Honda Retains ‘Greenest Automaker’ Title in UCS Rankings
Robert Bienenfeld, senior manager, environmental and energy strategy, for American Honda, shares the company’s views on the future of the automobile and its “portfolio approach” to environmental...
View ArticleEPA Outlines Five-Year Plan
Five strategic goals will help the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) meet its plans for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, protecting U.S. waters, advancing sustainable development,...
View ArticleCoal Plant Pollution Controls Increased Emissions EPA Complaint Alleges
The U.S Environmental Protection Agency has notified Portland General Electric that its Boardman coal-fired plant has been out of compliance with federal pollution rules since 1997 — but Oregon state...
View ArticleIKEA Claims Largest Retail Rooftop Solar Installation in Canada
IKEA Canada claims its new solar initiative will make it the first retailer to exclusively own, install and operate what will be the largest rooftop solar panel network in Ontario under the feed-in...
View ArticleAirlines Strike Global Deal on Emissions Cuts
The European Union can move ahead with plans to charge airlines for emissions permits starting in 2012, after airlines agreed to a global deal on emissions cuts, according to the European Commission,...
View ArticleCalifornia Overestimates Pollution Levels by 340%
California has overestimated pollution levels by 340 percent in a scientific analysis used to determine the state’s clean-air standards, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The results come after the...
View ArticleRoundup – Honda, Samsung, Viridity
Honda Fit Hybrid Battles Toyota Prius in Japan DailyFinance What Samsung Is Doing to Green Our Gadget Lust TreeHugger Viridity Offers Free Data Center Power Utilization Software Enterprise Storage...
View ArticleStarbucks Moves Ahead with ‘Green’ Strategy despite Cost
As the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) releases an energy-savings guide to help quick-service restaurants reduce their energy use by 50 percent, Starbucks continues to move ahead with plans to make the...
View ArticleWalkers to Make Chip Bags from Potato Peels
Walkers, a leading UK foods maker of potato chips and other snacks, is looking at new ways to make its packaging more environmentally friendly, reports The Telegraph. Richard Evans, president of...
View ArticleHeinz Cuts Energy Costs 13% at Food Processing Plant
Heinz has reduced its carbon emissions by 17,000 tons since 2006 at its UK factories in Kendal, Cumbria and Kitt Green with the help of Carbon Trust, reports Food and Drink Digital. The foods company...
View ArticleU.S. Environmental Policy, Part I: the Past 50 Years
As a national phenomenon, the framework for modern environmental policy and regulation in the United States began in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Prior to the 1960s, the issue of pollution (largely...
View ArticleEnvironmental Enforcement Roundup: North America’s Largest Lead Producer to...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Justice Department and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources on Friday announced that Doe Run Resources Corp. of St. Louis, North...
View ArticleCalifornia Rules in U.S. Clean-Tech Jobs Race
The San Francisco Bay Area leads the ranking of the top 15 metro areas in the U.S. for clean-tech jobs for the second year in a row, followed by Los Angeles, according to a report from Clean Edge....
View ArticleRoundup – Best Buy, Coca-Cola, VW
Best Buy to plug EV charging stations CNET Coca-Cola offers recycling at KFC Yum Center Business First of Louisville Europe May Ease Jet Carbon Fees The New York Times Giants Hit Recycling Out of the...
View ArticleGoogle, Marubeni JV to Fund Offshore Wind Power Cable Network
Google and Marubeni, a Japanese trading house, plan to form a joint venture to develop an undersea power cable network along the U.S. Mid-Atlantic coast that will collect and deliver power from...
View ArticleEnterprise Rent-A-Car to Add All-Electric CODA Sedans in 2011
Enterprise Rent-A-Car plans to introduce up to 100 all-electric CODA Sedans from CODA Automotive to car rental locations throughout 2011. The rental car company touts the CODA Sedan will be the first...
View ArticleClorox CR Report: On Track to Cut GHG Emissions, Energy, Water Use 10% by 2013
Clorox is on track to meet or exceed its environmental goals for 2013, according to the company’s first corporate responsibility report (PDF). Since 2007, the household products manufacturer has...
View ArticleData Collection for Energy and Resource Monitoring
I mentioned in my last article that I was attending a manufacturing conference in Italy the end of August and that there was a lot more discussion about some aspects of green and sustainable...
View ArticleLamb Energy, Bethel Heights Vineyard Install Solar Power Systems, SAS Adds...
While Lamb Energy has added a solar roof array to its headquarters in California, and Oregon’s Bethel Heights Vineyard has installed a solar-electric system, SAS has added a second solar farm at the...
View ArticleEnvironmental Enforcement Roundup: Causes of Euclid Chemical Fire Under...
Causes of Euclid Chemicals Co. Fire Under Investigation A fire destroyed the Euclid Chemical Company manufacturing plaint in central Illinois on Saturday, but no injuries were reported and the cause...
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