US Corporate Recycling Market to Hit $79 Billion by 2015
The U.S. Corporate Recycling market is projected to reach $47.1 billion in 2010 and grow to $79.1 billion in 2015, according to the latest issue of EL Insights. This represents a compound annual growth...
View ArticleCoke VP at COP16: Coke Climate Action Plans Advance Despite Politics
Businesses need to go beyond footprint, work on handprint Kevin Tuerff sat down with Jeff Seabright (pictured at left), VP of Environment and Water Resources at Coca-Cola. Tuerff and Seabright are both...
View ArticleHara Lands Huge Abu Dhabi Environmental, Energy Management Contract
Hara has signed a multi-year, multi-million dollar agreement with the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA), the largest state-run utility in the United Arab Emirates, for an environmental...
View ArticleUniversity Of Kentucky Launches $25 Million Energy Efficiency Retrofit
The University of Kentucky has released details of an energy savings performance contract it signed with Ameresco and on what it will save after the yearlong, energy-savings retrofit of 61 campus...
View ArticleISO 14001 News From Polyfoil, Northrop Grumman
Neopac, the Swiss-based provider and inventor of high barrier Polyfoil tubes for the biotech, pharmaceutical, personal care and cosmetic industries, has appointed Daniel Müller as Environmental...
View ArticleUS Foodservice Expects Big Savings From Freezer Lighting Retrofits
U.S. Foodservice is completing a lighting retrofit project, deploying Orion’s LED technology and intelligent occupancy sensors in freezers at five of its facilities. U.S. Foodservice will replace...
View ArticleCamelina-Based Biojet Fuel Cuts CO2 Emissions 75%
A life cycle analysis of the carbon footprint of camelina-based biojet fuel in the journal Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy concludes that the renewable fuel reduces CO2 emissions by 75...
View ArticleTesco Among 2010 Platts Global Energy Award Winners
Alter NRG, Baltimore Gas & Electric, Tesco, Sunvia and Green Gas and took honors in 2010′s Platts Global Energy Awards. Energy Efficiency Program of the Year – Commercial End-User went to UK...
View ArticleEnvironmental Enforcement Roundup: 2010 Enforcement and Compliance Results;...
EPA Announces 2010 Enforcement and Compliance Results The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced yesterday the release of its annual enforcement and compliance results. In fiscal year 2010,...
View ArticleSustainable Forms of Commerce Emerge in Time for Holiday Shopping
As we are bombarded by news reports slicing and dicing the “Black Friday” kick off to holiday sales, let’s pause to summon the ghost of Christmas Past – how many of the gifts we receive are truly...
View ArticleOracle Makes Dismal Debut in Greenpeace IT Rankings
Oracle has debuted in last place on Greenpeace’s semi-annual rankings of IT companies’ efforts to fight climate change. The hardware and software company scored just 12 points out of 100 on the Cool IT...
View ArticleCloud Computing Could Cut Data Center Energy Use 38% by 2020
The adoption of cloud computing will lead to a 38% reduction in worldwide data center energy expenditures by 2020, compared to a business as usual (BAU) scenario for data center capacity growth,...
View ArticleNew LNG-Fueled Crude Oil Concept Vessel Cuts CO2 Emissions 34%
Just days after The Carbon War Room unveiled its new shipping efficiency site, DNV has introduced a new crude oil tanker concept, dubbed Triality, that it says is fueled by liquefied natural gas, has a...
View ArticleRoundup – Prison Discovers it Pays to be Environmental
Prison discovers it pays to be environmentally conscious Indianapolis Star New leaders may roll back environmental regulations Sarasota Herald-Tribune HSBC Aims to Run Sustainable Business for the Long...
View ArticleEnvironmental Enforcement Roundup: Printing Co. Fined $385,000; Ocean Dumping...
Printing Company Fined $385,000 for Clean Air Violations A printing company has agreed to pay a penalty of $80,000 and to spend $305,000 to replace old, polluting wood stoves in western...
View ArticleNew and Expanded Tax Credits Could Bring Clean Tech Incentives to Businesses
During the “lame duck” session of Congress or in 2011, Congress may consider energy policy legislation that could add $25 billion in new and extended energy tax credit incentives over the next 10...
View ArticleAT&T, Cisco Appointed to Green Shell’s IT
Shell has selected AT&T and Cisco to assess the energy efficiency of the oil and gas giant’s IT infrastructure. The telecoms and networking companies will calculate the CO2 output of Shell’s IT...
View ArticleAt COP16, Business Sounds Note of Optimism
Ministerial-level talks began at the COP16 climate summit yesterday amid widespread pessimism about the chances for a binding agreement between governments, but some notes of hope on the role of...
View ArticleBurt’s Bees CSR Report: Hits Waste Target, Misses on Electricity, Water
Cosmetics firm Burt’s Bees has met its company goal on waste to landfill for fiscal year 2009-10, but missed the year’s targets for electricity and non-product water use. Burt’s Bees sent just over 35...
View ArticleClimate Counts’ Rankings Improve 14%
The average climate commitment score of 90 top companies improved 14 percent year-on-year in rankings by a non-profit organization. Nike came out on top for the third straight year in Climate Counts’...
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