Irene Shuts Down Nuclear Plants, Refinery; 6 Million Without Power
Hurricane Irene has left millions without electricity, and forced the closure of several power plants, after sweeping along much of the East Coast. As of 3.00 pm EDT yesterday, the hurricane had left...
View ArticleSustainability Reporting at EMC
Manager of Sustainability Communications at EMC Corp., Kaisa Cripps Holloway, discusses how EMC Corp. has repositioned sustainability reporting as a top priority.
View ArticlePolicy & Compliance Briefing: PNM Penalty, Efficient Refrigerators, Chemical...
A federal judge overseeing hundreds of lawsuits against BP alleging financial losses after last year’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday allowed most of the plaintiffs’ claims to go forward,...
View ArticlePondering the Impact of Paper and Electronic Devices
Paper companies blog. We have websites and YouTube channels. We conduct e-mail blasts, share content through pdfs, and like college students most of my co-workers would suffer from withdrawal if...
View ArticleDunkin’ Donuts Cuts 4.6m Pounds a Year From Cup Waste
Dunkin’ Donuts has eliminated 4.6 million pounds of waste a year by reducing the weight of two disposable cups, according to the firm’s first corporate responsibility report. The company, which has...
View ArticleA Lean, Mean and Keen Approach to a Sustainable Merchandising
If you do your best to buy “green” products when you visit the local grocery store, you’re not alone. Products that are more environmentally-friendly, made from natural ingredients, and sourced via...
View ArticleEnvironmental & Energy Executive Moves: Nissan, Poseidon, Dow, New York City,...
Nissan Americas: The car company has named Vicki Smith as senior manager for corporate social responsibility and executive director of the Nissan Foundation. Smith joined Nissan is 1986 and most...
View ArticleEnvironmental Regulations Shaping Today’s Sustainable Supply Chains
Join Environmental Leader for a webinar on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 8am PDT/11am EDT, discussing environmental regulations shaping today’s sustainable supply chains. Summer 2011 brought a heat...
View ArticleGreenX, ICE Launch Calif. Carbon Futures
Exchange firms GreenX and IntercontinentalExchanges have today launched futures contracts tied to the California carbon market. ICE announced that the first trade of the California Carbon Allowance...
View ArticleVolkswagen Plans $1.45 Billion Renewables Investment
Automaker Volkswagen is planning on investing almost 1 billion Euros ($1.45 billion) in renewable energy, according to a report by the Financial Times Deutschland (via Reuters). The German business...
View ArticleOpen Office Environments Promote Ethical Behavior
Open office environments promote ethical behavior, according to 80 percent of respondents who participated in an independent study by Jones Lang LaSalle and the Ethisphere Institute. Mark Ohringer, VP...
View ArticleContract Briefing: Xiolink, Siemens, Endesa, Ala. Corrections
Xiolink, a provider of private cloud computing and managed infrastructure, has selected Modius’s OpenData Enterprise Edition to monitor, maintain, and provide analytics about its power usage...
View ArticleCheese Waste Turned into Plastic
Researchers in Catalonia, Spain, have invented a process that turns cheese waste into recyclable plastic food packaging. This new plastic is made using whey protein – a by-product formed in the...
View ArticleCompliance & Standards Briefing: Benefit Corps, LEED, Maine in an EU First
New research from California, Oregon and Washington shows that homes with LEED or other third-party energy efficiency certifications sell faster and net higher prices than other homes, The Los Angeles...
View ArticleModelling Glacier Melt and Runoff in Greenland and in the Nepal Himalaya
This is the second in a series of articles from the winners of the 2011 Dow Sustainability Innovation Student Challenge Awards. Read the first one here. The world’s population is projected to reach...
View ArticleRenewable Energy on the Radio
Educating the public is important for any project, and even more so for industries people know little about. To garner support, the community has to understand what you do, what you propose and how you...
View ArticleOntario, Magna Investing $441m in EVs
Magna International and the Canadian province of Ontario have announced an investment of C$432 million ($441 million) in electric vehicles. Some C$48.4 million of the total investment will come from...
View ArticleSub-$15 LED Bulb Unveiled
Lighting Science Group and Dixon Technologies have revealed a 60-watt equivalent LED bulb that they say will be the first to sell for under $15. The omnidirectional, A19 bulb will be available in India...
View ArticleAnheuser-Busch Supplies Recycled Water to Residents, Other Companies
A project by Anheuser-Busch InBev is using recycled water from one of its plants to support local public housing, in an initiative that the company is considering for a wider roll-out. AB InBev says...
View ArticleHotel Chains Seek Carbon Measurement Consensus
A group of 12 international hotel companies including Hilton, Hyatt and Marriott is trying to create a single methodology for calculating carbon footprints and emissions. Carbon measurement metrics...
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