Green House Data Doubles Renewables Purchase
Cloud data hosting firm Green House Data doubled the amount of renewable energy credits it purchases. The company has purchased 1.8M kWh in 2011 – twice the amount it purchased in 2010. This annual...
View ArticleCooling Tower Cuts Michelin Energy Use by 1,500 MWh
A Michelin plant has reduced its energy consumption by about 1,500 MWh through installation of a new cooling tower for process water. The installation at the Dundee, Scotland plant uses AC drives from...
View ArticleACEEE Report Calls for Haulage Trailer Efficiency Guidelines
Trailer efficiency should be the first item on the list when the EPA and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration next consider fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas standards for heavy-duty trucks,...
View ArticlePredictions for Cleantech in 2012, Part II
In yesterday’s article, Predictions for Cleantech 2012, I discussed what we expect to contribute to growth in cleantech investment in the coming year. Today, I’ll share what worries us about the...
View ArticleWhen It Comes to Sustainability, How Do We Act?
As recent news produced a series of unsatisfactory reports from the climate change talks in Durban, I have been scanning what I think is an important new book called the Oxford Handbook of Climate...
View ArticleEngaging Shareholders, Suppliers and Consumers in the Sustainability Industry
On November 1st, over 100 people gathered for the Toronto Sustainability Speaker Series event, “Engage with the Game Changers”. Three top industry influencers, Paul Uys, VP Sustainable Seafood,...
View ArticleCSR Standards Higher at Companies than Suppliers
Corporations set higher social responsibility standards for themselves than for their travel suppliers, according to a survey by business travel payment and data management firm AirPlus International....
View ArticleNetwork Rail, DB Schenker to Furnish Offices by Rail
U.K. rail infrastructure owner Network Rail is aiming to reduce the carbon emissions associated with a relocation of its national center by shipping all of the furniture for the new offices by rail....
View ArticleMinnesota Retrofits to Save $3m a Year
Energy efficiency improvements across 36 facilities in Minnesota will generate more than $3 million in permanent, ongoing energy savings every year for the foreseeable future, according to the...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: EU ETS, Keystone XL, China Seeks Environmental...
European Union lawmakers backed a proposal to allow the EU Commission to support low carbon investments by withholding 1.4 billion permits from the third phase of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. The...
View ArticleCalifornia’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard Rattles Drivers Association
Demand-side implications related to changes approved by the California Air Resources Board to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard may drive up the price of diesel in the state, according to Land Line...
View ArticleSchneider Electric Acquires EnergyCenter 2.0 from Viridity
Energy management firm Schneider Electric has acquired Viridity‘s energy center DCIM software to augment its StruxureWare for Data Center Operations, the company announced. The acquisition adds to the...
View ArticleGoogle, KKR Invest in 88 MW of Solar PV Facilities in Sacramento District
Google and global investment firm KKR have made a significant investment into a portfolio of solar photovoltaic (PV) facilities serving the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) held by...
View ArticleOpening Solyndra’s Box: Entrepreneurship, and Energy
Patrick Von Bargen provides strategic counsel to a wide variety of QGA’s energy clients, primarily in the clean technology space, including solar, wind, recycling, and biomass. He also represents...
View ArticleFedEx to Fund Transportation Projects in Mexico, Brazil, India
FedEx will provide $1.4 million over two years to EMBARQ – the World Resources Institute’s sustainable transport arm – to provide technical expertise on sustainable transportation projects in cities in...
View ArticleVeolia, Others Using Carbon Footprint ‘Game’ to Set Bonuses
A number of companies in the U.K. including waste management firm Veolia are using a computer program to base staff bonuses on their carbon footprint, reports PSFK. Suitability Momentum – or SuMo – by...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: ISO 50001, ISO 14001, Mexican Sustainability...
Bureau Veritas has issued the world’s first ISO 50001 certification for a shipping company. This was awarded to Stena’s ship management division, Northern Marine Management, including Northern Marine...
View ArticleSustainable Packaging Briefing: Defra Recycling Targets, Polyden Folien,...
The UK Department for Environmental Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has introduced proposals for tougher packaging recycling targets to stop 400,000 tons going to landfill by 2017. The proposal...
View ArticleNational Landmark Building, U.S. Treasury Building, Earns LEED Gold
The 19th-century U.S. Treasury Building – a National Historic Landmark neighboring the White House – was awarded LEED Gold certification. The USGBC believes that the Treasury Building is the oldest...
View ArticlePwC’s Take on COP17 and Durban
PwC’s take on the UN climate change summit in Durban which resulted in: – The launch of the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action, “to develop a protocol, another legal instrument or an agreed outcome...
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