Contract Wins: GE, URS, Chevron, K2 Sports, Tetra Tech
GE has been awarded new contracts for orders of electric power and propulsion systems on two liquid natural gas carriers and an LNG Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU). Shipbuilder Hyundai...
View ArticleOnline Tool Calculates Dairies’ Environmental Footprint
An online tool to help dairies calculate their environmental footprint is being tested by producers, the Innovation Center for US Dairy says. Farm Smart currently focuses on voluntary self-assessment...
View ArticleCintas Serves Up Restaurant Sustainability
Restrooms, floor care, strategic sourcing, towels and wipes, and cleaning chemicals are five commonly overlooked areas where restaurants can improve their commitment to sustainability, according to...
View ArticleCoke Buys $2.59m Recycling Carts, 28% ‘Lazy’ Consumers Don’t Recycle E-Waste
Coca-Cola, telecommunications company CenturyLink and EcoScraps, an organic lawn and garden products manufacturer, are among the companies that announced recycling initiatives and milestones yesterday,...
View ArticleUnilever Sustainability Report: GHGs Down 16% in One Year
Unilever’s greenhouse gas intensity fell 16 percent over the course of 2012, from 118.31 to 99.97 kg per metric ton of production, according to the company’s latest Sustainable Living Plan progress...
View ArticleFAA Approves Boeing 787 Dreamliner Battery Modifications
The FAA has approved battery system improvements for Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, clearing the way for the grounded fleet to resume commercial flights in about a week. The fuel-efficient Dreamliner has...
View ArticleUPS Expands Natural Gas Fleet
UPS today announced it will purchase about 700 liquefied natural gas 18-wheelers and build four refueling stations to serve its heavy-weight rigs by the end of 2014. UPS has more than 1,000 natural gas...
View ArticleFacebook Plans $1 Billion Iowa Data Center
Facebook is planning to build a $1 billion data center in Altoona, Iowa, that experts are predicting will be the world’s “most technologically advanced,” reports The Des Moines Register. The 1.4...
View ArticleWhat the Sequester Means for Environmental Regulation
Since President Obama’s reelection, the Administration has made its intention to pursue a robust environmental regulatory agenda well known. With a host of environmental regulations, including GHG...
View ArticleWastewater Project Saves City $26 Million
Bernardin Lochmueller & Associates’ wetland treatment saved Washington, Ind., $26 million and cut projected annual operating costs by $1.6 million, according to the American Council of Engineering...
View ArticleSoftware Boosts Meridian’s GHG Reporting Productivity 50%
Meridian Energy has adopted a software platform to streamline its greenhouse gas reporting, a technology investment the company says will improve productivity 50 percent by cutting down the time to...
View ArticleEcolab, Ann Taylor Beat GHG Targets, Set New Enviro Goals
Ecolab and the parent company of Ann Taylor and Loft have both set new environmental targets after surpassing earlier carbon-reduction goals. Water and energy technology and services company Ecolab has...
View ArticleFracking Disclosure Site Contains ‘Serious Deficiencies’
There are “serious deficiencies” in the disclosure practices of FracFocus.org, a widely used website that allows companies to voluntarily disclose the chemicals they use in the process of natural gas...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Arch Coal Setback, Texas Water Case, $1bn...
The US Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that the EPA can revoke Arch Coal‘s permit for its Spruce No. 1 mountaintop mine in West Virginia, the Wall Street Journal reports. The US Army Corps of...
View ArticleMonsanto Investigates Mine Water System Leak
Monsanto is investigating the water treatment system at its phosphate mine in southeast Idaho after a holding pond leak dumped millions of gallons of water and sediment into a neighboring wetland. The...
View ArticleCoke, LanzaTech Join Biotech Industry Group
Coca-Cola Co., LanzaTech, Lignol Energy, Plum Creek and three other businesses have joined the Biotechnology Industry Organization, a group that represents companies developing innovative industrial...
View ArticlePNC Investors Support Climate Change Risk Management
Some 22.8 percent of PNC Financial shareholders representing more than $5.4 billion dollars have voted in support of a resolution asking the company to assess its exposure to climate change in its...
View ArticleCisco, Google Top Greenpeace IT Ranking
Cisco and Google have tied for first place in Greenpeace’s latest ranking of IT sector climate leadership. Google and Cisco both scored 58 out of a possible 100 on Greenpeace’s sixth Cool IT...
View ArticleSustainability ‘Is A Journey’
Richard Perkins, food, agriculture and land use specialist at WWF UK, explains how sustainability is a journey.
View ArticleRSK Tool Helps Construction Companies Manage Environmental Risk
RSK Business Solutions has launched a web-based tool to help UK-based construction companies mitigate environmental risk, drive legal compliance and enhance their key performance indicator (KPI)...
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