Ford, Goodyear, FTS Technologies Win Sustainability Innovation Awards
Ford, Goodyear and FTS Technologies received awards from the Suppliers Partnership for the Environment on Tuesday at the organization’s second annual Sustainable Innovation Awards ceremony in...
View ArticleGreenbuild 2014 Interview with Michael Deane, Turner Construction
Michael Deane, chief sustainability officer of Turner Construction, talks about making a commitment to green building, Turner’s use of LEED, and advice for those just beginning on their path to...
View ArticleBlu Launches Lower-Cost LNG Fuel System
Blu. has released a new line of liquified natural gas fueling systems for Class 8 trucks called Blu. V2 LNG Fuel Delivery System. The company says the system eliminates one of the greatest barriers to...
View ArticleDrug Manufacturers Responsible for Waste Management
Pharmaceutical manufacturers in San Francisco are now required to dispose of unused post-consumer medicine as the city and county of San Francisco becomes the third municipality in the US to introduce...
View ArticleGreenbuild 2014: Green Buildings, Healthy Workers, Sustainable Design Apps,...
Some 47 percent of building owners cut their healthcare costs for employees in facilities with green building features such as daylighting and natural air circulation, according to a study by McGraw...
View ArticleEU Leaders Strike Climate Deal
European Union leaders on Friday agreed on a climate and energy package that sets a binding carbon reduction target of “at least” 40 percent by 2030, compared to a 1990 baseline. About half of that...
View ArticleEPA Proposes Removing 72 Chemicals from Approved Pesticide List
The EPA has proposed removing 72 chemicals from its list of substances approved for use as inert ingredients in pesticide products and is seeking public comment on this proposal. The agency says it is...
View ArticleEbola Waste Permits Granted to Five Companies
Veolia and Advanced Environmental Options are among five companies that have received “non-site-specific” special permits for handling Ebola waste, according to Reuters. The other special permits have...
View ArticleNestlé Factory to Reduce Water Consumption 15%
Nestlé will reduce the total amount of water it uses in Mexico by 15 percent a year as the result of its new dairy facility in Jalisco, which will produce 1.6 million liters (422,000 gallons) of water...
View ArticleBenefits of B2B Exchange for Water in Energy Production
Sourcewater, an MIT spin-off, has issued a research report detailing the immediate and long-term benefits available to the unconventional energy production industry through the use of a web-based...
View ArticleWaste Not: New Reasons to Keep Food Out of Landfills
It’s no secret that sustainability is becoming a higher priority for consumers. That, however, doesn’t mean it’s easy to get sports fans to put paper and plastics in the right bins as they are exiting...
View ArticleHazardous Chemicals Found in Halloween Supplies
Target, Walmart, Kroger, CVS, Party City and Walgreens are among the retailers whose Halloween costumes and party supplies contain hazardous chemicals, according to a study by the Ecology Center’s...
View ArticleIPCC Report Warns ‘Irreversible Impacts’ of Climate Change
Rising greenhouse gas emissions are “increasing the likelihood of severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts for people and ecosystems,” according to a draft report by the Intergovernmental Panel on...
View ArticleLos Angeles-Area Airports Award Alta Environmental Storm Water Monitoring...
Los Angeles World Airports, which manages Los Angeles International Airport, Van Nuys Airport and Ontario International Airport, has awarded a three-year, $5 million contract to Alta Environmental to...
View ArticlePepsi Bottling Ventures, Recleim Sign Recycling Agreement
Pepsi Bottling Ventures, the largest privately held Pepsi bottler in North America, has selected Recleim to provide recycling services, disposing of PBV’s retired cold drink vending machines, fountain...
View ArticleIs Amazon’s New Data Center Really Carbon Neutral?
Amazon Web Services last week announced its new data center in Frankfurt, Germany would be carbon neutral. Greenpeace says prove it. Greenpeace senior energy campaigner David Pomerantz says Amazon...
View ArticleFerus Natural Gas Fuels Opens Canada’s First Merchant LNG Facility
Ferus Natural Gas Fuels has opened Canada’s first merchant liquefied natural gas facility in Elmworth, Alberta. The LNG plant is located in the heart of oil and gas activity in northwest Alberta and...
View ArticleVF Launches Chemical Management Program
VF Corporation, whose brands include The North Face, Timberland and Wrangler, among others, has debuted a chemical management program, Chem-IQ. Developed in collaboration with third-party experts,...
View ArticleMore Buildings Reaching Carbon Reduction Targets
There has been a 200 percent increase over 2012 in the number of building design projects that meet the American Institute of Architects’ 60 percent carbon reduction target, according to a report...
View ArticleUN Climate Change Jargon
This past month, New York City was abuzz with demonstrations, world leaders, industry leaders, bankers and world media, who descended to participate in Climate Summit 2014. Amongst the many rosy things...
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