Carbon Footprint of an IBM Server: Measuring the Yardstick
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon have taken on the task of walking a mile in the shoes of Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) measurement standards, in the paper (via SmartPlanet) ‘Uncertainty and Variability...
View ArticleWhy It’s Time to Start Producing Waste
Considering industrial waste is an unlikely beginning for the typical company seeking innovative ways to become sustainable. Usually, waste is seen only as an output, not an input, but it’s time for a...
View ArticleMiratel Cuts Light Fixtures 50%, Energy Use by 40%
By retiring 200 traditional fluorescent light fixtures throughout its 17,000-square-foot office facility, Miratel Solutions expects energy usage reductions of more than 40%. The Toronto-based call...
View ArticleISO 14001 News From The Staples Center, UPM Raflatac
AEG Worldwide-owned sports arena the Staples Center in Los Angeles has earned ISO 14001 Environmental Management Standard. LA’s Staples Center, opened in 1999, is home turf to four professional sports...
View ArticleBAE Plans $2 Million “No-Money-Down” Retrofit
Defense industry giant BAE Systems plans $2 million in energy efficiency investments at its Greenlawn, NY, facility. The project includes heating and cooling system upgrades, high-efficiency pumps,...
View ArticleGreenpeace: Sears, Best Buy, Other Big Brands ‘Failing Our Forests’
Sears, Best Buy, Toys R US, Home Depot, and Harlequin are “failing our forests” according to the “2010 Boreal Marketplace” annual report from Greenpeace. The study evaluates 23 major forest-products...
View ArticleRoundup – Consumers Warming to Efficient Lighting
Survey: Consumers warming to efficient lighting CNET EU Nations Pass Rules on Free CO2 Permits After 2012 Bloomberg California’s clean-tech industry faces increasing competition Sacramento Business...
View ArticleRob Harmon Discusses Corporate Water Footprints
Rob Harmon discusses the use of voluntary markets to restore critically de-watered ecosystems at TEDxRainier in Seattle Washington.
View ArticleEnvironmental Enforcement: Nano Silver Company Fined
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined Monterey Park, Calif.-based Kinetic Solutions Inc. – doing business as Rabbit Air – $82,400 for allegedly selling unregistered and misbranded...
View ArticleEPA Removes Saccharin from Hazardous Substances Lists
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has removed saccharin and its salts from its list of hazardous substances. According to an EPA statement, “Saccharin is no longer considered a potential hazard...
View ArticleSustainable Packaging: Shifting from Cradle-to-Grave to Cradle-to-Cradle
The term “cradle to grave” as it applies to sustainability has been around for some time and it was over eight years ago that authors William McDonough and Michael Braungart took it a step further when...
View ArticleEPA Expands Lead Monitoring Program
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced yesterday that it will expand the nation’s air quality monitoring network to better measure exposure to lead. Even at low levels, the EPA says that...
View ArticleDell Touts Energy Efficiency of Products
Dell says that since 2008, it has cut its customers’ laptop-, desktop-related energy costs by 25 percent or more. The company achieved this by integrating energy-efficient Energy Star, energy smart...
View ArticleSustainable Shipping Initiative Adds Industry Giants
Six major players have joined Forum for the Future’s Sustainable Shipping Initiative. The 11-member group will work through 2011 to establish a strategy for future business and operations. Sustainable...
View ArticleAnother Year in the Sun for Tax Grant Program 1603?
Extension of an $858-billion tax credit package, including the suite of renewable energy tax cuts and grants outlined in Department of Treasury Section 1603 tax grant program, could happen as soon as...
View ArticleCARB Approves Nation’s Biggest Cap-And-Trade Plan
California regulators voted yesterday to approve the most comprehensive U.S. cap yet on greenhouse gases and create the biggest carbon market in the country, the New York Times reports. The California...
View ArticleSmart Grid Software, Data Mgmt Market To Hit $2.9 Billion in 2015
The current world market for Smart Grid software and data management applications is $1.4 billion in 2010, and it will grow to $2.9 billion in 2015 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.6%,...
View ArticleAdministration Gives Solar Industry Big Shot in the Arm
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced a comprehensive environmental analysis that has identified proposed ‘solar energy zones’ on public lands in six...
View ArticleNintendo Wii EPRI’s Choice for Energy Efficiency
Researchers at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) tested three top-selling game console systems in active mode and found that the Nintendo Wii system uses significantly less power than a Sony...
View ArticleEIA: US Sees 15% Increase in CO2 Emissions by 2035
After falling by 3 percent in 2008 and nearly 7% in 2009, largely driven by the economic downturn, total U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions do not return to 2005 levels (5,980 million metric...
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