Are China’s Coal Plants Tainting Tea?
A study shows some teas contain enough lead to make them dangerous for pregnant and nursing women, Canada’s National Post reports. The University of Alberta researchers found teas from China contained...
View ArticleShell Develops Lead-Free Light Aircraft Fuel
Shell says it’s the first major oil company to develop a lead-free replacement for aviation gasoline (Avgas 100 and 100LL), which will now begin a strict regulatory approvals process. Avgas is one of...
View ArticleConcord Blue, LanzaTech Produce Fuels, Chemicals from Waste
Concord Blue and LanzaTech have entered into an agreement to integrate their technologies to produce fuels and chemicals from waste materials. Concord Blue has developed a closed-loop, non-incineration...
View ArticleS&P 500 Firms Lack Water Risk Plans
Despite an increase in water security risks for US businesses, the majority of Standard & Poor’s 500 index companies lack strategic plans to address them, according to a report prepared by...
View ArticleLobbyists Challenge Renewable Feed-In Tariffs
Distributed energy’s effect on the electrical grid – and on ratepayers – is coming under more scrutiny than ever. The past couple years have seen utilities becoming more vocal in pointing out the costs...
View ArticleDell Helps Develop E-Waste Business Model
Dell has helped developed an e-waste model for developing countries and opened East Africa’s first large-scale e-waste recycling hub. East Africa Compliant Recycling in Nairobi will recycle e-waste...
View ArticleBig Oil, Major Firms Plan for Carbon Price
Walmart, BP, ExxonMobil, General Electric and about two dozen other major US companies have already integrated a price on carbon emissions into their long-term business plans, according to a CDP...
View ArticleShell, GE, Clean Energy Fuels to Build LNG Fuel Station for Cargo Ships
Shell, General Electric and Clean Energy Fuels will begin construction next year on the US’ first fuel station for liquefied natural gas-fueled cargo ships in Jacksonville, Fla., Bloomberg reports. GE...
View ArticleBritish Announce ‘Strike Price’ for Renewables & Renewable Heat
Highest Wind Prices in Europe—But Are They Too High? Tidal, Wave, & Geothermal Prices Posted Solar Thermal & Renewable Heat Tariffs Confirmed In a flurry of official documents, Britain’s...
View ArticlePortable Analyzer Measures Sulfur Content in Shale
Horiba has released a portable sulfur analyzer, the SLFA-60, that it says can measure high-concentration sulfur content in shale oil and conventional crude oil, and has a measurement range twice that...
View ArticleSmart Water Tech Adoption Slowed by Financing, Other Challenges
The adoption of smart water network technologies such as intelligent devices and advanced IT systems will be slowed by the lack of readily available power sources, financing and other challenges that...
View ArticleEPA Updates Sustainability Plan
The EPA and other federal agencies have released their 2013 Strategic Sustainability Performance Plans that outline steps the agencies will take to reduce carbon emissions and save energy. The plans...
View ArticleDuPont CSO Develops Sustainability Checklist
DuPont uses an 11-point sustainability checklist to assess each of its research projects, reports the Guardian. The checklist, which was developed by the company’s chief sustainability officer Linda...
View ArticleWilmar Pledges to End Deforestation, Signs MOU with Unilever
Unilever and Wilmar International, a major palm oil company, have signed a “no deforestation” deal that commits Wilmar to producing more sustainable products. As part of the memorandum of understanding...
View ArticleHonda Joins Vehicle-to-Grid Project
Honda has joined a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology demonstration project intended to provide energy storage for the power grid and make plug-in electric vehicles more affordable. As part of the...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: SCOTUS Air Case, Renewables Mandate, UK Backs BP
President Obama has ordered the federal government to use 10 percent renewables by 2015 and 20 percent by 2020, nearly tripling its current renewables consumption, the AP reports. The order enacts a...
View ArticleNSF, Sustainable Waste Solutions Provide Landfill-Free Verification
NSF Sustainability, a division of the global public health organization NSF International, has partnered with Sustainable Waste Solutions to provide landfill-free verification. Through the verification...
View ArticleAmazon Sustainable Packaging Initiative Alleviates ‘Wrap Rage’
Amazon says it’s winning the battle against plastic clamshell cases and wire ties — part of the company’s “Frustration-Free” sustainable packaging initiative. The initiative, which began five years ago...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Air Pollution in Court, General Mills Suits
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments tomorrow on the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, USA Today reports – and on the same day, the DC Circuit Court will hear arguments in an attempt to...
View ArticleUnilever Violates Clean Water Act, Pays $1 Million
Unilever has plead guilty to two counts of violating the US Clean Water Act and will pay a $1 million fine under an agreement reached with the EPA and the US Attorney’s Office for the District of...
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