ProLogis Claims Largest Rooftop Solar Array in NW
ProLogis, a distribution facilities company, plans to install a 2.4-megawatt solar system in partnership with Portland General Electric (PGE) that will cover 900,000-sq.-ft. of rooftop across seven...
View ArticleIncentives for Solar Energy Projects Drive Interest
In an effort to boost solar installations for businesses and homes, SolarCity, a solar provider, and utility Xcel Energy have created two very different programs to increase the use of renewable...
View ArticleNREL Building Uses ‘Light Louvers’ to Reduce Need for Electric Lighting
A new research facility at the National Renewable Energy Lab near Golden, Colo., uses innovative design elements such as “light louvers” to reduce the need for conventional lighting. The curve of the...
View ArticleSeeking Smart Grid Market Share, Google Launches PowerMeter API
In a bid to encourage integration of its technology by home developers and manufacturers of a range of electrical devices, Google has released a new PowerMeter API. The code, which is available here,...
View ArticleRoundup: Coca-Cola, GE, The Gap
Senators Want ‘Buy American’ Rule in Stimulus NY Times Avista, Calpine, Deutsche Bank Asset Management, PG&E, Recycled Energy Development and Warner Music Group Join Fastest-Growing Business...
View Article3M Shares Tips for Managing Energy Use
3M reveals its strategies for managing energy usage in the U.S. Department of Energy’s “Energy Matters” newsletter. The centerpiece of 3M’s plan includes establishing a new set of corporate...
View ArticleShareholder Climate Resolutions Up 40%
U.S. investor groups have filed 95 global warming shareholder resolutions with public corporations, a 40 percent increase over last year, according to a press release from the Investor Network on...
View ArticleAmerican Latinos Greening the Nation
How do we get America’s 50 million Latinos, our fastest-growing demographic group with $1.2+ trillion in purchasing power (and growing rapidly), on the path of environmental sustainability?...
View ArticleWith dcarbon8 Deal, Deloitte Angles for Environmental Expertise
Deloitte has purchased dcarbon8, a carbon and sustainability consulting firm, in a bid to position itself for growth in environmental advisory services, reports Accountancy Age. As part of the deal,...
View ArticleARPA-E Director Talks CCS, Energy Storage
Arun Majumdar, director of the DOE’s ARPA-E program, discusses some of the newest projects. Majumdar says there is great emphasis on energy storage, carbon capture and storage and converting sunlight...
View ArticleTen Companies to Take in $4.4B in EU Carbon Permit Profits by 2012
Ten organizations, primarily in the steel and cement industries, could share a surplus of €3.2 billion ($4.4 billion) of pollution permits by 2012 under the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme...
View ArticleWith Filtration Technology, CONSOL Reuses Water in Mine
GE is installing a new water treatment system in one of the nation’s largest underground coal mines that will significantly lower freshwater demand due to water reuse. The new system, claimed as the...
View ArticleExtended Producer Responsibility For Transport Packaging Picks Up Steam
The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) is throwing its support behind Product Stewardship and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) as it relates to transport packaging. EPR aims to protect the...
View ArticleWaste Management to Add Landfill Plasma Gasification Unit
S4 Energy Solutions, a joint venture formed by Waste Management and InEnTec in May 2009, will build a plasma gasification facility at Waste Management’s Columbia Ridge Landfill in Arlington, Ore., that...
View Article100% Bio-Plastic Water Bottles Trickle Into Marketplace
A new trend emerging in the bottled water market is bio-plastic bottles made 100 percent from plants, as opposed to the mixed composition bottles that came out in recent years. The latest eco-bottles...
View ArticleSteps to Stop Carbon Trading and Emissions Offset Fraud
Recently, the cover of Harper’s Magazine featured a story on how easy it is to perpetrate carbon trading and emissions offset fraud. The article, by prominent investigative journalist Mark Schapiro,...
View ArticleEU May Cancel Carbon Allowance Auctions if Price Falls Too Low
As part of a plan to centralize carbon emissions allowances auctions, the European Union may suspend auctions if allowance prices fall “abnormally low,” according to the World Business Council for...
View ArticleVW Cuts Office Equipment Energy Use 86%
The Volkswagen Group expects to increase its energy efficiency, saving 9.26 million kilowatt hours annually, by replacing its office equipment with fewer energy-efficient lines, reports Autoblog Green....
View ArticleExecs Share Best Practices in Carbon Management, ‘Green’ Marketing
The ECO:nomics conference, hosted March 5 by the Wall Street Journal, yielded some best practices for businesses hoping to reduce their energy use and carbon footprint, as well as some tips in “green”...
View ArticleBP, Shell Lead Oil/Gas Sustainability Ranking
In a ranking of environmental, sustainability and social impacts from major oil and gas companies, BP comes out on top, with a 59 percent Tomorrow’s Value score, according to the Tomorrow’s Value...
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