Risk Oversight Needed for CSR Initiatives
Risks associated with implementing corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives into strategic and operating plans need to be closely controlled and monitored, according to new guidance from The...
View ArticleU.S. Chamber Asks EPA to Reconsider Endangerment Finding
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has filed a petition asking the EPA to reconsider the legal underpinning of its Endangerment Finding, which would open the door to emissions regulations. At the same time,...
View ArticleLA Mayor Proposes Carbon Surcharge on Energy Bills – Large Users Hardest Hit
Customers of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power may one day see a carbon surcharge added to their bills. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has proposed a surcharge to help shift the utility away...
View ArticleNavy Selects ‘Green’ Mobile Wastewater Treatment System
The U.S. Navy has purchased a mobile and self-contained wastewater treatment and recycling system for the San Diego-based Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) operations. Global Water Group claims it is...
View ArticleLondon’s Strata Tower Integrates 3 Wind Turbines into Facade
London’s new skyscraper, dubbed “The Razor”, is touted as the world’s first building with built-in wind turbines, reports Inhabitat. The 148-meter Strata Tower features three wind turbines that will...
View ArticleLessons On Corporate Sustainability
Phillipa Foster Back, director of the Insitute of Business Ethics, discusses some lessons on corporate sustainability with members of the Doughty Centre, which has been working on the Doughty Centre 50...
View ArticleNY Injects $100M into Energy Efficiency Projects
New York companies will be able to improve the energy efficiency of their manufacturing facilities and data centers with the addition of $100 million in funds from the New York State Energy Research...
View ArticleCisco, Dell, HP Push Limits of Server Efficiency
Product launches from Cisco, Dell and HP and others illustrate the lengths that computer firms are going to introduce new energy efficient devices. IBM, HP, Dell, SGI, Cray and Super Micro are using...
View ArticleNew Clean Jobs, Energy Independence Hinge on National RES Passage
The explosive growth of the U.S. wind power industry ranks among the most important energy developments of this young century. From a nascent industry just a decade ago, it has made the U.S. the global...
View ArticleRoundup: Ted Turner, Sanyo, Campbell’s
EU carbon stalls as used CERs sold on BlueNext Reuters Southern Co. and Ted Turner Buy Vermejo Ranch Solar Plant Trading Markets Eco group files lawsuit to halt REC’s U.S. plant Reuters WI Bill to...
View ArticleIndustrial Companies Tap into Waste Heat to Generate Electricity
Manufacturers now have a way to tap into waste heat and turn it into energy. A new joint venture in the Midwest will show how industrial companies can use the Green Machine, developed by ElectraTherm,...
View ArticleStarbucks Sponsors Cup Design Contest to Reduce Waste
Starbucks is sponsoring the Betacup design competition that is looking for a solution to unrecyclable paper coffee cups, reports Core77. According to Betacup, 58 billion paper coffee cups are thrown...
View ArticleFoodservice Supply Chain Addresses Facility Energy Efficiency
Whether it’s a facility expansion or new construction, foodservice companies including U.S. Foodservice and MeadWestvaco are joining the ranks of many organizations that have made the decision to...
View ArticlePost-Consumer Film Recycling Hit Record High in 2008
Plastic bag and film recycling in the U.S. reached a record high in 2008, recovering about 832,394,000 pounds of post-consumer film, according to a new study from the American Chemistry Council. The...
View ArticleAT&T Moves to Reduce Consumer Paper Use, Electricity
In two separate initiatives, AT&T is making plans to reduce the overall paper associated with its billing system, as well as to help consumers save electricity with charging devices. AT&T is...
View ArticleSenator Highlights Need for More Energy Efficient Products
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) speaks before the Energy and Natural Resources Committee about the need to improve energy efficiency in products.
View ArticleBNY Mellon Office Cuts Energy Use by 20%
Bank of New York Mellon’s facility in Everett, Mass., has implemented numerous sustainable building strategies that helped the company cut energy consumption by nearly 20 percent thanks in part to...
View ArticleLos Angeles Airports Take Up ‘FastTrack’ Enterprise Carbon Accounting
Los Angeles World Airports, which manages Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) and Van Nuys Airport (VNY), will begin tracking emissions at the airports via a...
View ArticleEU’s Recycled Carbon Credit Crisis Torpedoes Market
The increasing uncertainty over the legitimacy of certified emission reduction (CER) credits traded in the EU has sent the market into a massive downward spiral. After it was revealed that the...
View ArticleWhole Foods, Starbucks Top Sustainable Retail Design Awards
Whole Foods Market in Lincoln Park, Chicago, took the top prize for Project of the Year at the second annual A.R.E. Sustainability Awards, focused on sustainable retail design. The two grand prize...
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