Climate Change ‘Major Investment Risk,’ Figueres Says
Climate change poses a major long-term threat to institutional investments, and such funds must shift their portfolios from fossil fuels towards clean energy, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change...
View ArticleToxic Chemicals Found in Kids’ Clothes from Disney, Gap, 10 Other Brands
Disney, Burberry, Adidas and other major brands tested positive for hazardous chemicals in their children’s clothes and shoes, according to a Greenpeace investigation. A Little Story About the Monsters...
View ArticleEPA Moves Hazardous Waste E-Manifest System Forward
The EPA has issued a final rule that it says is a crucial step in developing a national electronic manifest (e-Manifest) system, which will upgrade the current paper-based system of tracking hazardous...
View ArticleSASB and IIRC Team Up on Corporate Disclosure, Reporting
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board and the International Integrated Reporting Council have teamed up to promote corporate disclosure and sustainability reporting. A memorandum of...
View ArticleMost Important Climate Change Question: How Will Investors React?
Newsrooms and dinner table talk hum with observations about crazy weather patterns and natural disasters from Hurricane Sandy to Philippine typhoons. Scientists blame rising CO2 levels caused by human...
View ArticleEnergy: When Current Needs Conflict with Long-Term Sustainability
“Budgets aren’t simply matters of aerithmatic, (budgets) are a matter of a society deciding where their values are, and what kinds of trade-off they are willing to make.” Short talks and panel...
View ArticleExposure to Phthalate Drops, Other Chemicals Levels on the Rise
Americans are being exposed to significantly lower levels of some phthalates — chemicals often referred to as plasticizers — that were banned from children’s products in 2008, but exposures to other...
View ArticleAustralian Heat Wave Threatens Crops, Livestock
Australia’s heat wave is hurting agricultural production and livestock farmers, Reuters reports. Less available water for crops will have a negative impact on crops including wheat and sugar, Paul...
View ArticlePlug Power Incorporates Fuel Cells, Hydrogen Infrastructure, Maintenance
Plug Power’s latest hydrogen fuel cell product, GenKey, is the company’s first all-inclusive product for material handling sites. GenKey is comprised of three separate elements: GenDrive fuel cell...
View ArticleESG System Monitors Fracking Projects’ Effectiveness
ESG Solutions says it has successfully conducted multiple hydraulic fracture monitoring projects within North America using its patented Hybrid Seismic Sensor Network. The approach integrates...
View ArticleTotal, BASF, Dow, Other Firms Urge EU to Restore Investment in Emissions Policy
BASF, Dow Chemical, Total and 11 other manufacturers are urging the European Commission to create a single greenhouse gas emissions reduction target as part of its proposed energy and climate policy...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Pacific Trade Deal, Rail Cars, Chemical Spill
Contentious negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement threaten to unravel important global environmental protections, the New York Times reported, citing WIkiLeaks and other...
View ArticleSonoma County Pledges ‘100% Sustainable Wine Region’
California’s Sonoma County has committed to becoming the nation’s first 100 percent sustainable wine region through a three-phased program to be completed within the next five years, the Sonoma County...
View ArticleManufacturer Mercury Thermostat Recycling Program ‘Not Working’
A program in Illinois that requires mercury thermostat manufacturers to collect and recycle their products isn’t preventing pollution, according to a study by the Natural Resources Defense Council and...
View ArticleNo More GMOs in Grape Nuts, Post Foods Says
Post Foods, which will roll out a non-GMO verified Grape Nuts in January 2014, has become the second food company this month to cave to pressure from an environmental group and the public and stop...
View ArticleDOE Provides $1bn to Coal Power Plant with Carbon Capture
The US Department of Energy will provide about $1 billion of cost-shared funding to the FutureGen Industrial Alliance for the FutureGen 2.0 Project, a public-private partnership developing the world’s...
View ArticleCan Cloud Computing Improve Mining Fleet Efficiency?
Hitachi and Wenco International Mining Systems will this month begin a joint Proof of Concept (PoC) project that uses cloud computing to improve mining fleet efficiency. The PoC project, which will be...
View ArticleEcoATM Recycles 2 Million Electronic Devices
EcoATM, a network of automated electronics recycling kiosks, says it has recycled more than 2 million phones and devices in its four-year history. The company says this shows a trend in Americans’...
View ArticleHow to Gain Support for Corporate Sustainability Initiatives
In this Columbia Business series of tag-team interviews, representatives from leading global companies speak about the practices and the challenges their organizations face around the areas of...
View ArticleCarbon Nanotube Sponge Shows Promise for Industrial Accidents, Oil Spill...
A carbon nanotube sponge capable of soaking up fertilizers, pesticides, pharmaceuticals and other water contaminants is more than three times more efficient than previous water cleanup efforts,...
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