NASA Scientist Talks ‘True Cost of Fossil Fuels’
The Sustainability Media Lab interviews Dr. James Hansen about his recent retirement from NASA and how the energy industry is impeding urgent climate action.
View ArticleUnfunded, Aging Water Infrastructure Needs a Dynamic Program to Stay Healthy
Such a program is known as “asset management,” and it’s a necessary step to reduce government costs. Water systems are similar to our bodies. They age over time, and the way to keep in shape and avoid...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: Prop. 65 and BPA, Anti-LEED Bill, ISO 14001
California’s Environmental Protection Agency has added Bisphenol A (BPA) to its official list of toxic chemicals subject to the rules of Proposition 65. Under Prop. 65, companies must warn the public...
View ArticleDuPont Trials Hazardous Compound Remediation
DuPont says it will install a large-scale PGClear unit, which is designed to treat groundwater contaminated with chloroform, at its site in Louisville, Ky., in June. The installation is part of a...
View ArticleJoule Uses Waste CO2 to Produce Renewable Gasoline, Jet Fuel
Biofuels manufacturer Joule says it had converted waste CO2 into gasoline and jet fuel components. The company says this is an industry first in renewable fuel production. Joule says this technology...
View ArticleBMW Plant’s Trucks, Lifts Powered by Hydrogen Fuel Cells
BMW Manufacturing’s plant in Spartanburg, SC, has more than doubled its fleet of material handling equipment using hydrogen fueling systems provided by Linde North America. The 4 million-square-foot...
View ArticleReport: Viable Business Demands Collective Water Management
Companies should develop and implement a more holistic watershed approach, according to a report by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. A watershed approach takes into consideration...
View ArticlePfizer Integrated Report: Emissions Up Relative to Sales
Pfizer’s absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions fell 4.8 percent from 2011 to 2012, to 2.4 million metric tons CO2e, while its revenue fell by 9.6 percent, according to the company’s third integrated...
View ArticleEU Carbon Prices Plunge to Record Lows
Carbon prices hit record lows today after the European Parliament rejected an emergency plan to boost the ailing EU carbon market. In a 334-315 vote, with more than 60 abstentions, lawmakers rejected a...
View ArticleUS Emissions Fell 1.6% in 2011
Greenhouse gas emissions in the US totaled 6,702,000 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2011, a 1.6 percent reduction from the previous year, according to an annual report by the EPA....
View ArticleKansas City Chiefs Unveils ‘Extra Yard for the Environment’, Hosts Recycling...
EPA Region 7 and the Kansas City Chiefs announced its Extra Yard for the Environment initiative, a program designed to devise and implement new green policies for the Kansas City Chiefs while raising...
View ArticleProposed Laws Would Require ‘Not Recyclable’ Wording on Biodegradable Containers
Laws proposed in North Carolina and Alabama would require any container made from compostable or biodegradable plastic to be labeled “non-recyclable.” One bill introduced in the North Carolina General...
View ArticleWalmart Will Increase Use of Renewables 600% Over 2010 Levels
Unveiled at Walmart’s Global Sustainability Milestone Meeting, the company committed to achieving the following by Dec. 31, 2020: Drive the production or procurement of 7 billion kWh of renewable...
View ArticleThe Sustainability Tool Melting Pot
I’ve spent a good number of my columns debating the confusing terminology in our field. It’s proof of the relative infancy of our field that the same term is used for such varied sustainability...
View ArticleProduct Trial Reduces Water Evaporation 31%
Environmental technology company Flexible Solutions International says its Watersavr product reduced evaporation by an average of 31 percent during a trial on Lake Sahara in Las Vegas. The Southern...
View ArticleHP Expands Recycling Program, Adds Certified Paper Portfolio
HP has expanded its recycling program, adding Office Depot as a retailer that will offer HP ink recycling, and says its Everyday Paper line in North America is now Forest Stewardship Council certified....
View ArticleUnilever Cuts 1 Million Metric Tons CO2
Unilever says it has reduced CO2 from its manufacturing and logistics operations by more than 1 million metric tons since 2008, saving the company more than €300 million ($394.8 million). For...
View ArticleEPA OKs Recycling Plastics from Shredder Residue
Facilities are now allowed to recycle plastics separated from automobile shredder residue, according to the EPA’s new interpretation of existing regulations. The interpretation permits recycling...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: $1.5bn Sewer Upgrades, Ocean Plan, Chevron Report
The carbon intensity of the world’s energy supplies has barely changed in the past 20 years, despite implementation of the Kyoto Protocol and a boom in renewable power, the International Energy Agency...
View ArticleCoal, Cattle Ranching ‘Most Environmentally Costly’ Businesses
Coal-powered energy and cattle ranching are the two most environmentally expensive industries — and cost the economy more in environmental damage than they generate in revenue, according to a UN-backed...
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