EPA’s Enforcement Priorities
The government shut down has seriously curtailed the EPA’s enforcement abilities. Just 182 of 804 employees are working at the agency unit responsible for enforcing legal action against air and water...
View ArticleCo-op, Tesco Cut CO2 Emissions Using Paragon’s Carbon Minimizer
The Co-operative and Tesco have cut their carbon emissions by using Paragon Software Systems’ carbon minimizer, which allows fleets to reduce both their carbon footprint and operating costs with...
View ArticleMonsanto Buys The Climate Corporation, Brings Big Data to Agriculture
Monsanto has bought the Climate Corporation for about $930 million in an effort to help farmers use big data to produce more crops while using fewer natural resources, the agribusiness company says....
View ArticleClean Energy Sells Fuel Made from Waste
Clean Energy Fuels says it is the first company to commercially distribute a renewable natural gas vehicle fuel made from waste streams such as landfills, large dairies and sewage plants directly to...
View ArticleHubbell Lets Commercial Buildings ‘Trial’ LED Lighting
Hubbell Lighting has created a program for commercial building owners to trial energy efficiency lighting before purchase. Hubbell’s createchange program for commercial buildings provides a suite of...
View ArticleDrought Forces Water Restrictions on Platinum Mines
Platinum mines including those operated by Anglo American Platinum, Impala Platinum and Lonmin around the South African mining city of Rustenburg have been asked to cut their water use because of a...
View ArticleSiemens Ultrafiltration System Halves Membrane Array Footprint
Siemens Water Technologies’ Memcor CP II ultrafiltration membrane system for industrial and municipal plants reduces membrane array footprint by up to 50 percent compared to previous Memcor membrane...
View ArticleGreen Fleet Roundup: Chevy, GMC, Tesla, Subaru, Kia, Ford
Chevrolet and GMC will offer bi-fuel versions of the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy-duty trucks and dedicated compressed natural gas versions of the 2014 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana...
View ArticleMiami International Airport Expands Recycling Program
Recyclable materials like water bottles, soda cans and cardboard food containers discarded by passengers at Miami International Airport (MIA) will soon be diverted from the landfill following a...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Sunflower Defeat, EU CO2 Standards
Germany has convinced Britain, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia to try to delay a vote on cutting CO2 to 95 g/km for all new EU cars from 2020, a target agreed by the EU in June,...
View ArticleHarvard Refuses to Divest from Fossil Fuels
Harvard University, which has the world’s largest college endowment valued at $32.7 billion, has decided to continue its investment in fossil fuels, despite heavy pressure from environmental activists....
View ArticleUN Body Approves ‘Historic’ Airline Deal
The UN’s aviation body has approved a plan for a market-based program to cut airline industry emissions, in a move Bloomberg described as “unprecedented for a single global industry.” The market...
View ArticleCox Enterprises and Manheim Cut Daily Water Demand 60%
Cox Enterprises and its Manheim auction operation in Georgia have saved 2 million gallons of water annually and reduced daily water demand by 60 percent since opening the Water Conservation Center in...
View ArticleNatural Capital: How Do You Go about Accounting for It?
There are many reasons why companies would want to account for their natural capital impacts. I’ll come to those later, but first I want to answer the question of how do you actually go about it? There...
View ArticleTexas A&M, District Energy St. Paul Among Honorees for District Energy
The International District Energy Association recently gave 11 organizations awards for district energy. Selected by an international panel of experts, nine international entities received Awards of...
View ArticleSeattle Pizza Chain Offers Rewards for Local Composting
Zeeks Pizza in the metro Seattle, WA, area, is partnering with Seattle Public Utilities, King County Solid Waste Division, and Cedar Grove — a company that recycles organic waste and turns it into...
View ArticleNavigant Forecasts 4.3 Million EV Charging Units Sold in 2022
Buoyed by strong growth in the market for plug-in electric vehicles, worldwide sales of EV charging equipment will grow from around 442,000 units in 2013 to 4.3 million in 2022, representing a compound...
View ArticleAcuity Brands Facility Achieves Zero Landfill Certification
The Acuity Brands’ Carlisle, Penn. manufacturing and distribution center has achieved zero landfill status, as certified by Link International, the lighting and controls company says. This is the...
View ArticleAnthesis Acquires Best Foot Forward
Sustainability consultancy Anthesis has acquired UK blue-chip advisors Best Foot Forward in a deal that the companies say creates a “new global sustainability consulting platform.” The agreement...
View ArticleAnti-Toxins Law Amended to Protect Businesses
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill that weakens the state’s anti-toxins law in an effort to reduce what he calls frivolous lawsuits and fines for businesses. Proposition 65, the state’s...
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