Whiskey Distillery Slashes Carbon, Increases Production
An Irish whiskey distillery has reduced its carbon emissions 40 percent while increasing whiskey production after installing equipment and technology supplied by GEA Wiegand. The Irish Distillers...
View ArticleRamboll Acquires Environ
Denmark-based Ramboll has acquired the US-based global consultancy, Environ, adding more than 1,500 environment, health and safety specialists in 21 countries. The acquisition positions Ramboll among...
View ArticleEH&S Tech Services Leaders Revealed
CH2M Hill, ERM and E2 ManageTech are among the nine leading environment, health and safety information management and technology services firms, according to a Verdantix report, Green Quadrant EH&S...
View ArticleEmissions Rules Could Cost Homebuilders $55M
New emissions standards could cost homebuilders and other manufacturers more than $55 million initially and close to $20 million each year after to comply with, The Hill reports. The EPA proposal,...
View ArticleCompanies Pay $9.7bn in EPA Enforcement Actions
EPA enforcement actions in fiscal year 2014 required companies to invest more than $9.7 billion to curb pollution and clean up contaminated sites, according to the agency’s annual enforcement and...
View ArticleBallast Water Treatment System Benefits Ship Operators
The NSF International Independent Laboratory will begin testing Evoqua Water Technologies’ SeaCure ballast water management system in preparation of US Coast Guard full type approval. The SeaCure BWMS...
View ArticleGE, Cheniere Sign $1B LNG Export Terminal Deal
General Electric and Sabine Pass Liquefaction have inked a $1 billion deal under which GE will provide spare parts and planned inspections, maintenance services and round-the-clock technical support...
View ArticleNovozymes Technology Converts Waste Oils to Biodiesel
Novozymes has launched what it says is the first commercially available enzymatic solution to make biodiesel from waste oils. The Novozymes Eversa enzymatic process converts used cooking oil or other...
View ArticleCoke, Pepsi, Dr Pepper Increase Fuel Economy 13%
Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Dr Pepper Snapple Group have increased the fuel economy of their fleets by nearly 13 percent since 2010, according to the American Beverage Association. The findings are the...
View ArticleBiosolids Recycling Program to Save $900,000 Annually
Synagro Technologies says a five-year biosolids recycling program will save city of Toledo taxpayers $900,000 annually while improving water quality in the Lake Erie watershed by reducing the use of...
View ArticleEPA Sets Coal Ash Rules
The EPA on Friday set the first national standards for disposal of coal ash from coal-fired power plants, classifying coal ash as solid waste instead of a hazardous material. The agency says the final...
View ArticleFreedom Industries Indicted for W.Va. Chemical Spill
Freedom Industries and six former Freedom officials have been charged with various federal crimes related to the January 2014 West Virginia chemical spill that left 300,000 people without drinking...
View ArticleZero-Waste Program Cuts CO2 Emissions by 18,000 Tons
Big Heart Pet Brands’ Milk-Bone bakery in Buffalo, New York, has sent zero waste to landfill for five years, reducing its CO2 emissions by more than 18,000 tons. Since 2008, Milk-Bone has recycled more...
View ArticleCooling Water Treatment to Improve Efficiency, Operations
Mexel USA and the University of Michigan have signed an agreement to perform a 12-month demonstration of the Mexel 432/0 cooling water treatment on a system servicing buildings on the main campus. The...
View ArticleRoyal Caribbean Cruises Toward Emissions Standards
Royal Caribbean Cruises will retrofit 19 of its ships with advanced emissions purification (AEP) systems, which will remove more than 97 percent of the sulfur dioxide emissions generated by the ships’...
View ArticleMinimizing Waste, Packaging at Signode
How Signode implements its sustainability initiatives and uses fewer materials in its products.
View ArticlePortable Hydrogen Device Improves Fuel Efficiency, Tests Show
Vydrotech, a hydrogen-enhanced fuel systems manufacturer, says testing shows its Portable Hydrogen Device can improve fuel efficiency by more than 10 percent. The PHD provides just in time hydrogen...
View ArticleWhat is the Environmental Cost of Internet of Things?
While the internet of things has the potential to help reduce global GHG emissions and increase supply chain efficiency, the thousands of sensors and smart devices — once they reach end of life — may...
View ArticleGlobal 500 Firms’ GHG Emissions Rise
Greenhouse gas emissions from the world’s 500 largest businesses rose 3.1 percent from 2010 to 2013, according to a Thomson Reuters report written in collaboration with BSD Consulting. During this time...
View ArticleXTO Energy to Pay $3M to Restore Fracking Areas
XTO Energy, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil and the US’ largest holder of natural gas reserves, will spend an estimated $3 million to restore eight sites damaged by unauthorized discharges of fill material...
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