Hotel Takes Part in Grey Water Recycling Pilot Project
Jordan’s tourism industry is booming but it’s placing a huge strain on ground water levels, according to a video from Deutsche Welle. But a new grey water recycling pilot project at a hotel could offer...
View ArticleChallenges to Being Sustainable, and How to Overcome Them
Corporate sustainability has been a hot topic for years now. Although no designated governing body or regulated standards exist, countless companies have initiated environmentally responsible changes...
View ArticlePike: Distributed Renewable Power Supply to Triple by 2017
As the current centralized model of power generation, transmission, and distribution grows ever more costly, the use of renewable distributed energy generation sources such as distributed solar...
View ArticleDOE Study: Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles Advancing Rapidly
A seven-year US Department of Energy demonstration project to evaluate hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, which GM, Daimler, Hyundai-Kia, Ford, Shell, BP, Chevron, Air Products and Chemicals Inc....
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: Carbon Trust, ICC G4-2012, IEC 62716, LEED
Toyota GB is one of only seven businesses in the UK automotive sector to achieve the Carbon Trust Standard after its recent recertification. Toyota has reduced CO2 emissions by more than 10 percent in...
View ArticleCO2High Measures Carbon Footprints at the Device Level
CO2High, a company founded early this year, has launched an SaaS-based service that determines IT footprints with device-level granularity. CO2High’s service works by using network discovery technology...
View ArticleGE, UGE Pair Wind Turbines with EV Charging Technology
GE and wind turbine maker Urban Green Energy have installed what they call the world’s first integrated wind-powered charging station for electric vehicles, and announced plans to add more this year in...
View ArticleManufacturers Bring Production In-House to Protect Against Natural Disasters
In an effort to protect themselves against natural disasters, climate change and economic downturns, two-fifths of manufacturing companies surveyed by EEF are bringing production back in-house, and a...
View ArticleFacebook Oregon Data Center Reveals Water Use
Facebook’s Prineville, Ore., data center achieved a water usage effectiveness rating of 0.22 liters per kWh for the 12 months to the second quarter of 2012, a result the social networking giant calls...
View ArticleWeyerhaeuser, Nippon Efficiency Project Aims to Save 100 Million kWh Yearly
Weyerhaeuser, Nippon Paper Industries, Cowlitz County Public Utility District, and the Bonneville Power Administration have launched the largest industrial energy efficiency project in BPA history and...
View ArticleDr Pepper, Coca-Cola, Pepsi Spend Millions on Water Quality
Dr Pepper Snapple Group has pledged $1 million over the next four years to protect Texas watersheds that provide water for its bottling plants. The money will fund preservation and restoration projects...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Drought Plan, India Responsibility Reports,...
President Barack Obama, while campaigning in Iowa, announced $170 million in government meat and fish purchases to help farmers struck by drought. The plan to purchase up to $100 million of pork, $50...
View ArticleThe IT Energy Bill: Do We Need a New Metric for CIOs?
I often hear that IT sustainability — aka green IT initiatives — don’t make it into the top three priorities for a Chief Information Officer (CIO). When I ask why and if they know how much energy IT...
View ArticleTiffany Sustainability Report: Normalized GHG Emissions Fall 8%
Tiffany & Co. cut its normalized greenhouse gas emissions by about 8 percent from 2010 to 2011, according to the company’s latest corporate sustainability report. In 2010 the jewelry firm emitted...
View ArticleLet it Flow – The Case for Dam Removal
The damming of streams and rivers has its roots in early human civilization. From the earliest settlements, humans have diverted and stored water for a variety of uses. Today, there are more than...
View ArticleGoodyear Uses Soybean Oil to Reduce Petroleum in Tires
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company researchers say that using soybean oil in tires can potentially increase tread life by 10 percent and reduce the tiremaker’s use of petroleum-based oil by up to 7...
View ArticleMercer to Include ESG Ratings in Investment Reports
Mercer has announced that it will include its environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings in client reports related to manager searches and performance by the end of 2012. The responsible...
View ArticleBangladesh, India, Vietnam Supply Chains Most at Risk From Natural Disaster
Bangladesh, the Philippines, Myanmar, India and Vietnam are among 10 countries where supply chains are at greatest risk from natural hazards such as flooding, earthquakes and tropical cyclones,...
View ArticleUnion Pacific Puts $20m Towards Reducing Diesel Emissions
Union Pacific Railroad is investing $20 million to test new technology designed to reduce diesel emissions from freight locomotives. A series of 25 experimental locomotives will be based in two Union...
View ArticleEPA Finalizes Confidentiality Rules for GHG Reports, Defers Some Requirements
The EPA has determined that 10 industries required to report their greenhouse gas emissions will not have to publicly disclose data on composition of materials used in production, supplier and vendor...
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