Mercedes-Benz, Clariant, Haltermann Run Test Fleet on E20 Fuel
Mercedes-Benz, chemical company Clariant and biofuel producer Haltermann are testing a vehicle fleet in Germany powered by fuel that contains 20 percent cellulosic ethanol (E20). Clariant’s sunliquid...
View ArticlePorts Offer Financial Incentives to Lower Ships’ GHGs
Canada’s two largest west coast ports are offering financial incentives to the most efficient vessels that enter the ports. Port Metro Vancouver’s Eco-Action program and Prince Rupert Port Authority’s...
View ArticleRetailers Pledge 25% Reduction in CO2 Emissions
Members of UK retail industry body the British Retail Consortium including McDonald’s, Asda and Sainsbury’s have pledged to reduce their absolute carbon emissions from retail operations 25 percent by...
View ArticleOil Companies to Capture Flared Natural Gas
An oil industry task force representing hundreds of companies in North Dakota has pledged to capture as much as 90 percent of the natural gas being flared in the Bakken shale oilfield in six years, the...
View ArticleWest Virginia: Did Spill Increase Formaldehyde in the Water?
The vice chairman of the West Virginia Environmental Quality Board said he could “guarantee” some citizens in the state were breathing in formaldehyde from their water supply – but the state Bureau of...
View ArticleMcDonald’s, White Castle to EPA: Cut Corn Ethanol Mandate
The National Council of Chain Restaurants has urged the EPA to further reduce the levels of corn ethanol mandated under the Renewable Fuel Standard. In response to concerns about the RFS, the EPA last...
View ArticleCities Pledge Carbon Emissions Cuts from Buildings
Mayors from 10 major US cities pledged to boost the energy efficiency in their buildings as part of an initiative to cut a combined 5 to 7 million tons of carbon emissions annually. The total annual...
View ArticleSustainability Mythbusters Part III: Sustainability Is Too Expensive
Welcome to the Sustainability Mythbusters series presented by Schneider Electric. In this six-part series (see part I and part II), Schneider Electric’s Global Sustainability Services team explores...
View ArticleCDEnviro Recycling Plant at EWD a ‘UK First’
The CDEnviro Recycling plant installed at Eastern Waste Disposal, Brightlingsea, which can recycle road sweepings, gully waste and trommel fines, is a UK first, the companies say. Eastern Waste...
View ArticleABS Advisory Promotes Safe Shipping in Arctic Waters
Global maritime classification services organization ABS has published an advisory to help shipowners navigate in Arctic waters safely and efficiently, while also minimizing their environmental impact....
View Article66% of Utility Execs Call Industry ‘Operationally Innefficient’
Some 66 percent of utility executives say their industry is not operationally efficient, while virtually all say that government regulation is hampering infrastructure investment, according to the...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Henry Waxman, Colorado Solar, FERC Nominee,...
Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA), a senior Democrat and prominent voice in environmental, climate and other legislation, is retiring at the end of the year. The 20-term representative from California...
View ArticleNomacorc Wine Bottle Closure Uses Braskem’s Green Polyethylene
Alternative wine bottle closures producer Nomacorc says it’s the first company to create a plant-based closure, Select Bio. The wine closure uses biopolymers producer Braskem’s I’m green Polyethylene,...
View ArticleThe Business Case for Environmental Due Diligence
Conducting due diligence on the environmental and social practices of small and growing agricultural businesses yields financial benefits to lenders that partially or fully offset the costs involved,...
View ArticleCarlsberg, Suppliers Launch Sustainable Packaging Initiative
Brewery group Carlsberg and some of its global suppliers have teamed up to develop certified sustainable packaging materials that can be recycled or reused, minimizing packaging waste. The founding...
View ArticleCould USPS Fleet Cut Fuel Use with ESPCs?
A bill introduced by Reps. Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Gerry Connolly (D-VA), would authorize the US Postal Service to use energy savings performance contracts to improve the efficiency of its fleet. The...
View ArticleIndustry Groups Fight Carbon Rules
Some 40 industry groups, led by the National Association of Manufacturers and the US Chamber of Commerce have partnered to oppose the EPA’s carbon emissions rules for power plants and other “poorly...
View Article‘Greener’ Agricultural Tech Catches On, Lux Says
The biopesticide market will more than double to $4.5 billion in 2023, or about 7 percent of the total pesticide market, according to Lux Research. Because of concerns over climate change and the...
View ArticleIkea Sustainability Report: GHG Intensity Up From 2012
Ikea has published its FY13 Sustainability Report. Highlights include: GHGs The company cut carbon emissions from its FY10 baseline by 19.3 percent in 2013, relative to sales. This is a slight...
View ArticleApril’s Sustainable Forest Management Policy Met With Criticism, Caution
Asia Pacific Resources International has revealed plans for a sustainable forest management policy less than two weeks after the Indonesian pulp and paper giant was threatened with expulsion from the...
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