Roundup – Alteris, FPL, Wegmans, ConAgra, AEP
HVCC Installs Solar Alteris Renewables FPL Reduces Wind-Energy Expansion Plans for This Year BusinessWeek Wegmans Takes Action on Some BPA Products Supermarket News Environmental leadership a draw for...
View ArticleSam’s Club Installs On-Site Wind Power
Sam’s Club claims to be the first U.S. retailer to install “a significant number” of on-site micro wind turbines. The retailer installed 17 wind turbines mounted on parking lot light poles at its...
View ArticleRoundup – Top 10 Tips, UPS, EnerNOC, SF, LEED, Green Roofs
Carrier sets ‘green’ standards for shipment packaging Packaging World EnerNOC Appoints Nick d’Arbeloff as Vice President, Enterprise Energy Management Market Watch SF hits goal for carbon emissions San...
View ArticleCisco, Ericsson Top Greenpeace IT Leaders Ranking
Cisco and Ericsson top the latest update to Greenpeace’s Cool IT Leaderboard list, while Panasonic, Sony and Sharp rank at the bottom. Findings indicate that there is a significant gap between talk and...
View ArticleRisk Managers Worry the Most about Political/Regulatory Environments
Nearly 75 percent of corporate risk managers, who responded to a survey on climate change risk, said political and regulatory environments are their top concerns, according to a survey from Ceres and...
View ArticleEPA Launches Searchable Database on Chemicals
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched its Web-based chemicals database, ToxRefDB, which allows anyone to search and download thousands of toxicity testing results on hundreds of...
View ArticleFL Billboard Retrofits Powered by Renewable Energy
More than 1,000 billboards in Florida are being converted to renewable energy in an effort to boost the state’s awareness of clean power. The $12.5-million project includes the installation of 1,370...
View ArticleU.S. Offices Lag in Efficiency, Conservation
U.S. office buildings are not keeping pace with building automation, leading to lost productivity and added costs, according to a survey of U.S. office workers by IBM. Only 33 percent of respondents...
View ArticleDiversey: Emissions Reduction Investments Deliver 100% ROI
Curt Johnson, Chair of Diversey presented at the Diversey Climate Change Summit in Amsterdam earlier this week. Here he speaks to GreenMonkTV about the company and his family’s long tradition of...
View ArticleSustainable Packaging Delivers Lighter Weight, Higher Recycled Material Content
As more consumers focus on “green” packaging as part of their purchasing decisions, food and beverage companies continue to work on sustainable packaging centered on using less materials and increasing...
View ArticlePatty Calkins, Andrew Winston Discuss Sustainability
Patty Calkins and Andrew Winston discuss the importance of looking at sustainability initiatives as part of an organizations core business strategy.
View ArticleRoundup – E-Waste, Schneider, Siemens, CFLs, Green Jobs, US Dairies
Developing world will soon produce more e-waste than developed nations USA Today Schneider Electric, Siemens on track for Houston energy retrofits in C40 climate initiative Houston Business Journal CFL...
View ArticleNew EPA Website Simplifies Searches for Clean Water Act Violations
Clean Water Act violations have always been serious business. This month, Hovnanian Enterprises agreed to pay the EPA $1 million for violations in 18 states. The EPA’s new portal for viewing Clean...
View ArticleBP Oil Spill Clean-Up to Cost Nearly $5 Billion
Worsening conditions at the oil spill site in the Gulf of Mexico may accelerate the flow of BP oil into rich fishing waters, which is currently leaking at a rate of about 25,000 barrels a day, reports...
View ArticleUnited Airlines Tests Synthetic Jet Fuel on Commercial Flight
United Airlines (UA) has conducted the first flight by a U.S. commercial airline using natural gas synthetic jet fuel. The fuel is claimed as the only alternative fuel type certified for commercial...
View ArticleBeyond BTUs, or Payback Persuasion
Paybacks persuade. Now that homeowners are once again counting their pennies, it has become relatively easy to make a case for “high performance” design. Anything with a reasonable payback is a simple...
View ArticleFive Steps to Start an Office Recycling Program
Here are five steps that show you how to start an office recycling program that can reduce your organization’s environmental footprint, while saving your business money, reports Inc. magazine. The...
View ArticleEPA to Cut Mercury, other Emissions, from Boilers and Incinerators
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a proposal that will cut mercury emissions in the U.S. by more than half and significantly cut other pollutants from boilers, process heaters...
View ArticleFederal Government Poised to Boost Energy-Efficient Building Stock
The Obama Administration can use more than 30 existing federal programs worth $72 billion to enhance energy efficiency in commercial buildings and multifamily housing with no new legislation (PDF),...
View ArticleWal-Mart to Pay $27.6 Million for Environmental Violations in California
Wal-Mart has agreed to pay $27.6 million to settle charges that it violated California environmental laws by improperly handling, storing and disposing of hazardous materials, reports the Los Angeles...
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