Lufthansa to End Biofuel Trials, Blaming Low Supplies
Lufhansa is ending trials using biofuels to power flights, because it can’t find reliable supplies, Reuters reports. The final flight in the trial program will see a Boeing 747-400 fly from Frankfurt,...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: Chemical Safety Board, New Mexico Waste Pit...
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) reiterated its call for the creation of a national fire code for hazardous waste facilities following a deadly chemical fire in December. CSB had issued...
View ArticleFive Reasons Why Ultracapacitors Are Attractive to Auto Manufacturers
Rising fuel prices, new impending corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) regulations and rising consumer demand for fuel-efficient vehicle options mean auto manufacturers are looking for ways to green...
View ArticleCase Study in Action, Partnerships That Turn Petroleum into a Renewable Resource
There are countless definitions of leadership, but perhaps among most resonant remains the explanation offered by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Albert Schweitzer. “Leadership,” he mused, “is example.” As...
View ArticleDetroit Auto Show Briefing: VW, AMP, Ford, Kia, Coda, Nissan, Volvo
This year’s Detroit Auto Show is overflowing with hybrid and electric debuts. Here are some of the first big ones to emerge from the show, which started yesterday: Volkswagen debuted the Jetta Hybrid,...
View ArticleGreen Monday Panel Discusses Corporate Energy
Green Monday panel discusses corporate energy.
View ArticleLocus, ChemAdvisor Combine Chemical Database and Environmental ePortal
ChemAdvisor’s chemical regulatory database will be offered as a module within Locus Technologies’ ePortal, the two environmental software companies have announced. Locus president and CEO Neno Duplan...
View ArticleAPC Upgrades UPS Products with Integrated Parallel Feature
APC by Schneider Electric has announced upgrades to its MGE EPS8000 uninterrupted power supply (UPS) product family. The upgrades include a new Integrated Parallel feature, which allows customers to...
View ArticleSprint Adds UL Environment Certification to Phone Scorecard
Communications firm Sprint has updated its environmental scorecard evaluation criteria for phones and packaging for device manufacturers and vendors. In an industry first, the scorecard, which is...
View ArticleAnnual Electric Efficiency Budgets Jump 25%
U.S. ratepayer-funded electric efficiency budgets increased from $5.4 billion in 2010 to $6.8 billion in 2011, according to a report by The Edison Foundation’s Institute for Electric Efficiency....
View ArticleBrazilian Stock Exchange Urges Sustainability Reporting
The Brazilian stock exchange, BM&FBOVESPA, has recommended that its listed companies either publish sustainability reports or explain why they do not. BM&FBOVESPA says the aims of the...
View ArticleCarbon Trading to Double in North America This Year
Carbon trading in North America is poised to double this year with the inauguration of carbon markets in California and Quebec, and the total value of the Western Climate Initiative is set to surpass...
View ArticleIntuit Cuts Electricity Per Dollar Revenue, Absolute Consumption Rises
Intuit has steadily improved its electricity usage relative to revenue since 2007, but its absolute electricity usage has increased since FY08, according to the company’s first sustainability report....
View ArticleTurbine Makers: Who’s Producing Most Efficiently?
Decarbonising Europe’s energy use will create opportunities for manufacturers of low-carbon energy technologies, such as Vestas and General Electric. Their operational and upstream impacts will come...
View ArticleDowntime Means Time for Sustainability
This year I couldn’t help but notice a trend. It’s been happening the past few years and I believe its meaning is significant. Our busiest time – the period when we get the most inquiries, the most...
View ArticleWastewater Facilities for H-E-B, STW, DS Smith
Grocery chain H-E-B is expanding its wastewater treatment plant in Bulverde, Texas. With a recent store expansion, H-E-B needed a larger wastewater plant and is now in the final stages of installing a...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Northern Gateway, EU ETS, USDA, Vermont CEP
The elders of the Haisla First Nation voiced their opposition at the opening of a regulatory joint review hearing in Kitamaat Village, British Columbia, on Enbridge’s proposed $5.4 billion Northern...
View ArticleGSA Slashes New England Energy Expenditure by Almost 40%
Energy management services firm World Energy Solutions and science and engineering firm SAIC have helped the U.S. General Services Administration with a procurement process that cut energy expenditure...
View ArticleVerso Completes 28 MW Biomass Project
Verso Paper Corp. has completed a $45 million renewable energy project at its pulp and paper mill in Quinnesec, Mich. The project includes design upgrades to the mill’s existing combination biomass...
View ArticleRefiners Fined for Failing to Use Non-Existent Fuel
Refiners expect to pay about $6.8 million in government penalties for failing to mix cellulosic biofuel into their gasoline and diesel – even though the supplies don’t exist, the New York Times has...
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