Bosch Sets Up Internet of Things Company
Bosch has set up a new company, Bosch Connected Devices and Solutions, for the internet of things and services. The company will supply compact electronic products and software expertise designed to...
View ArticleStarwood Hotels to Open LEED-Certified Eco-Hotel
Starwood Hotels and Resorts says it will open an Element hotel — the company’s eco-hotel brand — in Fargo, ND, in November 2015. In 2008, Element was the first major hotel brand to mandate that all...
View ArticleEcolab Surgical Drapes Break Down in Landfills
Ecolab has introduced Genesys, a new line of plastic drapes and waste bags that uses technology that speeds breakdown of the material into primary organic matter when disposed of in biologically active...
View ArticleRetailers Offer Green Gift Cards
Whole Foods and Starbucks are among the retailers offering more sustainable gift cards — an alternative to the plastic gift cards sold en masse over the holiday season, Los Angles Times reports. In...
View ArticleFracking Water Use Outpaces Industry Estimates
Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in drought-stricken South Texas used more than 14 billion gallons of water last year, the San Antonio Express-News reports. The number is far greater than estimates...
View ArticleCable TV Box Standards to Cut 5M Tons CO2 Annually
Comcast, DirecTV, Cisco, AT&T and other consumer electronics and pay-TV companies, along with the Energy Department and other organizations, have developed standards for cable TV boxes expected to...
View ArticleDaVita Reduces Water Use 14%, Smashes Target
Dialysis provider DaVita, a division of DaVita HealthCare Partners, says it has reduced its water usage by 14 percent per treatment against a 2010 baseline, saving 400 million gallons of water per year...
View ArticleEnvironmental Executive Moves: Steven Chu, Skanska USA, Seven Seas Water
Here’s the latest news on hirings, promotions and departures among environmental leaders. Inventys Thermal Technologies: The carbon capturing company has named Steven Chu to its board of directors. Chu...
View ArticleEthanol Deposit Control Technology Receives Third US Patent
US Water has received its third US patent covering its pHytOUT technology for ethanol production. The company says a common problem for ethanol producers is the formation of scale forming deposits in...
View ArticleAttract Shoppers with Recyclable In-Store Marketing
Windsor Marketing Group now offers fully recyclable skid pallets to its customers, which include more than 3,000 US retailers. The in-store marketing group says its Deep Green skid-pallet is a...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: NO2 Standards, HCFCs, Product Efficiency
China will impose stricter standards on the cement, battery, leather and heavy metal industries, including a requirement to control at least 60 percent of nitrogen dioxide emissions, the country’s...
View ArticleNatural Gas Trucks Market to Reach 1.9M by 2022, Report Says
The natural gas vehicle market experienced a growth spurt in late 2013 driven by lower fuel costs and environmental benefits over diesel, a trend that is expected to continue next year as new engines...
View ArticleExpect CNG Price Hike as Tax Credit Expires
Compressed natural gas (CNG) prices at the pump for cars and trucks will increase 30 percent at some stations because of a federal tax credit set to expire Jan. 31, FuelFix reports. Most stations use...
View ArticleFracking Uses Less Water Than Coal Plants, Study Says
Transitioning from coal to natural gas in Texas for electricity generation is saving water and making the state less vulnerable to drought, according to a University of Texas at Austin study published...
View ArticleSupply Chain Carbon: Whose Responsibility?
Supply-chain carbon footprinting gives companies a clearer idea of their environmental impact. But at the national level, it could create headaches. Writing for the New York Times, Eduardo Porter asks...
View ArticleWisconsin Fights Icy Roads with Cheese Brine Waste
Milwaukee is using cheese brine waste to de-ice city roads as a cheaper and more environmentally friendly alternative to rock salt, which can wash away and pollute waterways. Wisconsin, which makes...
View ArticleVerizon Helps Super Bowl Recycle E-Waste
The NY/NJ Super Bowl Host Committee and the NFL are partnering with Verizon and the Broadway Green Alliance to collect and recycle electronic waste in New York and New Jersey. The host committee and...
View ArticleHow Ski Resorts Can Go Green
Powdr Corp, which owns Park City Mountain Resort in Utah and eight other ski areas, has reduced its carbon footprint about 60 percent in seven years, reports The Aspen Times. The company has invested...
View ArticleGreen Fleet Roundup: NYK, Tesla, VW, BYD
NYK will build Japan’s first liquefied natural gas-fueled tugboat (pictured). The dual fuel engine can be powered by LNG or heavy oil. NYK says using LNG as a fuel will cut the tugboat’s CO2 emissions...
View ArticleToxic Waste Oversight Slow, Disorganized, Investigation Finds
A quarter of the 118 major hazardous waste facilities in California are operating on expired permits that may not meet current standards, just one example discovered by the Los Angeles Times in an...
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