Electronics Recycling Program Enrolls 100th Building
E-cycleNYC, a residential electronics recycling program launched last month by manufacturers, the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) and Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), has...
View ArticleLithium-Sulfur to Dominate EV Battery Market?
Higher specific energy rates and lower costs may help lithium-sulfur cells replace their lithium-ion equivalents in such applications as electric vehicles, reports Power Electronics. The energy storage...
View ArticleSustainability Professionals ‘Needed Across All Industries’
More companies are hiring sustainability professionals, with the green goods and services field increasing 5 percent from 2010 to 2011 to reach 3.4 million workers, but there’s still considerable room...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Pipeline Approved, Carbon Trading, Fracking Fine
A Canadian environmental and economic review panel approved plans for a pipeline and port project that, if built, will move oil from Alberta’s oil sands to tankers on the Pacific Coast. The $7.4...
View ArticleUniversal Notebook Charger: Secret Weapon in Slashing E-Waste?
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has published the first technical specification for a universal charger for notebook computers and laptops that the international standards...
View ArticleNew Year Brings WEEE Updates to UK
The UK is the first EU member state to enact Europe’s revisions to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations, with the new rules set to take effect in that country in the new year. The...
View ArticleCost ‘No. 1 Sustainability Challenge in 2014,’ Ecova Says
Cost is by far the biggest influencer of energy and sustainability initiatives; however, 2014 will be complicated by the anticipated increased energy and resource prices, according to an Ecova report....
View ArticleSustainability Ratings Standard Moves Forward
The Global Initiative for Sustainability Ratings (GISR) has released the 12 core principles it will use for accrediting sustainability ratings worldwide. The GISR standard will comprise three...
View ArticleEPA Issues Carbon Capture Rule
The EPA yesterday issued a final rule that the agency says will help create a consistent national framework to ensure the safe and effective deployment of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS)...
View ArticleBiobased Fabric Provides Multi-Metal Protection
Cortec’s biobased sustainable packaging option for corrosion inhibition has been awarded USDA BioPreferred designation. BioPad is a flexible corrosion-inhibiting device constructed from 100 percent...
View ArticleUL Approves Isobutanol for UL 87A Pumps
Gevo has confirmed that Underwriters Laboratories (UL) has approved the generic use of up to 16 percent isobutanol in UL 87A pumps by any manufacturer meeting ASTM specifications, providing all of the...
View ArticleShip Emissions Pollute Hong Kong Air
Marine vessel emissions cause up to half of Hong Kong’s locally produced air pollution, CNN reports. The number of smog-filled days has increased by 28 percent to 303 so far this year with particle...
View ArticleGreen Fleet Roundup: Tesla, CNGas, AmpCNG, GE Honda Aero Engine
The California treasurer will give electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors a $34.7 million tax break in a bid to help the company ramp up production, reports The San Francisco Chronicle. Under the...
View ArticleManufacturers Must Recycle Mercury Thermostats
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed into law a bill that requires mercury thermostat manufacturers to collect and recycle their products. The Mercury Thermostat Collection Act, which was passed by...
View ArticleCarnival Wins Clean Tech Award
Carnival Corp. has been named Best Marine Solutions Company in this year’s Clean Tech Awards by The New Economy. The publication selected the world’s largest cruise company based on its commitment to...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Drilling Authority, Wind Leases, $1.7M...
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court stuck down parts of a law that removed some of municipalities’ authority to dictate where natural gas drilling can occur. The rules had yet to go into effect, the New...
View ArticleNew Life for Christmas Trees as Car Parts?
A tree-based, renewable alternative to fiberglass for use in auto parts is the culmination of a collaboration between the Lincoln Motor Company, Weyerhaeuser and Johnson Controls. Using tree-harvested...
View ArticleShale Production Drives US Chemicals Market Growth
Sales of chemicals will top $1 trillion by 2018, driven by an uptick in production of natural gas from shale, demand for plastic resins and revival of export markets, according to the American...
View ArticleCO2 Set to Miss Obama Targets
The EIA’s early release of its 2014 Annual Energy Outlook shows national carbon goals staying out of reach. The AEO2014 Reference case says US energy-related CO2 emissions will fall to about 9 percent...
View ArticleBrewers Meet 2020 Carbon Target Eight Years Early
The UK brewing industry has met its 2020 carbon target — to reduce carbon emissions by 67 percent compared to 1990 levels — eight years early and is on track to achieve its 2020 target for improved...
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