US Weather Extremes Account for Two-Thirds of Global Losses
The US was seriously affected by weather extremes last year, accounting for 69 percent of overall losses and 92 percent of insured losses due to natural catastrophes worldwide, according to a...
View ArticleTool Will Help Facility Managers Assess Blackout Risks
Atmospheric and Environmental Research (AER) has formed a strategic alliance with The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company (HSB) to create a service that will help facilities assess...
View ArticleTool Helps Power Plants Continuously Monitor Mercury
Gas analysis systems manufacturer Gasmet has launched a flue gas continuous mercury monitoring system (CMM). The CMM employs cold vapour atomic fluorescence (CVAF) to produce low detection limits. The...
View ArticleESG Ratings Standard Open for Public Comment
A public comment period is now open to review a set of core principles for a global environmental, social and governance ratings standard developed by the Global Initiative for Sustainability Ratings....
View ArticleContract Wins: GDF Suez Gas, CB&I, Socket Mobile
GDF Suez Gas has begun supplying Transgas, the largest liquefied natural gas trucking company in the Northeast, with LNG for use as a vehicle fuel (pictured). Transgas is using LNG to fuel 10 new...
View ArticleSainsbury’s Fleet Drives Carbon Reductions
Sainsbury’s has extended its dual-fuel fleet to 51 vehicles, saving up to 25 percent in carbon emissions, the UK supermarket chain says. The fleet operates on a combination of diesel and biomethane,...
View ArticleHow to Leverage Social Media for Sustainability Reporting
Just having a robust social media platform to communicate a company’s sustainability reporting is not enough; firms need to incorporate social media into an overall communications strategy and have top...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Wheat Bans, Plastic Bag Bill, Nile Dam
South Korea and Japan halted some US wheat imports and the European Union advised member states to test certain shipments, the Washington Post reported, following the discovery of a test strain of...
View ArticleAlcoa’s Scrubber Technology Reduces Emissions, Water, Energy
Alcoa is piloting a scrubber technology that it says halves water use and requires 30 percent less energy, compared to traditional wet scrubbers, and reduces scrubber installation costs and operating...
View ArticleCould Climate Bonds Become a Major Force in Green Finance?
So-called “green” or “climate” bonds, being issued by a number of financial institutions and state governments as a means of generating funding for sustainable development and clean energy technology,...
View ArticleDell, eBay Team for Data Center Efficiency
Dell will work with eBay to solve hyperscale data center problems at Dell’s new Evergreen Innovation Center at the company’s Austin campus. The innovation center has servers and other data center...
View ArticleBoeing ecoDemonstrator Takes Flight
Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator flight test program aims to accelerate the maturity of environmental technologies.
View ArticleGE Marine Engine Meets New Emissions Rules
GE Marine says it has successfully completed an emissions-testing program for the first 12V250 marine diesel engine that meets EPA Tier 4i and International Maritime Organization (IMO) Tier III...
View ArticleOSHA Chemical Regulations Mean ‘Work for Manufacturers’
Chemical manufacturers have a lot of work ahead as they aim to comply with regulations occurring from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration aligning its 2012 Hazard Communication Standard...
View ArticleFood LCA: The Elusive Quest to Go Beyond Carbon
Each time we speak about food product life cycle analysis (LCA), the question of whether or not to use a multi-indicator approach comes up. It’s understandable to hear this question from players in the...
View ArticleAkermin Pilot Captures 90% CO2
Akermin says it has successfully tested its Biocatalyst Delivery System at the National Carbon Capture Center in Wilsonville, Ala. The pilot unit (pictured) has operated continuously for several weeks...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: Nitric Acid Extraction, LEED, ISO 50001
ASTM has proposed ASTM WK42045, Practice for Nitric Acid-Extraction of Elements from Ores and Related Metallurgical Materials Using Closed Vessel Microwave Heating, a standard to protect water quality...
View ArticleGreen Plastics Process Discovered
University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers have discovered a new chemical process to make p-xylene, an important ingredient of common plastics, at 90 percent yield from lignocellulosic biomass,...
View ArticleCompliance Costs Top Oil Companies’ Concerns
For the third consecutive year, regulatory changes and increased cost of compliance remain the top concern for all oil and gas companies in their 10-K filings, according to BDO’s annual analysis of...
View ArticleVoice of Chemical Regulation Dies
A powerful voice in chemical regulation passed away yesterday. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), 89, served in Congress for over 30 years. He started the Toxics Release Inventory program, wrote the Senate...
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