‘Intelligent Efficiency’ Could Cut US Energy Use 22%, ACEEE Says
The US could reduce its energy use by up to 22 percent by using a systems-based approach to increase efficiency, according to a report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)....
View ArticleMarks & Spencer Operations Certified Carbon Neutral
All Marks & Spencer-operated stores, offices, warehouse and delivery fleets in the UK have been certified as carbon neutral, a goal reached by significantly cutting emissions and purchasing carbon...
View ArticleIBM Tech to Help NYC Track, Analyze Solar Energy
IBM has partnered with CUNY Ventures, a City University of New York Economic Development Corporation entity, to develop an intelligent operations platform that will help the city analyze and...
View ArticleNike, Random Hacks of Kindess Partner on Online Sustainable Materials Tool
Nike has partnered with Random Hacks of Kindness (RHoK) in the Open Challenge for Sustainable Materials, an initiative that asks apparel designers and developers to use sustainable materials listed on...
View ArticlePG&E Becomes a Better Buildings Ally; C3 Commits to Green Button Initiative
Pacific Gas and Electric Company says it will provide energy efficiency programs that will reach 30 million square feet of its commercial customers by 2015 as a Better Buildings Challenge Utility Ally....
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: UNEP GEO-5, EU Aviation Scheme, EU ETS, EU...
The United Nations environment agency warned that the world continues on its unsustainable path in spite of hundreds of agreed-upon environmental goals in its fifth Global Environmental Outlook report....
View ArticleBoeing Sustainability Report: Normalized Emissions Fall 4%
Aircraft manufacturer Boeing’s revenue adjusted CO2 emissions decreased 4 percent from 2010 to 2011, according to the company’s 2011 corporate sustainability report. In 2011, the Seattle-based company...
View ArticleSemiconductor Plants Show Dramatic Energy Reduction, Says Report
Semiconductor manufacturing plants dramatically reduced their average energy use from 1997 to 2011 according to research by the International Sematech Manufacturing Initiative. In Worldwide Fab Energy...
View ArticleTelkonet EMS Saves Maine Ramada 40% on HVAC Costs
The installation of Telkonet’s EcoSmart suite of energy management products cut Lewiston, Maine, Ramada Conference Center’s HVAC runtime costs by 40 percent. Telkonet provided EcoInsight and EcoWave...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: NRC Nuclear Waste, IATA Calls for Multilateral...
A DC federal appeals court ruled that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission acted hastily with its decision that spent nuclear fuel can be stored safely at plants for the next century while a permanent...
View ArticlePike Research: Smart Energy Revenue $420 Billion by 2015
Total revenue from smart energy and smart energy storage reached $222.35 billion in 2011, according to a report by Pike Research. By 2015, the cleantech market intelligence firm forecasts, total market...
View ArticleCWP to Build 100-Ton Food Waste-to-Fuel Center
Clean World Partners and Atlas Disposal Industries have started construction on a commercial-scale organic waste recycling capable of converting 25 tons of food waste per day into renewable gas. The...
View ArticleFood Waste Recycling
Sending our rubbish to landfill sites continues to be a major topic for debate as proposals for wind farms and incinerators are becoming more common. At present, the Local Government Association...
View ArticleRGGI Prices Remain Flat, 57% of Allowances Sold
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a carbon credit market of Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states, sold 57 percent of its more than 36.4 million allowances offered for sale at its 16th quarterly...
View ArticleAdvancing the Paper Life Cycle Dialogue
Life cycle analysis (LCA) is being utilized across a breadth of industries to better understand the environmental impacts of products and services. This is not a new tool among the scientific...
View ArticleIATA Demands State Backing for Biofuels
Governments need to support the development of biofuels if the nascent industry is to become a staple in air travel and help reduce carbon emissions, trade body the International Air Transport...
View ArticleVeolia Pledges 30% Waste Recovery Rate by 2015
Waste services provider Veolia Environmental Services has pledged to achieve a material recovery rate of 30 percent by 2015 as part of a raft environmental performance targets that cover pollution...
View ArticleLondon Olympics to Reuse 90% of Demolition Waste
The 2012 Summer Olympics in London will reuse 90 percent of demolition waste, send zero waste to the landfill and its venues will use 30 to 40 percent less drinkable water than standard, making London...
View ArticleNatural Gas: An Important Part of a Sustainable Energy Future
Last week I had the opportunity to attend and participate in the 25th World Gas Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This industry gathering, which convenes every three years, chose to use its 2012...
View ArticleContract Wins: Navy, Phigenics and Argo, AEI and ACE, Shell and TransCanada
Water management products firm Phigenics and program management and engineering company Argo Systems are to provide water management services for seven US Navy bases. The companies will be providing...
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