Commercial EV Sales Outstrip Consumer EVs
Commercial and industrial electric vehicle sales will top $30 billion this year, compared with $28 billion for consumer EVs, but by 2023 that gap will widen to $154 billion for commercial EVs and $119...
View ArticleHow Business Can Help Stop Food Waste
If the global food waste problem is to be tackled, food industry businesses need to raise awareness about the issue, improve communication in their supply chains and develop better food harvest,...
View Article‘World’s First’ Marine Fuel Bio-Refinery to be Built
Steeper Energy, the Port of Frederikshavn and Aalborg University have partnered to build what they say is the world’s first biomass-based plant to produce sulfur-free marine fuel from wood. The plant...
View ArticleStandards & Certification: Embarcadero, Prop.65, RoHS2
San Francisco’s Embarcadero Center has earned LEED Gold certification for existing buildings operations and maintenance, for its entire complex of four buildings, totaling 3 million sq ft of office...
View ArticleGE Big Data Cuts Airlines’ Carbon Emissions, Operational Costs
Brazilian airline GOL estimates that at the Brasilia airport alone, it could reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 1,620 pounds and save $24 million in operational expenses over five years by...
View ArticleCDP Global 500: 10% of Largest Companies Produce 73% of GHGs
BMW, Daimler, Philips Electronics, Nestlé, financial firm BNY Mellon, Cisco Systems and utility Gas Natural SDG — all with perfect 100 disclosure scores and A performance ratings — top the CDP’s list...
View ArticleEnvironmental Indices Offer Alternative to Divestment
RobecoSam’s publication today of its Industry Group Leader rankings, part of the annual Dow Jones Sustainability Indices review, is a good reminder of the stark differences between two investment...
View ArticleVW, Siemens, SAP Top Dow Jones Sustainability Indices
Volkswagen, Siemens, Nestle, Air France, SAP, BG Group and Citigroup are among the most sustainable companies in their respective industry groups, according to one of the world’s leading sustainability...
View ArticleDOE Focuses on Wind, PV, LEDs, Batteries, Says Moniz
During a visit to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colo., on Sept.11, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz dedicated the new Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF), which will...
View ArticleGreen Building Should Not Cost More, Report Says
Building green and performing green retrofits for commercial uses need not cost more than traditional construction and renovation methods as long as cost strategies, program management and...
View ArticleGE Trials Cleaner Battery-Powered Mining Scoop
General Electric says its Durathon battery has successfully powered its Mining Scoop, an underground vehicle that transports mining materials, at Coal River Energy in Alum Creek, W. Va. GE Mining and...
View ArticleEnvironmental Executive Moves: Xylem, WesTech, ACS, Carbon Sciences
Here’s the latest news on hirings, promotions and departures among environmental leaders. Xylem: The global water technology company has appointed Steven R. Loranger as CEO and president, effective...
View ArticleE-Waste Disposal Bans ‘Not Working’
State’s efforts to ban electronic waste disposal in municipal landfills has been mostly ineffective, although California’s Cell Phone Recycling Act has had a positive impact on cell phone recycling,...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Carbon Standards, Efficiency Bill, Biofuel Cap
The EPA’s forthcoming greenhouse gas standards will set the carbon limit for new natural gas plants at 1,000 pounds of CO2 per MW, as previously proposed, but will relax the standard slightly for...
View ArticleCovanta Turns Drugs into Clean Energy
Covanta Tulsa Renewable Energy has partnered with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) of Arkansas and Texas to safely destroy more than 44,000 pounds of unwanted medications and turn them into...
View ArticleAudit: DOE Misses Commercial Biofuel Target
Over seven years of effort and about $603 million in expenditures by the Department of Energy has failed to result in a single commercial-scale integrated biofuel project, according to an audit by the...
View ArticleWalmart to Reduce Toxic Chemicals in Products
Walmart says it will work with suppliers to reduce or eliminate toxic chemicals in its products and cut its agriculture fertilizer use on as many as 14 million acres of farmland in the US by 2020. In...
View ArticleBuilding Retrofits Generate $1m Annual Savings
Multifamily housing real estate firm Peabody Properties has reduced energy use by 5 million kilowatt hours, saving the real estate firm $1 million in electricity costs annually through a building...
View ArticleGoing Beyond ISO 14001 to Improve Environmental Management System Performance
In today’s business climate, almost all organizations consider the impact their operations have on the environment, and the impact their environmental actions have on operations. Many business leaders...
View ArticleAlabama Businesses Tap Loans up to $4m for Energy Efficiency
Alabama businesses are saving $5.1 million in estimated annual energy costs because of a state financing program launched two years ago – the AlabamaSAVES loan program. The Alabama Department of...
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