Environmental Executive Moves: GlencoreXstrata, ACS, Proterra, ABB
Here’s the latest news on hirings, promotions and departures among environmental leaders. GlencoreXstrata: The commodity trading and mining company has named former BP chief executive Tony Hayward...
View ArticleConn. Passes First-in-Nation Mattress Recycling Law
Connecticut has passed the nation’s first-ever extended producer responsibility (EPR) bill for mattresses that supporters say will save local governments about $1.3 million and increase recycling...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Sequester Costs; BP Wants UK-US Talks
BP plans to ask British prime minister David Cameron to intervene with the US government over the rising cost of compensation related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The company believes its...
View ArticleDOE Approves Natural Gas Export Facility
Mitsui and Mitsubishi of Japan, and GDF Suez of France have invested in a US liquefied natural gas (LNG) project following the Energy Department’s Friday decision to end a freeze on natural gas exports...
View ArticleNatural Disaster-Related Economic Losses ‘Out of Control’
The United Nations warned economic losses linked to natural disasters are out of control, soaring past $100 billion annually for three consecutive years, and will continue to escalate unless risk...
View ArticleDPR Makes Its Arizona Office Net-Zero
DPR Construction has retrofitted its own Phoenix Regional Office to achieve net-zero energy consumption. DPR was both the owner and contractor for the renovation project, turning a circa-1972 abandoned...
View ArticleStasis Stifles Innovation, Holds Back Answers to Sustainability
In my February column I talked about the opportunity for America’s response to climate change to become our next “Moon Mission” moment. (It did not occur to me until this very moment that most people...
View ArticleColor-Coded Stickers Help Reduce GHG Emissions
Color-coding systems can help facilities curb greenhouse gas emissions, reduce water and energy use, and cut operating costs, reports Cleaning and Maintenance Management. In an article for the...
View ArticleBASF, Genomatica Plan Renewable Butanediol Facility
BASF has inked a deal with California biochemical company Genomatica to build a production facility to make sugar-based 1,4-butanediol (BDO) using Genomatica’s technology. The German chemical giant...
View ArticleGreenEarth Cleaning Joins Sustainable Apparel Coalition
GreenEarth Cleaning has joined the Sustainable Apparel Coalition and says it will use the group’s sustainability measurement tool, the Higg Index, as a standard-setting mechanism to improve its...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: Washing Machines, Event Planning, Efficiency...
CSA Group, UL and the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers yesterday announced the release of AHAM 7003-2013/CSA SPE-7003-13/UL 7003, Sustainability Standard for Household Clothes Washers, which...
View ArticleCorn-Producing States Face High Water-Shortage Risk
Washington, DC, New York City, Los Angeles and San Diego are among the cities most at risk for drought-induced water shortages, according to a report from the Columbia University Water Center, in...
View ArticleMonsanto, Bayer, Sygenta Fund Bee Research
Monsanto, Bayer and Sygenta are among the agrichemical companies funding honeybee research in the US as scientists investigate pesticides as a potential cause of honeybee decline, Reuters reports....
View ArticleAdidas Sustainability Report: Misses Goal to Verify Supplier Data
Adidas missed its goal to verify supplier data last year, according to the company’s 2012 Sustainability Progress Report. The verification is a necessary step towards Adidas’s targeted 10-15 percent...
View ArticleEV Standards Roadmap Finds Regulation Gaps
An update to proposed standards for electric vehicles set by the American National Standards Institute has identified eight new standardization “gaps” where it says new or revised regulations would...
View ArticleWaste Management Helps Firms Achieve Zero Waste Validation
Waste Management is offering its customers a streamlined route to pursuing Underwriters Laboratories Environment zero waste validation. Many businesses, schools and communities across North America...
View ArticleDeloitte, McKinsey, PwC Lead Sustainability Strategy Consulting
CH2M Hill, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, ERM, KPMG, McKinsey, PE International and PwC stand out as the leading sustainability consulting firms, says a report from independent analyst firm Verdantix....
View ArticleCabot Powers Fracking Equipment With Shale Gas
Cabot Oil & Gas has partnered with FTS International and Caterpillar Global Petroleum to use shale gas to fracture wells via dual fuel technology. Using natural gas can displace up to 70 percent of...
View ArticleCalifornia Carbon Price Hits Record High
California raised more than $280 million selling greenhouse gas emissions permits in its third auction, with businesses paying a record $14 per metric ton for the right to release carbon this year. All...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Solar Tariffs, Formaldehyde, ‘Sue and Settle’...
The White House is negotiating to drop its steep tariffs on Chinese solar panels, and the EU is talking with China to avoid tariffs scheduled to take effect next month, the New York Times reports. The...
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