Marriott Sustainability Report: CO2 Intensity Drops 3.9%
The Marriott hotel group reduced its carbon intensity by 3.9 percent from 2010 to 2011, from 304.4 to 292.6 lbs of CO2 per square meter of facility, according to the company’s latest corporate...
View ArticleRenewables Roundup: Constellation, TerraVerde, Indian Solar Parity, Vestas...
Energy company Constellation has completed a 16.1 MW DC grid-connected photovoltaic solar installation in Emmitsburg, Md., as part of the state of Maryland’s Generating Clean Horizons initiative....
View ArticleContract Wins: Viridian Energy, Waste Management, Emcor, 3Tier, IHS
Viridian Energy has purchased 455 metric tons of carbon offsets to counteract the 2.2 million miles that players will travel, by land and air, to reach the US Open in Flushing, NY. The New Bedford...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: American Carbon Registry, Commercial Fabric,...
The Japanese government has released more information about its CHAdeMO EV quick-charging technology standard – for example, the shape of the plug that connects the car to the charger, and how to...
View ArticleWater Treatment as the Mediator in the Fracking Discussion
The boom in hydraulic fracturing on shale lands has inflamed passions, but the debate doesn’t have to be a white-knuckle fight to the death. There are ways to tackle one of the most pressing issues...
View ArticleIntegrating Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems with Rainwater Catchment
Rainwater catchment is commonly thought of as applicable to remote buildings located on the fringes of civilization. Such is not the case for buildings located in the cities of the Virgin Islands,...
View ArticleFluor Sustainability Report: Normalized CO2 Emissions Drop 2%
Fluor Corporation’s normalized carbon emissions dropped 2 percent from 2010 to 2011, according to the global engineering and construction company’s 2011 corporate sustainability report. The yearly...
View ArticleCalifornia Cuts 7,100 Vehicles From State Fleet
California has reduced its state fleet by 7,112 vehicles, or 14 percent, in an effort to comply with governor Jerry Brown’s executive order to eliminate unnecessary vehicles. The reduction included...
View ArticleCan Sustainability Become a Central Part of Corporate Strategy?
Sustainability. Can it become a central part of corporate strategy? According to this INSEAD video, today, the answer is it had better be.
View ArticleHow to Achieve Energy Efficiency Goals with Limited Resources
Join Constellation, Edison Electric Institute and Environmental Leader for a one-hour energy management webinar on how to achieve energy efficiency with limited resources, on September 12, 2012, 11am...
View ArticleIsaac Pushes Gas Prices Up, Oil Companies Return to Offshore Rigs
Most offshore oil and gas operators have returned to platforms and rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, restoring production following Hurricane Isaac, a slow-moving storm that caused more than one million...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: BP Gross Negligence Alleged, Democratic...
The Justice Department has outlined in new court papers examples of gross negligence and willful misconduct on the part of BP for the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf. Gross negligence is the most prominent...
View ArticlePreventing Healthcare-Associated Illnesses while Promoting Water Conservation
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), also known as nosocomial diseases, are infections contracted by patients while receiving treatment in healthcare facilities. The Centers for Disease Control and...
View ArticleAvoiding Delays on Your Clean Energy Project Can Save Time, Money, and Effort
When planning a new clean energy project, a company is expected to juggle many concerns. Between getting all the permits approved, getting the right equipment, and hiring the right people, it seems...
View ArticleVW Details Groundwater Project Success
A reforestation project near a Volkswagen plant in Mexico is now contributing more groundwater than the facility, its partner companies’ plants and the households of all employees of the program...
View ArticleH&M Group to Ban PFCs in All Products
H&M Group, the Swedish clothing retailer and manufacturer that has 2,600 stores worldwide, will no longer use perfluorinated compounds, or PFCs, in any products ordered after Jan. 1, 2013. PFCs are...
View ArticleWaste Management to Deploy DriveCam Across Entire Fleet
Waste Management says it will deploy DriveCam’s fuel management program across its entire fleet, about 18,000 vehicles, for a five-year service contract term. After a six-month DriveCam pilot in two of...
View ArticleEcover Buys Method, Creates ‘World’s Largest Green Cleaning Company’
Europe’s Ecover has bought eco-household cleaning product company Method for an undisclosed sum. Private equity firm San Francisco Equity Partners, which owns Method, says the transaction will create...
View ArticleAlcoa Acquires Biggest Global Buyer of Recycled Cans
Aluminum producer Alcoa has bought beverage can recycling company Evermore Recycling, which it describes as the world’s biggest purchaser of recycled cans. Alcoa and Novelis previously were partners in...
View ArticleEnablon, IHS and SAP Lead in Environmental Management Software, Verdantix...
Enablon, IHS and SAP lead the environmental management software market, according to a new study from analyst firm Verdantix. The report, Green Quadrant Environmental Management Software (Global) 2012,...
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