ChemSec Unveils Chemical Guide for Investors
ChemSec, the Swedish-based environmental NGO, unveiled a chemical cataloging tool aimed to help investors determine risk and put pressure on companies to move away from hazardous chemicals. The...
View ArticlePackaging Roundup: WikiCells Edible Wrappers, Sealed Air, Domatar, United...
WikiCells, a startup founded by Harvard professor David Edwards, has developed self-contained edible packaging in an effort to reduce plastic and paper waste. Small particles of chocolate, dried fruit,...
View ArticleAnheuser Busch, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Intel Link Climate Change to Water...
Anheuser-Busch InBev, Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, KB Home, Alcoa and Intel are among the 27 percent of companies assessed that made the connection between climate change and water risk in 2011, up from...
View ArticleSC Johnson Launches Initiatives to Change Recycling Behavior
SC Johnson will work with Recyclebank to increase curbside recycling in 50 towns and cities across the US, in one of two new efforts aimed at closing the gap between families’ environmental aspirations...
View Article2014 World Cup Will Have $20m Sustainability Budget
FIFA has said it will spend $20 million to make the 2014 World Cup in Brazil the first with a comprehensive sustainability strategy. It will include “green” stadiums, waste management, community...
View ArticleAuto Dealer Association Studies Energy Use, Aims for Energy Star Labels
The National Automobile Dealers Association has launched an online energy usage survey as part of a national effort to understand consumption trends, with an aim of developing an Energy Star...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: MATS Senate Vote, Building Efficiency Centers,...
The Energy Department and the U.S. Department of Commerce have selected three Centers for Building Operations Excellence, which will receive $1.3 million to train and expand building operators in...
View ArticleCO2 Credit Exchange Opens in Texas
The Texas Climate & Carbon Exchange, which allows companies to voluntarily offset emissions by buying credits, opened Thursday in Austin through a partnership with Australia-based Carbon Trade...
View ArticleTesla Model S Verified as Longest-Range Electric Vehicle, at 265 Miles
Tesla Motors’ Model S has received a rated range of 265 miles and a combined efficiency of 89 miles-per-gallon equivalent from the EPA, establishing the luxury sports sedan as the electric vehicle with...
View ArticleEbay Taps Bloom for Fuel Cell-Powered Data Center
Internet auction site eBay is partnering with Bloom Energy as it aims to use renewable energy as the primary power source for the next phase of the company’s flagship data center. The Utah data center...
View ArticleUPS Introduces 40% More Fuel-Efficient Vans
UPS has ordered 150 composite-body diesel vans after testing five of the CV-23 prototype vehicles and achieving a 40 percent increase in fuel efficiency compared with traditional aluminum vans. The...
View ArticleKohl’s to Boost Solar Capacity 25%
Kohl’s Department Stores is to install solar panels at roughly 30 additional locations, expanding its existing solar program by nearly 25 percent. While some of the new solar sites will be in states...
View ArticleStrategic Energy Procurement: Using Data to Forecast, Plan, and Manage Your...
Join Constellation, Frost & Sullivan and Environmental Leader for a one-hour energy management webinar discussing ways to use data to forecast and reduce energy costs on Tuesday, June 26, 2012, at...
View ArticleUSPS Sustainability Report: Emissions Up 0.7% Despite Fall in Revenues
The US Postal Service’s carbon emissions rose 0.7 percent from 2010 to 2011, from 12.31 to 12.39 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. The service’s revenues, net profits and mail volume...
View ArticleKeeping The Lights On with Demand-Response and Energy Efficiency Programs
Consumers of electricity have long used energy efficiency and demand-response measures to conserve energy in California and the Northwest. Historically, consumers have reduced their energy use to save...
View ArticleAre IT Data Centers Emerging as a Killer App for Green Power? Part II
This is part II in a two-part series. Part I can be read here. Clean Energy Options for Data Centers IT and cloud computing companies have three primary avenues for sourcing cleaner energy for their...
View ArticleCoulomb to Deploy 160 EV Chargers, Part of $4.4m NYSERDA Award
Coulomb Technologies has received $1 million to install more than 160 charging ports throughout New York state. In partnership with gas and electric company National Grid, Coulomb will deploy 80...
View ArticleClean Diesel to Hit 12% of Light-Duty Vehicles Sales by 2018
Rising fuel prices and stronger fuel economy regulations will stimulate demand for clean diesel vehicles, pushing sales from 9.1 million in 2012 to 12.1 million annually by 2018, a report from Pike...
View ArticlePepsi Pre-Cool System Expected to Cut Energy Use 26%
PepsiCo has begun testing a Cool-n-Save pre-cool system for air conditioning at its bottling facility in Tulsa, Okla. Greenway Design Group says it expects its pre-cooling system to reduce the bottling...
View ArticleRio+20 Closes with Draft Agreement, No Specific Targets
The UN Rio+20 Earth Summit ended Friday without a consensus on sustainable development goals, and instead with a draft agreement that lacked specifics and measurable targets. Countries agreed to the...
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