Sustainable Software Briefing: Green Energy, Climate Earth
Green Energy Corp, a Colorado-based company that provides smart grid-enabling software for traditional and emerging power providers, has been awarded a $2 million loan from American Recovery and...
View ArticleNissan Leaf to Help Power Homes
Soon, Nissan’s Leaf electric car won’t just draw power from its owners’ homes – it will help to power those buildings, the car maker says. Nissan has unveiled a system which enables the Leaf’s...
View ArticlePharma Sets Few Supply Chain Goals, Report Finds
Pharmaceutical companies are “all over the map” in terms of their environmental goals and transparency, but largely don’t set targets for their supply chains, according to a new report. Green Research...
View ArticleHEB, Walmart, Denny’s to Host Charge Points
Supermarket chain H-E-B and restaurant Denny’s are among the companies that will host over 100 electric vehicle charging stations in Austin, Texas. Utility Austin Energy yesterday announced the...
View ArticleAligned Incentives and Engaged Employees Improve Triple Bottom Line Performance
Despite a slow job market, finding quality employees and bringing them up to speed takes real time and effort. And retaining top employees, as always, remains a strategic priority. A growing body of...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: Volvo Meets 2014 Standards, Greener Fields...
Volvo Group trucks in the US, both Mack and Volvo branded, are now certified in accordance with 2014 fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas regulations by the EPA and National Highway Traffic Safety...
View ArticleEnergy Harvesting Promises $4.4bn Market by 2021
This year $700 million will be spent on energy harvesting, the process by which ambient energy is captured and converted into electricity for small autonomous devices, such as satellites, laptops and...
View ArticlePolicy & Regulatory Briefing: Massive Shell Spill, Online Violation Tracking,...
The EPA on Thursday proposed a rule that would exclude carbon dioxide streams that are injected for geologic sequestration, in wells designated for this purpose, from hazardous waste regulations under...
View ArticleDomtar Broadens FSC Paper Product Range
Paper manufacturer Domtar Corporation has announced a broad expansion of its product line and now expects to sell more than 150,000 additional tons of Forestry Stewardship Council-certified paper per...
View ArticleArmy Introduces Fuel Tracking Software
The U.S. Army is introducing software to track where its fuel goes in the field. The Tactical Fuel Manager program cost the Defense Department $4 million. The department spent $15 billion on fuel last...
View ArticleNYSE Euronext Goes Carbon-Neutral
NYSE Euronext has become the first carbon-neutral global exchange operator, the company has announced. The parent company of markets including the New York Stock Exchange said it reached carbon neutral...
View ArticleFresh & Easy Adds Ryder Natural Gas Vehicles to Fleet
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market has announced the addition of 25 compressed natural gas vehicles to its distribution fleet as part of a partnership with Ryder System Inc. The grocery chain’s new...
View ArticleSuper Green Consumers Indulge Taste for Bling
“Super green” consumers – those engaged in the highest amount of environmentally-friendly activities – are top earners with a penchant for luxury items, according to a report from Scarborough Research....
View ArticleWates Group Discusses Sending Zero Waste to Landfill
In 2006 Rachel Woolliscroft set out to reduce the amount of construction waste Wates was sending to landfill. The disposal was costing Wates over £3.5 million pounds a year. Rachel set a target for all...
View ArticleOil Prices Plunge in Wake of S&P Downgrading
The price of oil fell to its lowest point in over eight months after Standard & Poor’s downgrading of the U.S. credit rating this weekend. Bloomberg reports that oil dropped to $82.52, the lowest...
View ArticleCarbon Futures Platform to Shut; Offsets Near Record Lows
Financial markets firm Intercontinental Exchange Inc. is to shut its emissions derivatives trading platform, Chicago Climate Futures Exchange, by the end of the first quarter, the Wall Street Journal...
View ArticleThe Myth of LCA Cost and Complexity
Lifecycle analysis – the practice of measuring the environmental impacts of a product from its raw materials, through transport and processing, to consumption and disposal – is become an increasingly...
View ArticleLiquefied Natural Gas Boom Predicted
The liquefied natural gas industry can expect a ten-year global investment high of $26 billion per year by 2015, according to a report by energy business advisors Douglas-Westwood. The World LNG Market...
View ArticlePolicy & Regulatory Briefing: Truck Fuel Standards, Air Rules under Fire
President Obama is expected to announce new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty trucks tomorrow at Interstate Moving Services in Springfield, Va., the Hill said. A White House statement said the...
View ArticleMolson Coors Cuts Water Use 5% in One Year
Molson Coors cut its water use, energy use, waste and scope 2 carbon emissions in 2010, though its scope 1 emissions rose, according to the company’s 2011 corporate responsibility report. From 2009 to...
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