Partnership Promotes Use of Eco-Friendly Wood Panels for Construction
The Sustainable Cross Laminated Technologies Group hopes to change the U.S. construction industry with its cross-laminated timber panels made with low-grade timber and scraps, starting with a new...
View ArticleCommerce Sec’y Discusses US, China Energy Technology Race
The U.S. could find itself falling behind China in the race to develop green energy technologies, according to comments made by U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke on Saturday. Locke was quoted in a...
View ArticleTx. Could Receive Nuclear Waste from 36 States
Texas could become the repository for low-level nuclear waste from 36 states, according to a report in the Associated Press. According to a rule change proposed by the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste...
View ArticleHP, Sony, Dell Push PVC, BFR Restrictions
An alliance of global companies including Acer, Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Sony Ericsson, and environmental organizations including the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), urged restrictions on PVC and...
View ArticleABCE: 6000 Companies Support Clean Energy Bill
American Businesses for Clean Energy (ABCE), representing 6000 U.S. companies, demanded action from the Obama administration and Congress on climate and clean energy legislation. According to an ABCE...
View ArticleUSGS: Many U.S. Wells Contaminated
More than 20 percent of untreated water samples from 932 public wells across the nation contained at least one contaminant at levels of potential health concern, according to a new study by the U.S....
View ArticleE&Y: Enterprise Climate Change Spending On Rise
Global executives believe that the climate change agenda will significantly impact business performance and strategy over the next few years, according to a new survey by Ernst & Young: Action amid...
View ArticleCement and Steel Industries Misled EU about ‘Carbon Leakage’
A new report alleges that the European cement and steel industries threats of relocation and increased global emissions, otherwise known as carbon leakage, were exaggerated, when they requested special...
View ArticleUSPS Inks $28.7M Deal to Cut Energy Costs at nearly 2,300 Locations
The U.S. Postal Service has signed a $28.7 million contract to install energy-management systems in up to 2,250 post offices as part of its plan to cut energy costs 30 percent by 2015 from 2003 levels,...
View ArticleDigital Realty Trust Claims First Packaged Energy Management System for Data...
Digital Realty Trust says its new energy management tool will help businesses increase energy efficiency in their data centers and reduce power costs by allowing them to monitor actual power demand...
View ArticleSustainable Consumption: Acknowledging the Elephant in the Room
“Green” guru and friend Joel Makower has been known to call sustainable consumption the “elephant in the room” when he talks with corporations about their environmental footprints. After all, for many...
View ArticleGreen Seal Certification Helps Restaurants Reduce Environmental Impact by 75%
Restaurants can reduce their environmental impact and tell their ‘green’ story to consumers by participating in the Green Seal certification program for green restaurants, according to the Rainforest...
View ArticleDOE Connects High-Efficiency Window Suppliers with Buyers
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched the Highly-Insulating R-5 Windows and Low-e Storm Windows Volume Purchase Program, as part of a multi-year integrated strategy to help drive the use of...
View ArticleBalancing Sustainability with Economic Development in Developing Countries –...
Natural resources have historically been responsible for growing economies. Much of the developed world has long ago been through the cycle of utilizing natural resources to bring people out of...
View ArticleXcel Energy on Track to Cut CO2 Emissions 15% by 2020
Xcel Energy has exceeded its 2009 goal to achieve energy savings of 450 GWh for all operating companies, reducing energy consumption by 573 GWh thanks to demand side management programs, according to...
View ArticleUS Commanders Want Deployable Renewable Energy Generation
The U.S. military is increasingly pursuing opportunities in renewable energy systems as a way to reduce energy costs, shorten supply lines, and improve force protection, according to a report by...
View ArticleRoundup – Cubs Ask Fans to Recycle, Obama Pushes Greentech
Obama Vows U.S. Will Remain Green-Tech Leader San Francisco Chronicle China, Finland Sign Clean Tech Deals Worth $250m Dollars Xinhua Air Force Plans to Cut Back Energy Consumption New York Times Lime...
View ArticleVerdant Power, China sign MOU
Verdant Power, a U.S. tidal power developer, signed a memorandum of understanding with the China Energy Conservation Environment Protection Group (CECEP) to develop tidal energy project in China. The...
View ArticleSmartSynch to Deploy SmartMeters in TX
SmartSynch has been selected by Texas-New Mexico Power (TNMP) to deploy 231,000 SmartMeter metering devices through the utility’s Texas market, the company announced. The SmartMeter device utilizes...
View ArticleChina May Launch Carbon Market by 2014
China may launch a carbon trading market as soon as 2014, according to a Bloomberg report. According to the report, the government may ask companies to reduce carbon emissions per yuan of profit...
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