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Lux: Bio-Based Materials and Chemicals Showing Growth

Bio-based material and chemical technologies have reached an inflection point with companies scaling to commercial production levels and growing revenues, according to Lux Research. The leading growth...

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Construction Principles Document Released

The Green Building Initiative (GBI) launched its Guiding Principles Compliance for New Construction (GPC NC) of federal buildings. This is a related product to the GBI’s program for existing federal...

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Smart Cities Council Adds Three Companies

CH2M HILL, DNV GL and SunGard Public Sector have been added to the roster of companies in an industry coalition to advance smart city development and innovation. The Smart Cities Council was formed in...

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NREL Bioreactor Uncovers How to Get Maximum Fuel from Algae

A  bioeractor designed to simulate climate precise climates is helping a team of scientists find ideal locations for farms to produce algae for fuel. The Simulated Algal Growth Environment (SAGE)...

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US Oil Boom Could Raise Shipping Rates

Shipping rates are likely to increase as the average distance travelled by a single barrel of oil rises, the Wall Street Journal reports. The shift promises to benefit shipping companies and...

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EC Begins Proceedings Against Great Britain

The European Commission today launched legal proceedings against the UK for its failure to cut excessive levels of nitrogen dioxide. The EC said the UK has broken commitments and now faces fines in the...

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Sustainability Mythbusters Part IV: Sustainability Is a Fad

Welcome to the Sustainability Mythbusters series presented by Schneider Electric. In this six-part series, Schneider Electric’s Global Sustainability Services team explores common misconceptions...

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Ecolabels Don’t Influence Consumer Food Choice, Study Says

Consumers are concerned about sustainability, but their understanding is limited and ecolabels rarely influence food purchases, according to a study by the European Food Information Council. The...

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EOS Remediation Recognized

EOS Remediation, a provider of in-situ remediation technologies, has received the Environmental Protection New Product of the Year Award for its newest product, EOS 100. The award is given each year to...

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Bio-Succinic Acid Market to Reach $1.1 bn

The global bio-succinic acid market volume is expected to grow at an annual rate of 45.6 percent between 2013 and 2020. Market revenue was estimated to be $115.2 million in 2013 and is expected to grow...

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Recycled Copper Product Cuts Emissions

Air Products has signed contracts with more than 20 recycled copper manufacturers in China to provide its oxy-fuel product that it says improves productivity and material qualities compared to...

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Anaerobic Digestor Market to Reach $7 bn

BCC Research reports the global market for anaerobic digestors and landfill gas equipment was estimated at nearly $4.5 billion for 2013. Its study, Waste-Derived Biogas: Global Markets for Anaerobic...

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BASF Products to use Certified Palm Oil

BASF has announced a goal of using only certified palm oil by 2015. The company says it is one of the first suppliers to the European home and personal care industry to use ingredients based on...

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Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Coal Ash Spill, Calif. Carbon Tax, Alt Fuel Cars

Federal prosecutors have served 20 more subpoenas to the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, as part of an criminal investigation into Duke Energy’s coal ash spill in the...

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University of Hawaii, Pacific Biodiesel Announce Grease Trap Project

Researchers from the University of Hawai’i at M?noa are working with Maui based company Pacific Biodiesel to develop a way to make water from restaurant grease traps reusable. Wastewater from...

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Study: CTO Diversion Provides No Benefits

The American Chemistry Council’s (ACC) Pine Chemistry Panel study found that diverting crude tall oil (CTO) into biofuel production in Europe will not have a significant effect in either reducing...

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Farm Worker Pesticide Rules Revised

The EPA has proposed that children under 16 be barred from handling all pesticides, in a group of proposed revisions to the Worker Protection Standard. The proposed revisions to the Worker Protection...

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El Nino’s Return Ominous for Food Production

The El Nino weather pattern appears to be returning with the potential threat to global food production. The pattern sometimes causes drought in some regions and floods in others, is seen as...

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Chinese Firms Adopt FSC for Export – Not Home Markets

Sustainable forestry certifications have helped Chinese companies sell abroad, but the benefits of certification are not recognized at home, the China Daily reports. The state-owned Paiyangshan Forest...

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E-Waste to Exceed 93.5 Million Tons Annually

The global volume of e-waste generated is expected to reach 93.5 million tons in 2016 from 41.5 million tons in 2011 at a compound annual growth rate of 17.6 percent from 2011 to 2016, according to a...

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