BASF Hydrocarbon Trap Helps OEMs Meet Emissions Rules
BASF has launched its EvapTrap automotive air intake system hydrocarbon trap that the company says is applied directly onto the surface of a vehicle’s air intake box to adsorb engine hydrocarbons...
View ArticleTechnology Aims to Produce More Corn Using Less Water
Agricultural tech company Arcadia Biosciences and Genective, a joint venture between Group Limagrain and Group KWS, have signed an agreement that will allow Genective to develop new corn hybrids...
View ArticleCorn Ethanol Reduces GHG Emissions 32% Compared to Petroleum
Average corn ethanol reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 32 percent compared to average petroleum in 2012, according to a study commissioned by the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and conducted by...
View ArticleFracking Certification Center Open for Business
The Center for Sustainable Shale Development (CSSD), a collaborative established last year between Chevron, Shell and other natural gas companies and environmental groups to set fracking standards,...
View ArticleCSR ‘More Deeply Embedded in Firms’
Some 60 percent of companies have a corporate social responsibility executive, a 74 increase over what firms reported in 2010, a study says. Almost a third of these CSR execs are within one level of...
View ArticleStandards & Certification Briefing: Concrete PCR, Free Range, LEED
The Carbon Leadership Forum has published a new version of the Product Category Rules for concrete, the document used for developing Environmental Product Declarations for concrete. Version 1.1 updates...
View ArticleWet Scrubbing ‘Most Versatile, Cost Effective Air Pollution Control’
Of all available air pollution control technologies, wet scrubbing remains the most cost effective and versatile, reports Pollution Engineering. Techniques for wet scrubbing typically remove more than...
View ArticleNike, Puma in Talks to Develop Bio-Leather Shoes from Chicken Feathers
Eco-leather Corp., a company that aims to commercialize breathable leather made from chicken feathers, is collaborating with Nike and Puma on developing an athletic shoe made out of non-toxic...
View ArticleMicrosoft, BMW Among Top Supply Chain Climate Performers
Air France, BMW, Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft are among 79 companies leading in climate change performance, according to a new evaluation and benchmarking tool created for CDP supply chain members and...
View ArticleGeorgia Power Cancels Biomass Plans
Georgia Power is abandoning plans to convert a coal-fired unit to biomass after finding that the conversion would not be cost-effective for customers. The utility – part of Southern Company – first...
View ArticleWill EU Climate Goals be Voluntary?
The European Commission is considering making renewable energy targets nonbinding on individual nations. The commission will tomorrow consider a climate proposal to reduce carbon emissions limits 35...
View ArticleEnvironmental Leader’s 2014 Insider Knowledge Report
Environmental Leader invites you to share the results of a sustainability initiative, environmental or energy management lesson or other insight you gained during the past year for our annual Insider...
View ArticleLean Manufacturing Yields ‘Green’ Results
If you’ve ever sat in traffic having simultaneous thoughts that “all of these vehicle emissions are bad for the environment,” and “I wish I lived closer to work,” then you already have a sense of how...
View ArticleSustainability: What is Coca-Cola Doing?
From The World in 2014 Summit, New York City (December 5th, 2013) What are effective strategies for businesses to make the most meaningful impact? Can these efforts create new jobs? Can investors...
View ArticleEnvironmental Executive Moves: CSSD, Tervita, Advanced Emissions Solutions,...
Here’s the latest news on hirings, promotions and departures among environmental leaders. Center for Sustainable Shale Development: The a collaborative established last year between Chevron, Shell and...
View ArticleChina’s Industrial Air Pollution Reaching US
Air pollution generated by China’s export industry is making its way across the Pacific Ocean and contributing to smog in the US, according to findings by UC Irvine and other researchers. The study...
View ArticleMeasurabl Integrates With Energy Star Portfolio Manager
Measurabl now supports direct data integration with the EPA’s Energy Star Portfolio Manager, which the sustainability reporting startup says will allow its clients to complete the Global Real Estate...
View ArticleChemical Spill Company Files for Bankruptcy
Freedom Industries, the company responsible for the chemical spill in West Virginia earlier this month that left more than 300,000 residents and many businesses without drinkable tap water, has filed...
View ArticleTyson Foods Tells Farmers Improve Pigs’‘Quality of Space’
Tyson Foods has sent a letter urging its farmers to “implement improved ‘quality and quantity of space’ standards” for pregnant pigs, just weeks prior to facing a shareholder vote on the practice of...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Chemical Spills, Beijing Plant Ban, Enbridge
Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA), chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, have written the Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act,...
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