Distiller Powers Nissan Leaf on Whiskey
Worried about rising fuel costs? Spare a thought for Scotland, where things seem to have got so bad that one business has resorted to powering a using single malt whiskey. Sort of… The 130-year old...
View ArticleAlternative Fuel Fleets Grew While Production Fell
There were almost 29 percent fewer alternative fuel vehicles made available for use in 2009 than in 2008, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration figures. In 2009 (the latest year for which...
View ArticleArmy Launches Task Force to Reach 25% Renewables
The U.S. Army has announced the creation of the Energy Initiatives Office Task Force, a body that will serve as the central managing office for the development of large-scale Army renewable energy...
View ArticleDramatic Video of Antarctic Ice Shelf Collapsing
Reuter’s reports that Japan’s March 11th earthquake and tsunami broke off chunks of an Antarctic ice shelf — some the size of Manhattan — more than 13,000 kilometers away.
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Drillers Win Exemption Case, Smog Rule on the Way
A rule revising the Land Disposal Restriction treatment standard for carbamate wastes went into effect on Aug. 12, 2011, the EPA said. Industries should use Best Demonstrated Available Technology as an...
View ArticleSustainability: Embracing Change
Charles Darwin said, “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” In companies, it is common that a major barrier to internal...
View ArticlePaper Packaging Produced in Canada Nears 80% Recycled Content
While traveling in Toronto recently, a colleague shared an article with me: a brief update in the trade news. There are reportedly 30 mills in Canada capable of producing packaging grades – of those...
View ArticleKryptonite Cuts Plastic in Packaging, Reduces Costs
Bicycle lock brand Kryptonite has introduced new packaging that replaces commonly used hard plastic shells with a more environmentally friendly alternative. The new packaging (on right side of picture)...
View ArticleGreen Fleet Briefing: Sheraton, IEEE, Detroit Edison
The Sheraton Atlanta has become the first hotel in the city to install charging stations for electric vehicles. The four stations, located at the front of the 763-room hotel, occupy standard parking...
View ArticleEnvironmental & Energy Executive Moves: TD Bank, Dupont, Siemens
United Water: Lisette Provencher (left) has been named senior vice president, operations support for the company and its parent, Suez Environment North America. She joined Suez in 1986. TD Bank Group:...
View ArticlePlastic Disclosure Project to Launch This Fall
Hundreds of companies and institutions should expect a questionnaire in early October about their use of plastic, with the launch of the Plastic Disclosure Project. The project is the brainchild of...
View ArticleCBRE Expands Sustainable Property Services
CB Richard Ellis led the property services industry by benchmarking and registering 242 million square feet of Energy Star buildings and engaging 146 million square feet in LEED services last year,...
View ArticleHow a Feed-in Tariff Could Revolutionize the Grid
Robert James Woolsey, Former Director, CIA, Discusses how a Feed-in Tariff Could Revolutionize the Grid.
View ArticleSentilla Raises $15m, Targets Computing Efficiency
Sentilla, which makes efficiency software for data centers, has raised $15 million in its third round of funding. SingTel Innov8, the venture capital arm of a Singapore telecoms company, now owns 23.4...
View ArticleCompliance & Standards Briefing: UN Insurance Principles, WEEE, Tesco Fuel
The United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative held its fourth of seven meetings last week in Auckland in an effort to develop sustainability principles for the insurance industry. The...
View ArticleGreen Fleets Briefing: Chrysler Biofuel Deal, EV Cyber Attacks, States Eye...
Chrysler and ZeaChem Inc. have entered into a memorandum of understanding aimed at accelerating the development and market adoption of advanced cellulosic ethanol. Through the alliance the companies...
View Article9 Purely Business Reasons to “Green” Your Company
Monitoring and Evaluation Some companies are hesitant about becoming “green,” concerned about the costs or considering it an exotic, non-business issue. They think of this as actions to “save the...
View ArticleEPA Resists Calls to Strengthen CO Standard
The EPA has declined to change the national air quality standards for carbon monoxide, but will require more focused monitoring in densely populated areas. The agency yesterday said its review of the...
View ArticleAlcohol Makers Set Fewer Sustainability Goals
Makers of alcoholic beverages have fewer public sustainability goals than firms in many other industries, according to a study by Green Research. The review of goals set by 11 top beer, wine and...
View ArticleSoftware Heavyweight Unveils New Energy Solution, with a Twist
Tom Siebel, founder of the customer relationship management software company Siebel Systems, ranks among the world’s most successful software entrepreneurs. Since 2008, he and his new company, C3,...
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