Steps to Harvesting Water from the Clouds
One of the more innovative methods of gathering freshwater is harvesting it from clouds, but hasn’t been unproven. When the base of the cloud is in contact with the ground, it is called fog. Fog...
View ArticleChevy Buys IdleAir CO2 Credits
Chevrolet says it will purchase up to 75,000 metric tons worth of carbon credits created by the IdleAir truck stop electrification project. Chevy is supporting various energy-efficiency, renewable...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: BP State Claims, Sea Rise Risks, DOT Speeds up...
Gulf Coast states and local governments have made a combined $34 billion in claims against BP for the 2010 Macondo oil spill. BP said that the methods used to calculate the claims are seriously flawed,...
View ArticleEnvironmental Studies ‘Critical’ to Property Purchases
Conducting thorough due diligence on a property’s former use and any environmental issues it may face is both sensible risk management and critical to defense against lawsuits, according to John...
View ArticleBiomass Demand to Triple by 2030
Biofuel mandates and growth in the biochemicals industry are expected to triple demand for biomass by 2030, placing pressure on available feedstocks, according to a report by Lux Research. The report,...
View ArticleNovo Nordisk Sustainability Report: CO2 From Energy Jumps 30%
Novo Nordisk’s carbon emissions from energy consumption increased 30 percent year-on-year, according to the company’s latest combined annual and sustainability report. In 2012, the healthcare company’s...
View Article‘Greenest’ Super Bowl Offsets 3.8m Pounds CO2
As part of what it calls the “greenest” Super Bowl in the game’s history, the New Orleans Host Committee says it will donate carbon credits to offset some 3.8 million pounds of CO2 emissions, among...
View ArticleMore Companies Profit from Sustainability, Survey Finds
Sustainability is paying off for a growing number of companies with 37 percent of surveyed executives reporting a profit from their efforts, a 23 percent rise over last year, according to a global...
View ArticleFirst Solar Electricity Rate ‘Lowest Solar PPA Price We’ve Ever Seen’
First Solar has acquired the 50 MW Macho Springs Solar project in New Mexico, expected to be the state’s largest solar power plant. And, according to Bloomberg, the company may sell electricity at a...
View ArticleTop Biofuel States Named
California is home to nearly 30 advanced biofuel companies, but dozens of other states from coast to coast also are beginning to realize the economic benefits of this emerging industry, according to...
View ArticleAlaska Airlines Ups Recycling 20%
Alaska Airlines has partnered with Ecova to increase its recycling volume by a fifth and reduce that program’s expenses by 73 percent, according to a case study released by the sustainability...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: Carbon Capture, UL Zero Waste, GSA Review
DNV KEMA has launched a risk management guide for the carbon capture and storage industry, CO2Riskman, which aims to increase public confidence in the technology through knowledge-based, consistent...
View ArticleUS Power Plant Emissions Fell 4.6 Percent in 2011
Greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fell 4.6 percent to 2,221 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent from 2010 to 2011, largely due to an increase in electricity generation from...
View ArticleREI CEO Brings Sustainability Know-How to Interior
Sally Jewell (pictured), the REI CEO announced yesterday as President Obama’s pick for interior secretary, has steered the outdoor goods company through a number of environmental initiatives since...
View ArticleDunkin’ Donuts Contain Nanoparticles, Study Finds
The white powdered sugar that coats Dunkin’ Donuts Powdered Cake Donuts and Hostess Donettes contains nanoparticles of potential carcinogen titanium dioxide, according to research by green nonprofit As...
View ArticleGlobal Carbon Market Value Drops 35 Percent
The value of global carbon markets fell 35 percent to €62 billion ($84 billion) in 2012, largely due to an oversupply of credits, according to analysis from Thomson Reuters Point Carbon. The EU’s...
View ArticleHow to Improve CDP Scores
Companies can improve their 2013 Carbon Disclosure Project scores by reporting and verifying all categories of scope 3 emissions, and responding to the new supply chain questions, among other measures,...
View ArticleClean Cargo Working Group Discussion
The Clean Cargo Working Group (CCWG) is a global, business-to-business initiative dedicated to improving the environmental performance of marine container transport. In this session, speakers from...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: RGGI Updates, China Fuel Standards, WTO Solar...
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative released an updated RGGI rule and program review. Changes include a reduction of the 2014 regional CO2 budget from 165 million to 91 million tons – a reduction of...
View ArticleIntermodal Service ‘Reduces CO2 52%’
Shipping a container on the Cold Train refrigerated express intermodal service from Washington State’s Port of Quincy to Chicago or from Chicago to Quincy reduces the shipment’s carbon footprint by 52...
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