Jelly Belly HQ to Cut Water 29%
Jelly Belly Candy Company, the manufacturer of gourmet jelly beans, expects to reduce outdoor water use at its headquarters by 29 percent with the installation of the WeatherTRAK Smart Water Management...
View ArticleViridity Incorporates Intel Data Center Manager
Viridity Software has announced that it will incorporate Intel Data Center Manager SDK into its EnergyCenter software. Viridity said the integration will help IT and facilities managers to monitor and...
View ArticlePolicy and Enforcement Briefing: Regulation Repeals, Exxon in the Arctic,...
The leadership of the GOP majority in the U.S. House of Representatives told its membership that it will seek to repeal or delay numerous of the Environmental Protection Agency’s “job-killing”...
View ArticleHow To Embed Sustainability Into Corporate Culture: A Cheat Sheet
Ninety-three percent of CEOs see sustainability as important to their company’s future success, as found by a UN-Accenture study. But how does one embed sustainability into a company’s core culture?...
View ArticleThe Rise of Photovoltaics
Did you notice something interesting recently in your local community? Roofs with solar panels are spreading rapidly as renewable energy products are becoming more efficient and mainstream. Costs for...
View ArticleWPPI Taps Siemens, eMeter for Smart Grid Install
Siemens Energy is installing meter data management system eMeter EnergyIP for Midwest-based WPPI Energy and its member utilities. The eMeter management system will allow WPPI members to perform load...
View ArticleCampus Microgrid Market to Boom
Total installed generation capacity for campus microgrids will increase by 164 percent between 2011 and 2017, rising from 620 megawatts to 1.6 gigawatts, according to a new report from Pike Research....
View ArticleVirgin Media Discusses Closed Loop Internal Paper Program
Virgin Media Discusses its closed loop system for internal paper – meaning that it uses same paper over and over again.
View ArticleChina, U.S. Keep Renewable Investment Top Spots
China and the United States have maintained the top two places in Ernst & Young’s Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index. The Chinese government has announced in the last quarter that it...
View ArticleSmall Business Sustainability Efforts
Various Fort Collins, Colorado (where EL is headquartered) companies describe their sustainability efforts.
View ArticleLevel 3 Buys 100% Renewable Power for Three Data Centers
Level 3 Communications has taken three colocation facilities 100 percent renewable. The communications services provider has signed up to a 100 percent green energy product with the electricity...
View ArticleEating Local Means a Spectrum of Choices
In the past few years there appears to be growing interest in what has been termed the “localvore” movement. This seems to be a continuation of the earlier “buy local” initiative, in which consumers...
View ArticleOracle, eMeter, Itron Top Meter Data Management Rankings
Oracle, eMeter and Itron are the three best-positioned vendors of meter data management systems, according to a report by Pike Research. The “Pike Pulse Report: Meter Data Management” evaluates 11 of...
View ArticleSABMiller, WWF Seek Water Futures Partners
Brewer SABMiller, the World Wildlife Fund for Nature and the German international development agency GIZ have asked businesses, NGOs and other organizations to join their Water Futures Partnership....
View ArticleCompliance & Standards Briefing: REACH Additions, GRI’s G4, e-Waste Pledge...
The European Chemicals Agency has proposed to add 20 chemicals to its list of “substances of very high concern” (SVHC) list, as defined by Article 57 of the REACH Regulation, Platts reported. Most of...
View ArticleSiemens, Volvo Pair Up on EV Development
Siemens and Volvo are the latest companies to announce an alternative-fuel vehicle collaboration, saying they intend to jointly advance the technical development of electric cars. The companies have...
View ArticleAre We Investing Enough in Clean Energy?
Consider the following recent news from Ernst & Young about investment in cleantech companies this quarter: –U.S. Department of Energy announced loans and guarantees of $32 billion, including over...
View Article$510m Biofuel Partnership Seeks Industry Ideas
Three federal departments have requested ideas from industry on how to establish a viable market for drop-in biofuels. Secretary of agriculture Tom Vilsack, secretary of energy Steven Chu, and...
View ArticleAdidas Becomes Third Sports Brand to Ban Hazardous Chemicals
Adidas has become the third major sports brand to commit to having zero discharge of hazardous chemicals throughout its supply chain by 2020 in the wake of Greenpeace pressure. The sportswear chain has...
View ArticleSolyndra Files for Chapter 11
Solar system manufacturer Solyndra is filing for bankruptcy and has laid off 1,100 staff. The company, which was host to a high-profile visit from President Obama in May 2010, intends to file for...
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