for sustainable landscaping. There would be wildflowers and fields and natural prairies to be set up on these large pieces of land.

5. First two-time winner of EPA’s Energy Star Award. The company has already earned the respect of the US EPA for it has already been awarded the 2007 Energy Star Part of the Year Award in Energy Management.

6. Ford Escape and Ford Focus are more than 80% recyclable. Ford has dismantlers as well as shredders which take apart salvaged vehicles. The materials are then reused and remanufactured and the Escape and Focus already make use of such materials.

7. Paint fumes become fuel at Michigan Truck Plant. What is interesting about the company’s Fumes-to-Fuel system is that it burns up the pain fumes which then produces electricity that is used in their Michigan Truck Plant.

8. Keeping cool with geothermal cooling system. The company’s plant in Lima is not cooled off using air conditioners or the like. What they use is cold water taken from some limestone quarries and this reduces the emission of harmful gases as well as it keeps the environment cleaner than before.

9. Police go green with 2008 Crown Victoria Interceptor. At present, the 2008 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor is the very first and the only vehicle used as a police fleet.

10. World’s Largest Green Roof. And that is according to the Guinness Book of World Records. And the largest belongs to the company’s truck plant in Dearborn and it holds the title as the World’s Largest Living Roof.