IBM, Honda, PG&E Launch Smart EV Charging Project
IBM, Honda’s American arm and Pacific Gas and Electric will collaborate on a pilot project to allow communication between electric vehicles and the power grid, the companies have announced. The project...
View ArticleHP, Staples Offer Free E-Recycling
Hewlett-Packard and office products retailer Staples have teamed up to offer free electronics recycling for all brands of office technology at Staples stores nationwide. Small businesses and consumers...
View ArticleNew Solar Finance Models Set to Replace Government Funding, Report Says
As government-funded financial incentives for solar photovoltaics are reduced in some major markets, price reductions and third-party ownership models will become the key drivers for the PV market for...
View Article‘Father of LEED’ Slams Energy Dashboards
Building energy dashboards often miss – or mask – the root cause of a building’s energy-efficiency problems, and there needs to be a radical shift in the way such products are designed, built,...
View ArticleGrower Sustainability on the Farm
Bob Meek, chief executive officer at Wada Farms Marketing Group, discusses grower sustainability on the farm.
View ArticleClean Energy Records Lowest Quarter of Investment Since 2009
After clocking up a record in 2011, new financial investment in clean energy in Q1 2012 was the weakest since the depths of the financial crisis in Q1 2009, according to analysis by Bloomberg New...
View ArticleLeveraging Manufacturing, Part I
I recently finished a long series of articles on the power of the digital age in the form of software to connect the designer to the process, with an eye to achieving all the normal requirements of a...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: EU Aviation Law, Carbon Permits, GHG Targets,...
India’s environment minister called the EU aviation law on carbon emissions a deal-breaker for global climate talks. and joined China in barring its carriers from participation. The European Commission...
View ArticleNV Energy Cooling System to Cut Water Use by 281m Gallons a Year
NV Energy’s coal-fired Reid Gardner Station north of Las Vegas will reduce its water withdrawals by more than 281 million gallons annually with a Nalco cooling system, the companies said. The reduction...
View ArticleH&M Sustainability Report: CO2 Emissions Drop 5% in 2011
Swedish clothing retailer and manufacturer Hennes & Mauritz, commonly known as H&M, last year achieved its target of a five percent year-on-year reduction in its carbon emissions, according to...
View ArticleMarriott Headquarters’ LED Retrofit to Save $120,000 Annually, Deliver 2-Year...
GE Lighting LED retrofits at Marriott International’s headquarters in Bethesda, Md., will reduce electricity use by 860,000 kWh, or 66 percent, and save more than $120,000 in annual combined energy and...
View ArticleConn. Facilities to Tap EnerNOC at 100 Facilities
The State of Connecticut has selected EnerNOC’s EfficiencySmart energy-efficiency system to help it reduce energy use and costs at up to 100 state facilities through 2014. EnerNOC will provide the...
View ArticleWalmart Sustainability Report: Supplier Scorecards to Launch in 100...
Walmart expects to develop supplier scorecards in up to 100 major product categories by the end of this year, in the latest stage of development for its Sustainability Index, according to the company’s...
View ArticleVF Corporation’s Letitia Webster Talks Sustainability
Letitia Webster, director of global corporate sustainability at VF Corporation, delivers the keynote address at the 2012 Social Enterprise Symposium.
View ArticleDifficulties of Going Green in the Data Center
A concept little discussed in the business world as recently as a few years ago, green IT has entered the corporate mainstream with astonishing speed. Eager to lower energy spending and decrease their...
View ArticleUnintended Environmental Consequences of the Demise of Redevelopment in...
California has a rich history of seizing opportunities that, at first glance, seem perilous. Following a significant industrial and manufacturing era in California, many communities in the state were...
View ArticleJohnson Electric Launches Power-Off Switches for Washing Machines
Johnson Electric has unveiled an addition to its Tippmatic switch product line, with new switches specifically designed for use in washing machines, dishwashers, and dryers. The new Tippmatic product...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Canada Vehicle Emissions, Natural Gas, TSCA,...
Canada issued greenhouse gas emissions rules that aim to make heavy trucks and buses up to 23 percent less polluting by 2018. The rules will take effect on the 2014 model year for vehicles including...
View ArticleEnvironmental & Energy Executive Moves: EIA, Carbon War Room, Energy Points,...
Environmental Industry Associations (EIA): The solid waste and recycling services industry trade group – comprising sub-groups the National Solid Wastes Management Association and the Waste Equipment...
View ArticleConAgra Awards Cut 43,600 Metric Tons of Carbon
This year’s entries to ConAgra Foods’ internal Sustainable Development Awards collectively reduced carbon emissions by more than 43,600 metric tons. Projects entered also eliminated 61,000 tons of...
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