More States Eye PAYD as Green Incentive
Auto insurance companies have long known that fewer miles in a car translate into fewer opportunities for car accidents, and have offered drivers premiums scaled to their miles behind the wheel. Now,...
View ArticleUniversity’s $3.5M Dry Bio-digester is First in Nation
The University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh, which ranked 35th on Sierra Magazine’s “Cool Schools” for its green energy initiative, is just months from completing the first US installation of a dry anaerobic...
View ArticleEnvironmental Enforcement: Crocs Pays Up For Antimicrobial Claims
Crocs, Inc. has agreed to remove language on product packaging and pay $230,000 to resolve cases involving unsubstantiated antimicrobial claims for several types of its shoes. The case involves several...
View ArticleProjected Global OTC Market for Forest Carbon Offsets to Hit $65 Million by 2015
The global forest carbon offset market is projected to grow from $42.0 million in 2010 to $65.1 million in 2015, according to the latest issue of EL Insights. This represents a compound annual growth...
View ArticleEmpire State Building Signs for 55 Million kWh of Renewable Energy
In putting the finishing touches on a major, multi-year $20-million sustainability initiative, the Empire State Building has signed on with Green Mountain Energy for a 100% renewable energy package,...
View ArticleLundberg Family Farms Powers Green Warehouse with Sun
Lundberg Family Farms, a producer of organic rice and rice products, completed installation of 1,690 solar panels atop its 37,558 square-foot warehouse on its farm in Richvale, north of Sacramento, CA....
View ArticleRoundup – How Caterpillar Applies Electro-Hydraulics for Efficiency
How Caterpillar Applies Electro-Hydraulics for Efficiency Design News CSR 2010: Even For Sustainability Champion Herman Miller, Honesty Might Not Be Enough Forbes Congress Likely to Roll Back EPA...
View ArticleEnvironmental Enforcement: Paint Company Settles for $1.075 Million
An Orange County-based paint company will pay $1 million to six district attorney’s offices in California — including San Diego County — to settle a lawsuit alleging illegal transportation and...
View ArticleDid We Move the Corporate Sustainability Ball Forward in 2010?
When I first sat down to write this month’s column, I told myself that I would not create a year-end “best of” or “worst of” list, nor conjure up a crystal ball as I attempt to predict what the new...
View ArticleCalifornia, Vermont Award Hazardous Materials Contracts
In California, environmental consulting firm Andersen Environmental was awarded three regional contracts as the provider of on-call hazardous materials testing and remediation services for up to $9...
View ArticleItaly Carries Out Plastic Bag Ban
Italy has banned the distribution of non-biodegradable plastic bags at shops and retail points. The plastic bag ban in Italy, adopted Dec. 22, went into effect Jan. 1 for the country. However, retail...
View ArticleKaiser Permanente Switches on Solar Power System
Kaiser Permanente has gone live with the first stage of its California-based solar power initiative at Santa Clara Medical Center. The solar panels will produce 8.5 percent of the power used at the...
View ArticleGreenpeace Takes Shot at Marine Stewardship Council Credibility
Greenpeace says that the group in charge of eco-labels for fisheries is not up to snuff. Richard Page, a Greenpeace oceans campaigner, said decisions by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) to certify...
View ArticleNatralock Makes Neat Package of Sustainability, Security
In step with the buzz about sustainability within the electronics industry at the 2011 International CES show in Las Vegas, MeadWestvaco Corp. used this platform to launch its Natralock tear-resistant...
View ArticleEnterprise Adds Chevy Volt to Rental Fleet
Enterprise Rent-A-Car is the first car rental company to offer Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicles for daily and weekly rentals. The Volt, which has piqued the interest of consumers, will...
View ArticleEnvironmental Enforcement: New York AG Sues PA Power Plant
New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman yesterday announced that he is filed a lawsuit against a major Pennsylvania electric power plant over multiple violations of the federal Clean Air Act (CAA)...
View ArticleGreenpeace: Electronics Cut Chemicals, Recycling Still Poor
Electronics companies have made significant environmental improvements to their products in the last two years but still have some ways to go, according to a Greenpeace report. Rankings by the...
View ArticleFord Focus Showed Off at CES
The Ford Focus made a splash at CES. Check out the Network World video.
View ArticleGE Challenge to Focus on Home Energy Use
GE has announced the latest phase of its $200 million low-carbon innovation program, with a call for proposals on home energy management. The new round of GE’s ecomagination Challenge, announced at the...
View ArticlePort of Seattle Rolls Out Truck Emissions Rules
All trucks hauling freight from the Port of Seattle must have engines from 1994 or later, under rules in effect from January 1 of this year. All drayage trucks – short-haul vehicles that carry goods...
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