Target, GoodGuide Launch Sustainable Product Standard
Target has teamed up with Underwriters Laboratories’s product-rating website GoodGuide to rate the environmental impact and sustainability of thousands of products. The retailer says it will use the...
View ArticleNuclear Struggles with Variable Electricity Pricing
The financial and operational pressures on nuclear power plants are manifold, and show no sign of abating. Two articles out this week highlight one major concern and one potential concern for nuclear...
View ArticleTop 10 Innovating Companies Named
Waste-to-ethanol company Enerkem, organic electronics firm Cambrios Technologies and biopesticides producer Vestaron are the top three innovating companies with the most promising growth areas,...
View ArticleInvestors Urge Biotech, Food Industry to Stay Out of GMO Labeling Fight
Environmentalist and shareholder advocacy groups have filed resolutions urging Monsanto, DuPont de Nemours and Dow Chemical Company to stop using corporate funds to fight a referendum in Washington...
View ArticlePG&E Sustainability Report: Emissions Rate Down 12%
Pacific Gas & Electric’s CO2 emissions rate associated with electricity delivered fell 12 percent between 2010 and 2011, to 393 pounds of CO2 per MWh, according to the company’s latest corporate...
View ArticleUS Leads in Carbon Capture Projects Worldwide
North America is the global leader in developing and deploying carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS), with seven of the world’s 12 operational large-scale...
View ArticleSustainable Products a Key Factor for Far East Businesses
Sustainability is no longer of interest to big corporations only; smaller firms are just around the corner. Considerable focus on sustainability comes from Asian investors; European investors are...
View ArticleNet Metering Lives To See Another Day in California
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB 327 that will remove the suspension on solar net metering that would have gone into effect at the end of 2014. The bill also clarifies how the current net metering...
View ArticleNovelis Completes Largest Aluminum Beverage Can Recycling Center in Asia
Novelis has completed its two-year, $400 million expansion program in South Korea that includes the largest aluminum beverage can recycling center in Asia, the company says. The expansion of its...
View ArticleEngineering, Environmental Firms Draft Standard Contract Language
The National Engineering and Environmental Due Diligence Association (NEEDDA) has drafted uniform contract templates available for use on engineering and environmental due diligence contracts. NEEDDA...
View ArticleEnvironmental Executive Moves: GRI, LanzaTech, Recyclebank, Baswood
Here’s the latest news on hirings, promotions and departures among environmental leaders. Global Reporting Initiative: The issuer of sustainability reporting guidelines has elected institutional...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: West Fertilizer Explosion, TX Agency Appeals...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed $118,300 in penalties for Adair Grain, the operator of West Fertilizer Co., whose West, Texas fertilizer plant exploded in April, killing...
View ArticleTop 100 Global Cleantech Firms Named
LanzaTech, RecycleBank, ChargePoint and Desalitech are among the companies to make the most recent Global Cleantech 100 list and report. The fifth annual list, compiled by Cleantech Group, recognizes...
View ArticleEPA Proposes Slashing Ethanol Blend Mandate
The EPA is considering slashing the amount of ethanol that must be blended into US gasoline next year, marking a victory for refiners that say they cannot meet the statutory mandate. The proposal, if...
View ArticleAccenture, Mattel and Campbell Soup Among ‘Top 10 Corporate Citizens’
Accenture, Mattel and Campbell Soup are among the best corporate citizens, according to the third annual Top 10 rankings by Corporate Responsibility Magazine. CR Magazine ranked the Top 10 Best...
View ArticleGABA Panel: Connected Cities
Keynote Speaker: Peter Graf, Chief Sustainability Officer and Executive Vice President of Sustainability Solutions at SAP Panel: Kiara Corrigan, Senior Research Scientist at HP Labs Sterling Hughes,...
View ArticleSports Arenas Pick Up LEDs
NHL franchise the Montreal Canadiens and MLB team the Seattle Mariners are two professional sports teams experimenting with LED lighting as a means of cutting their energy bills and adding flexibility...
View ArticleDow, De Lage Landen Offer RO Element Leasing
Dow Water Process and Solutions and De Lage Landen Financial Services, a global provider of asset-based financing for manufacturers and distributors, have announced what they say is the industry’s...
View ArticleGreen Fleet Roundup: Cavotec, VW, Boeing, Toyota, Clean Energy Fuels
Cavotec has launched a fuelling element to its E3 Gate integrated aircraft servicing system (pictured). The E3 Gate — which Cavotec says is designed to deliver optimal performance in ergonomics,...
View ArticleLG TVs Cut Marriott’s CO2 Emissions 1.8M Pounds Annually
LG’s Energy Star-certified TVs installed in Marriott’s US properties since 2011 have reduced CO2 emissions by an estimated 1.8 million pounds annually compared to a non-Energy Star TVs, the company...
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