New Software Calculates Carbon Footprint of Pork
A new computer program was released at World Pork Expo to help pork producers calculate the carbon footprint of their operation. Consumer segment on KELO-TV 5pm news air date 6-21-11.
View ArticlePolicy & Regulatory Briefing: EPA Sets Fracking Standards, Calif. Hex Goal,...
The EPA on Thursday proposed standards to cut smog-forming volatile organic compound emissions from processes and equipment used in the oil and gas industry. The standards are the first federal air...
View ArticleModius and Intel Team Up on Data Center Management
Modius’ OpenData Enterprise Edition will integrate with Intel Data Center Manager, Modius has announced. Modius says that the integration will enhance Open Data, a platform for data center...
View ArticleFlagship Lord & Taylor to be 100% Wind-Powered
Lord & Taylor is buying 100 percent wind power for two New York stores, an initiative that is says will move it into the top 20 buyers of renewable energy in U.S. retail. The retailer has signed a...
View ArticleVenue Giant AEG Joins Green Sports Alliance
The Green Sports Alliance will more than double in size with the addition of venues owned or operated by AEG, the company behind sports facilities including Staples Center, Home Depot Center and Target...
View ArticleKPMG Discusses Sustainability, CSR
Barend Van Bergen, Head of KPMG’s Global Centre of Excellence for Climate Change and Sustainability, talks to CSR Europe about the development of CSR in Europe and how it has shaped modern business...
View ArticleSmall Country that Became a Big Leader
For the last 200 years, the United States has been considered the engine of the world’s progress. While traveling the world I’ve noticed that each continent has its own character – Europe is history...
View ArticleAlternate Energy Choices and Challenges in Vermont
The small state of Vermont isn’t often a hotbed of national news. Nonetheless, the Green Mountain State does pride itself on its progressive attitudes towards the environment and alternative energy....
View ArticleAuto Manufacturers, Groups Support New Fuel Efficiency Standard
President Obama signed an agreement Friday with thirteen major automakers to pursue the next phase in the Administration’s national vehicle program, increasing fuel economy to 54.5 miles per gallon for...
View ArticlePolicy & Regulatory Briefing: Nuclear Waste, Yucca Mountain Lawsuit, Dow...
A presidential Blue Ribbon Panel on Friday recommended that the U.S. take care of its nuclear waste by using a network of interim storage sites and one or more permanent geologic dumps, Reuters said....
View ArticleIKEA Buys Scottish Wind Farm
IKEA UK has purchased a wind farm in Scotland and is planning to install 39,000 solar panels on the roofs of its stores, as it strives to get all of its power from renewable sources. The 12.3 MW wind...
View ArticleSoftware Briefing: IBM, Enviance and Oracle
IBM has announced the creation of a global laboratory dedicated to technology services, that the company hopes will, among other things, improve data center efficiency The Services Innovation Lab will...
View ArticleGroup Sets Up Preliminary Guide for Universal Solar Lighting Specs
The Consortium for Solar Lighting, a group founded by Carmanah Technologies, Inovus Solar, Sharp Electronics, SolarOne Solutions, has released its introductory document, “Solar Lighting Recommended...
View ArticleCargill Waste-to-Energy System Brings Meat Plant’s Renewable Capacity to 80...
Canadian agribusiness, Cargill, will invest approximately $37.8 million ($36 million Canadian dollars) in a waste-to-energy project at its High River, Alberta, beef processing facility. The system is...
View ArticleISO 14066 Details Skill Set Needed for GHG Validation and Verification
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has released a set of standards to determine the skill set and evaluate the competence of the teams responsible for verifying greenhouse gas...
View ArticlePlan to Consolidate Fed Data Centers Easier Said than Done
Since 1998 the Federal government quadrupled the number of data centers in operation, and recently found that on average these centers have been using only 27 percent of their computer power....
View ArticleWhich Brands Do Consumers Think Are Greenest?
2011 Green Brand leaders and their best practices are profiled by Annie Longsworth, Global Sustainability Practices Leader for Cohn & Wolfe in a video interview with Bill Roth, founder of Earth...
View ArticleCompliance & Standards Briefing: Boosting Business, Oregon’s New Energy Code,...
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and 25 partners from the standardization community have launched Standards Boost Business, an awareness campaign that calls on corporate America to...
View ArticleCertifying and Rating Your Sustainability Successes
You are aware of the business arguments for establishing a sustainability or “green” program and are seriously considering or have begun such a program. It is therefore important to plan the proper...
View ArticleFederal Environmental Permitting of Renewable Energy Projects
Lessons for the “Green” Economy from Conventional Industries Many assume that it will be easier to obtain environmental permits and approvals for renewable energy projects than for conventional energy...
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