Marcegaglia to Install 4-MW Solar Panel System
Steel maker Marcegaglia group is partnering with Italy’s biggest renewable energy group Enel Green Power to install a 4-megawatt rooftop solar panel system, reports Reuters. Construction is expected to...
View ArticleNRG Striving to be First Net-Zero U.S. Manufacturing Site
NRG Systems expects to use on-site renewable energy for all its electricity needs at its Hinesburg, Vermont, manufacturing campus. The achievement may make that the first such net-zero U.S....
View ArticleEdwards AFB 500-MW Solar Project is Largest in U.S.
Setting in motion the development of the largest solar project in North America, the United States Air Force has entered into a partnership with Fotowatio Renewable Ventures of San Francisco to lease...
View ArticleDemand Picks Up for Voluntary Carbon Credits
Demand is picking up in the voluntary carbon credit market particularly from the United States, according to carbon offset retailers and brokers, reports Reuters. The voluntary market operates outside...
View ArticleModern Industrial Butterfly Valves Provide Energy Savings
Two recent contracts in China illustrate how waterworks and utilities are using butterfly valves to reduce energy use. NF Energy Saving Corp. is supplying 24 sets of butterfly valves to a major water...
View ArticleRoundup – Green Cleaning, Target, Safeway, E-Waste, Kantharos, iPad, Burton’s...
US oil industry hit by cyberattacks: Was China involved? Christian Science Monitor More States Require ‘Green’ Cleaning Products ABC Target, Safeway Announce New Sustainable Seafood Initiatives...
View ArticleVodafone, Alcatel-Lucent Unveil ‘Green’ Base Station
This promo video from Alcatel-Lucent shows off a hybrid powered base station unveiled in Qatar which uses an integration of solar and wind energy. The initiative is part of a wider green technology...
View ArticleTen Best Practices for Writing a Great CSR Report
Although a new report helps readers gauge the value of information in corporate responsibility reports (CSR), it also provides valuable insight into how CSR reports should be written. In addition to...
View ArticleSEC: Publicly Traded Firms Must Disclose Risks from Climate Change
The Securities and Exchange Commission has ruled that publicly traded companies must warn investors about any serious risks from climate change to their operations, reports the New York Times. The SEC...
View ArticleDow Saves 1B Gallons of Water by Tweaking Cooling Towers
Dow Chemical has used a variety of efforts to save a billion gallons of water at its Freeport, Texas, site. The company is saving about $4 million a year in reduced energy, maintenance and water costs,...
View ArticlePortland Arena Blazes Trail to 771K kWh/year in Energy Savings
The Rose Garden – home of the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers – has undergone a range of efficiency improvements, resulting in a LEED Gold rating by the U.S. Green Building Council. Some of the projects...
View ArticleKraft Sheds 150M Pounds of Packaging
Kraft Foods has achieved its goal of reducing 150 million pounds of material from its supply chain two years ahead of schedule. Kraft is using a new tool to help it design packaging more efficiently,...
View ArticleCalifornia Storing Energy in Ice to Reduce Peak Demand
The Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA), which represents 11 municipal utilities, plans to install energy-storage devices to cut the amount of electricity used by air conditioners during...
View ArticleDavos Roundup: Climate Deal is Dead, Long Live Big Oil
As world leaders gather to discuss economic problems during the Davos talks, energy execs are calling for a new peak in oil production, and others cite bleak hope for any global climate deal. Davos, a...
View ArticleEPA May Reconsider Toxic Waste Loophole
The detritus from e-waste recycling may have to find another destination if the EPA reverses stance on a toxic-waste disposal loophole. One of the issues revolves around PCBs used in some electronics...
View ArticleGE Tops List of Most Sustainable Companies
Corporate Knights has announced its sixth annual Global 100 list of the most sustainable large corporations in the world at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The top five leaders in sustainability are...
View ArticleRoundup – Nuclear Power, SAP, Clear-Cutting, Tesla
Is nuclear power the future? Obama calls for more plants USA Today Grand Junction buildings go green KJCT SAP Shines Own Carbon Software On Its Footprint Earth2Tech Lawsuits battle clear-cutting in...
View ArticleCanada, India, Japan Set Carbon Cutting Targets
Along with recent news of the U.S. setting a goal to cut carbon emissions 17 percent by 202o, other nations such as Canada, India and Japan have set their own targets. At the Copenhagen climate summit,...
View ArticleTreasure Mountain Inn Adds Solar
Treasure Mountain Inn has added solar panels to its roof, which will help the hotel reduce the amount of wind energy it purchases. Previously, the 56-suite hotel in Park City, Utah, purchased 100...
View ArticleCoke CEO Also Considers Himself Chief Sustainability Officer
Muhtar Kent, CEO of Coca-Cola, is such a dedicated believer in corporate sustainability that he considers himself the firm’s chief sustainability officer, reports Forbes. So strong is his belief that...
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