RGGI Auction Volume Up 42%
Trading of carbon permits under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative rose 42 percent in the most recent trading session. More than 40.612 million allowances were auctioned March 10, up from 28.591...
View ArticleWestern U.S., Canada Move Forward with Carbon Trading Plans
As prospects for a U.S. national climate change bill looks less and less promising, five U.S. states and Canadian provinces are moving forward with plans to establish a regional cap-and-trade market in...
View ArticleWaste Management Reaps PR Benefit From TV Time
Because of his involvement in a popular television show, the president and COO of Waste Management is counting a PR bonus. Lawrence O’Donnell, chief of Waste Management, played an incognito role when...
View ArticleDemand-side Energy Efficiency Needed in Asia
Toru Kubo, the Asian Development Bank’s Senior Clean Energy and Climate Change Specialist, discusses the dual challenge of energy security and climate change facing developing Asia-Pacific nations and...
View ArticleNYU, Johns Hopkins Deliver Climate Action Plans to Slash GHG Emissions
Both the New York University (NYU) and the Johns Hopkins University have released climate action plans that set goals for reducing carbon emissions, improving energy efficiency and boosting their use...
View ArticleAB InBev to Reduce Water Use 30%, Energy 10%
Anheuser-Busch InBev is putting in place a set of three-year goals for water conservation, recycling and energy use. The effort, which is part of the brewing conglomerate’s Better World initiative,...
View ArticleP&G Expands ‘Future Friendly’ Marketing Effort
Procter & Gamble is expanding its Future Friendly marketing effort that promotes environmental responsibility under the guise of consumer education. P&G, which owns Tide, Pampers, PUR and...
View ArticleToyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi to Standardize Electric Car Recharging
Trying to spread adoption of electric cars, five major Japanese firms have agreed to set a unified standard for electric vehicle recharging stations. First, the companies will address a Japanese...
View ArticleCreating a Culture of Green Design
For global companies that face the challenge of embedding green design into the thinking of a vast network of operating personnel, project managers, design institutes and construction contractors, one...
View ArticleRoundup: Made In the U.S.A., Smurfit-Stone
NY water plan could cost power generators billions Reuters Smurfit-Stone wins Fla. recycling work St. Louis Business Journal APX Launches Portfolio Access Offering Single Account Sign-on for REC and...
View ArticleEx-Im Bank’s Carbon Policy Criticized by Environmental Groups
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has distributed a detailed implementation plan to stakeholders for its carbon policy, released in November last year, but environmental groups...
View ArticleHP’s Strategies to Increase Efficient Use of Paper
As a major paper user and vendor, HP has greater influence than most other computer companies to positively impact its customers’ corporate paper usage, according to a new sustainability update from...
View ArticlePort of West Sacramento Powered 100% by Solar Energy
A newly installed 637-kilowatt solar power system will supply the Port of West Sacramento with 100 percent of its electricity needs. It will cut the port’s energy costs by more than $20,000 annually...
View ArticleEnvironmental Groups, Window Makers Face Off in Energy-Efficiency Standard...
When Congress expanded a tax break cap to $1,500 to encourage homeowners to make energy-efficiency improvements, it also raised the eligibility requirements for product to qualify, which a group of...
View ArticleMcDonald’s and the Sustainability of Smoothies
Jamie Mitchell, Managing Director of innocent drinks, discusses the fast food company’s advances in corporate sustainability, as well as its shortcomings. This is part of the Doughty Centre’s 50...
View ArticleMislabeled Plastic Bottles Vex PET Recyclers
These days, almost every plastic bottle indicates that it’s recyclable. As far as two plastics recycling associations are concerned, that’s just the problem. A preponderance of bottles falsely labeled...
View ArticleOne-fifth of Renewable Energy Adopters See 15% ROI or Better
Among firms that have added renewable energy, 20 percent said they are seeing a return on investment of 15 percent or more, according to a new special report from Environmental Leader. About 40 percent...
View ArticleGlobal Cement Industry to Invest $3.5B for Air Pollution Control Upgrades
The global cement industry will invest more than $3.5 billion for air pollution control systems in 2010, increasing to nearly $5 billion annually by 2015, driven in part by new air pollution standards...
View ArticleRoundup: George W. Bush, GE, Giant-Carlisle
To save power, Digital Lumens networks LEDs CNET Giant-Carlisle Outlet Employs Green Refrigeration System Supermarket News JSW Steel Wins Additional Carbon Credits for Cutting Emissions Business Week...
View ArticleSimple Steps To Reducing U.S. Emissions by a Billion Tons
In an effort to get households and businesses to reduce their environmental impact, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Garrison Institute have instituted an education campaign called Simple...
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