NREL ‘Bites’ Into Energy Scenarios
The DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has created an energy analysis tool to help individuals and educators experiment with energy use scenarios. The interactive Buildings, Industry,...
View ArticleAir Conditioning Condensate Recovery
Air conditioning and refrigeration are used around the world for temperature comfort and food preservation. As the air is being cooled, it is dehumidified, causing water to be removed as condensate....
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: Efficient Monitors, ASHRAE Data Centers,...
The Super-Efficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment Initiative – a coalition of national energy agencies – announced a worldwide competition aimed at improving energy efficiency in computer...
View ArticleHonda, GM, VW Debut Hybrids at Detroit Auto Show
Honda, GM and Volkswagen are among the automakers showcasing environmentally friendly cars at the Detroit Auto Show, which opened yesterday. The annual expo, with features more than 500 concept...
View ArticleClimate Change Threatens 10 Degree Rise, Submerged Cities
A major federal report warns US average temperatures could rise as much as 10 degrees Fahrenheit by 2050 if emissions continue to rise, while a separate assessment by a public utilities company...
View ArticleCalifornia Cuts GHGs for Third Year
California’s greenhouse gas emissions dropped for the third straight year with power plants, cement facilities, oil refineries, general combustion sources and other facilities emitting 111 million tons...
View ArticleMasdar Sustainability Report: Almost 27,000 Tons of CO2 Released
Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy firm Masdar released 26,987 tons of carbon dioxide last year, according to the company’s first sustainability report. Some 19,671 tons of the CO2 released by Masdar...
View ArticleLycra Maker Joins Sustainable Apparel Coalition
Invista, a Koch Industries company and one of the world’s largest integrated producers of polymers and fibers, has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition and will provide data and resources to the...
View ArticleGreen Mountain Coffee Taps SustainAbility for CSR Program
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. and corporate sustainability consultancy SustainAbility are to collaborate on the further development of the coffee company’s corporate social responsibility...
View ArticleChinese City Picks Home-Grown Energy Management Firm
Energy management company Technovator International has been selected to retrofit Chongqing, China’s public buildings to achieve energy savings and to establish a building energy-consumption monitoring...
View ArticleDetroit Auto Show Day 2: Honda’s Urban SUV, Leaf Price Drop, Verizon-Via...
A number of alternative fuel and fuel-efficient vehicles debuted at the Detroit Auto Show, which opened Monday. Here are some of the show’s highlights. Honda unveiled its “Urban SUV Concept,” an...
View ArticleInvestor-Business Dialogue Needed, Equity Chief Says
A better dialogue between company boards and their investors can lead to higher quality disclosures and a more informed capital market, a roundtable hosted by the International Integrated Reporting...
View ArticlePredictions for Cleantech in 2013
Every year around this time since 2007, as executive editor of a leading global cleantech research and news service, I’ve contributed to predictions on what to expect in the year ahead in cleantech....
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: EPA Final Emissions Rules, Port of LA in...
The EPA has finalized revisions to standards to reduce air pollution from stationary engines that generate electricity and power equipment at industrial, agricultural, oil and gas production, power...
View ArticleCollaboration ‘Key’ for Sustainability Success in 2013
Collaborating on green issues is the key issue facing Canadian companies with a strong record of sustainability, according to research by the Network for Business Sustainability. According to Changing...
View ArticleEnergy, Deforestation Among ‘Top 2013 Stories to Watch’
Energy demand and supply, deforestation and President Obama’s political leadership on climate change are among the top environmental and sustainability stories to watch in 2013, according to the World...
View ArticleVirgin, Ritz-Carlton to Bottle Own Water
Hospitality brands including Virgin Hotels and Ritz Carlton have signed up to the Whole World Water initiative, through which they will filter, bottle and sell their own water. The spas, hotels,...
View ArticleTata, Unilever Steer Tea Sustainability Project
Tata Global Beverages, Unilever, Yorkshire Tea and Finlays, along with several organizations from across the tea value chain, have launched the second phase of Tea 2030, a project aimed at developing...
View ArticleHoneywell Pays $4 Million to Resolve Dispute Over Water-Meter Upgrades
Honeywell has reached a settlement agreement with the Massachusetts attorney general regarding a $32.8 million energy efficiency and conservation program launched more than five years ago with the City...
View ArticleSustainability and CSR: Easy Steps to Organizational Empathy
We all need to attract others to us: to work, to live, to support. Organizations are no different, the whole organization being a human collective, with a diverse range of skills and abilities to...
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