Deutsche, Goldman, JP Morgan Join NYC Carbon Challenge
Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan Chase are among 10 companies that have committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from their offices by up to 40 percent in the next 10 years. The 10...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement: Efficiency Bill, $34m Superfund Site, States to Sue EPA
Connecticut, Vermont, Oregon, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, and the cities of New York and the District of Columbia, have sent the EPA a formal notice of intent to sue over the agency’s failure to...
View ArticleChevron Lobbies Against California Low-Carbon Rule
Chevron is leading a lobbying and public relations campaign to weaken California’s low-carbon fuel standard, a law the oil company once supported. Chevron pledged in 2007, the same year California Gov....
View ArticleGE, Nat G Launch Natural Gas Fueling Systems
GE Oil and Gas and Nat G CNG Solutions have both launched compressed natural gas vehicle fueling systems this week. Nat G CNG Solutions has introduced its Nat G 500 Series fueling station for mid-sized...
View ArticleCabot Increases Productivity 50% with SiteHawk
Cabot Corporation expects to see a complete return on investment within two years after implementing SiteHawk’s cloud-based safety data sheet (SDS) and chemical data management software. Cabot...
View ArticleShell Sustainability Report: GHGs Drop 2.7%
Shell’s total direct GHG emissions were 72 million metric tons CO2e last year, down 2.7 percent from 74 million in 2011, according to the company’s 2012 sustainability report. This meant GHGs dropped...
View ArticleGap Dumping Toxic Wastewater, Greenpeace Says
Gap, Brooks Brothers and other fashion brands are dumping toxic wastewater in Indonesia waterways, Greenpeace says. In its latest report, Toxic Threads: Polluting Paradise, Greenpeace investigates the...
View ArticleIndustry Appeals EPA GHG Regulations
The National Association of Manufacturers, American Frozen Food Institute, American Petroleum Institute and other industry groups have appealed to the US Supreme Court to stop the EPA’s greenhouse gas...
View ArticleTop 10 Efficiency Tactics for Commercial Buildings
The Building Owners and Managers Association International has issued a list of top-10 ways commercial real estate professionals can make energy efficiency and sustainability a priority, as follows:...
View ArticlePeoplesBank Issues Earth Day Report Card: Banking On The Environment
Financing green energy projects, building LEED-certified offices and offering EV charging stations are just a few of the ways PeoplesBank is supporting the environment.
View ArticleClimate Change and the Water Industry
Climate change is affecting weather patterns and the world’s ecosystem and, in particular, posing serious challenges to the world’s water supply. Climate change is having a profound effect on how...
View ArticleUnited Launches Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative
United Airlines says it will measure and evaluate the sustainability of its suppliers’ products and operations and then set targets for improvements in 2014. The survey is part of United’s sustainable...
View ArticleFertilzer Plant Housed Explosive Chemical Before Blast
Officials continue to investigate last week’s fire and explosion at West Fertilizer, which killed at least 14 and injuring 200 in the small central Texas town. But it does appear the fertilizer plant —...
View ArticleUSDA Develops Phosphorus Management Tool
A tool developed by USDA scientists can help agribusiness model phosphorus loss in runoff and determine ways to reduce these losses. The Phosphorus Index was originally a simple management tool...
View ArticleEarth Day Roundup: Dell, InterContinental Hotels, Delta, Haggar
In celebration of Earth Day today, a host of companies have announced eco-initiatives and sustainability targets. These include: InterContinental Hotels Group announced progress made with its online...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: EPA Water Plans, Cemex $1m Fine, States Sue BP
The EPA on Friday proposed several options to reduce the amounts of mercury, arsenic, lead and selenium that power plants release into waterways via coal ash, air pollution control waste and other...
View ArticleFlooding Halts Shipping, Delays Corn Planting
Rain in the upper Midwest region caused flooding along the Mississippi and Illinois rivers and as far south as Tennessee, forcing officials to close several locks and causing farmers to delay corn...
View ArticleOil, Gas EHS Spending: 60% Jump Predicted
Oil and gas companies’ spending on environment, health and safety issues will balloon 60 percent to $56 billion in 2030, up from $35 billion in 2011, as heavily publicized environmental disasters have...
View ArticleSenate Bill Advances Energy Efficiency
Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) have reintroduced their Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act, an energy efficiency bill that is supported by the National Association...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: Staples, Fuel Cells, BPA Ruling
A Sacramento County Superior Court Judge ruled Friday that Bisphenol-A (BPA) must be removed from California’s list of reproductive toxicants regulated under Proposition 65, in a case brought by the...
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