CIOs Tackle Carbon Footprint in Requests for Proposals
Peter Ward, a senior deal architect, discusses how carbon reduction and energy efficiency is playing a larger and larger role in requests for proposals that CIOs typically deal with.
View ArticleAT&T Asks Suppliers to Reduce Packaging
AT&T expects to save 200 tons in packaging waste by requiring its cell phone equipment suppliers to reduce packaging, reports eWeek. The strategy involves having slimmer packaging that use less...
View ArticleFeds May Regulate Vessel Wastewater Discharges
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting public comments on a draft report that evaluates the types of wastewater discharged from commercial fishing vessels and non-recreational...
View ArticleWal-Mart to Add Solar to Settle CA GHG Lawsuits
Wal-Mart Stores has agreed to install solar systems at two planned California superstores as a means of settling two lawsuits it faced over future emissions at the sites. The settlement calls for...
View ArticleHarrah’s Hits Recycling Jackpot at 2 Las Vegas Properties
Two of Harrah’s Las Vegas properties have been recognized for waste-cutting efforts that include recycling 75 tons of paper, 18 tons of plastic and nearly 13 tons of glass. The two resorts, Bally’s and...
View ArticlePost-Consumer Rigid Plastics Recycling Grows 11% in 2008
More than 361 million pounds of post-consumer rigid plastics were collected for recycling nationwide in 2008, up nearly 11 percent from 2007, according to a report released by the American Chemistry...
View ArticleRoundup: E-waste, Chevron, JP Morgan
New Webpage Helps Brand Managers Tackle Retailers’ Sustainability Requirements Five Winds PNW Takes Fast Route to Dirty Truck Cleanup Triple Pundit I.B.M. Opens Energy Lab in Beijing NY Times Largest...
View ArticleeBay, Starbucks Launch Green Marketing Efforts Around Rainforest
eBay has launched two green initiatives aimed at positioning itself as a conservationist in the eyes of consumers. The online marketplace has unveiled a new green shopping hub that will help consumers...
View ArticleMA Ramps Up Projects to Save $22M in Energy at State Buildings
The state of Massachusetts is offering a new financing plan that allows the Commonwealth to fund energy efficient and renewable energy projects at dozens of state buildings, aimed at saving millions of...
View ArticleAdventist HealthCare to Save $1.25M By Locking In Renewable Energy Rates
Adventist HealthCare expects to save up to $1.25 million through mid-2013 after locking in electricity rates through a renewable energy purchasing contract. The deal, which covers seven facilities in...
View ArticleTech’s Role in the Connected Urban Development Initiative
Technology will play the utmost role in the Connected Urban Development Initiative, said Nicola Villa, Director of the Connected Urban Development project of the Internet Business Solutions Group at...
View ArticleWill 2010 be the Year Home Efficiency Finally Takes Off?
It’s a perfect storm out there for residential energy-efficiency retrofits, and many of the pieces of this tricky puzzle are coming together. But there’s one big catch – us. Here’s why: Efficiency is...
View ArticleChina Largest ‘Exporter’ of CO2 Emissions in Traded Goods
More than one-third of carbon-dioxide emissions linked to the consumption of goods and services in many developed countries are emitted outside their borders, according to a new study by scientists at...
View ArticleEnergy Efficient T8 Ballasts Chart 41% Increase in Availability
Members of the Consortium for Energy Efficiency have noted a 41 percent increase in the number of qualifying energy efficient T8 fluorescent lighting ballasts, according to the consortium’s 2009 annual...
View ArticleWorld Class Flowers to Add 178 kW Solar Energy System
World Class Flowers in New Jersey plans to install a 178-kW solar energy system that will supply nearly 30 percent of the florist’s electrical needs, cutting its electricity costs by more than $130,000...
View ArticleEPA Reports Largest One-Year Decline in GHG Emissions Since 1990
U.S. carbon emissions fell 3 percent from 2008 to 2009, the largest one-year drop on record since the government began keeping tab on such things in 1990, reports the Los Angeles Times. Projected...
View ArticleStart Tracking GHG Emissions in 60 Days
With some companies crunched for time in trying to comply with the EPA’s new greenhouse gas reporting initiative, which took effect Jan. 1, a software maker has come up with a platfrom that can help a...
View ArticleRailway Fined $4M for Chlorine Spill
Norfolk Southern Railway will pay a $4 million penalty over a 2005 chlorine spill in Graniteville, S.C. The penalty, for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act and hazardous materials laws, was...
View ArticleRoundup: AT&T, Luminant, IBM
Fly the VOC-Friendly Skies? Triple Pundit China and India endorse Copenhagen climate deal Reuters Obama, Key Senators Make Their Pitch for Climate and Energy Bill NY Times AT&T agrees to buy at...
View ArticleCalifornia to Regulate Potent GHG Emitted By Utility Equipment
California will regulate the emissions of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) from electric utility equipment starting in 2011, reports the New York Times. SF6 is used to insulate switches typically found in...
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