Arkansas Groundwater ‘Not Contaminated By Fracking’
A Duke University study of wells near shale gas drilling sites in Fayetteville, Ark. shows no groundwater contamination. Low levels of methane found in samples were mostly from biological activity...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: Dell, HP, Samsung on WEEE; Texas Roadhouse’s...
Samsung, Hewlett Packard, Panasonic, Toshiba, Dell and other electronics companies have called for changes to the UK’s compliance system for the EU waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)...
View ArticleSAP Argues Business Case of Integrated Reporting
Software firm SAP is using its combined sustainability and annual report to promote more deeply embedded sustainability in its business operations, according to Dr. Peter Graf, the company’s chief...
View ArticleBP, Shell, Statoil Offices Raided in Oil Price Fixing Probe
European Commission investigators raided the offices of oil companies BP, Royal Dutch Shell and Statoil as well as data collector Platts as part of a larger inquiry into price manipulation of the...
View ArticleSolar: Owens Corning Builds 2.6 MW On-Site, Walmart Celebrates Mass. Solar
Building materials manufacturer Owens Corning is building a 2.6 MW (DC) solar generation project at its thermal and acoustical insulation plant in Delmar, NY. Scheduled for completion in late 2013, the...
View ArticleEcosystem Services ‘Need Knowledge Sharing’
Despite widespread global use of payments for ecosystem services, more can be done to share information and learning garnered from such projects, according to research published in the journal...
View ArticleSiteHawk Expands Chemical Indexing Services
Cloud-based safety data sheet (SDS) and chemical data management company SiteHawk has expanded its chemical indexing services to 32 languages. The company says the expansion is in response to the...
View ArticleShipping Emissions ‘Rival CO2-Driven Ocean Acidification’
Shipping pollution from sulfur oxides (SOx) and nitrous oxides (NOx) along busy trade routes can equal carbon dioxide-driven ocean acidification, a study says. Sulfur in marine fuel oil and atmospheric...
View ArticleDairy Industry Launches Sustainability Reporting Guide
The Innovation Center for US Dairy has published a guide to help dairy companies and farms measure and report on sustainability. The Stewardship and Sustainability Guide for US Dairy identifies...
View ArticlePower Plants Cut CO2 Emissions 7% in Three Years
US power plants cut emissions from nitrous oxides (NOx), sulfur dioxide (SO2) and CO2 in 2011 even as overall electricity generation increased, according to data from the Energy Information...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Fracking Regs, EPA ‘Bias’, Cabinet Votes
The Department of the Interior yesterday released an updated draft proposal that it says establishes safety standards for hydraulic fracturing on public and Indian lands, while increasing flexibility...
View ArticleCost-Competitive CCS ‘Possible in UK by 2020s’
Gas and coal power plants equipped with carbon capture, transport and storage technology have the potential to be cost competitive with other low-carbon power generation in the UK by the early 2020s,...
View ArticleAker Solutions Conducts World’s First Cement CO2 Capture Tests
Aker Solutions has won a contract to perform the world’s first tests for capturing carbon dioxide emissions from a cement production plant. The CO2 technology company won the award from Norcem, in...
View ArticleTaking Stock of Climate Change Efforts: As European Carbon Market Falters, CA...
Unlike many environmental problems, which can be addressed at a local or regional scale, climate change is inherently global in nature: greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions from any source join with...
View ArticleGlobal Transportation Li-ion Battery Market to ‘Reach $22bn in 2020′
The global market for lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries in light duty vehicles will grow from $1.6 billion in 2012 to almost $22 billion in 2020, according to a Pike Research report. The free report,...
View ArticleGillette, BMC Inks Win DuPont Packaging Awards
Gillette, BMC Inks and Coop Cooperative have won DuPont packaging awards for reducing waste in packaging. Procter & Gamble’s Gillette brand won the gold award for reducing by a third its plastic...
View ArticleEnvirogen Launches Emissions Control Technologies
Envirogen Technologies has launched treatment technologies designed to help industrial facilities manage their air emissions performance and meet regulatory and permit requirements through the control...
View ArticleEnvironmental Executive Moves: GlencoreXstrata, ACS, Proterra, ABB
Here’s the latest news on hirings, promotions and departures among environmental leaders. GlencoreXstrata: The commodity trading and mining company has named former BP chief executive Tony Hayward...
View ArticleConn. Passes First-in-Nation Mattress Recycling Law
Connecticut has passed the nation’s first-ever extended producer responsibility (EPR) bill for mattresses that supporters say will save local governments about $1.3 million and increase recycling...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Sequester Costs; BP Wants UK-US Talks
BP plans to ask British prime minister David Cameron to intervene with the US government over the rising cost of compensation related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The company believes its...
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