Green Fleet Roundup: Smith Electric Vehicles, Volvo, Linde, ChargePoint
Smith Electric Vehicles has produced more than 700 all-electric Edison and Newton trucks (pictured), which have cumulatively generated more than 5 million miles on the road, offsetting an estimated...
View ArticleNet Oil Imports ‘Could Drop to 7% by 2040′
US crude oil production, which is currently projected to range between 6 and 8 million barrels per day (bbl/d) over the next 30 years, could reach as high as 10 million bbl/d by 2040 under an...
View ArticleBumpy Road for Nuclear
The closure of Southern California Edison’s troubled San Onofre 2 and 3 nuclear power reactors may not be the most troubling recent development for that power sector. Two other US reactors have closed...
View ArticleWhole Foods, Monsanto Support Honeybee Health
A Whole Food Market store in Rhode Island pulled 52 percent of the produce department’s products off of shelves to show what the food supply would look like without bees. To illustrate how major...
View ArticleBusiness Self-Interest ‘Key to Sustainability’
The private sector needs to take on a wider role in proliferating the sustainability solutions required to avoid widespread environmental, social and economic disruptions as government alone can not be...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: EPA Overestimate, GMO Wheat, Compost Mandate
The White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs found that the EPA overestimated the benefits of proposed formaldehyde regulations by up to $230 million, according to newly released...
View ArticleObama’s Climate Change Policy ‘Coming Soon’
President Obama has reportedly told Democratic Party donors at closed-door fundraisers that he will unveil a new climate change plan in July, with separate actions that could potentially address the...
View ArticleOil Production Saw Biggest Annual Increase in 2012, BP Says
Last year saw the largest single-year increase in US oil production ever recorded, according to a BP report. The BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2013 — the company’s 62nd annual report — says the...
View ArticlePittsburgh Gets Cool with White Roofs
Pittsburgh launched the Mayor’s Cool Roofs program, an initiative that will coat the roofs of 10 city-owned buildings with reflective paint, making them more energy efficient. Community volunteers will...
View ArticleLegal Requirements of Air Conditioning Maintenance
2013 is The European Environment Agency’s (EEA) “Year of Air,” but air pollution and the resultant health issues are not just an outdoor environment issue. Following the introduction of British...
View ArticleCarbon Sciences to Build Its First GTL Plant
Carbon Sciences says it is focusing on Oklahoma as the location of its first gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant, which will turn natural gas into cleaner-burning gasoline. The company is evaluating several...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: R2, WEEE, Roofing, E-Stewards
R2 Solutions announced that its revised electronics recycling standard, R2:2013, will launch July 1. New provisions require facilities to have an approved environmental, health and safety management...
View ArticleVolvo Trucks, Gasrec Expand Biofuel Vehicle Network
Volvo Trucks is partnering with British biofuel supplier Gasrec to help business customers cut haulage costs and reduce carbon emissions by increasing the availability and use of bio-based gas-powered...
View ArticleGreen Concerns Over Shale Gas Waste
Cleaning up the effects of the US shale gas boom may prove to be a windfall for waste companies, but the extra business comes with environmental concerns, according to a Waste & Recycling News...
View ArticleAnother Blow for Renewable Standards
Renewable portfolio standards – perhaps the most effective driver of clean energy development in the US – could face a stiff new challenge from an unexpected source. An appeals court decision this...
View ArticleSoftware Monitors ICT Supply Chain Sustainability
The Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) has partnered with EcoVadis to launch an online platform to monitor sustainability practices in the information and communications technologies (ICT)...
View ArticleFord Sustainability Report: Energy Down 12%
Ford’s relative energy consumption fell 11.8 percent from 2,778 kWh per vehicle in 2011 to 2,449 kWh per vehicle last year, according to the company’s 2012 sustainability report. Its absolute energy...
View ArticleWhiskey is for Making Biofuels?
Scottish startup Celtic Renewables says it can turn waste from the country’s £4 billion ($6 billion) whiskey-making industry into millions of gallons of renewable fuel, creating a £60 million ($90...
View ArticleChevron’s Angola LNG Ships First Gas
Chevron’s Angola liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant has shipped its first gas cargo. The company says the $10 billion African project marks the first new LNG supply to come on-stream since 2010 and will...
View ArticleHoneywell, Safran Test Electric Aircraft Taxiing System
Honeywell and high-tech company Safran say they have completed the major phase of testing of their electric green taxiing system (EGTS). Developed by EGTS International, a joint venture between...
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