Air Products Sustainability Report: Emissions Down 5%
Air Products announced that it has reduced direct emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) by more than 5 percent, according to its latest sustainability report. This is the first time Air Products has...
View ArticleEPA to Postpone Enforcement of Lead-Paint Regulation
Due to pressure from home builders and some members of Congress, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will postpone the enforcement of a new lead-paint regulation to give home improvement...
View ArticleEPA Supports Superfund Tax Reinstatement
The EPA is supporting a reinstatement of the Superfund “polluter pays” tax, according to an agency press release. Superfund is the federal government’s program that investigates and cleans up...
View ArticleCanadian Small Businesses Spent less than $500 on ‘Green’ Projects since 2008
About 59 percent of small businesses surveyed in Canada said they spent less than $500 on “green” initiatives over the past two years, according to a survey released by RBC, reports Business in...
View ArticleOSU Energy Efficiency Center Offers Services to Farmers, Rural Businesses
Oregon State University’s Energy Efficiency Center is offering its energy-efficiency services to Oregon farmers and rural businesses looking to cut their energy expenses, reports Sustainable Business...
View ArticleGSA Testing New Energy Auditing Tool
The General Services Administration (GSA) will test a new energy auditing tool to evaluate the energy efficiency of green building projects, according to a report on nextgov.com. The GSA has received...
View ArticleUK Manufacturers Lay Out Plan for Simplified Carbon Tax Rules
EEF, a manufacturers’ organization in the UK, is calling on the government to reform its climate change policy, which is threatening the competitiveness of UK businesses, reports The Manufacturer. The...
View ArticleLanzaTech to Produce Fuel from Baosteel CO
LanzaTech announced that it will partner with Chinese steel manufacturer Baosteel on a project to convert its carbon monoxide (CO) emissions into ethanol, according to a company press release. A...
View ArticleRoundup – Dean Foods, Thermo King, FirstCarbon
Dean Foods and Thermo King Introduce Eco-Friendly Technology for Refrigerated Transportation Fleet PR Newswire Going for the green Gazette.Net 5 Green Data Center Startups You Need to Know Earth2Tech...
View ArticleCEOs Say Sustainability Crucial to Success
A new survey of CEOs by the United Nations Global Compact and Accenture found that 93 percent see sustainability as crucial to their future success. The report, “A New Era of Sustainability”...
View ArticleKimberly-Clark Announces Sustainability SVP
Kimberly-Clark announced that it has named Jan Spencer, currently president of Kimberly-Clark Professional, as its new senior vice president, continuous improvement, sourcing and sustainability,...
View ArticleWashington Delays Building Energy Standards
Washington’s governor requested a nine month delay in implementing the state’s new energy efficiency guidelines, according to an AP report. Gov. Chris Gregoire cited concerns about the recovering...
View ArticleMeeting Demands of Carbon Regulators: 5 Levels of Carbon Maturity
The spotlight on mandates for organizations to report and reduce carbon emissions has shone brightly on the two usual suspects of environmental enforcement: EPA and Congress. But amidst a climate bill...
View ArticleNearly 80% of Americans Would Use a Smart Device to Better Manage Energy Use
Seventy-nine percent of Americans said they would change their energy consumption habits because most of them (72 percent) believe that how they generate and use energy could hurt the nation’s economic...
View ArticleCox Recycles 500 Tons of Waste
Cox Enterprises succeeded in recycling 500 tons of waste last year, according to a company press release. In 2009, Cox announced a partnership with Redemtech, which was aimed at helping the company...
View ArticleProgress Energy Carolinas Taps Vogt Power, Siemens to Supply HRSG Systems
Progress Energy Carolinas has selected Vogt Power International to supply custom-designed heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs) for the company’s Lee and Sutton combined cycle power plants in North...
View ArticleMaryland Regulators Deny BGE Smart Meter Proposal
Maryland regulators have denied Baltimore Gas & Electric’s proposed smart meter program, which the utility says was designed so all benefits go to customers, reports Bloomberg Businessweek....
View ArticleRoundup – Dell, Georgia Pacific, Ritz-Carlton
Where Thoreau Lived, Crusade Over Bottles NY Times Dell offers free computer recycling Just Means 5 Green Data Center Startups You Need to Know Earth2Tech Sorry, Ritz-Carlton, Plant Based Bottles For...
View ArticleDow Jones Installs 4.1 MW Solar System
Dow Jones began construction of a 4.1 megawatt solar panel installation at its 200-acre campus in South Brunswick, NJ. According to a report in the Sentinel, the system, which will consist of 13,000...
View ArticleATT Sustainability Report: Energy Intensity Cut Nearly 24%
AT&T has reduced its energy intensity (energy use relative to data growth on its network) by 23.8 percent, exceeding the 15 percent reduction target set in 2008, according to the company’s 2009...
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