P&G to Develop Bio-Based Chemicals
Procter & Gamble has announced an agreement with biorefinery developer ZeaChem for the commercialization of bio-based chemicals and other products. Under a binding multi-year joint development...
View ArticleKodak Hands Out Cash for Cameras
Eastman Kodak has launched a recycling program that lets consumers trade used cameras, printers and digital picture frames for cash. The Kodak Trade-In and Recycling Program also accepts accessories...
View ArticleVoluntary Carbon Market Surges, Global Carbon Trading Stalls
The voluntary carbon market shrugged off policy failures and the closure of the Chicago Climate Exchange in 2010 to post a 34% surge in volume to a record 131 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent...
View ArticleArup on Sustainability
Phil Hodgson from Arup discusses the role of construction project management with Peter Fewings from the University of the West of England.
View ArticleLED & CFL Briefing: PSE&G, Kimball, Jo-Ann Fabrics
Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores has retrofitted the 777,350 square foot parking lot at its Hudson, Ohio, headquarters and store with GE Lighting’s Evolve LED Series Area Lights. The new system is...
View ArticleAmerican Airlines Cuts GHG Intensity 5%
American Airlines parent company AMR reduced its greenhouse gas intensity by five percent from 2009 to 2010, according to the company’s third annual corporate responsibility report. The airline did not...
View ArticleUtility EDF Guarantees Supermarket $1.6m Efficiency Savings
Morrisons, one of the biggest U.K. supermarket chains, has struck an unusual deal with its energy provider: utility EDF has guaranteed the grocer savings of £1 million ($1.64 million) a year. The two...
View ArticleUSPS Touts GHG Cuts
The U.S. Postal Service has reported an eight percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from a fiscal year 2008 baseline. Reduced facility energy use represented almost half of the Postal Service’s...
View ArticlePolicy & Regulatory Briefing: Renewable Funds, EPA Review, Belo Monte Dam
The House appropriations subcommittee on energy and water yesterday passed a bill that cuts renewable energy funding by 27 percent to $1.3 billion, or $1.9 billion below what Obama sought in his...
View ArticleNimble Systems Are a Must, EHS Leaders Say
Companies must use more agile management information systems if they are to cope with today’s panoply of environmental risks and still manage to keep down costs, an MIS leader argued this week....
View ArticleCompanies Fail To Educate Consumers on Energy Management Systems
A new survey from the Consumer Electronics Association found consumers are concerned about the cost of their energy use, yet lack awareness of emerging energy management systems. While many consumers...
View ArticleEnergy Data Site Launched; Features 216 Data Sets
The White House has announced the launch of Energy.Data.Gov, a web site aimed at pulling together facts and figures on US energy use and facilitating collaboration between the private sector, the...
View ArticleEU Holds Ground on Airline CO2 Cap; Trade War Coming?
The European Commission will move forward on its plan to include aviation in its emissions trading scheme, WSJ reports. According to the plan, EU airlines will have specific CO2 allocations and will...
View ArticleSears, USPS Efficient Lighting to Save Millions of KWh
Sears says its Canadian stores are making one of the world’s largest replacements of inefficient lighting, the Toronto Sun reports. More than 130,000 inefficient incandescent spotlights are being...
View ArticleGreen Marketing & Branding: Creating Bahavior Change
Green marketing and branding discussion from GoGreen’11 Austin. Introduction: Nicki Macfarlane – ProGraphix Moderator: David Rockwood – GSD&M Idea City Kevin Tuerff – Enviromedia Rachel Fagan –...
View ArticleRaritan Data Center Software Gets Configurable Dashboard
Energy-management solutions providers Raritan has released a new dashboard for its Power IQ data center energy management software with added forecasting tools and visual gauges to track energy...
View ArticleChallenges of Recruitment in the Waste Management Sector
The pressure within the UK to provide cost-effective environmentally sustainable waste management has never been so great. Traditionally local authorities have relied on landfill as a cheap and local...
View ArticleREI Sales Growth Outpaces Emissions
REI increased its carbon emissions by 7.3 percent last year, less than the company’s 14 percent sales growth, according to its fifth annual stewardship report. In 2010, the outdoor gear and apparel...
View ArticleWhy Americans Don’t Buy Global Warming (Part I of II)
Americans aren’t very concerned about global warming, or at least not as concerned as the rest of the developed world. A recent Gallup survey found that only a very slim majority of Americans see...
View ArticlePolicy & Regulatory Briefing: Oil Drilling, UN Talks, China ‘Meets...
The Department of the Interior on Friday outlined a plan to streamline permitting for offshore drilling, the Hill reports. The proposals by the department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,...
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