Geothermal Energy Benefits ‘$278m Annually’
Geothermal energy produces little to no greenhouse gas emissions, which provides annual health and environmental benefits to the US valued at $278 million, according to an analysis from the Geothermal...
View ArticleCoke Recycling Venture Processes 500 Million Bottles in Year One
Continuum Recycling, the recycled-PET joint venture between Coca-Cola Enterprises and ECO Plastics, says it has processed 500 million bottles since opening in May 2012. The companies say the...
View ArticleAs Single-Serve Coffee Use Soars, Industry Struggles with Recycling Solutions
More than a tenth of US households — 12 percent — own single-cup coffee brewers, says the National Coffee Association, and that number is on the rise. But one-cup coffee pods are not easily recyclable,...
View ArticleVerizon Chooses Bloom Energy Fuel Cells
Verizon is installing Bloom Energy fuel cell systems at three of its California-based locations: two call-switching centers in Los Angeles and San Francisco and a data center in San Jose. Bloom...
View ArticleBuilding the World’s ‘Most Sustainable BMW Dealership’
Auto West BMW discusses how it built the “most sustainable BMW dealership in the world.”
View ArticleUS Can ‘Cut Emissions Using Natural Gas’
Increasing natural gas use in businesses and homes as well as within the transportation and manufacturing sectors can help the US cut greenhouse gas emissions in the near to medium term, according to a...
View ArticleRed Diesel a Fair or Flawed System?
For years, red diesel has been used by farmers and constructions workers to power heavy duty machinery used for off-road purposes. At around half the wholesale price of conventional “white” diesel used...
View ArticleUnited Airlines Signs 15m Gallon Biofuel Purchase Agreement
United Airlines will purchase 15 million gallons of biofuel from AltAir Fuels that will be used on flights departing from Los Angeles International Airport starting in 2014, the airline says. The...
View ArticleCortec Technology Film Uses Recycled Resin
Cortec Corporation has launched the latest version of its VpCI 126 Blue high-technology films and bags that contains a higher content of recycled resin than earlier products. The new version of VpCI...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: Green Globes, Stormwater, NASA
The Green Building Initiative has released what it calls the most significant upgrade to the Green Globes for New Construction program since its US launch in 2006. Green Globes NC is now based on an...
View ArticleTreatment System Slashes Buildings’ Water, Electricity Use
Property developers Lerner, Carr and WC Smith, and Washington, DC historic hotel Willard InterContinental have installed water treatment technology from Silver Bullet to cut water, electricity and...
View ArticleIntel Sustainability Report: GHGs Per Chip Up 48%
Intel’s per-chip GHG emissions rose 48 percent from 2011 to 2012, according to its latest corporate responsibility report. The measure, which Intel terms its Normalized Production Index, is indexed to...
View ArticleWaste Management Launches Sustainable Products Venture
Waste Management and sustainable designer William McDonough have launched a sustainable product and package design company to reduce consumer goods’ waste impact. The Waste Management McDonough...
View ArticleCoke to Improve Water Efficiency 25%
The Coca-Cola Company has committed to improving water efficiency in its manufacturing operations by 25 percent by 2020 compared with its 2010 baseline. The company announced the new goal yesterday and...
View ArticleDell’s Devil in the Details
We’re looking forward to hearing the details of Dell’s intriguing new packaging goal. The company has been at the forefront of sustainable packaging innovation, such as its use of cushioning material...
View ArticleDell Pledges Waste-Free Packaging by 2020
Dell announced sustainable packaging initiatives including goals for a waste-free packaging stream by 2020 and a new wheat straw material (pictured) that turns agricultural waste into boxes. The...
View ArticleEastman Chemical Report Shows Improvement Needed in Reduction of Hazardous Waste
Eastman Chemical Company just released a 2013 Sustainability Progress Report, which shows that the company’s progress toward reducing hazardous waste “requires improvement.” The company hopes to reduce...
View ArticleAB InBev Aims to Reduce Tons of Packaging Material by 100k
Anheuser-Busch InBev announced new five-year goals for its “Environmental Commitment,” including reducing packaging materials by 100,000 tons, or the equivalent of about 250 million full cans of beer....
View ArticleLingacite Launches Carbon-Negative Building Block
UK concrete masonry products company Lingacite says it has produced the world’s first carbon-negative masonry block, developed in partnership with Carbon8 Aggregates. The block, called the Carbon...
View ArticleEnvironmental Executive Moves: IHS, WWF, Codexis, Environ
Here’s the latest news on hirings, promotions and departures among environmental leaders. IHS: Scott Key (pictured) is now president and CEO of the information and analytics company. Key was also...
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