Duke Disputes Toxins Level
Duke Energy and an environmental group are reporting conflicting data about the levels of toxins detected in a North Carolina river following a massive spill of coal ash the Washington Post reports. On...
View ArticlePartnership to Develop Bio-Chemicals
Versalis and Elevance Renewable Sciences have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a partnership to jointly develop and scale a new metathesis technology to produce bio-chemicals...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: EPA Compliance Results, Coal Ash, Microgird...
The EPA released its annual enforcement and compliance results demonstrating a focus on violations that have the most impact on public health. Highlights for fiscal year 2013 include $4.5 billion in...
View ArticleRainforest Alliance, Peatland Experts to Evaluate APP Progress
The Rainforest Alliance will evaluate the progress of Asia Pulp and Paper’s forest conservation policy and commitments, including its pledge last year to stop clearing natural forests across it supply...
View Article‘Shame’ Customers to Reduce Water Consumption
Klaus Reichardt, CEO of Waterless Co., which manufacturers No-Flush Urinals, says so-called “shame” programs could encourage businesses to find ways to use water more efficiently and help California...
View ArticleData Center Uses Reclaimed Water
DuPont Fabros Technology’s Ashburn Corporate Campus (ACC) now uses reclaimed water for the four data centers with evaporative cooling plants. Conversion of the ACC evaporative cooling plants to...
View ArticleEnforcement Trends: What the EPA Numbers Show
The number of EPA civil enforcement case initiations and conclusions last year continued a downward trend seen since FY09, as the agency continued to pursue larger and more complex cases, according to...
View ArticleSouthern Balks at Carbon Capture Requirement
Southern Co. has voiced opposition to a federal proposal to require new coal-fired power plants to capture their carbon emissions. The company is building the nation’s only commercial carbon capture...
View ArticleGRI Adds to G4 Resources
The Global Reporting Initiative has launched a G4 Content Index Tool and a G4 Brochure for New Reporters. The two latest resources are intended to help companies prepare sustainability reports using...
View ArticlePiloting Sustainability
So, you have been thinking about pushing a corporate sustainability program within your organization. Where do you start? The extent to which organizations embrace sustainability varies widely....
View ArticleEPA Marks Beneficial Coal Ash Uses
The EPA released its evaluation of the two largest beneficial uses of encapsulated coal combustion residuals (CCR), or coal ash: use in concrete as a substitute for Portland cement, and the use of flue...
View ArticleHoneywell’s 1,000th Hydrogen Purifying System Ordered
Honeywell UOP said its 1,000th system for purifying hydrogen is being installed at Ruwais Refinery, United Arab Emirates, and operated by the Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company (TAKREER). The UOP Polybed...
View ArticleOnline Registry Tracks Credits
Ecometrica’s online tracing and registry software addresses the need to ensure that certified products or certificates of environmental benefit can be traced back to a specific farm, forest,...
View ArticleStandards & Certification Briefing: ANSI/ISEA Standard, Seattle Mariners, BAN
ANSI and the International Safety Equipment Association have released Standard ANSI/ISEA 125 – 2014 to address conformity of personal protection equipment.The conformity assessment system can be used...
View ArticlePhillips 66 Spending $3bn on Two Plants
Phillips 66’s board of directors approved a $3 billion investment in two facilities 60 miles south of Houston. According to Fuel Fix, the move represents the company using its refining operations to...
View ArticleWalmart Diverts Foodwaste from Landfills to Farms
Walmart is one of the companies diverting tons of excess food to farmers in southwestern Pennsylvania who are turning it into usable compost in their fields. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that...
View ArticleAir Travel Carbon Output Soaring
Nike’s travel-related emissions soared 89 percent from 2008 to 2011, even though during that same time period Newsweek called it the greenest US consumer products company. That shows how frustrating...
View ArticleClimate Risk Reporting Found Lacking
The majority of financial reporting on climate change is too brief and largely superficial, and most companies are failing to meet federal requirements, Ceres says. The US Securities and Exchange...
View ArticleStates Accuse Companies of Improper Cleanup Payments
Chevron, Exxon, ConocoPhillips and Sunoco have paid more than $105 million through state settlements in the past three years after they were accused of getting paid twice to deal with the same...
View ArticleGreen Builders Weather Storms
Green homes comprised 23 percent of the overall residential construction market in 2013 and are expected to grow to between 26 percent and 33 percent of the market by 2016. The housing slump in recent...
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