Alcoa’s Scrubber Technology Reduces Emissions, Water, Energy
Alcoa is piloting a scrubber technology that it says halves water use and requires 30 percent less energy, compared to traditional wet scrubbers, and reduces scrubber installation costs and operating...
View ArticleCould Climate Bonds Become a Major Force in Green Finance?
So-called “green” or “climate” bonds, being issued by a number of financial institutions and state governments as a means of generating funding for sustainable development and clean energy technology,...
View ArticleDell, eBay Team for Data Center Efficiency
Dell will work with eBay to solve hyperscale data center problems at Dell’s new Evergreen Innovation Center at the company’s Austin campus. The innovation center has servers and other data center...
View ArticleBoeing ecoDemonstrator Takes Flight
Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator flight test program aims to accelerate the maturity of environmental technologies.
View ArticleGE Marine Engine Meets New Emissions Rules
GE Marine says it has successfully completed an emissions-testing program for the first 12V250 marine diesel engine that meets EPA Tier 4i and International Maritime Organization (IMO) Tier III...
View ArticleOSHA Chemical Regulations Mean ‘Work for Manufacturers’
Chemical manufacturers have a lot of work ahead as they aim to comply with regulations occurring from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration aligning its 2012 Hazard Communication Standard...
View ArticleFood LCA: The Elusive Quest to Go Beyond Carbon
Each time we speak about food product life cycle analysis (LCA), the question of whether or not to use a multi-indicator approach comes up. It’s understandable to hear this question from players in the...
View ArticleAkermin Pilot Captures 90% CO2
Akermin says it has successfully tested its Biocatalyst Delivery System at the National Carbon Capture Center in Wilsonville, Ala. The pilot unit (pictured) has operated continuously for several weeks...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: Nitric Acid Extraction, LEED, ISO 50001
ASTM has proposed ASTM WK42045, Practice for Nitric Acid-Extraction of Elements from Ores and Related Metallurgical Materials Using Closed Vessel Microwave Heating, a standard to protect water quality...
View ArticleBanks Consider Natural Capital Risks
The Natural Capital Declaration — signed by the Rabobank Group, Pax World Management and about three dozen other financial institutions at last summer’s Rio+20 Earth Summit — has entered a new phase...
View ArticleUtilities and Energy Services Firms: Friends or Foes?
Energy services firms are eating utilities’ lunch in Europe, according to Reuters. Global consulting firm Bain & Company estimates that in Germany, the four biggest electric utilities will lose...
View ArticleSite Assessment Changes May Increase Costs, Report Times
Proposed changes to Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessments may increase user costs and delay report delivery times, according to GlobeSt.com. The American Society for Testing Materials is currently...
View ArticleWater Infrastructure Improvement Price Tag $384bn
Some $384 billion in improvements are needed for the nation’s drinking water infrastructure through 2030, according to an EPA survey. The EPA’s fifth Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and...
View ArticleTackling the Food Waste Dilemma in the United States
Each year, an estimated 40% of the American food supply goes uneaten. This staggering percentage has implications up and down the food value chain, not to mention serious environmental repercussions....
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: ‘Innovative’ Stormwater Plan, Paint Take-Back,...
The Energy Department has finalized energy efficiency standards for microwave ovens. The DOE said the new rules will reduce energy consumption in standby mode by 75 percent in countertop microwave...
View ArticleHotter Planet Will Make Corn Ethanol Unviable
If climate change continues at its current pace, in 40 years a hotter planet will lower corn production by 7 percent while requiring a 9 percent increase in irrigation water, putting US biofuel goals...
View ArticleBoeing’s Longer Dreamliner Slated for 2013 Flight
Boeing has begun final assembly of the first 787-9 Dreamliner, the newest member of the super-efficient 787 jet family that the company says will carry 40 more passengers an additional 300 nautical...
View ArticleOffshore Wind: Brighter Future?
This week we saw two signals that the nascent US offshore wind industry might finally find its feet. Yesterday the Department of the Interior announced a date for the nation’s first ever competitive...
View ArticleGeneral Mills, Unilever Join Food Waste Challenge
General Mills, Unilever and the Food Waste Reduction Alliance have joined the USDA’s Food Waste Challenge as founding partners. The challenge, announced yesterday by the EPA and USDA, asks farmers,...
View ArticleAB InBev to Cut Water Use, GHGs, Packaging
Anheuser-Busch InBev today committed to seven global environmental goals to reduce water use and water risk, and decrease greenhouse gas emissions, packaging and energy use. AB InBev aims to reach...
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