Energy Management Market ‘to Almost Double’ by 2020
Worldwide spending on industrial energy management systems and services, including software components, will grow from $11.3 billion in 2013 to $22.4 billion in 2020, according to a study from Navigant...
View ArticleRespect the Rotation: Bayer CropScience Sustainability Efforts
Bayer CropScience’s David Hollinrake, vice president of marketing, and Harry Strek, head of marketing support, Bayer CropScience Weed Control Research, talk about the Respect the Rotation program.
View ArticleScientists Discover New Ways to Capture Methane
Scientists at UC Berkeley and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have found new materials that could be used to scrub methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from the air. The research team used...
View ArticlePaperless Payroll System Saves Money, Cuts GHGs
Payroll On A Budget’s paperless, Internet-based payroll system can save a 10-person office 1.3 metric tons of greenhouse gases, more than 58 pounds of paper and more than 2,000 gallons of water per...
View ArticleThe Cultural Imperative of Sustainability
Recently, we hosted a truly inspired interview on our Impact Series webinar program with celebrated author and philosophy professor Kathleen Dean Moore about the ethical, spiritual, and cultural...
View ArticleOnline Map Shows Algae Biomass Facilities, Projects Worldwide
The Algae Biomass Organization has published an online map showing algae production facilities and research projects worldwide. The map shows algae — which can produce a wide variety of products...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: OfficeMax, Ross Lawsuits; Chinatrust; WEEE...
OfficeMax, Ross Stores and Kinwai USA are among the nine manufacturers and retailers that law firm The Chanler Group is suing under California’s Proposition 65. The group has also served more than 100...
View ArticleEnvironmental Executive Moves: Clean Harbors, NAED, Green Innovations
Here’s the latest news on hirings, promotions and departures among environmental leaders. Clean Harbors: The environmental, energy and industrial services company has promoted Jerry E. Correll to...
View ArticleSony Pictures to Cut Carbon Footprint 15% by 2020
Sony Pictures Entertainment has set new environmental goals targeted for completion in 2020 including reductions in operational carbon emissions by 15 percent, compared to 2012 levels. The company also...
View ArticleToolkit Measures Nature-Related Risks
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development has released Eco4Biz – a toolkit aimed at businesses looking to assess, measure and value the natural resources they use. The toolkit has been...
View ArticleStrategic Load Response – Uncovering the Real Value of Your Megawatt Reduction
Join Constellation Energy, Pike Research’s Marianne Hedin and Environmental Leader for a one-hour educational webinar outlining what your enterprise needs to take advantage of load response...
View ArticleLockheed Martin Builds Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Power Plant
Although Lockheed Martin is usually associated with aerospace technologies, the company is working with Beijing-based Reignwood Group to develop an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) pilot power...
View ArticleDeutsche, Goldman, JP Morgan Join NYC Carbon Challenge
Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan Chase are among 10 companies that have committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from their offices by up to 40 percent in the next 10 years. The 10...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement: Efficiency Bill, $34m Superfund Site, States to Sue EPA
Connecticut, Vermont, Oregon, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, and the cities of New York and the District of Columbia, have sent the EPA a formal notice of intent to sue over the agency’s failure to...
View ArticleChevron Lobbies Against California Low-Carbon Rule
Chevron is leading a lobbying and public relations campaign to weaken California’s low-carbon fuel standard, a law the oil company once supported. Chevron pledged in 2007, the same year California Gov....
View ArticleGE, Nat G Launch Natural Gas Fueling Systems
GE Oil and Gas and Nat G CNG Solutions have both launched compressed natural gas vehicle fueling systems this week. Nat G CNG Solutions has introduced its Nat G 500 Series fueling station for mid-sized...
View ArticleCabot Increases Productivity 50% with SiteHawk
Cabot Corporation expects to see a complete return on investment within two years after implementing SiteHawk’s cloud-based safety data sheet (SDS) and chemical data management software. Cabot...
View ArticleShell Sustainability Report: GHGs Drop 2.7%
Shell’s total direct GHG emissions were 72 million metric tons CO2e last year, down 2.7 percent from 74 million in 2011, according to the company’s 2012 sustainability report. This meant GHGs dropped...
View ArticleGap Dumping Toxic Wastewater, Greenpeace Says
Gap, Brooks Brothers and other fashion brands are dumping toxic wastewater in Indonesia waterways, Greenpeace says. In its latest report, Toxic Threads: Polluting Paradise, Greenpeace investigates the...
View ArticleIndustry Appeals EPA GHG Regulations
The National Association of Manufacturers, American Frozen Food Institute, American Petroleum Institute and other industry groups have appealed to the US Supreme Court to stop the EPA’s greenhouse gas...
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