Retailer Distribution Centers Lead the Way for LEED Certification
Companies that target customers interested in the outdoors are leading the way in ‘green’ operations, reports Multichannel Merchant. As an example, Patagonia constructed its Reno, Nevada, service...
View ArticleGE to Order ‘Tens of Thousands’ Electric Vehicles
GE’s chief executive officer Jeffrey Immelt said in a recent speech that the company will order “tens of thousands” of electric vehicles (EVs) in about a week, which he says will be the largest in...
View ArticleRoundup – Delphi, Abbott, GSA
Auto supplier joins SmartWay Transport Partnership Waste & Recycling News Abbott recognized for environmental initiatives in Illinois Reliable Plant GSA raising energy-efficiency standard for new...
View ArticleCertified Renewable Energy Sales Surge by 43% in 2009
Green-e Certified renewable energy sales in volume increased 43 percent in 2009, according to a report from the Center for Resource Solutions (CRS). More than 18 million MWh of renewable energy...
View ArticleGSK Claims Largest Rooftop Solar Array in North America
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Healthcare has started to install what it claims as North America’s largest rooftop solar array at its Northeast Regional Distribution Center (RDC) in York, Pa. The...
View ArticleEnvironmental Enforcement Roundup: Hawaii Public Works Violations; E-Waste...
Environmental Leader’s daily roundup of key environmental enforcement news EPA Fines Hawaii Public Works Company The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a new order fining the state of Hawaii’s...
View ArticleFM:Systems Software Integrates with Energy Star Rating System
FM:Systems has integrated its FM:Interact facility management software with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star energy performance rating system, Portfolio Manager. The direct...
View ArticleUS Chamber, Industry Wants Senate to Delay EPA’s Carbon Rules
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, along with nearly two dozen business groups, are asking senators to stop the Environmental Protection Agency’s greenhouse gas (GHG) regulation of power plants, and other...
View ArticleNew LEED Materials Credit Addresses Chemicals of Concern
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has added a new LEED materials credit for “Chemical Avoidance in Building Materials” to its LEED Pilot Credit Library, reports Healthy Building News. Together,...
View ArticleUS Wind Power’s Dismal Quarter
The U.S. wind energy industry has experienced its slowest quarter since 2007. The U.S. industry added just 395 megawatts of wind-powered electric generating capacity in the third quarter of 2010,...
View ArticleCap-and-Trade Proposal Released by California
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has released its proposed greenhouse gas (GHG) cap-and-trade regulation, set to start in 2012, ahead of the Proposition 23 vote on Tuesday that will decide the...
View ArticleIntel Retains Top Green Power Purchaser Spot
Intel once again tops the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s quarterly ranking of the top 50 organizations purchasing the most renewable electricity. Rounding out the top five are Kohl’s Department...
View ArticleRoundup – Tom’s of Maine, Amtrak, Nestle
Tom’s of Maine debuts new beauty bars with sustainable packaging Packaging Digest Amtrak acquiring new, power-saving locomotive fleet The Baltimore Sun Kit Kats to use ‘sustainable’ cocoa The Sydney...
View ArticleTexas Refuses to Accept EPA GHG Emissions Permitting Rules
Texas is the only state that won’t revise or accept a federal greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions permitting plan, according to a report (PDF) from the National Association of Clean Air Agencies (NACAA),...
View ArticleCampbell Soup, BNB Napoleon Solar to Build $21.6M for Solar Facility
Campbell Soup is partnering with BNB Napoleon Solar to build a $21.6 million solar facility that will provide electric power exclusively for Campbell’s operations in Napoleon, Ohio, the company’s...
View ArticleGreenwashing in Reverse: Lady Gaga’s Meat Dress
Whenever I am thinking of what would be a good topic around which to build the next posting, I never have to wait long till something pops up. This time…the peculiar intersection of celebrity and the...
View ArticleCDP Launches Carbon Emissions Disclosure Program for Cities
Building on its carbon disclosure program for businesses, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) has unveiled its new CDP Cities program, which will provide a system for cities worldwide to report on...
View ArticleEnvironmental Enforcement Roundup: DOE Settles with Calif; Waste Facility...
Environmental Leader’s daily roundup of key environmental enforcement news California Reaches Cleanup Agreement with DOE The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has reached a...
View ArticleICT Firms Slow to Adopt Sustainability
IBM, Fujitsu, HP, Cisco and BT ranked in the top five positions in an assessment of 28 global information and communication technology (ICT) providers, according to a new report by Gartner and WWF...
View ArticleUS Adopts 30% Energy-Efficiency Savings for Buildings
More than 500 U.S. state and local code officials voted to adopt new building codes that will achieve 30 percent in energy savings, using the 2006 model code as the baseline, for commercial and...
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