Government Blamed for Barriers to Climate Project Development
Some 82 percent of major developers in the emissions reduction industry surveyed by the Project Developer Forum cite the lack of government targets on climate change mitigation as the biggest barrier...
View ArticleSainsbury’s Sells Eco-Labeled Farmed Fish
Sainsbury’s has begun selling farmed catfish certified by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council, The Grocer reports. In what it says is an industry first, the UK supermarket launched two own-label lines...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: McCarthy Grilling, ConocoPhillips, Carbon Markets
The Senate confirmed REI chief executive Sally Jewell (pictured) as Interior Secretary on Wednesday, in an 87-11 vote, the Boston Globe reports. One of her first agenda items will be a rule proposing...
View ArticleAT&T Tops Corporate Citizen Ranking
AT&T pushed Bristol-Myers Squibb from its No. 1 ranking to take the top spot on the list of 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2013 from CR Magazine, followed by Mattel. Bristol-Myers Squibb, which topped...
View ArticleWaitrose Bans Pesticides Linked to Bee Decline
UK supermarket chain Waitrose today said it will stop using pesticides linked to declining bee populations by the end of 2014. By the end of next year, farmers supplying Waitrose fruit, vegetables and...
View ArticlePJM Gets Some Regulated Service from Battery-Based Energy Storage
AES Energy Storage says its AES Laurel Mountain facility surpassed the 400,000 MWh mark of regulation service to the PJM Interconnection since the project began service on September 30, 2011. Laurel...
View ArticleUnderstanding the New ‘Green’ Guidelines
While many industries will be impacted by the new green guidelines recently released by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), few will be as affected as the professional cleaning industry. One reason for...
View ArticleDrought Risk Threatens Crops
The plains and the western US are still in the worst drought in more than 50 years, but this year’s corn, soybean and wheat harvest will be better than the summer of 2012, Reuters reports. A senior...
View ArticleIIRC Releases Corporate Reporting Model for Consultation
The International Integrated Reporting Council today published a consultation draft of its corporate reporting model and is asking businesses, investors and other stakeholders worldwide to comment on...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: GHG Rule Delay, Suncor Spill, Chevron’s...
The EPA said Friday that it will delay finalizing regulations that limit greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants, and would rewrite the rules to address concerns raised by the electric industry,...
View ArticleGreen Fleet Roundup: Avon, Ford, DriveCam, Greyhound Lines
Avon Rent A Car Truck and Van says it is the first rental agency in the US to take delivery of the new 2013 HINO diesel-electric hybrid trucks. The new truck have a 30-35 percent better fuel economy...
View ArticleHighland Plastics to Use Cardia’s Biohybrid Resins
Highland Plastics, manufacturer of injection moulded food-grade plastic packaging, will offer packaging products that use Cardia Biohybrid resin technology that can increase packaging’s renewable...
View ArticleSustainability Report: Fiat Cuts Water Use 16%
Fiat, the majority shareholder in US carmaker Chrysler, cut mass-market brand plants’ water consumption per vehicle last year by 15.6 percent versus 2011 levels, and by 31.2 percent versus 2010,...
View ArticleUnited Airlines to Save 85m Gallons of Fuel in 2013
United Airlines has set a goal to save 85 million gallons of fuel in 2013. The airline says this savings will equal 828,750 metric tons of CO2 or about $275 million dollars at current fuel prices. Fuel...
View ArticleGrowth in Natural Gas Vehicles Will Have ‘Minimal Impact’ on Prices
A transition to natural gas-fueled heavy duty and light duty vehicles over the next decade will have a minimal impact on natural gas prices, according to research by the American Clean Skies...
View Article523 Schools Nationwide Recover 90 Million Pounds of Recyclable Materials
The 523 colleges and universities participating in March’s RecycleMania Tournament — meant to harness the competitive spirit around sports rivalries and use them to increase campus recycling and waste...
View ArticleE-World Online’s Take-Back Programs to Surpass 200 Million Pounds of e-Waste
E-World Online, a leading provider of comprehensive e-waste take-back programs for electronics manufacturers and inventory management solutions for national retailers, says it will surpass 200 million...
View ArticleFinnish Recycling Powerhouse to Install Robotic Recycling System
Finnish recycler Lassila & Tikanoja plc and ZenRobotics Ltd. announced L&T is acquiring the ZenRobotics Recycler recycling system. The system safely sorts raw materials like metal, wood, and...
View ArticleWaste2Tricity Plans Development of Advanced Waste-to-Energy Plant
Waste2Tricity (W2T) announced the start of a Concept Design Study for the development of an advanced waste-to-energy plant. The facility will convert approximately 100,000 tonnes a year of feedstock –...
View ArticleDOE Solar Process Adds Energy to Natural Gas
The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is developing a process that uses sunshine to increase the amount of energy in natural gas. Installing PNNL’s system in front of natural...
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