Food Industry Must Take Thoughtful Approach to Processing, Packaging to...
Winning the Real-world Hunger Games Thankfully, we’re still a long way from the dystopian world depicted in the best-selling “The Hunger Games” trilogy, where food is used as a coercive political tool....
View ArticleAlaska Air Group Sustainability Report: CO2 Intensity Drops 4%
Alaska Air Group – the parent company of both Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air – reduced its greenhouse gas intensity by 4 percent from 2010 to 2011, according to the company’s latest corporate...
View ArticleContract Wins: Energy Points and SustainEdge, AssetWorks, Jurupa Unified...
Analytics company Energy Points and consultancy SustainEdge today announced a strategic partnership aimed at deliver enterprise resource management and planning decisions. Under the partnership...
View ArticleA New Eco Certification for Composite Wood Products
If you are a frequent reader of my articles, you may be wondering why I’m writing about composite panels. I follow woodworking news because many of the sustainability issues are similar to those in the...
View ArticleTeck Resources Admits It Polluted Columbia River in US
In an abrupt reversal, Canadian company Teck Resources said it was responsible for discharging mining waste and effluent from its Trail smelter into the US and has agreed to move to phase two of a...
View ArticleEnvironmental & Energy Executive Moves: Sustainability Consortium, ECOtality,...
Here’s the latest news on hirings and promotions among environmental and energy management leaders. The Sustainability Consortium: The organization, which creates sustainability standards for consumer...
View ArticleDrought Risk Threatens Crops
The plains and the western US are still in the worst drought in more than 50 years, but this year’s corn, soybean and wheat harvest will be better than the summer of 2012, Reuters reports. A senior...
View ArticleIIRC Releases Corporate Reporting Model for Consultation
The International Integrated Reporting Council today published a consultation draft of its corporate reporting model and is asking businesses, investors and other stakeholders worldwide to comment on...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: GHG Rule Delay, Suncor Spill, Chevron’s...
The EPA said Friday that it will delay finalizing regulations that limit greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants, and would rewrite the rules to address concerns raised by the electric industry,...
View ArticleGreen Fleet Roundup: Avon, Ford, DriveCam, Greyhound Lines
Avon Rent A Car Truck and Van says it is the first rental agency in the US to take delivery of the new 2013 HINO diesel-electric hybrid trucks. The new truck have a 30-35 percent better fuel economy...
View ArticleHighland Plastics to Use Cardia’s Biohybrid Resins
Highland Plastics, manufacturer of injection moulded food-grade plastic packaging, will offer packaging products that use Cardia Biohybrid resin technology that can increase packaging’s renewable...
View ArticleSustainability Report: Fiat Cuts Water Use 16%
Fiat, the majority shareholder in US carmaker Chrysler, cut mass-market brand plants’ water consumption per vehicle last year by 15.6 percent versus 2011 levels, and by 31.2 percent versus 2010,...
View ArticleUnited Airlines to Save 85m Gallons of Fuel in 2013
United Airlines has set a goal to save 85 million gallons of fuel in 2013. The airline says this savings will equal 828,750 metric tons of CO2 or about $275 million dollars at current fuel prices. Fuel...
View ArticleGrowth in Natural Gas Vehicles Will Have ‘Minimal Impact’ on Prices
A transition to natural gas-fueled heavy duty and light duty vehicles over the next decade will have a minimal impact on natural gas prices, according to research by the American Clean Skies...
View Article523 Schools Nationwide Recover 90 Million Pounds of Recyclable Materials
The 523 colleges and universities participating in March’s RecycleMania Tournament — meant to harness the competitive spirit around sports rivalries and use them to increase campus recycling and waste...
View ArticleE-World Online’s Take-Back Programs to Surpass 200 Million Pounds of e-Waste
E-World Online, a leading provider of comprehensive e-waste take-back programs for electronics manufacturers and inventory management solutions for national retailers, says it will surpass 200 million...
View ArticleFinnish Recycling Powerhouse to Install Robotic Recycling System
Finnish recycler Lassila & Tikanoja plc and ZenRobotics Ltd. announced L&T is acquiring the ZenRobotics Recycler recycling system. The system safely sorts raw materials like metal, wood, and...
View ArticleWaste2Tricity Plans Development of Advanced Waste-to-Energy Plant
Waste2Tricity (W2T) announced the start of a Concept Design Study for the development of an advanced waste-to-energy plant. The facility will convert approximately 100,000 tonnes a year of feedstock –...
View ArticleDOE Solar Process Adds Energy to Natural Gas
The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is developing a process that uses sunshine to increase the amount of energy in natural gas. Installing PNNL’s system in front of natural...
View ArticleNASA Scientist Talks ‘True Cost of Fossil Fuels’
The Sustainability Media Lab interviews Dr. James Hansen about his recent retirement from NASA and how the energy industry is impeding urgent climate action.
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