Top 10 Efficiency Tactics for Commercial Buildings
The Building Owners and Managers Association International has issued a list of top-10 ways commercial real estate professionals can make energy efficiency and sustainability a priority, as follows:...
View ArticlePeoplesBank Issues Earth Day Report Card: Banking On The Environment
Financing green energy projects, building LEED-certified offices and offering EV charging stations are just a few of the ways PeoplesBank is supporting the environment.
View ArticleClimate Change and the Water Industry
Climate change is affecting weather patterns and the world’s ecosystem and, in particular, posing serious challenges to the world’s water supply. Climate change is having a profound effect on how...
View ArticleUnited Launches Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
United Airlines says it will measure and evaluate the sustainability of its suppliers’ products and operations and then set targets for improvements in 2014. The survey is part of United’s sustainable...
View ArticleFertilzer Plant Housed Explosive Chemical Before Blast
Officials continue to investigate last week’s fire and explosion at West Fertilizer, which killed at least 14 and injuring 200 in the small central Texas town. But it does appear the fertilizer plant —...
View ArticleUSDA Develops Phosphorus Management Tool
A tool developed by USDA scientists can help agribusiness model phosphorus loss in runoff and determine ways to reduce these losses. The Phosphorus Index was originally a simple management tool...
View ArticleEarth Day Roundup: Dell, InterContinental Hotels, Delta, Haggar
In celebration of Earth Day today, a host of companies have announced eco-initiatives and sustainability targets. These include: InterContinental Hotels Group announced progress made with its online...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: EPA Water Plans, Cemex $1m Fine, States Sue BP
The EPA on Friday proposed several options to reduce the amounts of mercury, arsenic, lead and selenium that power plants release into waterways via coal ash, air pollution control waste and other...
View ArticleFlooding Halts Shipping, Delays Corn Planting
Rain in the upper Midwest region caused flooding along the Mississippi and Illinois rivers and as far south as Tennessee, forcing officials to close several locks and causing farmers to delay corn...
View ArticleOil, Gas EHS Spending: 60% Jump Predicted
Oil and gas companies’ spending on environment, health and safety issues will balloon 60 percent to $56 billion in 2030, up from $35 billion in 2011, as heavily publicized environmental disasters have...
View ArticleSenate Bill Advances Energy Efficiency
Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) have reintroduced their Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act, an energy efficiency bill that is supported by the National Association...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: Staples, Fuel Cells, BPA Ruling
A Sacramento County Superior Court Judge ruled Friday that Bisphenol-A (BPA) must be removed from California’s list of reproductive toxicants regulated under Proposition 65, in a case brought by the...
View ArticleContract Wins: GE, URS, Chevron, K2 Sports, Tetra Tech
GE has been awarded new contracts for orders of electric power and propulsion systems on two liquid natural gas carriers and an LNG Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU). Shipbuilder Hyundai...
View ArticleOnline Tool Calculates Dairies’ Environmental Footprint
An online tool to help dairies calculate their environmental footprint is being tested by producers, the Innovation Center for US Dairy says. Farm Smart currently focuses on voluntary self-assessment...
View ArticleCintas Serves Up Restaurant Sustainability
Restrooms, floor care, strategic sourcing, towels and wipes, and cleaning chemicals are five commonly overlooked areas where restaurants can improve their commitment to sustainability, according to...
View ArticleCoke Buys $2.59m Recycling Carts, 28% ‘Lazy’ Consumers Don’t Recycle E-Waste
Coca-Cola, telecommunications company CenturyLink and EcoScraps, an organic lawn and garden products manufacturer, are among the companies that announced recycling initiatives and milestones yesterday,...
View ArticleUnilever Sustainability Report: GHGs Down 16% in One Year
Unilever’s greenhouse gas intensity fell 16 percent over the course of 2012, from 118.31 to 99.97 kg per metric ton of production, according to the company’s latest Sustainable Living Plan progress...
View ArticleFAA Approves Boeing 787 Dreamliner Battery Modifications
The FAA has approved battery system improvements for Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, clearing the way for the grounded fleet to resume commercial flights in about a week. The fuel-efficient Dreamliner has...
View ArticleUPS Expands Natural Gas Fleet
UPS today announced it will purchase about 700 liquefied natural gas 18-wheelers and build four refueling stations to serve its heavy-weight rigs by the end of 2014. UPS has more than 1,000 natural gas...
View ArticleFacebook Plans $1 Billion Iowa Data Center
Facebook is planning to build a $1 billion data center in Altoona, Iowa, that experts are predicting will be the world’s “most technologically advanced,” reports The Des Moines Register. The 1.4...
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