Europe Phasing Out HFCs
The European Parliament passed a phase-down of the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), or fluorinated gases (F-gases). The compromise agreement was struck in December and adopted Wednesday. F-gases have...
View ArticleBiofuel Industry ‘Faces Huge Slowdown’
The 53.2 billion gallon a year biofuel industry is poised for a “huge” slowdown in capacity growth, according to a study by Lux Research. The industry will grow to 60.4 billion gallons a year between...
View ArticleThe Myth about LCA in Packaging
Looking to establish simple goals to drive sustainable packaging? Many companies are focusing on lightweighting, recyclability, recycled content, and renewable content for their sustainable packaging...
View ArticleOnset Releases Water Data Logger
Onset released the HOBO U20L Series, research-grade data loggers for continuous water level and temperature measurements in streams, lakes, saltwater estuaries, and other underwater environments. HOBO...
View ArticleAquasentry Expands Environmental Business
Environmental pollution control company Aquasentry has acquired a branch of Total Environmental Services to create a new division. The new division is called Aquasentry Environmental Solutions and, the...
View ArticleProcess Uses CO2 to Produce Chemicals
Liquid Light has unveiled its new process for the production of major chemicals from carbon dioxide to showcase its demonstration-scale ‘reaction cell’ and confirm the potential for cost-advantaged...
View ArticleGreen Coatings Market Expected to Reach $85 bn by 2018
The demand for environmentally friendly coatings is expected to increase moderately over the next five years, to $85.7 billion over the next five years, according to a new report. In 2013, the global...
View ArticleRigid Plastics Recycling Passes 1 Billion Pounds
Rigid plastics recycling, excluding bottles, exceeded 1 billion pounds in 2012, an increase of 10 percent over 2011. That is triple the amount recycled in 2007 when the industry first began tracking...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: Chrysler’s ISO 50001, GM’s LEED, Prop. 65
Chrysler Group’s Brampton Assembly Plant has achieved the ISO 50001 energy management standard with certification by TÜV, Plant reports. Investments in automated heating and ventilation management are...
View ArticleKeurig Green Mountain Sets Higher Sustainability Goals
Keurig Green Mountain wants to source 100 percent of its products from its own responsible guidelines, reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent and achieve zero waste-to-landfill, all by 2020. The...
View ArticleAsian Carp Eggs Found in Upper Mississippi River, USGS Says
US Geological Survey scientists collected samples of Asian carp eggs, including embryos ready to hatch from the Upper Mississippi River, 250 river miles upstream from previously known reproductive...
View ArticleIKEA’s FSC Suspension Withdrawn
The Rainforest Alliance has lifted the suspension of the Forest Stewardship Council certificate of Swedwood Karelia’s forestry operations, following an independent appeals committee evaluation of the...
View ArticleCSR Websites ‘Do Little’ To Change Consumer Perception
Corporate social responsibility websites do little to change people’s opinions of corporations, according to a study by research group Change Sciences. Corporate Social Responsibility Web Site User...
View ArticleJapan’s Waste Policies Show Way for Developing Nations, UNEP Says
Japan’s shift from reactive to preventive approaches provides a lesson for today’s rapidly developing economies in how to deal with industrial wastes, according to a report by the United Nations...
View ArticleHow Unconventional Partnerships Can Spur Sustainable Innovation
Global resources are dwindling. While a sobering reality, mankind is gradually beginning to solve the complex problems associated with the depletion of essential resources—fresh water, clean air,...
View ArticleOSHA Working on Hazard Comms Guides, Compliance Directive
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s enforcement division is developing a compliance directive on the agency’s hazard communication standard. The directive will instruct inspectors on...
View ArticlePurinize Deemed Effective in Toxic Spills
An independent EPA-certified lab demonstrated Purinize’s ability to reduce the chemical responsible for a recent water emergency in West Virginia. On January 9, 2014, 4-Methyl-1-cyclohexanemethanol...
View ArticleBNN Energy Acquires Alpha Reclaim Technology
BNN Energy has acquired Texas-based Alpha Reclaim Technology, which offers treated wastewater as a sustainable, socially responsible alternative to fresh water for non-potable uses. Alpha has...
View ArticleE-Waste Recycling Program Coming to Shanghai
E-Waste Systems has partnered with Green Initiatives for the first city-wide non-profit e-waste recycling program in Shanghai, China. The final destination of approximately 70 percent of the world’s...
View ArticleEU Compromise Faces Opposition
A deal at the European Union to exempt long-haul flights from having to pay for their carbon emissions is in jeopardy, Reuters reports. EU politicians plan to vote against a deal that would delay...
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