Sierra Nevada Brewing Diverts 99.8% of Waste
Sierra Nevada Brewing has diverted 99.8 percent of its waste and achieved platinum certification from the US Zero Waste Business Council — the first platinum certification that the USZWBC has given and...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Colo. Methane Limits, Tesla Fires, Yucca Mountain
Colorado governor John Hickenlooper has proposed tough limits – stronger than federal standards – on leaks of methane and other gases from oil and gas wells and storage tanks, the New York Times...
View ArticleUSGBC, UL Partner on Building Materials Transparency
The US Green Building Council (USGBC) and Underwriters Laboratories (UL) have created a joint environmental product declaration (EDP) intended to increase transparency in building materials and...
View ArticleUL Environment Launches LEED Toolkit
UL Environment has launched a LEED toolkit, geared to support the architecture and design community in their product specification and selection processes. In addition to a redesigned Sustainable...
View ArticleTyphoon Adds to World’s Agricultural Losses
Typhoon Haiyan caused more than $220 million in losses to Filipino agriculture, including crop losses of $110 million – but the devastating storm is far from the only weather event to inflict major...
View ArticleHow to Measure and Control Enterprise Cloud CO2 Emissions
An Open Data Center Alliance whitepaper published yesterday outlines how ODCA members BMW, Datapipe and Verne Global used the ODCA Carbon Footprint and Energy Efficiency Usage Model to track, evaluate...
View ArticleCoke, Ford, Nike Form Bioplastic Feedstock Alliance
Coca-Cola, Ford, Nike and five other major consumer brand companies along with World Wildlife Fund have formed the Bioplastic Feedstock Alliance (BFA) to support the development of plastics made from...
View ArticleLEED v4 Launches, 122 Beta Projects Use the Green Building Rating
LEED v4 launched today at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Philadelphia. The US Green Building Council (USGBC) says the newest version of its green building program ramps up global...
View ArticleProcter & Gamble Sustainability Report: Energy, GHGs Down 3%
Procter & Gamble has cut energy use by over 3 percent in the past year, on a per unit of production basis, according to its latest sustainability report. Since 2010, P&G has reduced its energy...
View ArticleCabot Pays $84M in Clean Air Act Settlement
Cabot Corporation, the second largest carbon black manufacturer in the US, has agreed to pay a $975,000 civil penalty and spend an estimated $84 million on technology to control air pollution,...
View ArticleHow Small Green Team Can Transform Large Corporations
Small green teams tasked with transforming large corporations, governments, cities, and neighborhoods face some tough challenges. TD Bank’s three-person green team employed a range of strategies to...
View ArticleChemical Plant Leak Sickens 70
A sulphuric acid leak at the Solvay chemical plant in California earlier this week has made about 70 people ill, Reuters reports. A malfunctioning scrubber machine at the Carson, Calif., chemical...
View ArticleEnvironmental Executive Moves: Ecotech Institute, Delos, ENPAR Technologies
Here’s the latest news on hirings, promotions and departures among environmental leaders. Ecotech Institute: The sustainability-focused school has named David Needham as its new president. Needham...
View ArticleGuide Helps Firms Comply with GHG Reporting Requirements
The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) today launched a guide to help UK companies comply with greenhouse gas emissions reporting regulations under the recent amendments to the UK Companies Act...
View ArticleKodak Technology to ‘Save 265 Million Liters of Water Annually’
Kodak’s Sonora Process Free Plate technology could save up to 265 million liters of water in a year, the company says. The forecast is based on new adoption data for the process-free plates, which...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: Well Buildings, PV Capacity, Baltimore Ravens
CBRE Group has received the world’s first certification for a commercial office space under the WELL Building Standard pilot program, for the company’s global headquarters in Los Angeles. The facility...
View ArticleREACH Is US Chemical Manufacturers ‘Largest EU Trade Barrier’
The European Union’s chemical rules — the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) program — is the largest EU trade barrier for small and medium-sized US chemical...
View ArticleLCA Software Can Help Designers Earn Green Building Credits
The Athena Sustainable Materials Institute has released an update to its life cycle assessment (LCA) software package for North American building designers. The Impact Estimator for Buildings v4.5 is...
View ArticleEPA’s ‘Next Generation Compliance’ Fails to Dazzle
The EPA has been touting its “Next Generation Compliance” initiative – but the proposed changes are far from revolutionary, says Thomas Echikson of law firm LeClairRyan, writing for Lexology. Echikson...
View ArticleEPA Issues Draft Guidelines for Greener Buying
The EPA has issued a set of draft criteria to help the federal government identify and buy greener and safer products. The draft guidelines, which will be subject to a 90-day pubic comment period once...
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