Routes Revealed for Natural Gas Highway
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has unveiled the route plan for the first stations in America’s Natural Gas Highway, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) network of at least 150 stations. The company has identified...
View ArticleApple Releases Supplier List, as NGOs Praise Chinese Transparency Progress
The National Resources Defense Council and Beijing-based NGO the Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs have said China is making steady progress on environmental transparency, the same...
View ArticleBranko Terzic Discusses Energy Opportunities
Branko Terzic, Executive Director, Deloitte Center for Energy Solutions and Regulatory Policy sits down with Paul and shares his perspective across the spectrum and across the globe on energy...
View ArticleWhere to Start with Reducing Indirect Carbon Emissions?
By definition, indirect carbon emissions are outside of a company’s direct control, so reducing them can be challenging. According to research by Carbon Trust Advisory, 60% of multinational companies...
View ArticleDetroit Auto Show Briefing: Toyota, Honda, Acura, PG&E, BMW, Hyundai
Toyota has debuted the 2012 Prius c (pictured), which it says offers the highest city fuel efficiency of any vehicle without a plug, at 53 mpg, and is the market’s most affordable hybrid subcompact,...
View ArticleBSkyB Studio to Get 40% of Energy from Biomass CHP
BSkyB, the U.K. satellite and telecoms company, will generate up to 40 percent of the energy for its new main studio campus through a wood chip-fueled combined heat and power project. Steve Holford,...
View ArticleMaintenance is Key to Lowering Energy Costs
As green thinking and sustainability come to the forefront of business practices, well-run maintenance department with a focus on energy efficiency are becoming increasingly important, according to web...
View ArticleCertainTeed Cuts Energy, Water Use, Landfill Waste
Building products manufacturer CertainTeed has reduced energy consumption by 15 percent and water usage by 24 percent over the past four years. The Valley Forge, Penn., company has also decreased the...
View ArticleFour Sustainability Trends to Watch in 2012
The worldwide movement toward sustainability has made significant progress over the past half-dozen years as companies and cities have pursued strategies that balance future and current societal needs....
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: Apple Supply Chain Audits, Council for...
Apple, Inc. released information on 229 supply-chain audits of compliance with health, safety and environmental standards, along with the names of its suppliers and manufacturing partners, reports...
View ArticleUS Replaces China as Top Clean Energy Investor
The United States has regained its place as the world’s number one investor in clean energy, reclaiming the top spot from China, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. In 2011, U.S. total...
View ArticleGroup Pressure Could Form Green Consumers
Green marketing should focus on how consumers respond to social pressure from those around them, rather than trying to force individual consumers to change their habits, according to brand consultant...
View ArticleAirlines Snap Up Bargain Carbon Permits, Rail at ‘Looney Tax’
Air France-KLM and Lufthansa are preparing for inclusion in the EU’s carbon trading scheme by buying allowances at low prices, while Ryanair has declared the program “eco-looney” and levied a 25 cent...
View ArticleIBM, GM, Coke Form Environmental Innovation Council
IBM and the World Environment Center have announced the formation of the Innovations in Environmental Sustainability Council, whose charter members will include Boeing, Coca-Cola and General Motors....
View ArticleHighlights from Investor Summit on Climate Risk & Energy Solutions
On January 12, 2012, nearly 500 of the world’s investors and financial players gathered at the United Nations to showcase their actions and discuss trends to catalyze large-scale investment to reduce...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: World Future Energy Summit, China Carbon...
At the Abu Dhabi opening of World Future Energy Summit, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon laid out three core goals for 2030 in his launch of the International Year of Sustainable Energy for All...
View ArticleThe Business of Water
The world is dealing with a severe water crisis. Population growth and economic development continue to push water resources beyond natural limits, and demand will only continue to grow – projected to...
View ArticleBP Wastewater Plant Installs FlexEnergy Turbines
BP is to install Flex Energy turbines as part of a greenhouse gas emissions reduction project at its Wamsutter, Wyo., water disposal facility. Three Flex Turbine MT250s, have been shipped to the BP...
View ArticleSouthwest Airlines Interior to Cut 635lb Per Plane
Southwest Airlines has unveiled a redesigned cabin that it says reduces aircraft weight while cutting waste. The cabin’s seats achieve weight savings of nearly six pounds each, for a total of 635...
View ArticleEPA’s Design for Environment (DfE) vs. ISO 14006:2011 for Eco-design
What’s the difference? How do DfE and the eco-design goal of ISO 14006:2011 compare? Someone asked me that and I realized some research was in order. Both DfE and ISO 14006:2011 are a systematic way...
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