Organic Produce Can Stress Water, Soil
Much of the tomatoes, peppers and basil sold in the U.S. at this time of year hail from Mexico, where their farming can stress water supplies and create CO2 emissions from long transportation chains,...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: CSAPR, Mass. Solar Panel Tax, London Low...
A federal appeals court in Washington approved the request of more than a dozen electric power companies, municipal power plant operators and states to delay the EPA Cross-State Air Pollution rule set...
View ArticleVegas CES Showcase for ecoATM
An ecoATM kiosk (pictured) that rewards users for recycling their unwanted electronic equipment with cash or store vouchers will be on display at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las...
View ArticleVolvo, Michelin Study Reveals Simple Tricks for Truck Fuel Savings
Minor adjustments to haulage vehicles can have a surprisingly large effect on fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, according to a study by Volvo Trucks and Michelin. A study carried out by the truck...
View ArticleFisker Replaces Fire-Risk Batteries; Eco-Leather Cuts CO2
Fisker’s luxury electric vehicles are winning praise for their eco-leather interiors, as the company says it has almost finished dealing with a voluntary battery recall. According to Cnet, the Fisker...
View ArticleHow the Public Sector Can Use More Current Resources and Cut Costs
Efficiency Matters Improving the efficiency of IT tops the list for enterprises as they go into 2012, according to independent research firm Forrester Research, Inc.: “While 2011 started with a more...
View Article5 Ways Manufacturers Can Cut Energy Use in 2012
Manufacturers should concentrate on five areas that could have the greatest overall effect on their facilities’ energy efficiency, according to Paul Stiller, director of energy management at Summit...
View ArticleUtility Savings at Home and at Work
Watch the Vanderbilt Sustainability and Environmental Management Office (SEMO) and the Vanderbilt American Studies Sustainability Project’s Dec. 7 installment of the Green Bag Luncheon Series.
View ArticleHow Traffic Jams Affect Air Quality
No one will be surprised to learn that areas with the largest number of cars on the road see higher levels of air pollution on average. Motor vehicles are one of the largest sources of pollution...
View Article6 Signs that Mark the Path to Sustainable Road Design
The United States highway system puts Roman roads to shame as the largest public works project in the history of man. With an approximate cost of $425 billion, the government’s reluctance to abandon...
View ArticleNew Green Packaging Products From Sealed Air, Linpac
Packaging manufacturers Sealed Air and Linpac have each launched products made of 95 percent “green” materials. Sealed Air’s PakNatural (pictured) is a “packing peanut”-type product comprised 95...
View ArticleNissan Employee Sustainability Event
The Nissan Americas team recently took steps to share best practices in energy management and sustainability during the first-ever Nissan Americas Energy and Sustainability summit in Franklin, Tenn.
View ArticleSiemens Buys Energy Management Firm Pace Global
Siemens has completed the acquisition of Pace Global Energy, a company that combines strategic enterprise consulting with energy and carbon management. Pace Global will integrate within the Siemens...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: Rainforest Alliance, LEED, Clean Truck...
Caribou Coffee coffees and espresso are now all sourced from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms, and it is the first major U.S. coffeehouse to meet this mark. Caribou Coffee last April announced its...
View ArticleCarbon Disclosure Project Employs WCI App; Tendril Seeks Smart Grid Developers
The Carbon Disclosure Project is using WCI Consulting’s Green Analytics content in combination with cloud-based business intelligence software from SAP, to analyze and report on corporate greenhouse...
View ArticleGoogle Buys First Ford Focus Electric
Google has taken delivery of the first Ford Focus Electric car, according to news reports. The search giant received its Focus Electric just before Christmas, Engadget reports. The company began taking...
View ArticleCheap Material Can Scrub CO2 from Air, Study Says
Solid materials based on polyethylenimine show great promise for reducing carbon dioxide emissions at a lower cost than today’s technology, and could even capture CO2 directly from the air, according...
View ArticlePatagonia Pioneers Sustainability Legal Status
Outdoor clothing company Patagonia has become the first company in California to elect to be a “benefit corporation.” The legal status affords a company’s directors legal cover to consider...
View ArticleEfficient Lighting ‘Unsung Hero’ of Data Center Efficiency
Despite consuming only around three to five percent of a data center’s electrical load, lighting can make a greater impact on a data system’s power usage effectiveness rating than many other efficiency...
View ArticleACEEE Report Sees Rapid Growth in Home Efficiency Programs
There has been a rapid growth in the number and budgets of natural gas energy efficiency programs for U.S. homes, according to a report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. A...
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