Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Airlines in ETS, BP Felony Charges, Black Elk
President Obama has signed into law a bill that excludes US airlines from European carbon emissions taxes in the EU ETS. The US airline industry argued that the rules – which the EU put on hold earlier...
View ArticleGreen Fleet Roundup: Nissan Leaf, Coca-Cola, Ford, Retail Algae
Teijin Limited’s Eco Circle Plantfiber bio-polyester has been selected for use in the seats and interior trim surface of the electric Nissan LEAF (see photo). More than 30 percent of the material is...
View ArticleToday’s Tech Could Slash Trucking Costs, Report Finds
The trucking sector could save 624 million metric tons of CO2e by 2022 if US tractor-trailer fleet operators adopted seven currently available efficiency technologies, according to a report published...
View ArticleBioreactor Saves Poultry Farm $10m
A bioreactor water treatment system designed by an Ohio State University researcher has saved an Ohio poultry farm $10 million over the next-best option. Whitewater Processing Co. slaughters and...
View ArticleThree Ways Green Cleaning Can Improve Your Bottom Line
Being environmentally responsible is a hot-button issue in the cleaning industry these days. Many facilities managers and commercial cleaning companies feel pressure to make the switch, but aren’t sure...
View ArticleNextEra Sustainability Report: Normalized CO2 Down 2%
Wholesale electricity supplier NextEra’s normalized carbon emissions have dropped 2 percent year-on-year, according to the company’s 2012 corporate sustainability report. In 2010, the company emitted...
View ArticleSchool Bus Retrofits ‘Can Cut Emissions Up To 90%’
For between $9,000 and $15,000 each, older school buses can be fitted with tailpipe and crankcase filters that reduce soot emissions by up to 90 percent, according to an Environmental Defense Fund...
View ArticleApple, Samsung Tin Under Fire
Friends of the Earth has called on Apple and Samsung to tell consumers where they source the tin used in their mobile phones, as part of the UK-based advocacy group’s Make It Better campaign. The...
View ArticleGE Report: Industrial Internet an $82 Trillion Economic Boost by 2025
In a report published this week, GE says the Industrial Internet – which links networks, data and machines through intelligent sensors, software analytics and cloud computing – could boost energy...
View ArticleBuilding Brand-Consumer Partnerships for Change
At Sustainable Brands 12, Ian Yolles, Recyclebank’s Chief Sustainability Officer, engages Max Schorr, Co-founder of Good and Peter Glatzer, Co-Founder of SHFT, in a conversation about the role media...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: LG Refrigerators, Energy Star, e-Stewards,...
LG Electronics has become the first major appliance manufacturer to have its refrigerators certified by CSA Group to meet the industry’s new Sustainability Standard for Household Refrigeration...
View ArticleSustainable Food & Beverage Packaging: From Recycling to Supply Chain
Paper is an important component in many food and beverage packaging containers—and is the base material for everything from boxes, to inserts, to labels. Incorporating recycled content into food and...
View ArticleContract Wins: NASA, World Bank, US Navy, EPA
United Conveyor Corporation has won a contract for 11 Dry Sorbent Injection (DSI) systems, which include 41 Viper Mills (pictured). Dry sorbent injection technology removes SO2, HCl and SO3 acid gas...
View ArticlePotentially Toxic Chemicals in 58% of Couches, Study Finds
More than half of all couches tested in Duke University-led research contained potentially toxic or untested chemical flame retardants that may pose risks to human health, according to a study...
View ArticleUN Climate Talks Roundup: Credit Surplus, Finance Showcase, Rising Sea Levels
Here is the latest news from the United Nations’ climate talks in Doha, Qatar, where representatives from nearly 200 countries are working on a second round of pledges to reduce emissions ahead of the...
View ArticleOnline Tool Calculates Health Benefits, Economic Value of Climate Change Efforts
AirCounts, a new online tool to help large and medium-sized cities calculate the health benefits and monetary value of air quality improvements, was introduced by developer Abt Associates. “As cities...
View ArticleCSR, Profits ‘Closely Linked’
While a company’s reputation is the primary reason for adopting a corporate social responsibility program, there is still a close link between profits and CSR, according to research by corporate and...
View ArticleBP Banned From Federal Contracts
The EPA has temporarily suspended BP and its named affiliated companies from new contracts with the federal government. The agency is taking this action due to what it calls BP’s “lack of business...
View ArticlePwC: Fuel Standard Could Cost Restaurants Billions
The use of corn-based ethanol required by the federal Renewable Fuel Standard mandate has dramatically distorted the market and increased costs throughout the food supply chain to the tune of billions...
View ArticleZoo, Airport Install Solar EV Charging Stations
In Bologna, Italy, the Guglielmo Marconi airport activated a new EV charging station powered by solar energy. And the San Diego Zoo installed a 90-kW solar photovoltaic canopy that directly charges...
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