Google, Fox, 52 Others Among EDF Climate Corps Newcomers
Google, Pfizer and Fox Entertainment Group are among the 54 companies joining the Environmental Defense Fund’s Climate Corps program for the first time this year. The EDF Climate Corps fellowship...
View ArticleBurning Down the House: The Shocking Economics of Energy
Imagine if Mitt Romney’s sons burned through their entire family fortune in less time than it takes to watch Titanic in 3D. That would be crazy, right? But that’s exactly what we’re doing when it comes...
View ArticleFour Things Your Company Needs to Know about the Carbon Disclosure Project
It’s that time of year again when thousands of companies start preparing their annual Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Report. In 2011, more than three thousand organizations participated, and if you...
View ArticleExxonMobil, Chevron Investors Call For Fracking Risk Disclosures
Chevron and ExxonMobil shareholders have filed proposals asking the companies to disclose risks to their operations and finances from hydraulic fracturing. Shareholder advocacy group As You Sow filed...
View ArticleDaikin McQuay Commercial AC First to Meet DOE Efficiency Challenge
Daikin McQuay is the first manufacturer to meet the US Energy Department’s rooftop unit challenge, an initiative announced in January 2011 that aims to encourage companies to develop the next...
View ArticleP&G Shifts 200 Forklifts to Hydrogen Fuel Cell Power
Proctor & Gamble, owner of the Tide, Pampers and Gillette brands, will convert its battery-operated forklift fleets at three facilities to ones powered by hydrogen fuel cells. New York-based Plug...
View ArticleNew York Power Authority Discusses Conservation and Sustainability
New York Power authority executives John Suloway and Ed Alkiewicz discuss with HydroWorld.com the utility’s Little Beaver Island habitat improvement project, environmental sustainability, and the...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Wind PTC, Plastic Bag Ban, BP Penalty,...
President Obama stumped for an extension to wind energy production tax credits at the facility of wind turbine blade manufacturer TPI Composites in Newton, Iowa. An extension of ten years is estimated...
View ArticleMatt Brewing Cuts Steam Use, Energy Costs
The company behind Saranac brand beers has installed a steam pressure management system that has reduced steam use by about a third, while saving water and cutting costs. The Matt Brewing Company...
View ArticleTexas Instruments Sustainability Report: Normalized Emissions Jump 23%
Technology firm Texas Instruments’ emissions normalized on a per-chip basis rose 23 percent year-on-year amid a host of other disappointing environmental figures, according to its 2011 corporate...
View Article‘Inexact’ Computer Chip 15 Times More Energy Efficient
Researchers have designed an “inexact” computer chip (pictured) that they say is up to 15 times more energy efficient than today’s chip technology. The prototypes cut energy use by allowing processing...
View ArticleGary Neville on Sustainability in Sport
The Carbon Trust recently launched a carbon ‘footprinting gallery’ – an event that championed the work of a selection of customers. Gary Neville opened the gallery with a brief talk about his interest...
View ArticleSustainability Plans at Dayton International Airport
Dayton International Airport has announced a sustainability program that will focus on recycling, reducing solid waste, lowering energy use, and water conservation.
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: SFI, LEED, Green Building Initiative, ISO...
Members of Congress sent a letter to the USGBC pressing for the immediate recognition and acceptance of all credible forest management certification systems for qualification under the LEED rating...
View ArticleRenewables Roundup: United, Boeing, Downdraft Towers, Top Gear, Taliesin West
United Airlines, Boeing, Honeywell UOP, the Chicago Department of Aviation and the Clean Energy Trust have formed the Midwest Aviation Sustainable Biofuels Initiative (MASBI), designed to advance...
View ArticleMerger Enhanced Prologis’ Sustainability Program
In a video interview at the 2012 NAREIT Leader in the Light Working Forum in Dallas, Aaron Binkley, director of sustainability with Prologis, discussed the ongoing evolution of sustainable commercial...
View ArticleFacility Managers: The New Sustainability Champions
Sustainability professionals are thrilled with the growth of C-suite executive and investor attention — but what about engineering, facilities and operations departments? For many in these fields, a...
View ArticleLow-Power Microprocessor Wars
The explosive growth in mobile data, mainly fueled by HD photos, video and social networking, is pushing positive growth in the datacenter market despite the global recession and the growth in power...
View ArticlePublic Power Systems Cut Carbon Emissions 2.4% in 10 Years
Public power systems have reduced carbon dioxide emissions 2.4 percent since 2001, despite a 9.4 percent increase in power generation, according to a recent analysis by Target Rock Advisors. The...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Bonn Talks, BP Investigated, Australia Carbon...
International climate change talks in Bonn wrapped up with governments only managing to draw up a partial agenda for action on a new global climate treaty, rather than a work plan to establish a...
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