EPA Releases Green Power List, Microsoft Debuts at Third
Microsoft has ranked third in the EPA’s list of organizations using the most green power, and along with McDonald’s, appears on the list for the first time. Intel and Kohl’s maintain their long-time...
View ArticleReplenish Founder Discusses Reusable Packaging
Jason Foster, founder and chief reuser, Replenish, speaks with Packaging Digest editor Lisa Pierce at the Sustainability in Packaging 2012 conference in Orlando, FL, about the challenges—and...
View ArticleUnderstanding Data Center Sustainability
For most organizations today, doing business in ecologically responsible ways is a higher priority than ever. As governments enact strict new regulations and awareness grows of issues such as global...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: EV Roadmap, Criteria for Destinations,...
Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes seven items. ANSI has released its Standardization Roadmap for...
View ArticleThe Right Grassroots to Counter Opposition to Energy Projects
Now that energy companies are realizing the benefits of proactively countering or avoiding NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) type of opposition to their projects, it is important these same companies employ...
View ArticleFord Tries to Turn Currency Into Car Parts
Ford is hoping to make green greener as it tests decommissioned U.S. paper currency, and a range of other recycled materials, for potential use in car seat cushions, insulation and other components....
View ArticleWells Fargo Targets 35% GHG Cut, $30bn in Green Investments
Wells Fargo is targeting a 40 percent increase in its energy efficiency, 35 percent cut to absolute greenhouse gas emissions, and $30 billion in loans and investments to support a “greener” economy,...
View ArticleMissouri Geothermal Project ‘Will Halve Campus Energy Use’
Missouri University of Science and Technology is to build a geothermal heat project that it hopes will halve the campus’s energy use. By the time the project is completed in 2014, Missouri S&T’s...
View ArticleArby’s Taps Ecova for Energy Plan
Arby’s Restaurant Group is to work with energy and sustainability management company Ecova to create a strategic energy plan targeting short- and long-term energy savings. Ecova will help Arby’s...
View ArticleUnilever Sustainability Report: Sustainable Palm Oil Sourcing Doubles
Unilever doubled the amount of the palm oil it draws from sustainable sources last year, but made little progress on greenhouse gases, waste and water use, according to the company’s 2011 Sustainable...
View ArticleWilliam McDonough Discusses Urban Sustainability
William McDonough and Mayor Stanton talk about the future of Phoenix’s urban sustainability.
View ArticleHas Earth Day Become Old News?
Another Earth Day came and went and while those of the recent past were front page, major events covered by virtually every form of media, this one just kind of happened. Certainly the fact that Earth...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Gulf Spill Charges, CARB Ruling, Palm Oil...
Here’s the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes 11 items. The Department of Justice has filed the first criminal...
View ArticleSiemens Rolls Out EMS Extensions at Michaels Craft Stores
Michaels Stores, the largest arts and crafts retailer in the U.S., recently rolled out a series of extensions to its installation of Siemens’ Site Controls Energy Management System. Since deploying the...
View ArticleCost of Food as Catalyst for Change Cannot Be Ignored
In 18th century Paris the first thing the lieutenant of police did every morning upon reaching his desk was to inquire as to the price of a loaf of bread in the bakers’ shops of Paris. The price of the...
View ArticleBiogas Market ‘to Reach $8.9bn by 2017′
The world market for biogas plants is projected to reach $8.9 billion by 2017, according to a report by Global Industry Analysts Inc. Growth will be driven by a number of factors including volatile gas...
View ArticleEcolab Cuts Fuel Consumption by 22% Since 2006
Ecolab has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 22 percent since 2006, normalized to sales, helping to earn it a Sustainable Fleet award from the NAFA Fleet Management Association. The $11 billion...
View ArticleMinnesota’s LEED Buildings Join the Energy Benchmarking Trend
A initiative launched by the Minnesota Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council will collect, report and assess the energy performance of more than 150 commercial buildings throughout the state. The...
View ArticleUTC Fuel Cell Powers News Corp’s NY Headquarters
A fuel cell system at the News Corporation headquarters in New York City will soon provide hot water and a significant portion of electricity needs for TV studios, while reducing the building’s carbon...
View ArticleSustainability in the Workplace: Low-Hanging Fruit
Jackie Yerby, sustainability program Manager for Regence Bluecross Blueshield, discusses the “low-hanging fruit” of sustainability in the workplace.
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