Coalition Calls for EPEAT to Split From Industry Body
The Electronics TakeBack Coalition has accused industry organization IEEE of overpowering the process of how standards are developed for the Electronic Product Environmental Tool (EPEAT), a global...
View ArticleEPA Proposes Higher Renewable Fuel Standards
The EPA is proposing a 62 percent increase in the amount of cellulosic biofuels that refiners must blend into their gasoline and diesel, despite a federal court’s decision last week to strike down its...
View ArticleDON KRC’s Environment & Sustainability Build
Environment & sustainability initiatives as part of the DON KRC plant expansion 2006-2011. Don KRC is a division of George Weston Foods and The DON-KRC division produces and distributes fresh and...
View ArticleOcean Spray Cuts Delivery Emissions 20%
Ocean Spray has implemented two distribution initiatives that combined have led to a 20 percent reduction in transportation CO2 emissions, while achieving comparable cost savings across the...
View ArticleWoody Harrelson Says Making Paper from Trees Is ‘Barbaric’— Is It?
In the pulp and paper industry there appears to be a renewed interest in “alternative fibers” for use in paper. One recent article on this subject included a photo of Woody Harrelson (actor) with a...
View ArticleDemocrats Canvas Walmart, NFL, Apple on Climate Change Strategies
Congressional Democrats’ Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change has written to Google, the NBA, the NFL, Walmart, Wells Fargo, the Clinton Global Initiative and more than 300 other organizations to...
View ArticleUnilever’s Smaller Aerosols Cut Waste, Carbon
Unilever has developed a deodorant can design half the size of its standard model, yet containing the same amount of product. The company calls this the first major packaging reduction initiative for...
View ArticleTide Agrees to Reduce Probable Carcinogen in Detergent
Procter & Gamble, makers of Tide and Tide Free & Gentle detergents, has agreed in a California court to reduce the levels of the chemical 1,4 dioxane in its laundry products. EPA calls the...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Arctic Council Spill Plan, Chu Resigns,...
The eight-nation Arctic Council’s oil spill response agreement, obtained by Greenpeace ahead of the council’s meeting of environment ministers February 5-6 in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden, is vague and...
View ArticleYour Roadmap for Energy Management: Myths & Realities of Energy Purchasing
Join Hess, DNV KEMA Energy and Sustainability, and Energy Manager Today for a live one-hour energy management webinar on Wednesday, February 13, 2013, at 11am PST/2:00 PM EST. As an energy supplier to...
View ArticleGoogle, Ford, GE Pledge Workplace EV Stations
Google, Ford and GE are among the 13 companies that have joined with the DOE to launch the Workplace Charging Challenge, an effort to increase the number of US employers offering electric vehicle...
View ArticleEnergy Management Gets Spotlight at Super Bowl
Having the lights go out in the middle of the Super Bowl is the stuff of nightmares for energy and facility managers, but that’s exactly what happened Sunday. Half the lights in the Superdome went out...
View ArticleContract Wins: GE, AECOM, Imco and Superfund
GE announced its zero-liquid discharge wastewater treatment technology will be installed at two new 758 MW natural gas-fueled, combined-cycle power plants in Texas. The two power plants, which are...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: Fairtrade Silver, PAS 2030 Updates, ANSI, ASTM
Fairtrade will launch a new certification scheme – Fairmined silver – in the UK market later this month. Fairtrade has been expanding its standards beyond food products into other commodities, and...
View ArticleEnvironmental Executive Moves: Xanterra, Best Foot Forward, GEI Consultants
Here’s the latest news on hirings, promotions and departures among environmental leaders. Xanterra Parks & Resorts: The company, which operates lodges, restaurants and other concessions in state...
View ArticleFood LCA Pilot Projects: 15 Tips to Avoid the Pitfalls
For many of us in the LCA business, pilot projects can be both invigorating and frustrating. It’s invigorating because we’re often breaking new ground by using sustainability metrics to uncover true...
View ArticleNissan Opens Efficient Paint Plant
Nissan has opened a manufacturing facility that the company says can cut energy consumption by 30 percent, carbon emissions by 30 percent and volatile organic compound emissions by 70 percent. The...
View ArticleUniversity of Michigan Sustainability Report: Normalized Emissions Drop 7%
The University of Michigan’s normalized greenhouse gas emissions fell seven percent year-on-year, according to the college’s latest sustainability report. From financial year 2011 to FY 2012 the metric...
View ArticleMillerCoors Achieves Lowest Water-to-Beer Ratio to Date
MillerCoors reduced overall water use across its eight major breweries in 2012 to 3.82 barrels of water per barrel of beer, a 6.1 percent decrease from 2011. This is its lowest water-to-beer ratio to...
View ArticleCDP Supply Chain Report Launch Webinar
Each year, thousands of companies respond to CDP to disclose their climate change and water strategies to multiple stakeholders, including their customers. The CDP Supply Chain report contains vital...
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