DOE Retail Building Guide ‘Can Halve Energy Costs’
The Department of Energy has released a guide that it says will help owners of retail stores achieve 50 percent energy savings, compared to the building energy code used in many parts of the U.S. The...
View ArticleWorld’s Largest Metal Recycler Ordered to Stop Discharges
The world’s largest metals and electronics recycler, Sims Metal Management, has been illegally discharging PCBs, mercury, lead, copper and zinc into San Francisco Bay, the EPA charged on Tuesday. The...
View ArticleEPA Reveals Biggest GHG Emitters
The top three GHG emitters in the country are all power plants owned by Southern Company, according to data just released by the EPA. The agency yesterday launched an online tool (pictured) that allows...
View ArticleHow to Engage in Sustainability with Higher Purpose
Most of us who lead companies want to establish organizations and businesses that are sustainable for the long-run. We understand that our ability to achieve this goal is dependent on our stakeholders...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: BPI Compostable Logo, 2012 IgCC, WEEE, LEED,...
The Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) “Compostable Logo” effort will now be administered by NSF International. The NSF will verify claims of compostability in large-scale composting facilities,...
View ArticleLeveraging Internal Energy to Achieve Sustainability Success
As organizations are implementing environmental management or sustainability programs, results are mixed. Programs that are viewed as successes may be leaving quite a bit of opportunity on the table....
View ArticleOCTAL Polyester Sheet Cuts Carbon by 25%
OCTAL Petrochemical’s DPET product, the world’s first direct-to-sheet polyester sheet, has a carbon footprint 25 percent lower than conventional APET packaging materials, it has emerged. DPET can be...
View ArticleConsumer Electronics Show Briefing: RCA, Marvell, Eaton, LG, Samsung,...
Manufacturers are using the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week to demonstrate green technologies from energy management systems and efficient light bulbs, to solar-powered laptops and...
View ArticleMultifamily Block Refit Analysis Should Increase Retrofit Financing
It may soon become easier for owners of multifamily housing blocks to secure financing for retrofits and efficiency upgrades, according to a report by Deutsche Bank. Recognizing the Benefits of Energy...
View ArticleDuPont Business Innovations Achieves Zero to Landfill Status
Chemical sciences firm DuPont has achieved zero to landfill status in its Building Innovations arm. After three years of effort, the “Drive to Zero” program has reduced the Business Innovations arm’s...
View ArticleIBM, 1E, Verdiem ‘Best in Breed’ for PC Power Management
1E, IBM and Verdiem should always be on the shortlist for companies seeking PC power management products, according to a report by technology consultants Ovum. In Selecting a PC Power Management...
View ArticleInternational Carbon Label Launched
SGS Consumer Testing Services has announced what it calls the first international carbon labeling program for individual products. The provider of sustainability services says the Product Carbon...
View ArticleGM Sets Energy, Carbon, Water Goals in First Report as New Firm
The General Motors Company has committed to reduce its facilities’ energy intensity and carbon intensity by 20 percent, and water intensity by 15 percent, all by 2020, according to its first...
View ArticleTesco Opens Zero-Carbon Store
Tesco has opened its fourth zero-carbon store, the first such retail outlet in Ireland, the company announced. The U.K.-based grocery giant already has zero-carbon stores in Cambridgeshire and...
View ArticleDrop Research Into New Energy Sources and Improve Efficiency, Says ACEEE
America is thinking too small when it comes to energy efficiency, while also making the mistake of “crowding out” economically beneficial investments in energy efficiency by focusing on riskier and...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Marine Protection, Clean Water Act, NYC...
The Obama administration announced an ocean-protection strategy that outlines steps for federal agencies to meet the goals of a 2010 executive order. Elements of the plan include improved oil-spill...
View ArticleGeoSystems Launches New Geothermal Heat Pumps
GeoSystems LLC has released GeoSource, a new generation of geothermal heat pumps. GeoSource was designed to meet and exceed Energy Star Tier 3 performance requirements making them eligible for a 30...
View ArticleMasdar Picks C3 Energy Software; Ecometrica Secures Funding
Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, is using C3 energy management technology to monitor energy production and consumption, water, transportation efficiency, waste production and recycling in...
View ArticleRenewables Briefing: Vestas Layoffs, Dubai’s 1000 MW Solar Plant, BP and...
Vestas Wind Systems, the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturer, is to lay off 2,335 staff worldwide. The company has also warned of a potential further 1,600 job cuts if the U.S. Congress doesn’t...
View ArticleGreen Mountain Builds Fjord-Cooled Data Center
Here’s a video about Green Mountain, a fjord-cooled data center that is housed in a refurbished ammunition depot on Rennesøy, an island in southern Norway.
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