Record 63.4% of U.S. Paper Recovered for Recycling in 2009
The highest proportion of paper ever recovered for recycling in the U.S. showed that efforts by corporations to recycle paper paid dividends in 2009, according to a new report from PaperRecycles.org,...
View ArticleNew Biotech Tools for Cleaner Environment
At the December 2009 UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, President Obama committed the United States to “cutting our emissions in the range of 17 percent by 2020, and by more than 80 percent by...
View ArticleCalyxo, SolarWorld Top Solar Module Scorecard
Although known for urging electronics companies to eliminate toxic chemicals in products and increase their end-of-life responsibility, the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition (SVTC) has set its sight on...
View ArticleVP Biden Talks Up Recovery Act During CREE Visit
Vice President Joe Biden talks about the importance of energy efficient products during a recent visit to LED manufacturer CREE. Biden said that the 2009 Recovery Act aims to create industries, not...
View ArticleRoundup: Mercedes-Benz, PepsiCo, Cap-and-Trade
Audit Finds Vulnerability of EnergyStar Program NY Times USDA Study Estimates Ethanol Yields from CRP Croplands Environmental Protection EU report signals U-turn on biofuels target Reuters ‘Cap and...
View ArticleIMO Proposes North American Emissions Control Buffer
Ships entering North American waters would have to comply with emissions standards once a UN proposal takes full effect. Members of the UN’s International Maritime Organization’s marine environment...
View ArticleInvestments in GHG Mitigation Cut Oil Sector’s Emissions by 48M Metric Tons
Carbon-dioxide emissions emitted by the U.S. oil and natural gas industry dropped by more than 48 million metric tons from 2007 to 2008 thanks in part to investments in low-carbon technologies,...
View ArticleWal-Mart, Others Push ‘Sustainable’ Toys Toward $1B Market
With Wal-Mart now stocking its store shelves with more toys made from natural or recycled materials, it may help propel “green” toy sales to a $1-billion market or as much as 5 percent of toy sales in...
View ArticleEnergy and Water Efficiency Efforts Save Vineyard $42,500 Annually
One year after attending a Climate Smart seminar that helps businesses measure their carbon footprint and implement strategies for reducing emissions, Tinhorn Creek Vineyards is carbon neutral and will...
View ArticleJones Lang LaSalle: 15% Building Energy Efficiency ‘Not Rocket Science’
Cost-premium is the biggest initial barrier to adopting more building energy efficiency, says Chris Wallbank, head of energy and sustainability services for investor and owner-occupied clients at Jones...
View ArticleWho’s To Blame For Climate Change: Will the Supreme Court Review?
In the last month, two federal courts of appeal have ruled on much-watched petitions for rehearing in climate change lawsuits. The decisions have set up a possible showdown on the viability of nuisance...
View ArticleArcelorMittal Saves $200,000 Annually By Idling Machinery During Production...
ArcelorMittal’s specialty rolling mill plant in Conshohocken has implemented efficiency improvements such as automated systems that idle electrical machinery during production delays, saving the plant...
View ArticleCorporate Fleet Buyers May Have More Hybrids to Choose From
Corporate fleet managers one day may have three more auto badges to consider after BMW, Mazda and Hyundai report making headway toward bringing hybrid models to market. The three automakers have had...
View ArticleStatoil Beefs Up Efforts in Wind Power, CCS Tech
Statoil, a global energy production company, plans to bolster the Norwegian Continental Shelf’s position as the most energy-efficient petroleum in the world by improving energy efficiency and...
View ArticleU.S. Consumers Still Willing to Pay More for ‘Green’ Products
More than one-third (35 percent) of U.S. consumers say they would pay more for environmentally-friendly products, according to a survey on “green” living from market research firm Mintel. Mintel...
View ArticleFedEx Aims to be First U.S. Parcel Firm to Put All-Electric Trucks in Service
FedEx claims to be the first among its U.S. parcel delivery competitors to put all-electric trucks to work. However FedEx doesn’t officially have the title yet, because the vehicles aren’t slated to...
View ArticleCargill Adds Second Dairy Farm Methane-to-Power Digester
An anaerobic digester on an Idaho dairy farm is helping convert manure from 6,000 cattle into about a million kilowatt hours of electricity every month, according to Environmental Protection. This is...
View ArticleRoundup: BP, HP, Alcoa
Phony products get U.S. energy-efficiency label LA Times Alcoa dedicates can recycling expansion in Tenn. AP China became top wind power mkt in 2009: consultant Reuters U.N. delegates fail to agree on...
View ArticleUN Climate Panel Suspends Third Emissions Cut Auditor
A UN climate panel suspended the third emissions cuts verifier under the Kyoto Protocol’s $33 billion carbon finance scheme in the past 15 months and partially suspended a fourth, reports Today’s Hot...
View ArticleSupercomputer Hub Puts Energy Efficiency to Work
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s Terascale Simulation Facility (TSF), which houses some of the world’s fastest supercomputers, has received a LEED gold level certification under the U.S....
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