Standards & Compliance: Greenroads, SITES, e-Stewards Enterprise, Greener...
The Monterey Road Reconstruction Project in San Jose, Calif., has become the first project in the state to achieve Greenroads certification, the Greenroads Foundation said. The 2.1-mile project earned...
View ArticleGoogle Shrinks Carbon Footprint 9%
Google emitted 1.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2012, a 9 percent decrease from the previous year, according to the search giant’s latest carbon footprint data. The company purchased carbon...
View ArticleUConn Tops Green Colleges Ranking
The University of Connecticut tops Sierra Club’s annual green colleges list, jumping from No. 5 to the No. 1 and pushing last year’s “coolest school,” the University of California, Davis, down to No....
View ArticleInstalled Price of Solar PV Continues Rapid Decline
The installed price of solar PV power systems in the United States fell substantially in 2012 and through the first half of 2013 – the third year in a row of significant price reductions for PV systems...
View ArticleGlobal Water Policy Discussion
This GGG session seeks to identify a way forward towards establishing global policies on water.
View ArticleEnergy Cane ‘Could Yield Five Times More Ethanol than Corn’
So-called energy cane is part of a new generation of energy crops that could yield up to five times more ethanol per acre than corn, according to the journal Chemical & Engineering News. Energy...
View ArticleInvestors Slow to Embrace Sustainability, Accenture Says
Investors are beginning to understand the risks of unsustainable practices, although the pace of change is slow, according to the preliminary findings of a global study conducted by Accenture and the...
View ArticleBosch Plant Cuts CO2 Emissions 30%
Bosch Rexroth has reduced its carbon emissions by 30 percent, compared to 2009 levels, at its Glenrothes site in Scotland. The company says the Glenrothes facility’s CO2 reduction puts it on track to...
View ArticleLife Cycle Costing ‘Key Benchmark’ for Smart Building Industry
Purchases in the intelligent building industry are most often based on the lowest costs and relationships with past vendors rather than cost evaluations, according to findings from a collaborative...
View ArticleIX Power Develops Produced Water Treatment Technology
IX Power Clean Water has acquired the patent rights to OrganiClear from Los Alamos National Laboratory and begun commercializing the technology to filter and destroy toxic organic hydrocarbons in...
View ArticlePolicy and Enforcement: EPA Revises Ford MPG, US Natural Gas Production, BP...
The EPA is revising estimates for the 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid, with plans for updating its fuel economy labeling regulation. EPA tested the C-Max after receiving consumer complaints that the vehicle did...
View ArticleEPA Launches Bee-Protecting Pesticide Label
The EPA has developed new pesticide labels that prohibit use of some neonicotinoid pesticide products where bees are present. The agency says the labels are part of its ongoing effort to protect bees...
View ArticleCH2M Hill Ranked No. 1 Environmental Firm for Eighth Year
CH2M Hill is the top US environmental firm, according to Engineering News-Record’s Top 200 Environmental Firms list. The global consulting, design, construction and operations firm has held the No. 1...
View ArticleUnilever Opens Sustainable Ice Cream Factory
Unilever has invested more than €95 million ($125 million) into the development of a sustainable ice cream factory in Turkey designed to reuse rain and surface water and recover heat. The facility in...
View ArticleAuto Manufacturers Aim to Produce Vehicles at Sustainable Facilities
Major automakers are improving their production factories, with waste reduction plans, solar power and energy use reduction plans in order to enhance the sustainability reputation of their electric...
View ArticleSustainability In Prisons Program
A look at the past, present, and future of the Sustainability in Prisons Project in Washington state commemorating the 5th anniversary of the project’s inception. The project is a partnership between...
View ArticleThe Most Important Element in Your Production Strategy? Water
No commodity seems to be more top-of-mind in the American consciousness than fuel. The media reports its price swings so frequently that I know the numbers by heart — at the time of my writing this,...
View ArticleStaples Recycles 350 Million Cartridges
Staples today said it has recycled 350 million ink and toner cartridges since 2005, averaging more than 60 million cartridges per year in the past three years. Through the cartridge-recycling program,...
View ArticleCarbon-Free Shipping Sets Sail
A sail-powered barge launched last week on Lake Champlain in Vermont that backers hope could spur a new generation of carbon-neutral, sailboat shipping. The 39-foot Ceres, which was built by volunteers...
View ArticleShareholders to Tyson Foods: Disclose Pig Gestation Crates Risks
Tyson Foods’ shareholders have submitted a resolution asking that the meat giant disclose the financial and operational risks associated with its use of pig gestation crates. The Humane Society of the...
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