Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Fracking Rule Delay, Monsanto Sued, Solar...
Interior secretary Sally Jewell (pictured) said she will triple the one-month comment period on proposals to tighten standards for oil and gas drilling, including fracking, on federal lands. The Bureau...
View ArticlePractically Green Launches New Engagement Platform
Digital engagement company Practically Green has introduced a new enterprise platform designed to motivate global businesses and their employees to adopt healthy, sustainable choices within their...
View ArticleRWE, Vattenfall Emit Most CO2 in EU System
RWE, Vattenfall and E.On have topped Carbon Data’s rankings of the most carbon-intensive companies in the European Union’s emissions trading scheme, same as last year. Steel manufacturers ArcelorMittal...
View ArticleGreen Globes: Gunning for LEED
For many sustainability professionals, “green building certification” equals “LEED.” Green Globes wants to change that. The online assessment and rating tool has undergone several transformations in...
View ArticleCalifornia Low-Carbon Rule Faces Threats, Despite Success
California’s low-carbon fuel rule has been successful, displacing 6.2 percent of total gasoline and diesel volume in 2012 with cleaner burning transportation fuels, but it still faces legal threats and...
View ArticleGSA Hits All Sustainability Targets for 2012
The General Services Administration last year exceeded its fiscal year 2020 greenhouse gas reduction target, reducing emissions by more than 35 percent from 2008 levels, and reached its other...
View ArticleBP Seeks to Rein in Oil Spill Claims
BP is fighting to rein in settlement awards related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Disaster, which killed 11 workers and caused the worst offshore oil spill in US history. The UK oil company has for...
View ArticleBMW Launches Largest Fuel Cell Fleet
BMW’s entire fleet of material-handling trucks and forklifts in its Spartanburg, SC production facility is now equipped with hydrogen fuel cells from Plug Power. This expansion, which brings the...
View ArticleCintas Eco-Apparel Diverts 17 Million Plastic Bottles from Landfill
Business services provider Cintas Corporation has announced that it diverted more than 17 million 16.9-ounce plastic bottles from landfills in 2012 through the production of its EcoGeneration uniform...
View ArticleVolvo Heavy Trucks Will Use Dimethyl Ether Fuel
Volvo Trucks announced plans to use dimethyl ether (DME) in its heavy trucks from 2015 in North America, as an alternative to diesel fuel, because DME has the performance qualities and energy...
View ArticleFinding Excellence through Sustainability
Companies must not only create value but also capture it in the form of profits. And, excellent companies garner superior profits by achieving higher revenue than their rivals through typically higher...
View ArticleFree LEED Certification For Groundbreaking Projects Abroad
With the aim of broadening the reach of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and accelerating the growth of sustainable development in new markets, the US Green Building Council will...
View ArticleEV Woes: Toyota, Mitsubishi Recalls, Ford Glitch
Toyota, Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. have had issues with electric and hybrid vehicle models this month, including several recalls. Toyota announced Thursday a voluntary recall involving...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Nuclear and Hydro Approval, Ozone Standards
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has concluded that there are no environmental impacts would preclude issuing an operating license for the Tennessee Valley Authority’s under-construction, 1,150 MW...
View ArticleCollege Divestments Not Hurting Oil and Gas
Colleges and universities divesting from fossil fuel companies are not affecting large electric, oil, and gas companies, Bloomberg reports. This is because college and university endowments represent...
View ArticleUnder-Fire SFI Revising Standards
The Sustainable Forestry Initiative has called on more than 10,000 stakeholders to provide input on its current standard, as well as its standard for 2015-2019. The launch comes just days after...
View ArticleManufacturers Hide Environmental Success
Manufacturers and retailers may be holding back on communicating their sustainability successes to customers, new research suggests. More than three-quarters of industry executives from brand...
View ArticleUS, China Agree to Cut Use of HFCs
President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping agreed to find ways to cut the production and use of hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, a gaseous compound used in refrigerants and insulating...
View ArticleCeres Study: Most Mutuals Not Supporting Climate Issues
More than 80 percent of major mutual fund companies supported less than half of the 2012 climate-related shareholder resolutions covered in a report by sustainability leadership advocate Ceres. This is...
View ArticleDatatronic’s BlueTank Controls Diesel Fuel Losses
Austrian company Datatronic has developed an RFID fueling security system that helps avoid loss of diesel fuel at companies’ fueling stations. Authorized vehicles are identified by a transponder close...
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