Green Fleets Briefing: Ikea, Waste Management, Exxon and NYC
Swedish furniture giant Ikea has announced a partnership with Ecotality Inc to host Blink electric vehicle charging stations at select Ikea stores at 10 stores across Arizona, California, Oregon, and...
View ArticlePackaging & Waste Briefing: PepsiCo, Virgin, The North Face
PepsiCo Beverages Canada has announced the introduction of the 7UP EcoGreen bottle, Canada’s – and North America’s – first soft drink bottle made from 100 percent recycled PET plastic. The drinks...
View ArticleFood LCA and the Myth of Primary Data
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic” – Arthur C. Clarke There is a common (mis)understanding that the major obstacle to widespread adoption of lifecycle measurement is...
View ArticleEnvironmental and Energy Data Book Released
Environmental Leader (www.environmentalleader.com) has released the inaugural edition of its quarterly data book, which supplies busy executives and research teams with a collection of practical charts...
View ArticleClif Bar, BetterWorld Telecom on Sustainability in the Workplace
Jennifer Freitas, Human Resources Manager of Clif Bar and Matt Bauer, President of BetterWorld Telecom speak about sustainability in the workplace. Excerpts from a Sustainable Business Alliance Panel...
View ArticleData Center News: SeaMicro, APC, eBay Taps GE
SeaMicro has announced the launch of what it says is the world’s most energy efficient 64-bit x86 server: the SM10000-64HD. This new product (pictured) improves on SeaMicro’s own compute density record...
View ArticleCompanies Expand Focus from Carbon to Total Resource Use
Not so long ago, measuring and managing your enterprise’s carbon footprint was a top priority. Federal energy policy was imminent. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a climate and energy bill in...
View ArticlePolicy and Regulatory Briefing: Light Bulb Redux, Calif. Carbon Futures, Lead...
The House on Friday took up the light bulb standards issue again, and this time the GOP-led campaign against 2007 energy efficiency laws won. The House approved, by voice vote, a measure that will...
View ArticleOracle Releases Environmental ERP Modules
Oracle has added two new offerings to the crowded environmental reporting marketplace: Oracle Environmental Accounting and Reporting, and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Environmental Accounting and...
View ArticleSiemens, Schneider, GE Unveil EV Charging Stations
Industrial giants Siemens, GE and Schneider Electric have all announced new EV charger products and services. GE Energy Industrial Solutions is to partner with home improvement store Lowes to offer the...
View ArticleFirst Ever GHG Rules Agreed for Ships
The UN’s maritime agency has adopted the first mandatory greenhouse gas reduction rules for the shipping industry. The agreement by 55 of the world’s biggest shipping nations, adopted by the Marine...
View ArticleSustainability Software Briefing: Serious Energy, Viridity, Sprint, Enxsuite,...
Serious Energy has launched a new release of its SeriousEnergy Manager enterprise energy-efficiency management platform. SeriousEnergy Manager 3.1 (pictured) includes powerful building intelligence...
View ArticleFERC Chairman Wellinghoff Discusses Urban Smart Grid
Jon Wellinghoff, chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, gives keynote at Urban Smart Grid and Energy Innovation conference.
View ArticleAmeresco Energy Contract to Save County $50k a Year
Renewable energy company Ameresco Inc. has signed an agreement with Las Animas County, Colo., to begin the implementation of a budget-neutral energy savings performance contract that should save the...
View ArticleWhy Sustainability Still Matters to Success of Cleantech Markets
Last month I participated in a panel discussion in San Francisco on cleantech marketing and communications. At the heart of that discussion was an unspoken question: “Does ‘sustainability’ still matter...
View ArticleGreen Financing: More than a Trend
Soaring energy needs, volatile oil prices and an increased focus on curbing global warming have spurred investments in clean energy, or “green financing,” in the last few years. Indeed, the PEW...
View ArticleCompliance & Standards Briefing: Study Questions ISO 14001 Value; Leaking Oil...
A study of atmospheric pollution from 126 Spanish companies, 50 of which held ISO 14001 certification since 2001, found no significant difference in emissions between those that hold the certification...
View ArticleHydrogen Fueling Stations Could Reach 5,200 by 2020
More than 5,200 hydrogen fueling stations for cars, buses and forklifts will be operational by 2020, up from just 200 stations in 2010, according to a report by Pike Research. In the report, Hydrogen...
View ArticleJohnson Controls Launches Hospital Efficiency System
Johnson Controls has launched an offering that it says will reduce the energy spend of surgical suites by up to $10,000 per operating room. Healthcare Environment Optimization integrates a hospital’s...
View ArticleCDP: Cloud Computing Can Save $12bn
Cloud computing has the potential to save large U.S. companies up to $12.3 billion a year and to prevent 85.7 million metric tons of annual carbon emissions by 2020, according to a report by the Carbon...
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