Sustainable Sourcing Commitments Driving ‘Major’ Market Growth
Private sector sourcing commitments from companies including Ikea, Coca-Cola, The Home Depot and Unilever are driving major market growth for sustainable commodities, according to the State of...
View ArticleGE Launches Downstream Technology Solutions Business
General Electric Oil & Gas has launched its Downstream Technology Solutions (DTS) business to more efficiently supply equipment and services to the $10 billion refining, petrochemical, industrial...
View ArticleIndia Approves $40bn in Projects; Another $100bn Promised
Some $40 billion worth of industrial and infrastructure projects in India have received environmental permits in just one month after the country’s oil minister, Veerappa Moily (pictured), took on a...
View ArticleIPPC Endorses Honeywell’s Low-Global Warming Car Refrigerant
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has confirmed that Honeywell’s low-global-warming automobile refrigerant, HFO-1234yf, has a global warming potential (GWP) that is less than one,...
View ArticleWeather Intelligence Product Has Map Syncing, Analytics
Exelis has released a new version of Helios, a weather intelligence product, which includes an updated user interface, camera network and analytics that provide accurate real-time weather observation...
View ArticleElectrocoagulation System Cleans Heavy Equipment Wastewater
After installing an ElectroPulse Electrocoagulation System to clean its wastewater, Ritchie Bros. Heavy Equipment Auctioneers has achieved successful contaminant separation and exceeded its own water...
View ArticleKimberly-Clark Study Pinpoints Bamboo as Possible Alternative Fiber
Bamboo appears to have less impact than fiber from northern softwood trees, particularly when it comes to land use because it regenerates in three years as opposed to 70 years for the trees, according...
View ArticleNewalta, Halliburton Offer Engineered Fluids and Waste Management
Newalta has formed a strategic alliance with Baroid, a Halliburton Product Service Line, to offer integrated fluids and waste management in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. The partners say the...
View ArticleGE Chemical Dumping ‘Injured Natural Resources’
General Electric did not mention environmental harm it caused by dumping chemicals into New York’s Hudson River, according to federal officials. In a Jan. 30 letter to the GE, the Federal Hudson River...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Toxics Release Inventory, Climate Hubs, WV...
Total releases of toxic chemicals decreased 12 percent from 2011-2012, according to the EPA’s annual Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) report. The decrease includes an eight percent decline in total toxic...
View ArticleChemical Spill Cost West Virginia Businesses $61M
The West Virginia chemical spill last month cost businesses $61 million, according to a preliminary economic impact study by the Marshall University Center for Business and Economic Research. The Jan....
View Article$12M Funding to Advance Renewable Carbon Fiber
The US Department of Energy has made available up to $12 million in funding to advance the production of carbon fiber material from renewable non-food-based feedstocks such as agricultural residues and...
View ArticleEPA’s Toxic Substances Rules ‘Discourage Recycling’
The EPA’s reporting requirements for manufacturing byproducts sent for recycling are “burdensome, unnecessary and actually discourage recycling,” according to the electronics industry. Speaking on...
View ArticleSochi, Dow Meet Carbon Neutrality Goals – Though Questions Linger
The Sochi Olympics has met its goal to fully mitigate the direct carbon footprint of the games, estimated at up to 360,000 tons CO2e, the committee announced yesterday. The footprint includes sports...
View ArticleFacilities’ Toxic Air Pollutants Declined 12% in 2012
Facilities’ total releases of toxic chemicals decreased 12 percent from 2011 to 2012, according to the EPA’s annual Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) report. The decrease includes an 8 percent decline in...
View ArticleDriller Wants to Use Fracking Waste as Paving Material
Range Resources wants to use gas well drilling waste rock material to build Marcellus and Utica shale gas drilling pads and access roads, the Pittsburg Post-Gazette reports. The fracking company has...
View ArticleEnvironmental Health & Safety Roundup 2013
The year 2013 has been another relatively quiet one for most environmental health and safety (EH&S) compliance personnel. Continuing differences in Congress have stymied would-be initiatives on...
View ArticleInfraCal 2 Analyzer Increases Oil in Water Measurement Capability
Wilks InfraCal 2 Analyzer for oil in water measurements offers additional features to the company’s line of InfraCal TOG/TPH Analyzers. These features include increased sensitivity for sub-ppm...
View ArticleFunding for Farmers to Combat Drought Effects
The USDA has made $20 million available to California ranchers and farmers to fund agricultural water conservation to combat the effects of the statewide drought. Farmers and ranchers have until March...
View ArticleAerospace Production Technology Cuts Waste, Carbon Footprint
Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS), an aerospace production technology, has the potential to build light, sustainable parts and reduce a company’s carbon footprint, according to a study by EOS and...
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