Roundup: EPA Smokestack Rules, Mercedes S-Class Hybrid
EPA to issue rules on smokestack greenhouse gases soon Reuters Mercedes Says S-Class Could Become a Hybrid Line NY Times Calgary ranks highest in Canada for greenhouse gas emissions CTV Mark Pryor...
View ArticleMidwest Health-Care Operations Add Solar, Energy Efficiency
Health-care facility upgrades across the nation are taking different roads to sustainability. For instance, Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center is readying its hospital expansion to earn the U.S....
View ArticleEPA Wants 16 Chemicals Added to Toxics Release Inventory
For the first time in a decade, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to add more chemicals to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) list of reportable chemicals. Based on a review...
View ArticleData Center Uptime Has Minimal Impact on Energy Efficiency
A data center’s uptime has no impact on its energy efficiency, according to findings from a recent study from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), reports SearchDataCenter.com. Alexandra...
View ArticleHow Concrete Plants Can Use Waste Heat to Preheat Water
Concrete plants can capture wasted gas and heat to preheat incoming water by 32-35 degrees, in order to help improve the energy efficiency of bulk-thermal tanks used in concrete productions, according...
View ArticleSony Sets Goal of Zero Environmental Footprint by 2050
Taking the long view, Sony is instituting its “Road to Zero” plan, which would see the company have zero environmental footprint by 2050. The company is looking at not only reducing its waste and...
View ArticleU.S. Wind Capacity Grew by 10,000 MW in 2009
The U.S. saw about 10,000 megawatts in wind capacity added in 2009, or about the same as three new nuclear plants, according to the 2009 U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report (PDF) from the American...
View ArticleBMW Chases After Hydropower, Volvo’s GHG Intensity Rises
BMW chose to build a $100 million manufacturing plant in Washington state partially based on the availability of hydropower, reports BrighterEnergy. The manufacturing plant, which will make carbon...
View ArticleRoundup: Wal-Mart, IBM, Honeywell
Startup helps office towers find big energy savings Reuters Wells Fargo Launches Environmental Stewardship Blog Market Watch 7 AGs Urge Congress to Preserve States’ Greenhouse Gas Authority Solve...
View ArticleCoca-Cola Bottler Moves Forward with CHP Projects
ContourGlobal Solutions has several combined heat and power plant (CHP) projects underway for a major Coca-Cola bottler. The projects are aimed at reducing energy consumption, costs and carbon dioxide...
View ArticleKB Home Surpasses 55,000 Energy Star Homes Constructed
KB Home met its 2009 goal to have all of its homes built in newly opened communities Energy Star qualified, according to the company’s 2009 Sustainability Report (PDF). Sixty-two percent of all homes...
View ArticleTimberland Reduces GHG Emissions 36%
The Timberland Company has reduced its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 36 percent in 2009 over its 2006 baseline from Timberland owned and operated facilities and employee air travel, according to...
View ArticleEcolab Sets New Goals for Water Use, Waste and Effluent Water
Ecolab, a provider of cleaning, food safety and health protection products, has set a new goal to reduce global water consumption, disposed waste and effluent water in its operations by 18 percent per...
View ArticleStyrofoam Recycler Makes Inroads
V&G Styro Recycle is making a business out of recycling what no one else seems to want to recycle – Styrofoam. The Renton, Wash., business crushes previously used styrofoam and converts it into...
View ArticleWith LEED Promise, Chicago’s Testa Produce Gets Building Site for a Dollar
In exchange for adding renewable energy and building its warehouse to LEED standards, Testa Produce is getting a building site from the city of Chicago for one dollar. Renewable energy should provide...
View ArticleRECs To Supply 70% of Target Field’s Energy Needs
The newly opened Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins, expects to get about 70 percent of its energy needs from an agreement to purchase RECs, said Kevin Smith of the Twins. The field, which on...
View Article$100M in Federal Smart Grid Training Funds Gobbled Up
In order to see through the installation of a U.S. smart grid, the Department of Energy has awarded $100 million in funds for smart grid workforce training and development. The grants will be leveraged...
View ArticleTim Hortons Looking for 5% Packaging Reduction
Canadian coffee and breakfast chain Tim Hortons has set a goal to reduce packaging 5 percent across its supply chain and manufacturing operations by 2012, as well as to reduce energy and water...
View ArticleRoundup: FedEx, Kennedy Space Center
EU carbon prices stall after 5-day rally Reuters FedEx Plans Green Industries Trade Mission to Europe Business Wire World Bank’s $3.75bn coal plant loan defies environment criticism Guardian UK...
View ArticleHP Reduces GHG Emissions 10%, Sets New Targets
Hewlett-Packard’s global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from operations decreased by 10 percent compared with the combined total for HP and EDS in 2008, according to the company’s 2009 Global...
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