Obama to Set Stricter Fuel Efficiency, Emissions Standards for Big Rigs
President Barack Obama, bypassing Congress, has directed the EPA and the Department of Transportation to raise fuel efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks by March 2016. The Obama...
View ArticleBusiness Groups Promote Water Trading
Business associations and non-profits are stepping up efforts to promote water quality trading. In late January, law firm Troutman Sanders announced the formation of the National Water Quality Trading...
View ArticlePreserve Rolls Out Fuel Saver
Preserve Technologies has rolled out its ONBOARD ECVD system that reduces oil and fuel consumption in buses and trucks. The company says that system operators can save up to 11 cents per mile, avoid...
View ArticlePhotobioreactor Receives Patent
Proterro has received a US Patent and Trademark Office Notice of Allowance for a device patent on the company’s proprietary photobioreactor. The device is an element of the company’s process for making...
View ArticleEthanol Business Recovers
Ethanol producers are reporting solid revenue after a rough few years caused by high corn prices. Increased demand for fuel and exports are also boosting the sector. Drought in 2012 sent corn prices...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance: Certified EnMS Practitioners, RoHS, R2, EPD
ANSI has accredited the Institute for Energy Management Professionals’ Certified Practitioner in Energy Management Systems Industrial sector certification program (CP EnMS – Industrial) to the...
View ArticleDrought Increases Contamination Risk
California’s drought has put 10 communities at risk of running out of drinking water in 60 days, and worsened numerous other health and safety problems, public health officials said. Reuters reports...
View ArticleProduction Process Uses 100% Recycled Water
Clothing manufacturer Levi Strauss now has a process for using 100 percent recycled water in parts of its production. According to the Guardian, the company claims it is the first in the industry to...
View ArticleLux: Bio-Based Materials and Chemicals Showing Growth
Bio-based material and chemical technologies have reached an inflection point with companies scaling to commercial production levels and growing revenues, according to Lux Research. The leading growth...
View ArticleConstruction Principles Document Released
The Green Building Initiative (GBI) launched its Guiding Principles Compliance for New Construction (GPC NC) of federal buildings. This is a related product to the GBI’s program for existing federal...
View ArticleSmart Cities Council Adds Three Companies
CH2M HILL, DNV GL and SunGard Public Sector have been added to the roster of companies in an industry coalition to advance smart city development and innovation. The Smart Cities Council was formed in...
View ArticleNREL Bioreactor Uncovers How to Get Maximum Fuel from Algae
A bioeractor designed to simulate climate precise climates is helping a team of scientists find ideal locations for farms to produce algae for fuel. The Simulated Algal Growth Environment (SAGE)...
View ArticleUS Oil Boom Could Raise Shipping Rates
Shipping rates are likely to increase as the average distance travelled by a single barrel of oil rises, the Wall Street Journal reports. The shift promises to benefit shipping companies and...
View ArticleEC Begins Proceedings Against Great Britain
The European Commission today launched legal proceedings against the UK for its failure to cut excessive levels of nitrogen dioxide. The EC said the UK has broken commitments and now faces fines in the...
View ArticleSustainability Mythbusters Part IV: Sustainability Is a Fad
Welcome to the Sustainability Mythbusters series presented by Schneider Electric. In this six-part series, Schneider Electric’s Global Sustainability Services team explores common misconceptions...
View ArticleEcolabels Don’t Influence Consumer Food Choice, Study Says
Consumers are concerned about sustainability, but their understanding is limited and ecolabels rarely influence food purchases, according to a study by the European Food Information Council. The...
View ArticleEOS Remediation Recognized
EOS Remediation, a provider of in-situ remediation technologies, has received the Environmental Protection New Product of the Year Award for its newest product, EOS 100. The award is given each year to...
View ArticleBio-Succinic Acid Market to Reach $1.1 bn
The global bio-succinic acid market volume is expected to grow at an annual rate of 45.6 percent between 2013 and 2020. Market revenue was estimated to be $115.2 million in 2013 and is expected to grow...
View ArticleRecycled Copper Product Cuts Emissions
Air Products has signed contracts with more than 20 recycled copper manufacturers in China to provide its oxy-fuel product that it says improves productivity and material qualities compared to...
View ArticleAnaerobic Digestor Market to Reach $7 bn
BCC Research reports the global market for anaerobic digestors and landfill gas equipment was estimated at nearly $4.5 billion for 2013. Its study, Waste-Derived Biogas: Global Markets for Anaerobic...
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