BJ’s Installs LED System in 68 Stores
BJ’s Wholesale Club, a food warehouse club, will install a new LED refrigerated case lighting system in 68 of its locations this year, according to a company press release. The new system was designed...
View ArticleCarbon, Energy Management Tools Automate Tracking, Reduce Costs
Small to large businesses can take advantage of carbon and energy management tools to help them gather emissions, energy and other environmental data. These tools with easy-to-use interfaces are...
View ArticleRoundup – Obama, NRF, Louvre, Tropical Foods
How the Theater Can Cut Carbon The Guardian Obama Stresses Need for Price on Carbon as Dems Look to Compromise NY Times NRF Offers Free Carbon Calculator to Members Supermarket News Toshiba installing...
View ArticleCarbon Management Software Market to Grow 33%
The market for carbon management software and services for the manufacturing sector is expected to grow by 33 percent annually from 2009 to 2017, according to “Carbon Management Software and Services,”...
View ArticlePG&E to Measure, Reduce Supply Chain Emissions
California’s largest utility, PG&E, will start auditing its supply chain emissions in an effort to identify opportunities to reduce emissions, according to a report on Next 100. The project will...
View ArticleGreen Building Market To Hit $173.5 Billion by 2015
From 2010 to 2015, the total US green building market value is projected to increase from $71.1 billion to $173.5 billion, according to the latest issue of EL Insights. This represents a CAGR of 19.5%...
View ArticleOregon Paint Recycling Program a National First
Oregon’s new paint recycling program has gone into effect, the first state law in the nation that provides a mechanism for recycling unused architectural paint, according to a press release. The price...
View ArticleSurvey Finds Consumers Still Buying ‘Green’ Products
U.S. consumers are buying the same or more environmentally responsible products, regardless of region, age, gender or state of the economy, according to a second annual survey commissioned by SCA and...
View ArticleDelta, DTW Expand Recycling Efforts
Delta Airlines and Detroit Metro Airport announced they will be expanding their recycling initiatives, according to a press release. The airport will now be providing divided recycling bins in its...
View ArticleEl Paso Sustainability Report: 22 M Tons of CO2 Equivalent Cut
El Paso Corporation reported that it has reduced emissions of 55 billion cubic feet of methane, the equivalent of 22 million tons of CO2 equivalent, through its participation in the EPA Natural Gas...
View ArticleAF&PA Sustainability Report: U.S. Paper Recovery Beats Target Rate
The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) reports that 63.4 percent of U.S. paper consumed was recovered in 2009, exceeding the group’s 60 percent recovery goal three years ahead of...
View ArticleGE Loses Legal Battle with EPA over Hudson River Clean-Up
GE has lost a legal battle with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to limit its Superfund liabilities related to the clean-up of pollution in the Hudson River, reports Business Green. GE is...
View ArticleFarm Output Efficiency Climbed 158% Since 1948
American farmers have become far more efficient over the last 60 years, experiencing efficiency gains of 158 percent per unit of energy used since 1948, according to a new study by the National...
View ArticleRoundup – Google, Apple, Shell
Google’s Renewable Energy Push Wall Street Journal New Zealand launches emissions trading UPI Shuttle Express Adds Propane-Fueled Vans to Fleet BusinessWire European aluminum can recycling hits 63...
View ArticleGlobal GHG Emissions Remained Stable in 2009
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from industrialized countries fell a record seven percent in 2009 primarily due to the recession, but the cut was cancelled out by increased carbon emissions from China...
View ArticleOnline Database to Compare Ecolabels
A new online database created by World Resources Institute (WRI) and Big Room Inc. will allow companies and consumers to compare claims between different environmental certifications for food and...
View ArticlePresident Announces $2 billion Solar Power Funding
President Barack Obama announced over the weekend that the government will be spending almost $2 billion to fund solar power initiatives, according to reports. The funds will be split among two solar...
View ArticleU.S. Airlines Fight New Carbon Taxes
The U.S. government is fighting British plans to institute new taxes on the aviation industry in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a report in Business Green, citing a story...
View ArticleNC E-Waste Recycling Paid by Manufacturers
North Carolina has a new electronic waste bill that would require manufacturers to pay for recycling old gadgets, according to a Bloomberg report. The bill, which is currently awaiting the signature of...
View ArticleRoundup – Chevy, Maersk, Hughes
Chevy Plans Initial Volt Roll-Out Markets NY Times Maersk Tankers, HHI & DNV joint CO2 ship design WSJ California tops Site Selection’s first annual Sustainability Rankings. Site Selection Global...
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