Linde Joins DOE Hydrogen Partnership
Linde North America has joined the Department of Energy’s H2USA, a public-private partnership to promote hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and build hydrogen fueling infrastructure across the US. Honda, GM,...
View ArticleBioplastics Venture Uses Fisheries Waste Stream
Sierra Resins has begun work to develop biodegradable plastic from fisheries waste streams that can be applied to products that are used in the food services and food processing industry. During the...
View ArticleFracking Fuels Oilfield Chemicals Market
The oilfield chemicals market in North America and Europe earned revenues of $5.37 billion in 2012 and will reach $8.62 billion in 2019, according to a report from Frost & Sullivan. Analysis of the...
View ArticleIntel Doesn’t Disclose Emissions, Pursues Retroactive Permit
After failing to disclose its fluoride emissions for decades, Intel has pledged to pursue a retroactive construction permit for its $3 billion research factory in Hillsboro, Ore., The Oregonian...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: WV Spill Hearings, Pump Efficiency, Monsanto...
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) said the Senate will hold hearings on the West Virginia chemical spill that left 300,000 residents unable to drink their tap water. She said a hearing in early February will...
View ArticleAcid Mine Drainage Can Clean Up Fracking Wastewater, Duke Study Says
Much of the naturally occurring radioactivity in fracking wastewater might be removed by blending it with another wastewater from acid mine drainage, according to a Duke University-led study published...
View ArticleBoeing Seeks Approval for Green Diesel for Flights
Boeing is seeking approval for aircraft to fly on green diesel, made from oils and fats, that emits at least 50 percent less CO2 than fossil fuel over its lifecycle. A Boeing analysis found green...
View ArticleFirst Energy Bows to Shareholder Pressure to Cut Emissions
Utility FirstEnergy, one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases in the US, has responded to shareholder demands and agreed to reduce its carbon emissions, the New York Times reports. The company —...
View ArticleEnergy-Related Carbon Emissions Rise 2% in 2013
A final tally for 2013 will likely show energy-related carbon dioxide emissions at 2 percent above 2012 levels, mostly because of a small increase in coal use for electric power, the Energy Information...
View ArticleDo Toxic Chemicals Lurk in Your Lipstick?
A searchable website that allows the public to see which cosmetic products have been reported to contain toxic chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm is now online. Users can search the...
View ArticleFood Companies Want Single GMO Labeling Standard
The Coca-Cola Company, General Mills, Kraft Foods and the other 300-plus food companies that are members of the Grocery Manufacturers Association will soon lobby the US food safety regulator and...
View ArticleAcidification of Pacific Coast Could Disrupt Entire Marine Food Web
Pacific Northwest shellfish producers are the first harbingers of a trend that may have wide ranging implications for the broader fishing industry: ocean acidification. By proactively seeking out...
View ArticleJapanese Firms Can Earn Carbon Credits Under Palau Deal
Japan has signed a carbon offset deal with Palau to allow Japanese companies to earn carbon credits by helping the small Pacific island nation cut its greenhouse gas emissions, Reuters reports. Per the...
View ArticleLi-Cor Launches SmartFlux System
Li-Cor Biosciences has released its SmartFlux System, an instrument for calculating the exchange of gases such as carbon dioxide, methane and water vapor between the land or water surface and the...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: Power over Ethernet, FSC, LEED
IEEE has initiated development of the IEEE P802.3bt “Draft Standard for Ethernet Amendment: Physical Layer and Management Parameters for DTE Power via MDI over 4-Pair” to address the market need for...
View ArticleGreen Fleet Roundup: Toyota, Mazda, Tesla, Republic Services
Toyota says cumulative global sales of its hybrid vehicles topped the 6 million unit mark as of Dec. 31, 2013, reaching 6.072 million units. The latest million-unit milestone took just nine months —...
View Article‘One-Stop Shop’ Helps Manufacturers Meet WEEE Requirements
Nine of Europe’s largest waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) producer compliance schemes have formed a “one-stop shop” to help manufacturers meet their various national WEEE recycling...
View ArticleEnbridge Sustainability Report: Mixed GHG Results
Canadian energy distribution, transmission and generation company Enbridge has released its 2013 corporate social responsibility report. GHGs The company cut direct GHG emissions from its Canadian...
View ArticleChinese Steel Factories, Power Plants Exceeding Pollution Discharge Limits
Thermal power plants and steel factories in eastern China that share real-time monitoring data are seriously exceeding national pollution discharge limits, according to the Institute of Public &...
View ArticleCraft Brewer Installs Wastewater Reuse System
Bear Republic Brewing Company has installed a Cambrian Innovation EcoVolt water treatment system, which the water and bioelectric technology provider says will cut the brewery’s water treatment costs,...
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