NORESCO, UMD Ignite $34M CHP System, Energy Efficiency Project
Energy services provider NORESCO has secured a $33.9 million guaranteed energy savings agreement with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAM) for...
View ArticleChevy Sonic Wet Paint Job Cuts GHG, Saves $40 a Car
General Motors is applying a new painting process to the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic, using a water-based “three-wet” paint process and a single trip through the oven. The painting method reduces the paint...
View ArticleConstellation Breaks Ground on Maryland’s Largest Solar Array
Constellation Energy today announced it has started construction on a 16.1 megawatt DC grid-connected photovoltaic solar installation in Emmitsburg, Md. It is the largest solar power plant currently...
View ArticleToshiba LED Bulbs Light Up Houston Art Museum
Toshiba International Corporation’s LED Lighting Systems Division is now providing lighting to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Toshiba installed 150 of its A19 lamps in the museum’s Pre-Columbian...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Solar Loan Guarantees, Keystone XL Delays,...
The Energy Department has finalized more than $1 billion in loan guarantees for two large-scale solar projects, just before the Sept. 30 deadline expires for the government’s controversial...
View ArticleUK Rail Sector Plans to Cut Carbon Intensity 25%
The U.K. rail industry has set out plans to cut carbon emissions per passenger kilometer by a quarter by 2019. In the Initial Industry Plan (pdf), the Association of Train Operating Companies, Railway...
View ArticleInspector General: EPA Failed to Follow Procedure on GHG Assessment
The EPA Office of the Inspector General has taken a stance against the procedural policy the EPA used in its 2009 determination that greenhouse gas emissions pose a threat to public health and welfare,...
View ArticleReport: How Smaller Companies Profit From Sustainability
Sustainability is a growing priority among small- and medium-sized businesses – and according to three national accounting bodies, more than half of surveyed businesses will have a sustainability...
View ArticleDitch the Standards – Sustainable Companies Should be Unique, Consultants Say
Companies shouldn’t necessarily meet sustainability standards but should devise their own “unique ethical proposition,” according to Rasmus Bech Hansen of brand consultancy Venturethree and Jens Martin...
View ArticleMerck Cuts GHGs, Outlines Post-Merger Goals
Merck’s sales and acquisition-adjusted GHG emissions fell by six percent between 2009 and 2010, from 2.21 and 2.08, according to the company’s 2010 global corporate responsibility report, its first in...
View ArticleFleet Briefing: GE-Nissan EV Charging Project, SunEdison, Ford, BASF, Car...
GE and Nissan are launching a two-year collaboration to develop smart charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. The effort will focus on integration of electric vehicles with homes and buildings...
View ArticlePatty Calkins Discusses Sustainability at Xerox
Patty Calkins, Vice President Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability, discusses Xerox’s sustainability efforts.
View ArticleHospitals Save $2.3m a Year with CHP Plants
Combined heat and power systems at Guy’s Hospital (pictured) and St. Thomas Hospital, both in London, are saving more than £1.5 million ($2.3 million) and almost 11,300 tons of CO2 a year. The...
View ArticleWhy Can’t We Reach 100% Paper Recovery Rates?
The American Forest and Paper Association recently announced a set of industry wide sustainability goals under the banner of “Better Practices, Better Planet 2020.” Collectively we aim to exceed 70%...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Calif. Cap and Trade, Final DOE Loans, UK...
The California Supreme Court has ruled that air-quality regulators may establish a cap-and-trade system of pollution credits, while the state appeals a lower court judge’s order to examine more...
View ArticleForest Service Backs Wood as Green Building Material
Wood should be considered a primary material in environmentally friendly building, according to a study by the U.S. Forest Service. Science Supporting the Economic and Environmental Benefits of Using...
View ArticleWhy Personal Space Heaters Aren’t Useful in the Workplace
Electric heat is the most efficient heat available. However, typical personal space heaters use a fan to push cooler air across an electrically heated element, considerably reducing the efficiency....
View ArticleCity of Austin, Texas, Goes 100% Renewable
The City of Austin, Texas, has become the largest municipality in the U.S. to power all of its facilities using only renewable energy. As of Oct. 1 all of the city’s municipal facilities subscribe to...
View ArticleWineries Innovate to Re-use Wastewater
The Parducci, Caymus, Conundrum, Alpha Omega and Rombauer wineries are applying innovative methods to treat their wastewater, according to a San Francisco Chronicle article. The most common treatment...
View ArticleJP Morgan, Starbucks and Chevron Top Industry Corporate Citizenry Rankings
JP Morgan Chase & Co., Starbucks Corp. and Chevron Corp. are three of the winners named in Corporate Responsibility Magazine’s 10 Best Corporate Citizens rankings by industry. The winners in each...
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