Government, Auto Industry Debate Proposed Fuel-Economy Stickers
During a public hearing in Chicago, automakers and auto dealers agreed a new car window label was necessary but said assigning a letter grade across vehicle categories is like comparing apples and...
View ArticleDuPont’s Environmental Competency Leader On Product Stewardship
Mark Hause, DuPont’s Environmental Competency Leader, discusses his company’s product stewardship process.
View ArticleDell, Samsung, Asus Receive High Grades for Recycling
Most printer companies and some TV manufacturers failed to get passing grades on a new recycling report card released by the Electronics TakeBack Coalition. However, most electronic product...
View ArticleRoundup – UPS, DIA, GSA
Vehicle may jolt green business: Stockton-made electric truck on a trial run with UPS Recordnet.com GSA now requires LEED Gold on all GSA projects Washington Business Journal Greenscape’s Denver...
View ArticleSteelcase CSR: On Track to Cut Environmental Footprint 25% by 2012
Steelcase is on track to meet its goal of reducing its environmental footprint 25 percent by 2012, the furniture manufacturer’s 100-year anniversary, according to the company’s 2010 Corporate...
View ArticleHonda NA Environmental Report: Cuts Waste to Landfill 65%
Honda has cut its waste to landfill in manufacturing by 87 percent from the FY2001 baseline and 65 percent from the previous fiscal year, according to the company’s 2010 North American Environmental...
View ArticlePanasonic Unveils Eco Ad Campaign
Panasonic has launched a print and television advertising campaign that highlights the company’s eco-initiatives for energy-saving products and products that can be more easily and completely be...
View ArticleEnvironmental Enforcement Roundup: Superfund Settlement; Kentucky Sues EPA;...
Rutgers Organics Settles Kepone Superfund Claims The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection yesterday lodged a proposed settlement with Rutgers...
View ArticlePepsiCo Reveals Global Agri Plans
In the wake of Wal-Mart’s announced commitment to sustainable agriculture, PepsiCo has revealed plans to roll-out its new crop management system globally that will enable PepsiCo’s farmers to monitor,...
View ArticleSteps to Improve Campus Sustainability
On university campuses nationwide, the role of sustainability officers has grown in scope and urgency. The pressure is stronger than ever for schools to find new and innovative ways to lower emissions,...
View ArticleAutodesk, Granta Design Deliver New SW For Sustainable Product Design
Autodesk and Granta Design are teaming up to co-develop a new Web-based software that will allow businesses to assess the environmental impact of their materials choices during the product design...
View ArticleRoundup – Xerox, Citgo, China
Xerox Launches ColorQube Desktop Solid Ink Printerss Channelpro CITGO Chesapeake Terminal Installs Region’s First Green Roof PRNewswire Wasting Syndrome: How much trash do hospitals produce? Slate.com...
View ArticleGM Offers More ‘Green’ Fleet Options
General Motors (GM) is offering a host of ‘green’ fleet options including compressed natural gas (CNG) carbon vans, flex-fuel vehicles and hybrids to help businesses lower the environmental impact of...
View ArticleDrinking from a Firehose: Data Collection Part II
Recently I attended the IMTS in Chicago also known as the “greatest (manufacturing) show on earth” to paraphrase Barnum and Bailey. And it was a bit of a circus. Instead of rings there were several...
View ArticleAPC Beefs Up Smart-UPS with Energy Management
APC by Schneider Electric claims the industry’s first uninterruptible power supply (UPS) software to provide energy reporting for IT equipment. APC’s PowerChute Business Edition 9.0, which provides...
View ArticleEnvironmental Enforcement Roundup: Nine Superfund Sites Proposed; Darigold...
Environmental Leader’s daily roundup of key environmental enforcement news: EPA Proposes Nine Sites for Superfund List The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency yesterday announced it is proposing to...
View ArticleOdwalla, Replenish Offer Eco-Friendly Packaging
Odwalla plans to transition all of the brand’s single-serve natural health beverage bottles to PlantBottle packaging in March 2011. The high-density polyethylene (HDPE) is made of up to 100-percent...
View ArticleKohl’s, Motorola, TD Bank, Whole Foods Named as EPA Green Power Partners of...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the winners of the agency’s 10th annual Green Power Leadership awards that honor 18 Green Power Partners in four categories: Green Power...
View ArticleFirst U.S. Sewage-Powered Plant Goes Online
While Ameresco opens the first U.S. biogas plant to capture biogas generated during the sewage treatment process and sell it through a commercial gas pipeline, Waste Management announces the first...
View ArticleFive MA State Facilities to Add Solar
In a move to cut energy budgets at several state facilities, the Massachusetts State Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has signed agreements with Ameresco to design, construct, finance, own, and...
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