Roundup – Hilton Hotel, Severn Trent, Aviva
Distributed Sun Delivers Solar Power to Hilton Hotel BWI Airport PR Newswire EPA Issues Order to Tonawanda Coke for Clean Water Act Violations EPA Shoppers Drug Mart Builds Energy Efficiency into New...
View ArticleLime Energy, 4tell Partner on Integrated Energy Solutions
Lime Energy and 4tell Solutions have formed a strategic partnership to deliver an integrated energy solution platform that provides a solution that enables businesses to quickly evaluate their energy...
View ArticleCalifornia Businesses Join Forces to Create Clean Energy Alliance
In the wake of out-of-state oil companies spending millions of dollars to oppose California’s AB32 climate law, an alliance of California businesses as well as labor, environmental and community...
View ArticleAir Products to Pay $1.5M in Penalties for RCRA Violations
Air Products has agreed to pay nearly $1.5 million in civil penalties to resolve hazardous waste mismanagement violations at its Pasadena, Texas, chemical manufacturing facility, according to the U.S....
View ArticleLEED Roundup — Fairmont Pittsburgh, Bank of America, Frito-Lay, Pearson,...
Here’s a roundup of some of the most recent businesses that have earned the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. These include luxury hotel...
View ArticleBiomass Industry Seeks Revamp of Proposed Boiler Rules
The biomass industry is demanding that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revamp newly proposed standards (pdf) that would impose strict emissions limits on boilers in wood-burning plants,...
View ArticleRoundup – SunHydro, NEC, California
Japan plans to bind large firms to CO2 caps Reuters Goodwill, better business grow from going green Chicago Tribune USGBC Recognizes New Orleans as an Emerging Environmental Leader TMCnet Energy Star...
View ArticleNestle to Spend $487M on Sustainable Coffee Supply Chain
Nestle will invest CHF 500 million (approximately $487 million) to address responsible farming, sourcing and consumption across its coffee supply chain. Nestle purchases around 780,000 tons of green...
View ArticleCan Green Business Make Big Change Fast Enough?
Over 70% of Fortune 500 companies have sustainability mandates, but do they go far enough? In a sea of corporate social responsibility programs, green “seals of approval” and eco claims, business...
View ArticleFlextronics CSER Report: Sets 15% CO2/Revenue Dollar Cut by 2015
Flextronics is committed to a 15 percent CO2/revenue dollar reduction by 2015, according to the company’s first Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility (CSER) report. The electronics...
View ArticleOffice Tower Saves 2.5M Gallons of Water Annually
The 1450 Brickell office tower in Miami, Fla., has implemented a wide range of energy-efficient features and technologies that help save over 14 percent more energy and over 40 percent in water use...
View ArticleWalgreens, Gap, Levi Join Oil Sands Fuel Boycott
A campaign to boycott Alberta-sourced gasoline has gained momentum after several U.S clothing manufacturers and a major U.S. drugstore chain announced they would avoid oil sands-related fuels. The Gap,...
View ArticleCoast Guard Station Installs 2.4-kW Wind Turbine
The U.S. Coast Guard has installed a 2.4-kilowatt turbine as part of a “green energy” effort at the Southwest Harbor base that includes solar energy and renewable heat sources, reports the Bangor Daily...
View ArticleChiquita Unveils Biodigester in Costa Rica
As part of its global sustainability efforts, Chiquita Brands International has installed a biodigester system at its Mundimar S.A. facility in Guapiles, Costa Rica. The biodigester uses excess fruit...
View ArticleKyocera to Install Solar Power Systems at 6 Additional Sites
Kyocera plans to install solar power generating systems using the company’s own solar modules at six domestic plants by March 2011, generating a total of 593 kW. This move will increase the number of...
View ArticleDiageo CEO Discusses Responsible Business, Sustainability
Paul Walsh, CEO of Diageo discusses responsible business, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR). Part of his discussion focuses on why global businesses should put water security on...
View ArticleSmall Businesses Add Solar to Save Money
Small businesses across the nation are installing solar power systems as a way to offset higher electricity costs and make a little profit on excess energy produced. As an example, L. Liberato Steel...
View ArticleReport Calls for UN Climate Panel Reform
The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and its chairman Rajendra Pachauri are under fire after the release of the InterAcademy Council’s investigation into IPCC. The report suggests...
View ArticleRoundup – Microsoft, Bloom Energy, FedEx
Microsoft to Build Giant Data Center in Virginia PCWorld How to Stop Idling Trucks from Wasting 1.2 Billion Gallons of Fuel Reuters Statoil Receives First Delivery of Cellulosic Ethanol from Inbicon...
View ArticleOracle Launches Smart Meter Data Management Software
Oracle has released its Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management 2.0 (PDF) solution, as part of its Oracle Utilities Smart Meter Platform, which helps utilities manage customer energy and water...
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