PC Power Management Solution Delivers Energy Savings, CO2 Emission Cuts
New Boundary Technologies is offering businesses a free 30-day trial of its Web-based PwrSmart Service, a PC power management solution that is said to deliver energy savings and reduce carbon...
View ArticleTD Diverts 1,500 Metric Tons of Paper from Landfill
TD Bank and its parent company TD Bank Financial Group are participating in paper manufacturer Boise Inc.’s paper recycling program to divert paper waste from landfills. The Boise Closed Loop System...
View ArticleEPA Proposes Several Actions to Improve Chemical Reporting
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing several actions to improve chemical reporting under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The proposed rule would require manufacturers,...
View ArticleOnline Billing May Not Be as Sustainable as You Think
Encouraging customers to get their bills online and also stating that this is better for the environment is increasingly being questioned. In the past two months, faced with being reported to the...
View ArticleStudy Finds EPA Transport Rule Will Not Impact Electric Grid Reliability
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to limit interstate air pollution from power plants will not threaten the reliability of the electric grid despite complaints from coal-fired power...
View ArticleGlobal Sustainable Packaging Market to Reach Nearly $143B by 2015
The global market for sustainable packaging is projected to reach $142.42 billion by 2015, according to a report from Global Industry Analysts (GIA). Growth drivers include increased awareness about...
View ArticleCARB Report Sets Goals for Sustainable Communities
The California Air Resources Board released a draft report on Monday that proposes ambitious targets for land use and transportation planning in 2020 and 2035 to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas...
View ArticleSainsbury’s Cuts Milk Packaging by 75%
Sainsbury’s is set to become the first retailer in the UK to launch a full range of milk products packaged in polyethylene bags, which use 75 percent less packaging than equivalent two-pint plastic...
View ArticleP&G Pilots Sustainable Packaging for Beauty Products
The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) plans to pilot the use of renewable sugarcane-derived plastic on selected packaging for its Pantene Pro-V, COVERGIRL and Max Factor brands, starting in 2011....
View ArticleRoundup – Tanco, Cree, NBTA
Tanco Kansas City to Pay $97,845 Civil Penalty for Violations of Clean Water Act, Failure to Prepare Facility Response Plan EPA Europe’s First All-LED Industrial Plant Opens in The Netherlands...
View ArticleGAO Report Advises Federal Role to Manage e-Waste Exports
A growing number of states have enacted electronics recycling laws to address the lack of a national approach, raising concerns about a patchwork of state requirements, according to a new federal study...
View ArticleGlobal Transport Industry Lags Behind in Carbon Reduction Plans
The global transportation sector is behind other industries in terms of setting goals to reduce carbon emissions and energy consumption, according to a report from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)....
View ArticleEPA Proposes New Rules for GHG Permits
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed new rules to ensure that factories and power plants will be able to obtain permits to emit greenhouse gases starting next year. Earlier this...
View ArticleRoundup – Juhl Wind, UPS, Unilever
Juhl Wind, Inc. Announces New $10 Million Community Wind Farm for Gundersen Lutheran Hospital PR Newswire Workers say ‘green’ buildings boost productivity Michigan State University Sustainable...
View ArticleSierra Names Green Mountain College as Top School in ‘Green’ College Ranking
The Sierra Club has ranked Green Mountain College as the number one “cool school” in its ranking of top “green” colleges. Rounding out the top five are Dickenson College, Evergreen State College, the...
View ArticleXcel Energy to Spend $1.3B to Reduce Emissions
Xcel Energy has proposed a plan that will significantly reduce Colorado coal-fired generation emissions by retiring, repowering or retrofitting several of its power plants as called for under the...
View ArticleCarlson Orchards Powers up 220-kW Solar Array
Carlson Orchards in Harvard, Mass., has powered up its two-acre, 220-kilowatt ground-mounted solar-array installation that will supply about two-thirds of its power. The solar array consists of 1,050...
View ArticlePartnering across the Supply Chain to Create Sustainable Change
All over the world, IT is playing an increasingly important role – in both business and individuals’ private lives. This increased demand also means increased energy and CO2 emissions. Yet, with the...
View ArticleChip Makers Aim to Reduce GHG Emissions from Products, Operations
Integrated circuit manufacturers NXP Semiconductors and Toshiba are both working to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from their products and their business operations, according to their...
View ArticleGlobal CO2 Emissions Fell 1.3% in 2009
Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2009 fell 1.3 percent to 31.3 billion tonnes in the first year-on-year decline in this decade, according to Internationals Wirtschaftsforum Regenerative...
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