Who Needs a Carbon Market?
Are “carbon offsets” an effective means of cutting carbon for society and industry? Carbon offsets are a recent invention of the Kyoto Protocol. Kyoto has a unique distinction – it uses market forces....
View ArticleGoLite Set to Reach ‘Carbon Neutral’ Status
GoLite, a manufacturer of high-performance apparel and outdoor gear, has met three goals set in 2006 a year ahead of schedule, according to the company’s 2009 sustainability report. These include using...
View ArticleSC Johnson HQ Testing Wind Energy
SC Johnson has started a pilot wind energy program at its headquarters in Racine, Wis. With three wind turbines, the company says it aims to show that renewable energy can work at office buildings in...
View ArticleImproved Economy Means 1.5% More CO2 in 2010
While the 6.1 percent fall in 2009 U.S. carbon emissions from fossil fuels gave a false sense of progress, an improved economy in 2010 is bringing industry back to reality. The Department of Energy...
View ArticleAdobe HQ Adds Upright Wind Turbines
The Adobe Co. expects to generate up to 50,000 kilowatt hours of electricity annually with its new wind turbines at its headquarters. The 20 upright Windspire turbines set atop a parking garage at the...
View ArticleShoe Retailer Gets 40% More Energy Efficient Checkout Computers
An upgrade of point-of-sale computers for a major footwear retailer has resulted in a system that is 40 percent more energy efficient than typical desktop computers used at checkout. Genesco recently...
View ArticleU.S. Chamber Reloads to Fight Climate Regs
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue wants Congress to reconsider the proposed climate regulations and other policies that he says will raise costs for businesses and slow economic...
View ArticleTurbine Retrofit Boosts Output 13%, Lowers Emissions 15%
With permits for adding more electrical output becoming harder to get, more manufacturers are retrofitting existing turbines to maximize efficiency. For instance, an aluminum plant in Dubai needed to...
View ArticleApple Again Resists Shareholder Pleas for Emissions Reporting
In a repeat scenario from last January, Apple Inc. is contesting two petitions from shareholder groups to increase the company’s environmental efforts, according to Apple’s proxy statement, reports EE...
View Article‘Green’ Cement Captures and Stores CO2
California company Calera is developing a new process to clean up the manufacture of cement, which releases a large amount of carbon dioxide (CO2), reports Voice of America News. The process could even...
View ArticleGreen Autos On Stage In Detroit
Here’s a look at some of the green cars making a splash at the Detroit Auto Show.
View ArticleRoundup – Gore, ETF, Green-Glomerates, Lighting, Total, Solar
Supreme Court Reverses Lower Court in Energy-Contract Case NY Times Gore Urges Senate to Defend EPA’s Power to Limit Greenhouse Gas Bloomberg Finding Green ETF Opportunities In Bleak Jobs Report ETF...
View ArticleSiemon’s 216,000 kWh Solar System Reduces CO2 Emissions by 186 Tons
The installation of a solar system at Siemon results in about 216,000 kilowatt hours of electricity a year, helping the firm reduce its carbon footprint by about 373,000 pounds of CO2, or about 186...
View ArticlePickens Says to Heck With Texas Wind Power
What was to be the largest wind project in the world is to be no more, as energy tycoon T. Boone Pickens has put on hold plans to build a massive Texas panhandle wind farm. Ready availability of cheap...
View ArticleFirm Adds New Mexico’s Largest Private Solar System
New Mexico construction and paving firm Constructors is converting its two Carlsbad adminstrative offices to solar power. At about 1,300 square feet, it is the largest solar installation by a private...
View ArticleNew MO Wastewater Facility To Use 26% Less Energy
High-efficiency single stage blowers will help slash annual energy consumption 26 percent at a new $62 million wastewater treatment facility in Columbia, Mo., reports the Kansas City Business Journal....
View ArticleTravel-related Activity Accounts for 90% of a Meeting’s Carbon Footprint
The typical event can reduce its carbon footprint by 90 percent by hosting the meeting virtually, according to research from ClimatePath. Travel-related activity, such as air miles, airport transfers,...
View ArticleHomeland Security Campus Building Cogen Plant
Aimed at increasing energy security and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has selected Honeywell and Washington Gas to jointly design, install and...
View ArticleEPA Emissions Regs Under Fire by Small Business
The Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy says the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has failed to consider the impact of its proposed rules regulating greenhouse gas emissions on...
View ArticlePGI to Reduce Carbon Footprint, Water Use, Solid Waste 10% by 2014
Polymer Group (PGI), a global manufacturer of nonwoven materials, has set several goals for 2014 including a 10 percent per square meter reduction in carbon footprint, water consumption, non-renewable...
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