BMW Dealership Installs BC’s First Commercial-Scale Wind Turbine
A BMW dealership near Vancouver has become the first business in British Columbia to install a commercial-scale turbine, according to a newspaper report. The Auto West Group’s egg beater-shaped,...
View ArticleEnerNOC Dispatched At Record Levels as US Sizzles
EnerNOC said that its DemandSMART demand response network was dispatched at record levels last Friday, helping to mitigate blackout risks and reduce energy costs, as a severe heat wave swept North...
View ArticleToyota Tops Global Green Brands Ranking
Toyota, 3M and Siemens have come out on top of a ranking of the best green brands by consultancy Interbrand. The companies named in Best Global Green Brands 2011 have a global presence and a...
View Article‘Data Furnace’ Servers Could Heat Offices – On Purpose
Servers should be used as “data furnaces”, acting as primary heating sources for businesses and homes, according to a study co-authored by Microsoft scientists. In The Data Furnace: Heating Up with...
View ArticleGreen Building Rules Vary Widely, But Lessons Are Emerging
States and cities introducing rating and disclosure policies for green building are “literally writing the rules as they go,” leading to big variations in such regulations, according to a report. The...
View ArticlePolartec and Unifi Tackle Textile Scrap Waste
Textile companies Polartec and Unifi have launched a take-back program for polyester-based fabrics to reduce the millions of pounds of manufacturing scraps that end up in landfills every year. The...
View ArticleThe Coming Consolidation of Sustainability Labels
An expert from a leading Swiss supermarket chain is predicting a major rationalization of the existing sustainable labeling schemes. The head of quality assurance and sustainability at COOP...
View ArticleK Line LNG Ship Cuts CO2 40%, Nitrogen 90%
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, a Japanese shipping giant, is building a car carrier whose nitrogen emissions are up to 90 percent lower than those of traditional, diesel vessels. The ship will run on liquefied...
View ArticleScholastic Raises FSC Paper Goal
Scholastic Inc. is increasing its targeted percentage of certified paper from 30 to 35 percent after making “significant gains” towards the goal, the company announced yesterday. The publishing firm...
View ArticleCompliance & Standards Briefing: CarbonFree Label, Texaco Station Leaks,...
LG Electronics and Carbonfund.org Foundation announced that LG products have earned the new CarbonFree certification label, marking the first time that certified LCD TV, LCD monitor, refrigerator,...
View ArticleBiomass-Powered Data Centers: Next Step for Green IT?
Over the past several years, those of us in the data center industry have seen dramatic strides in Green IT, primarily focused on improving energy efficiency. It is now much more common to see data...
View ArticleVerizon, NREL Sign Energy Efficiency and Smart Grid MOU
Verizon and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop ways to reduce energy use in the information and communications...
View ArticleStaples, Cemex, Five Other Firms Help Start Sustainable Business Model...
Staples, Siemens and Johnson & Johnson are among a group of companies that have joined forces with think tank the World Resources Institute start an initiative aimed at identifying and advancing...
View ArticleSix Months in, Buildings Cut Energy Use up to 31%
Buildings owned by Scientific Instruments, the University of Central Florida, and a middle school in Indiana are currently leading the National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings, which...
View ArticleScientific Conservation Sues Serious Energy Over Exec Poaching
Energy software company Scientific Conservation has filed suit against its founder and the company he just joined, Serious Energy, alleging violation of trade secrets. As we reported on Monday, John...
View ArticleFord, GM Sign On As White House Unveils 54.5mpg Standard
General Motors and Ford have signed off on a deal to increase fuel efficiency to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. The Detroit News reports that the two auto giants are the first to sign memorandums of...
View ArticleSolar Briefing: GM, Denver Airport, Matrix Development, VA Hospitals
General Motors has pledged to double its solar power capacity from 30 to 60 MW by 2015, as it announced a $7.5 million investment in solar power manufacturer and developer Sunlogics. GM has also signed...
View ArticleDHL Launches ‘Carbon Dashboard’ Emissions Tracker
DHL Global Forwarding has launched the GoGreen Carbon Dashboard, a service for its freight customers to track carbon emissions in their supply chain. The system records carbon emissions coming from...
View ArticleUPS, FedEx Report Efficiency Gains
UPS and FedEx have released sustainability reports within days of each other, with UPS showing a 3.3 percent reduction in fuel consumed per package from 2009 to 2010, while FedEx cut all three scopes...
View ArticleWaste Management Expands Customer Base with Oakleaf Purchase
Waste Management has expanded its reach with the $425 million acquisition of third-party hauler network Oakleaf Global Holdings. WM says the combined companies will provide North American customers...
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