Carbon Capture ‘Would Create a $24.5bn to $35bn Market’
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology in the UK would generate jobs and create a market worth £15 billion ($24.5 billion) to £35 billion ($57 billion) by 2030, according to a joint report by the...
View ArticleLG Selects PE International for Sustainability Reporting
LG Electronics will use PE International’s SoFi software to measure and report on its US-based sustainability metrics, including emissions, energy, water and waste for its offices and distribution...
View ArticleSustainable Sourcing Commitments Driving ‘Major’ Market Growth
Private sector sourcing commitments from companies including Ikea, Coca-Cola, The Home Depot and Unilever are driving major market growth for sustainable commodities, according to the State of...
View ArticleGE Launches Downstream Technology Solutions Business
General Electric Oil & Gas has launched its Downstream Technology Solutions (DTS) business to more efficiently supply equipment and services to the $10 billion refining, petrochemical, industrial...
View ArticleIndia Approves $40bn in Projects; Another $100bn Promised
Some $40 billion worth of industrial and infrastructure projects in India have received environmental permits in just one month after the country’s oil minister, Veerappa Moily (pictured), took on a...
View Article$12M Funding to Advance Renewable Carbon Fiber
The US Department of Energy has made available up to $12 million in funding to advance the production of carbon fiber material from renewable non-food-based feedstocks such as agricultural residues and...
View ArticleEPA’s Toxic Substances Rules ‘Discourage Recycling’
The EPA’s reporting requirements for manufacturing byproducts sent for recycling are “burdensome, unnecessary and actually discourage recycling,” according to the electronics industry. Speaking on...
View ArticleSochi, Dow Meet Carbon Neutrality Goals – Though Questions Linger
The Sochi Olympics has met its goal to fully mitigate the direct carbon footprint of the games, estimated at up to 360,000 tons CO2e, the committee announced yesterday. The footprint includes sports...
View ArticleFacilities’ Toxic Air Pollutants Declined 12% in 2012
Facilities’ total releases of toxic chemicals decreased 12 percent from 2011 to 2012, according to the EPA’s annual Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) report. The decrease includes an 8 percent decline in...
View ArticleDriller Wants to Use Fracking Waste as Paving Material
Range Resources wants to use gas well drilling waste rock material to build Marcellus and Utica shale gas drilling pads and access roads, the Pittsburg Post-Gazette reports. The fracking company has...
View ArticleEnvironmental Health & Safety Roundup 2013
The year 2013 has been another relatively quiet one for most environmental health and safety (EH&S) compliance personnel. Continuing differences in Congress have stymied would-be initiatives on...
View ArticleInfraCal 2 Analyzer Increases Oil in Water Measurement Capability
Wilks InfraCal 2 Analyzer for oil in water measurements offers additional features to the company’s line of InfraCal TOG/TPH Analyzers. These features include increased sensitivity for sub-ppm...
View ArticleFunding for Farmers to Combat Drought Effects
The USDA has made $20 million available to California ranchers and farmers to fund agricultural water conservation to combat the effects of the statewide drought. Farmers and ranchers have until March...
View ArticleAerospace Production Technology Cuts Waste, Carbon Footprint
Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS), an aerospace production technology, has the potential to build light, sustainable parts and reduce a company’s carbon footprint, according to a study by EOS and...
View ArticleArdagh Group Sustainability Report
Ardagh Group, a €4.2 billion-sales ($5.7 billion) packaging company, has released its 2013 Sustainability Report.
View ArticleUnited Airlines Replaces Styrofoam With Recyclable Coffee Cups
United Airlines says it will introduce recyclable coffee cups to its United Club beverage service this month and on United flights beginning mid-March. The insulating InCycle cup (pictured),...
View ArticleEnvironmental Executive Moves: WSP, Mohawk, CALIBRE, E&E
Here’s the latest news on hirings, promotions and departures among environmental leaders. WSP USA: The environmental consultancy has named Michael Mondshine as vice president of sustainability, energy...
View ArticleStandards & Certification Briefing: CODA, EPEAT, Facts
CODA’s energy storage system – the CODA Core – has received ‘subject 1973′ safety standards certification from UL. The CODA 40kWh high-voltage system is the first commercial scale energy storage system...
View ArticleWastewater Treatment Halves Energy Use
Voin, a global food company based in the Netherlands, has selected Colsen to build a wastewater treatment plant at the food company’s Boxtel location. The companies expect the installation to be...
View ArticleDanske Bank Sustainability Report
Danske Bank Group has released its 2013 Corporate Responsibility Report.
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