Revend Launches Light Bulb Recycling Vending Machine
U.K. corporation Revend Recycling Limited has launched a “reverse vending” recycling machine for the collection and recycling of domestic light bulbs and batteries. Ikea will be placing the units in...
View ArticleWWF Accuses APP Supplier of Clear-Cutting in Tiger Sanctuary
WWF and non-profit coalition Eyes on the Forest have alleged that one of Asia Pulp & Paper’s wood suppliers is clear cutting in a Sumatran tiger sanctuary that APP has publicly supported In a...
View ArticleRite Aid Taps Ecova for Energy Management
Drugstore chain Rite Aid has selected Ecova to provide utility expense and energy management services for its 4,700 U.S. locations. The Ecova system will provide Rite Aid with rate monitoring and...
View ArticleKraft Footprints Climate, Land, Water Impacts
More than 90 percent of Kraft Food’s carbon footprint comes from outside its plants and offices, and nearly 60 percent is from farm commodities, according to an environmental survey just published by...
View ArticleDell, Goodwill Add 319 Recycling Locations
Electronics giant Dell and Goodwill Industries have announce that an additional 319 donation sites in the U.S. have joined the Dell Reconnect computer recycling program. With the expansion, the free...
View ArticleEnvironmental and Energy Data Book Released for Q4 2011
Environmental Leader (www.environmentalleader.com) has released the inaugural edition of its quarterly data book, which supplies busy executives and research teams with a collection of practical charts...
View ArticleUniversity College Cork is First in World to Earn ISO 50001
University College Cork (UCC) in Ireland has become the first university worldwide to achieve the ISO 50001 standard in energy management. It is also the first public sector body in the country to be...
View ArticleEPA Approves Three Alternative Refrigerants to Replace HFCs
Prodded by companies as diverse as Ben and Jerry’s, General Electric, A.S. Trust & Holdings, and True Manufacturing, the EPA has approved three alternative refrigerants to replace...
View ArticleDr. Michio Kaku, Chevrolet and CO2 Cuts at Housing Project
In this promotional video, Dr. Michio Kaku discusses Chevrolet’s carbon dioxide reduction efforts.
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: ISO 50001, LEED, CARB, Global Reporting...
Impact Exhibition Management Co., operators of the Impact Arena and Convention Centre in Thailand, is the nation’s first firm to receive ISO 50001 certification for efficient energy management, the...
View ArticleCrystal Lagoons Applies Recreational Waters Technology to Power Station Cooling
Crystal Lagoons’ sustainable cooling technology, a water cooling system that can disconnect thermoelectric plants from natural water sources, is showing at Power-Gen International 2011 this week in Las...
View ArticleShell Wins Emissions Reduction Advertising Battle
The U.K.’s advertising watchdog has ruled in favor of oil giant Shell over claims it made in a magazine advert that its biofuels reduced CO2 emissions. Nonprofit ActionAid UK had challenged that the...
View ArticleHow Much Water Is Used in a Paper Mill?
Last month I had the pleasure of speaking at an AIChE Water Sustainability workshop alongside Jerry Schwartz from AFPA and Nicole Tanner from WWF. Our session covered the “External Pressures and...
View ArticleFord Focus Electric to Boast 100 Mpg Equivalency
Ford says that its Ford Focus Electric is to be the first five-passenger electric vehicle to achieve a 100 mpg equivalent rating. The automaker announced this week that production of the car is to...
View ArticleIndirect Carbon Emissions and Why They Matter
According to our recent research, a combination of regulation and consumer demand means that 93% of multinational companies are now taking steps to address carbon emissions directly related to their...
View ArticleCSR Programs Gaining Ground
Some 72 percent of companies now have formal corporate responsibility programs, up from 62 percent in 2010, according to a survey by Corporate Responsibility Magazine. According to the second annual CR...
View ArticleKimberly-Clark, SCE, Prologis Unveil 4.9 MW Solar Array
Kimberly-Clark, utility Southern California Edison and real estate management firm Prologis have installed a 4.9 MW solar array on the roof of the paper products firm’s Redlands, Calif., distribution...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Keystone XL, Arctic Drilling, Gulf of Mexico...
TransCanada Corp said it would undertake a $600 million expansion and extension of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, a move designed to show its commitment to the project despite delays. The plan would...
View ArticleClimate Savers Releases Energy Efficiency Guide for Networking Devices
The Climate Savers Computing Initiative (CSCI) has released its Energy Efficiency Guide for Networking Devices (EEG). The white paper is the third in a three-part series which aims to give network...
View ArticleMicrosoft: Cloud Computing Can Cut Emissions by 30% or More
Information Communication Technology (ICT) equipment and services are estimated to double their global carbon emissions to 4 percent of global electricity consumption by 2020, taking an 8-10 percent...
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