Standards & Compliance Briefing: EPA GreenChill, ASTM Sustainable...
The EPA GreenChill partnership recognized ACME, Weis Markets and Whole Foods supermarkets in New Jersey and New York for their efforts in reducing use of harmful chemicals used in refrigeration. The...
View ArticleMaking Your Sustainability Program Sustainable
Depending on whom you ask in a company, the word “sustainability” can have different meanings. It can be used in relation to finances, long-term programs, or the environment. But when you’re looking at...
View ArticleToyota Pushes Hybrid Models, Scales Back Plans for EV
Toyota will roll out 21 hybrid vehicles by the end of 2015, while scaling back plans for widespread sales of its new all-electric compact in a decision that signals the company’s growing confidence in...
View ArticleTimes Blasts Data Center Energy Waste; Industry Calls Story Unfair
Data centers can waste 90 percent or more of the electricity they pull off the grid, with idly running servers and backup generators the major contributors, according to a report published by The New...
View ArticleWWF Publishes Guide to Responsible Commodities Investing
The WWF today released a guide to responsible investing in commodities. The report, The 2050 Criteria Guide to Responsible Investment in Agricultural, Forest, and Seafood Commodities, is backed by...
View ArticleDavis & Warshow Unveils US’s First Net-Zero Lighting Cost Facility
Kitchen and bathroom supplier Davis & Warshow has converted its entire 209,000-square-foot Queens, N.Y., distribution center from fluorescent tubes to LED tube lighting. The company says it now has...
View ArticleEPA Honors Coke, Microsoft, Whole Foods, 21 Other Companies in Green Power...
Coca-Cola Refreshments, Microsoft, Whole Foods and Lockheed Martin were among the winners of the EPA’s 2012 Green Power Leadership Awards. The awards, made in conjunction with nonprofit Center for...
View ArticleSempra Energy Sustainabililty Report: Normalized CO2 Levels Drop 11%
Utility company Sempra Energy cut its carbon intensity by almost 11 percent from 2010 to 2011, according to the firm’s fourth annual sustainability report. In 2010, the company produced 731 lbs of CO2...
View ArticleJohnson & Johnson Report: 54% of Hospitals Say Green Attributes Important in...
More than one-third (35 percent) of hospitals surveyed switched suppliers to gain access to sustainable health-care products, according to a new report by Johnson & Johnson that finds hospitals are...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Grid-Connected Tidal Power, China...
The first grid-connected tidal power project in the US is delivering electricity to the utility grid from an underwater power system in Cobscook Bay, Maine. Bangor Hydro Electric Company verified that...
View ArticleClinton Global Initiative Announces Sustainable Waste Foundation
The Clinton Global Initiative announced the launch of the Foundation for Sustainable WasteResources, an initiative of the Cason Family Foundation, with partner D-Waste to address health and...
View ArticleUnderstanding Green Cleaning ‘Hybrids’
While they have been in limited use for more than 30 years, mostly for consumer cleaning, what some call “hybrid” cleaning products — commonly known as oxygen-based, bio-based, bio-enzymatic, or...
View ArticleGreen Building Benefits ‘Need Better Documentation’
Wider financial, environmental and social benefits need to be documented for green building if it is to maintain the growth seen in the past decade, according to research by McGraw-Hill Construction....
View ArticleGreen Fleet Roundup: Tesla’s Supercharger, Enterprise Pilots Fuel, Nissan...
Tesla Motors unveiled its proprietary Supercharger, a network of high-speed charging stations that will be placed along well-traveled routes in North America. Six stations are currently active in...
View ArticleGoogle-Funded 845 MW Wind Farm Goes Online
A Google-backed wind farm in Oregon is operational and generating up to 845 MW of wind energy. The Shepherds Flat project is one of the largest on-shore wind farms in the world, according to Oregon...
View ArticleDunkin’ Donuts, ConAgra Foods Make Humane Supply Chain Commitments
Dunkin’ Donuts and ConAgra Foods have both pledged to eliminate the use of pork from gestation crates from their supply chain, while Dunkin’ has also announced it will be switching to cage-free eggs in...
View ArticleRyder Sustainability Report: CO2 Emissions Drop 2%
Logistics, transportation and supply chain management firm Ryder System reduced its absolute Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by around 2 percent year-on-year, according to the company’s 2011 corporate...
View ArticleGE Secures $1.2bn in New Orders for ‘Most Efficient’ Natural Gas Power Plant...
GE has announced a natural gas power plant, the FlexEfficiency 60, that it says avoids up to 56,000 metric tons of carbon emissions per year relative to existing technology. GE also said it has secured...
View ArticleCoke, Deka to Deliver Millions of Liters of Potable Water in 2013
The Coca-Cola Company has partnered with Deka Research & Development Corporation to deliver millions of liters of clean drinking water to schools, health clinics and community centers in rural...
View ArticleAmazon Launches Shopping Site for Green Products
Amazon launched Vine.com, a shopping site that sells only green products, including organic food, apparel, accessories and cleaning supplies made by companies such as Seventh Generation, Method, Brita...
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