Janine Benyus Discusses Biomimicry
Janine Benyus discusses biomimicry at the Stockholm Dialogue, which was part of the 2011 Nobel Laureate Symposium on global sustainability.
View ArticleConstellation’s Proportion of Coal Up After Nuclear Sales
Constellation Energy’s proportion of electricity from combustion sources has risen because of the company’s selling equity in its nuclear power plants, according to the company’s 2010 corporate social...
View ArticleSustainability Profits Companies
For most companies, that which drives up their stock values is what ultimately matters. And adopting “sustainability” practices can do that. A study of the ‘Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations’ as...
View ArticleHow EPA Bans Pest Control Products Containing Toxic Chemicals
Citing health and ecological concerns, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced recently that it’s moving to ban sales of the “more toxic rat and mouse poisons” to residential...
View ArticleSoftware Briefing: Gridpoint, 1E, SCI, Norwegian Cruises
Smart grid technology supplier GridPoint Inc. has announced the release of utility management software GridPoint Energy Manager. The software complements existing hardware and service offerings to...
View ArticleCompliance & Standards Briefing: Green Globes, Home Builders, Radioactive Sludge
Internap Network Services Corporation, a provider of IT infrastructure services, has achieved Green Globes certification for its Santa Clara colocation facility, following a review process by the Green...
View ArticleLenovo ThinkPads to Feature Cisco Energy Management
Lenovo is rolling out a suite of laptops that will be the first PCs to support the Cisco EnergyWise energy management service, the two companies have announced. EnergyWise is a service embedded within...
View ArticleMarket Changes, Energy Pricing Driving Enterprise Smart Grid
As the world comes out of recession, smart grid technology is set to emerge with a far wider usage base, according to a white paper released by Groom Energy. In Enterprise Smart Grid – An Overview:...
View ArticleMicrosoft Pulls Plug on Hohm, Focuses on Commercial Apps
Microsoft is pulling its Hohm energy management platform, but has signaled that it will concentrate instead on commercial and industrial energy applications. The IT giant announced on the Hohm blog...
View ArticleEnergy Management at Stanford University
Fahmida Ahmed, Associate Director of Sustainable Stanford Programs, Joseph Stagner, Executive Director of Sustainable Stanford, and Gerry Hamilton, Associate Director of Facilities Engineering...
View ArticleEnvironmental Enforcement: Exxon to Pay $495m in Damages For Md. Leak
A court in Baltimore has ordered Exxon Mobil to pay $495 million for damages caused to 160 Jacksonville, Md., families following an underground gas leak in 2006, reports The Baltimore Sun. The families...
View ArticleWeyerhaeuser Absolute CO2 Down, Intensity Up Since 2000
Weyerhaeuser has reduced its direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by 26 percent since 2000, but its GHG intensity increased by about 20 percent in that time, according to the company’s 2010...
View ArticleBombardier Solar Air Heater to Cut 16 Tons of CO2 a Year
Bombardier has installed a wall-mounted solar air heater that is expected to deliver a 16-ton annual reduction in CO2 emissions. The Lubi-brand device supplements a natural gas-fired unit at a...
View ArticlePolicy & Regulatory Briefing: Clean Air Transport, Maritime Emissions,...
A top EPA official said the agency will unveil its final Clean Air transport rule next week, the Hill reports. Draft regulations released last year called for power plants in 31 eastern states to...
View ArticleLend Lease, Best Buy, Major League Teams Sign Up to Better Buildings Commitments
Best Buy, Lend Lease and a coalition of 25 major sports teams are among 14 initial partners that have signed up to the Obama administration’s Better Buildings Challenge. The Better Buildings Challenge...
View ArticleCalifornia ARB Delays Cap-and-Trade Start
California’s proposed cap-and-trade program will be delayed by a year, the state’s Air Resources Board has announced. CARB chairwoman Mary Nichols said the delay to the program’s start date, from...
View ArticleSC Johnson Launches Windex Refill, Admits Consumer ‘Hesitation’
SC Johnson has launched a concentrated Windex refill pouch, in a test designed to challenge American consumers’ resistance to such products. The company says that Windex Mini uses 90 percent less...
View ArticleSiemens Hiring 400 for Green Building Tech; DOE Fund Takes 11 Products to Market
Siemens USA is seeking to fill over 400 open positions in its green building technologies division, across 39 states. The company says the division of the company “helps cities across the country...
View ArticleEnvironmental Enforcement: Exxon Penalty Triples to $1.5bn; Mont. Pipeline...
An Exxon Mobil pipeline ruptured late Friday, spilling crude oil into Montana’s Yellowstone River, the same day it emerged that a judge had more than tripled the company’s penalties for a 2006 leak at...
View ArticleSan Francisco Grabs Title of ‘Greenest’ City
San Francisco grabbed the mantle of ‘greenest’ major city in the US and Canada Green City Index, with New York, Seattle, Denver and Boston rounding out the top five U.S. cities. The study, conducted by...
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