Walmart, Coke Lead as Firms Buy Over 250 Fuel Cell Systems
Walmart, Coca-Cola, Sysco and Whole Foods are leading the charge of companies deploying fuel cells for stationary power, back-up power and forklifts, according to a study by non-profit group Fuel Cells...
View ArticleFive Ways To Make Your Fleet Greener For Less
Once, fleet owners explored green technologies as a means for a public relations bump. Consumers liked seeing green cars and trucks on the road, and they rewarded companies who made those investments....
View ArticleLeveraging Public-Private Partnerships to Make More Sustainable Food
Consumers today want healthier food that has minimal impact on the environment. The reality, however, is that agriculture is one of the biggest contributors to both carbon and water footprints. As...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: GHS 90 Days Away, Green Code, NSF/ANSI...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has submitted a final rule to revise its Hazard Communication Standard to align with GHS, MSDSonline reported. The Office of Management and Budget now...
View ArticleWaste-To-Energy Briefing: Urine Power, U.S. Capitol, Dynamis and SITA
Urine could be an abundant fuel for electricity generation, according to researchers from the U.K.’s University of the West of England, Bristol. The researchers have found a way of directly producing...
View ArticleStudy: Smart Fabrics Pose E-Waste Threat
The burgeoning smart fabric industry could pose a serious e-waste hazard, according to a New York Times report. Researchers have been weaving small electronic components into textiles, allowing the...
View ArticleHow AECOM is Engineering Greener Streets
AECOM corporate vice president and chief sustainability officer Gary Lawrence discusses how the company finds sustainability successes, while recognizing the increasing complexity of sustainability...
View ArticleCSCI: Adopt Network Efficiency Strategies or Pay Up
Company executives need to adopt specific best practices for energy efficiency in networks and across connected devices, or unneeded energy use will continue to negatively affect their companies’...
View ArticleUN Backs Fight Against EU Airline Law
The U.N.’s International Civil Aviation Organization came down yesterday against the European Union’s plans to force non-EU airlines into a cap and trade scheme. The ICAO adopted a working paper by 26...
View ArticleFacebook Installing Solar Cogeneration System
Facebook is planning to create both electricity and hot water with a solar energy system at its new Menlo Park, Calif., headquarters. With the capacity to generate 10 kw of electricity and 50 kw of...
View ArticleMcDonald’s Supplier Slammed with Humane Society SEC Complaint
The Humane Society of the United States has lodged a legal complaint with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission alleging that Smithfield Foods, a pork supplier to fast food chain McDonald’s, is...
View ArticleUniv. Central Florida Wins Energy Star ‘Battle of the Buildings’
The University of Central Florida has won the EPA’s 2011 Energy Star National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings. UCF’s winning building was a parking garage (pictured) on the university’s...
View ArticleThe Three Stages of Staff Sustainability Engagement
Programs to involve staff in sustainability programs break down into three key stages, according to a report by brand consulting firm BBMG. In Green the Team, the firm draws on recent experience...
View ArticlePolicy and Enforcement Briefing: Senate Saves EPA Rules, BP Fines, Rat Bait...
Senate Democrats on Thursday defeated a Republican-sponsored jobs package that included a provision to block EPA rules that will scale back toxic emissions from industrial boilers and cement factories,...
View ArticleIBM Unveils Data Center Solar Array
IBM has unveiled what it says it the world’s first solar array designed specifically for high-voltage data centers at its software development lab in Bangalore, India. The 6000-square-foot rooftop...
View ArticleThe Business Case for Product and Value Chain Management
A World Resources Institute panel discussion with business leaders about the new GHG Protocol Product Standard and Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Standard. Panelists include Jonathan Newton, Supply...
View ArticleGreen Building Briefing: Green Hospitals, North America’s ‘Most Sustainable...
In many hospitals heating accounts for more energy use than any other system, while imaging equipment and hot water use much less energy than was previously thought, according to an energy study at...
View ArticleInstalling EV Chargers? 5 Things to Know
SPX Service Solutions, which has been working with GM and Daimler on charging stations for the Chevy Volt, smart fortwo and Mercedes-Benz A-Class E-Cell, has outlined five key lessons it’s learned...
View ArticleSerious Energy Offers No-Cost Efficiency Retrofits
Serious Energy has launched a building upgrade service that the company says won’t cost building owners a penny. The firm developed SeriousCapital in part from the successful model of power purchase...
View ArticleCoal Plants Face Battle in Drought-Stricken Texas
The Texas drought has eroded public support for new coal-fired power plants there, according to the Boston Globe. Proposed plants throughout the state are facing stiff opposition from farmers,...
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