How the Public Sector Can Use More Current Resources and Cut Costs
Efficiency Matters Improving the efficiency of IT tops the list for enterprises as they go into 2012, according to independent research firm Forrester Research, Inc.: “While 2011 started with a more...
View Article5 Ways Manufacturers Can Cut Energy Use in 2012
Manufacturers should concentrate on five areas that could have the greatest overall effect on their facilities’ energy efficiency, according to Paul Stiller, director of energy management at Summit...
View ArticleUtility Savings at Home and at Work
Watch the Vanderbilt Sustainability and Environmental Management Office (SEMO) and the Vanderbilt American Studies Sustainability Project’s Dec. 7 installment of the Green Bag Luncheon Series.
View ArticleHow Traffic Jams Affect Air Quality
No one will be surprised to learn that areas with the largest number of cars on the road see higher levels of air pollution on average. Motor vehicles are one of the largest sources of pollution...
View Article6 Signs that Mark the Path to Sustainable Road Design
The United States highway system puts Roman roads to shame as the largest public works project in the history of man. With an approximate cost of $425 billion, the government’s reluctance to abandon...
View ArticleNew Green Packaging Products From Sealed Air, Linpac
Packaging manufacturers Sealed Air and Linpac have each launched products made of 95 percent “green” materials. Sealed Air’s PakNatural (pictured) is a “packing peanut”-type product comprised 95...
View ArticleNissan Employee Sustainability Event
The Nissan Americas team recently took steps to share best practices in energy management and sustainability during the first-ever Nissan Americas Energy and Sustainability summit in Franklin, Tenn.
View ArticleSiemens Buys Energy Management Firm Pace Global
Siemens has completed the acquisition of Pace Global Energy, a company that combines strategic enterprise consulting with energy and carbon management. Pace Global will integrate within the Siemens...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: Rainforest Alliance, LEED, Clean Truck...
Caribou Coffee coffees and espresso are now all sourced from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms, and it is the first major U.S. coffeehouse to meet this mark. Caribou Coffee last April announced its...
View ArticleCarbon Disclosure Project Employs WCI App; Tendril Seeks Smart Grid Developers
The Carbon Disclosure Project is using WCI Consulting’s Green Analytics content in combination with cloud-based business intelligence software from SAP, to analyze and report on corporate greenhouse...
View ArticleGoogle Buys First Ford Focus Electric
Google has taken delivery of the first Ford Focus Electric car, according to news reports. The search giant received its Focus Electric just before Christmas, Engadget reports. The company began taking...
View ArticleCheap Material Can Scrub CO2 from Air, Study Says
Solid materials based on polyethylenimine show great promise for reducing carbon dioxide emissions at a lower cost than today’s technology, and could even capture CO2 directly from the air, according...
View ArticlePatagonia Pioneers Sustainability Legal Status
Outdoor clothing company Patagonia has become the first company in California to elect to be a “benefit corporation.” The legal status affords a company’s directors legal cover to consider...
View ArticleEfficient Lighting ‘Unsung Hero’ of Data Center Efficiency
Despite consuming only around three to five percent of a data center’s electrical load, lighting can make a greater impact on a data system’s power usage effectiveness rating than many other efficiency...
View ArticleACEEE Report Sees Rapid Growth in Home Efficiency Programs
There has been a rapid growth in the number and budgets of natural gas energy efficiency programs for U.S. homes, according to a report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. A...
View ArticleEcova to Buy LPB Energy Management
Energy and sustainability management company Ecova has announced its intent to acquire LPB Energy Management. Ecova says the acquisition will solidify its leadership position in the energy and...
View ArticleSustainability in the Electric Utility Supply Chain
Promo video from the Electric Utility Industry Sustainable Supply Chain Alliance featuring Des Bell. The video looks at a manufacturer of power cables for electric utilities which has cut GHG...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: EU Aviation, China Carbon Tax, Euronext...
The European Commission said that airlines could be banned from European airports if they do not participate in the European Union’s emission trading system (ETS). A European ban on noncompliant...
View ArticleViper Launches LED 40-Watt Alternative
Viper Networks, in conjunction with LEDs America, Inc., has introduced an LED alternative to the 40-watt incandescent bulb. The companies say the 4Watt replacement lamp provides a superior ratio of...
View ArticleRenewables Briefing: Bloomberg, Nokia, Dalkia and 2012 Biofuels Predictions
Bloomberg’s Princeton office is close to completing installation of a 1.8 MW solar power system that should generate the equivalent of over 50 percent of the office’s electricity. The company has been...
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