Puma’s EP&L: Is it a Game-Changer?
Puma’s environmental profit and loss statement is already creating tangible changes, even though it is based in part on “calculated guesswork”, according to a Guardian analysis. Puma last month...
View ArticleZero Carbon Office Building Unveiled
South Korea is showing off what it says is the world’s first totally eco-friendly business building; a structure that emits zero carbon and uses only renewable energy, Reuters reports.
View ArticleVerizon To Stop White Pages Delivery in CA
The California Public Utilities Commission has granted Verizon’s request to end the automatic delivery of printed Verizon residential white pages listings to customers in the state. “Moving from...
View ArticleEnvironmental Enforcement: Battery Recycling Co. to Clean Up After Lead Found...
EPA Region 2 has reached an agreement with The Battery Recycling Company in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, requiring the company to take measures to prevent lead contamination from spreading, after dozens of...
View ArticleThe First Electric Motor Plant Owned by a Major U.S. Automaker
General Motors has begun construction on its new $269.5 million electric motor manufacturing plant, which is the first for a major U.S. automaker. The plant is located in the GM Baltimore Operations...
View ArticlePolicy & Regulatory Briefing: Obama’s Cree Visit, Renewable Funding Cuts
President Obama is scheduled to meet today with his Jobs and Competitiveness Council, composed mostly of business executives, at the Durham, N.C., headquarters of LED manufacturer Cree. The council...
View ArticleCarbon Management Market to Grow 700% in 7 Years
The global market for carbon management grew 84 percent from 2009 to 2010, and will grow at a rapid compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of almost 35 percent through 2017, according to a report by...
View ArticleMattel Bows to Greenpeace Pressure on APP Packaging
Mattel has pledged to create a sustainable procurement policy and directed suppliers to put a freeze on purchases from Asia Pulp & Paper, following Greenpeace protests over the origin of its...
View ArticleThe Future of Electric Power in America
Panel discussion about America’s energy future from the Ceres conference. Speakers participating: Doug Arent, Executive Director, Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis, National Renewable...
View ArticleP&G, Coke, Intel, Heinz, GSK Among Sustainable Packaging Award Winners
Gillette, Coca Cola, Intel, GlaxoSmithKlein and Heinz are among this year’s DuPont Packaging Award winners. “Nearly all of the winning innovations related to reducing waste in the system,” said John...
View ArticleAT&T Sets 2011 Goals on Supplier Carbon, Renewables
AT&T will ensure that a majority of its spend this year goes to suppliers that track their GHG emissions or have plans to do so by 2012, in one of several new goals announced in the company’s 2010...
View ArticleSerious Materials Rebrands as Serious Energy
Serious Materials has changed its name to Serious Energy, reflecting the company’s growing suite of energy software services and energy-efficiency building products. The firm behind the complete...
View ArticleFraming the Food Sustainability Challenge
Here is a mind-boggling estimate from Jason Clay of the World Wildlife Fund: We will need to produce 2.5 times as much food in the next 90 years as we have in all of the last 8,000 years combined. Or,...
View ArticleConsidering the Energy of Labor – Part III
Or, man vs machine. In the last posting I described three methods for estimating energy use per worker-hour (EPWH) and the preference was amortizing non-industrial energy supply since, in our opinion,...
View ArticleEnvironmental Enforcement: Wastewater CEO Sent to Prison
An owner and operator of wastewater treatment facilities has been sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana to 21 months in prison and a $310,000 criminal fine for...
View ArticleCompliance & Standards Briefing: Carbon Professionals, Cell Phones, Fabrics
The world’s first ISO-accredited certification for carbon management professionals has been launched by the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute (GHGMI) and Eco-Canada. The Environmental Professional...
View ArticleWhite House Pledges Smart Grid Data Access, $250m in Loans
The Obama administration yesterday announced $250 million in loans for smart-grid deployment and launched new initiatives to ensure customers’ access to their energy usage information. White House...
View ArticleEPA Delays Power Plant GHG Limits
The Environmental Protection Agency has delayed, by two months, a deadline for when it must propose draft rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. In a statement, the EPA said it is...
View ArticleISO 50001 Energy Management Standard Published
The International Organization for Standardization has released ISO 50001, a standard for energy management systems. The standard aims to help organizations establish the systems and processes to...
View ArticleVerizon Aims to Triple Alt Fuel Fleet by 2015
Verizon increased its number of alternative fuel vehicles more than six-fold last year, according to the company’s 2010-11 corporate responsibility report, and it’s looking to triple its inventory of...
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