Vanguard,Coca-Cola, KFC Top Greener Package Awards
Corrugated converter Vanguard Packaging topped Summit Publishing’s second annual Greener Package Awards for packaging sustainability, earning both the Beyond the Package Award and Innovator of the...
View ArticleBanks Target ‘Greener’ Lending
Several large commercial lenders including Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, and Citibank, say they are starting to shift their involvement away from industry practices that they see as risky to their...
View ArticleCarton Package Reduces Carbon Footprint 28%
SIG Combiblock, a manufacturer of carton packaging for drinks and liquid foods, has developed a new 1-liter aseptic carton that reduces the carbon footprint of packages by 28 percent, compared to...
View ArticleSupermarket Installs 400-kW Fuel Cell
A new Albertsons supermarket will be one of the first in California to generate nearly 90 percent of its electricity requirements with an on-site 400-kilowatt fuel cell. The project is estimated to cut...
View ArticleStreamlining Environment Health and Safety Programs, Part I
Increased focus to comply with regulations and the need to manage risks is causing companies to adopt new strategies to streamline Environment Health and Safety (EH&S) programs. Companies are...
View ArticleEPA Proposes Fuel Economy Stickers
Beginning in 2012, new labels will help end the confusion caused by a new generation of electric and hybrid cars, fastcodesign.com reports. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department...
View ArticleFoothill Transit Adds All-Electric Buses to Fleet
Foothill Transit, a public transport provider that operates bus services in Southern San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys, in California, will soon be adding a fleet of all-electric, zero-emission buses and...
View ArticleSmall Biz to Benefit from $1.5M Grant to Expand ‘Green’ Building Tech
The Delaware Valley Industrial Resources Center (DVIRC) and the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NJMEP) have been awarded a $1.5 million grant over the next three years to expand...
View ArticleCitywide Textile Recycling Program Best Practices
When it comes to recycling programs, U.S. municipalities have come a long way over the last thirty years. City leaders have spearheaded major programs to implement systems for paper, plastic and...
View ArticlePlug-In EV Market to Sell 3.2M Units by 2015
Global adoption of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) as well as battery electric vehicles (BEVs) is expected to takeoff over the next five years, with sales totaling 3.2 million vehicles between...
View ArticleGreen Buildings Drive BIM Adoption
The green building sector will drive the adoption of building information modeling (BIM) software, according to a new SmartMarket Report from McGraw-Hill Construction. The report, “Green BIM: How...
View ArticleAlfred Music Launches Initiative to Reduce Carbon Footprint
Alfred Music Publishing, an educational music print publisher, has launched its “Alfred Cares” initiative, aimed at reducing the company’s carbon footprint. The program centers on decreasing the...
View ArticleNJ Business Park Proposes 6.5-MW Solar Power System
The Stafford Park redevelopment project in N.J. plans to install 1,026 solar panels on the surface of a capped landfill that will produce up to 70 percent of the power needed to operate the business...
View ArticleReid Seeks Renewable Provision in Energy Bill
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said Tuesday a nationwide renewable-electricity standard, or RES, is “absolutely” in the mix as he tries to salvage energy legislation he introduced earlier...
View ArticleLargest Solar Rooftop Project in U.S. Planned For Salt Palace
Salt Lake City’s Salt Palace Convention Center could be getting the largest rooftop solar facility in the United States. NexGen Energy and Bella Energy have been chosen to develop a solar installation...
View ArticleRoundup – Fujitsu, Whirlpool, Metlife
Building Retrofits Need an Extreme Makeover Reuters Waste Management expands organic recycling service Businessweek NYSERDA Funding Helps Saratoga’s Ball Corporation Plant Improve Energy Efficiency...
View ArticleREACH Regulation: The 5 Most Commonly Asked Questions
After over a decade of intense involvement with chemicals, substances, and environmental compliance regulations, we’ve heard, asked, and answered a lot of questions. So far, nothing has prompted the...
View ArticleCalifornia Rejects Ban on Plastic Shopping Bags
California lawmakers have rejected a bill that would have been the first statewide ban on plastic shopping bags in the nation, USA Today reports. The Democratic bill, AB 1998, which failed on a 14-21...
View ArticleNorfolk Southern to Cut Carbon Footprint 10% by 2014
Norfolk Southern has set a goal to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per revenue ton-mile 10 percent by 2014, using 2009 as a baseline. The freight rail transportation company expects to reduce...
View ArticleRoundup – eBay, Neenah Paper, Bill Gates
Bill Gates on R&D, a Carbon Tax and China’s Climate Role The New York Times The eBay Box eBay Neenah Paper Continues to Grow Its FSC Certified Offering Digital Publishing Solutions Philadelphia...
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