86% of Employees Not Engaged By Companies’ Sustainability Programs
Firms seem to be talking the talk but not walking the walk when it comes to engaging their employees on sustainability initiatives. About 86 percent of respondents to a recent survey said they were not...
View ArticleBusinesses Could Be at Risk with New SEC Disclosure Guidelines
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s new climate change disclosure guidance, which now requires businesses to report on how climate change will impact their businesses, poses new challenges...
View ArticleVariable Frequency Drives Help TowerJazz Cut Annual Energy Use 9M kWh
TowerJazz, a global specialty semiconductor foundry, has reduced its annual energy usage at its Newport Beach, Calif., facility by 9 million kilowatt-hours, which is the carbon-reduction equivalent of...
View ArticleNanotech ‘Smart Coating’ Helps Save 11% on Fuel
A new “smart coating” promises 11 percent fuel savings for a range of applications. Not technically a fuel or oil additive, the product relies on nanotechnology to reduce the cost of operating...
View ArticleHP Data Center Uses Free-cooling All But 20 Hours Per Year
A new HP data center in England will be able to rely on filtered outside air for IT cooling needs for all but 20 hours a year, reports Data Center Journal. While the new data center cost 6 percent more...
View ArticleRoundup: Olympics, GE Sues Mitsubishi, Chicken Manure for Power
The Greenest Olympics Ever Are Still Pretty Dirty Newsweek GE Files New Suit Against Mitsubishi Over Wind Turbine Patents Business Week China’s fears of rich nation ‘climate conspiracy’ at Copenhagen...
View ArticleTRANSPO HQ to Get Indiana’s Largest Solar Array
Touted as the first green transit facility in the U.S., the new TRANSPO headquarters building in South Bend, is also expected to be largest rooftop solar energy system installation in Indiana, reports...
View ArticleLeading Companies Lack Water-Related Risk Disclosures
The majority of leading companies in water-intensive industries lack adequate disclosure of water-related risks and opportunities, according to a new report from the Ceres investor coalition, UBS and...
View ArticleFeds Launch $130 Million Building Energy Efficiency Effort
Seven federal agencies have issued a combined funding opportunity announcement of up to $129.7 million over five years to create an Energy Regional Innovation Cluster (E-RIC) centered around an Energy...
View ArticleFord Drives Dealers Toward Energy Efficiency
Ford is kicking off a voluntary sustainability initiative for its Ford and Lincoln Mercury dealers by appealing to them to reduce emissions and improve energy-efficiency at their facilities. Ford plans...
View ArticleAnalyzing the Market Failures of Renewable Energy
James Sweeney of Stanford University discusses energy efficiency and renewable energy, as well as market and behavioral failures. This is a long video, so grab
View ArticlePorsche Adding 2MW in Solar to Parts Warehouse Roof
Porsche is installing a 2 megawatt rooftop solar photovoltaic system at a parts warehouse in Germany, reports Green Car Congress. The array, which consists of about 8,500 solar modules, will occupy...
View ArticleHP Bans E-Waste Exports From Rich Nations to Developing Ones
HP has updated its global corporate policy on banning exports of non-working electronics to developing countries with new requirements. The policy now states that HP does not permit electronic waste to...
View ArticleAfter Outsourcing Management, Water Treatment Facility Reverses Bad Record
Before the Penn Township in Pennsylvania contracted with a wastewater treatment services company, Severn Trent Services, about 18 months ago, the township’s wastewater treatment plant consistently...
View ArticleCarbon Economy in Trouble
The future of cap and trade for carbon emissions, which financial institutions had banked on becoming a $2 trillion a year business, appears murky, given the political climate, according to a special...
View ArticleNew Belgium Goes with 50% Recycled Cups for Sponsored Events
New Belgium Brewery, which has aligned itself with a sustainability marketing message at events it sponsors, has gone to a 50 percent recycled clear cold beverage cup for beer it sells at some events....
View ArticleU.S. Chamber of Commerce Petitions Federal Court to Review EPA GHG Ruling
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is asking a federal court to review the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ruling in December that greenhouse gases is a health risk under the Clean Air Act, reports...
View Article6 Ways to Save Energy and Reduce Waste in the Office
Brad Roderick, executive vice president of Inkcycle, provides green office tips from his own experience, including using energy saving lights, eco-friendly flooring, recycled copier paper and replacing...
View ArticleBP, Caterpillar Join USCAP Exodus
BP America and Caterpillar have decided to leave the U.S. Climate Action Partnership (USCAP), a coalition of major businesses that has been lobbying for cap and trade legislation. This follows the Feb....
View ArticleHara, Shaw Land Carbon Accounting Contracts with Safeway, GSA
Safeway has selected Hara to provide enterprise carbon accounting software, while the U.S. General Services Administration went with Shaw on a similar contract. Safeway said it hopes its contract with...
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