Climate Corporation, Precision Planting Offer Smart Technology for Farmers
The Climate Corporation will next month offer to farmers a service that integrates its decision support tools, Climate Basic and Climate Pro (pictured), with Precision Planting’s hardware and software...
View ArticleCalifornia Cracks Down on Recycling Fraud
New rules in California aim to crack down on recycling fraud by preventing out-of-state residents from redeeming large loads for money at state-run recycling centers, NBC reports. The restrictions...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Oil by Rail, Free Trade Deal, Arctic Drilling
The US National Transportation Safety Board and the Transportation Safety Board of Canada yesterday issued recommendations for crude oil transportation by rail. They proposed that rail carriers develop...
View ArticleGreen Fleet Roundup: Honda, Nissan, London Cabs, Ford
Rossi Honda of Vineland, NJ, has become the US’ first and only dealer to achieve “electric grid neutral” status. This means the dealership produces as much as or more energy from renewable sources than...
View ArticleDOE: $50 Million for Fuel-Efficient Vehicle Technology
The US Department of Energy has made available about $50 million to accelerate research and development of new vehicle technologies that give drivers and businesses more transportation options and...
View ArticleFirst Grocer Joins How2Recycle
Wegmans Food Markets has joined the How2Recycle Label program, making it the first grocer to use the voluntary recycling label developed by GreenBlue’s Sustainable Packaging Coalition. The addition of...
View ArticleArctic Shipping Rules Address Pollution, not Ballast Water
The latest sign that warming temperatures are creating economic opportunities in the Arctic: the International Maritime Organization is close to agreeing new shipping rules for the region. Nations are...
View ArticleGrow Customers, Profits by Measuring ‘Whole Footprint,’ PwC Says
Chief executives recognize the importance of measuring businesses’ whole footprint — environmental, social, fiscal and economic — but most companies still only measure and report on their financial...
View ArticleLilly Sustainability Report: GHG, Energy Intensities Fall
Lilly has released its 2012-13 Corporate Responsibility Report. Highlights include: GHGs During 2012, the company’s Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHGs rose by less than one percent versus 2011, to 1,580,000...
View ArticleUnilever CEO Urges Systems-Based Approach to Sustainability
Unilever CEO Paul Polman says a systems-based approach, like the one developed by the Forum for the Future’s Network, is a valuable model that can help business, government and other organizations make...
View ArticleEPA to Reconsider Cellulosic Ethanol Target
The EPA will reconsider its 2013 cellulosic ethanol target, Reuters reports. The move is a big win for oil industry groups, which have argued the rule mandates significantly more cellulosic ethanol...
View ArticleBeverage Industry Drafts GHG Emissions Reporting Framework
Diageo, the Coca-Cola Company, AB InBev and other members of the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) have published a document that establishes a common framework for greenhouse gas...
View ArticleTesco, McDonald’s, WWF & World Bank – Bord Bia’s Global Sustainability...
On the 26th September 2013, Bord Bia, the Irish Food Board, held its inaugural Global Sustainability Conference entitled ‘Our Food Our Future’. For information on the Irish food and drink industry’s...
View ArticleEnvironcom Acquires Overton Recycling
UK waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycler Environcom has acquired WEEE recycler Overton Recycling. Environcom says the acquisition will enhance its position in the WEEE recycling...
View ArticleL’Oréal Pledges ‘Zero Deforestation’ by 2020
L’Oréal has committed to zero deforestation and says it will source 100 percent renewable raw materials from sustainable sources by 2020. To ensure none of its products are linked to deforestation, the...
View ArticleNew CO2 Fuels Completes Solar CO2-to-Fuel Testing
New CO2 Fuels has completed stage 1 testing for its proof-of-concept system for technology that converts CO2 into fuel using solar energy. In the stage 1 testing, the Israel-based company, a subsidiary...
View ArticleMagneGas Forms Subsidiary to Market Coal Co-Combustion
MagneGas, the developer of a technology that converts liquid waste into hydrogen-based fuels, has formed a subsidiary joint venture with a confidential US-based party to pursue coal co-combustion...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Railroad Shipments, Tank Removal, Committee...
Lawmakers are calling for a review of rules that that apply to rail shipments of crude oil after several recent rail accidents. Safety regulators have warned that inaction could lead to a “major loss...
View ArticleWill Climate Change Melt Future Winter Olympics?
Just six of the previous Winter Olympics host cities will be cold enough to host the Games by the end of this century if climate projections prove accurate, according to a study from the University of...
View ArticleP&G to End Use of Phosphates in Laundry Detergents
Procter & Gamble plans to end the use of phosphates in all of its laundry detergents in the next two years, a move that will have the greatest impact on developing countries, the Guardian reports....
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