Chinese Sustainable Jewelry Factory To Reuse Wastewater
A new industrial park in China will use advanced technologies to recycle wastewater, in an effort to build a sustainable jewelry manufacturing site. The project between Black & Veatch and Zhongying...
View ArticleUniversities Go For the Green
Universities are chasing down energy efficiency and renewable energy in big ways, with a major energy performance review at Florida A&M University, solar arrays being added at the University of...
View ArticleData Centers Tackle Energy Loss By Converting to DC, Eliminating Vibration
By eliminating vibrations, a server can read hard disks more efficiently, using less energy. At the same time, data centers can benefit from converting to DC power systems to eliminate the energy loss...
View ArticleNew Sierra Club Chief has Record of ‘Environmental Agitation’ Toward...
While Greenpeace has been the 800-pound gorilla in pressuring corporations to do right by the environment, the Sierra Club may be stepping up its own activism with the hire of a new chief executive....
View Article20% Wind Power Possible for East Half of U.S. by 2024
A shift to 20 percent or more of the Eastern Interconnection’s electrical load to wind energy is possible by 2024, but costs for new transmission lines could be as high as $93 billion, according to a...
View ArticleFord, Coke Among 60 Firms Testing Greenhouse Gas Protocol Standards
Sixty corporations are now measuring the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of their products and supply chains by testing a new global framework that is part of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative,...
View ArticleSustainability Perception of General Mills, Kellogg, Kraft Far Exceeds Actual...
A new consumer study reveals that there is still a gap between real and perceived sustainability action by top North American brands including Kraft, General Mills, Kellogg, Groupe Danone, Nike, Gap,...
View ArticleNBA’s Golden State Warriors Add Solar to Practice Facility
The Golden State Warriors of the NBA will use a 143 kilowatt solar array to help power a practice facility. The Warriors join the Phoenix Suns, whose home arena, US Airways Center, is powered by a...
View ArticleMore Office Buildings, Aviation Terminals and Facilities Add Energy Efficiency
From federal office buildings and corporate offices to bottling plants and airport terminals, businesses are implementing a variety of energy-efficient projects that run the gamut from standard energy...
View ArticleRoundup – SunEdison, Poet, Packaging, Exxon, BPA, Holmes Cheese, E-Waste
SunEdison and Developers Diversified Realty Celebrate the Activation of National Rooftop Solar Program BusinessWire Carriers Propose Vessel Emission Standards JOC Water use continues to fall at POET...
View ArticleYahoo’s Cafeteria Chooses Sustainable Food Options
A tour of Yahoo’s kitchen and the sustainable options food management company Bon Appetit has implemented. Innovations include locally farmed food options, a low carbon diet calculator that measures...
View ArticleSeven PepsiCo UK Plants Cease Sending Waste to Landfills
Now that PepsiCo’s largest plant in the UK has reduced its landfill-bound waste to zero, the company can boast seven plants that are not sending waste to landfills. The Walkers factory in Leicester,...
View ArticleCorporate America Clamors for Climate Bill Action
Two corporate groups are turning up the heat on the government, calling for clear action on climate legislation. One group has sent a letter to Congress and President Obama, the other has taken out an...
View ArticleFacebook ‘Friends’ Energy Efficiency in New Data Center
Facebook is making a priority of energy efficiency at its forthcoming data center. The Prineville, Ore., data center will feature an evaporative cooling system, which Facebook says uses less energy...
View ArticleKohl’s Unseats PepsiCo as No. 2 Renewable Energy Purchaser, Intel Stays on Top
Kohl’s, which had occupied the No. 3 spot for purchasing renewable energy on the EPA’s Green Power Partnership, has vaulted over PepsiCo to occupy the No. 2 spot, according to the latest figures of the...
View ArticleOakland Port Bans Aging, Emissions-Belching Trucks
The Port of Oakland has begun its ban on trucks with pre-1994 engines. The ban also applies to trucks with 1994-2003 diesel engines that have not yet been modified to comply with California Air...
View ArticleMinneapolis Solar Backers Hope Second Time’s the Charm for Convention Center
The Minneapolis Convention Center would get about 5 percent of its power from a 600-kilowatt rooftop solar array that is nearing final approval at City Hall, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune. A...
View ArticleSenate Wants Clean Energy, Solar in Jobs Bill
With comprehensive climate legislation on hold, Senate Environment and Public Works subcommittee will focus on clean energy job opportunities at an upcoming hearing as President Obama calls on Congress...
View ArticleFlorida Governor Proposes $2.1B for Clean Energy, Water
Florida Governor Charlie Crist has proposed that the Sunshine State put $2.1 billion into efforts to promote clean energy and protect the state’s resources. The budget elements would also address water...
View ArticleNike Cuts CO2 Emissions by 4%
Nike has reduced its overall CO2 emissions across the company and its supply chain by 4 percent in fiscal year (FY) 2009, compared to FY08, representing a return to FY07 levels, according to the...
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