Wastewater Treatment Meets EPA Discharge Standards for Commercial Facilities
A thermally efficient wastewater treatment system by Purestream Services has been deployed at a commercial wastewater disposal facility in Warren, Pennsylvania. The Avara vapor recompression system is...
View ArticleAT&T to Enable Carbon Savings 10X Its Own Footprint by 2025
AT&T has set a goal to enable carbon savings 10 times the footprint of its operations by 2025. To achieve this, AT&T will engage with customers, companies and non-governmental organizations on...
View ArticleChevrolet Meets Community-Based Carbon-Reduction Goal
Chevrolet has met its carbon reduction goal of preventing 8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide from entering the earth’s atmosphere over the last five years. Launched in 2010, the brand’s voluntary...
View ArticleHow Walmart, Levi’s Reduce GHGs, Waste through Partnerships
Walmart met — and beat — a major greenhouse gas emissions goal this week. In 2010, Walmart announced its goal to eliminate 20 million metric tons of GHG emissions from its global supply chain by the...
View ArticleSustainable Packaging a ‘Long-Term Trend’ in Foodservice Industry
Sustainable packaging remains a long-term overall trend in the foodservice packaging industry, with an increasing focus on compostable packaging, according to the Foodservice Packaging Institute’s 2015...
View ArticleOriginClear, Renewable Water Technologies Team Up to Treat Agricultural Effluent
OriginClear and Renewable Water Technologies (RWT), a spin-off of Wisconsin’s Renewable Algae Group, have teamed up to offer complete treatment solutions for agricultural effluent reclamation, with a...
View Article‘Robust’ EHS Spending Increases Forecast for 2016
Environment, health and safety executives say they will increase EHS spending in 2016, according to a Verdantix survey. The global survey of 312 EHS executives found that 10 percent of firms will...
View ArticleRam ProMaster City Wins 2016 Commercial Car of the Year
The 2016 Ram ProMaster City has been named Green Car Journal’s 2016 Commercial Green Car of the Year. The awards, which recognize important environmental achievements in the pickup truck and light...
View ArticleThe No. 1 Green Building Benefit: Lower Operating Costs
The building industry is rapidly developing new technology to manage emissions and improve energy efficiency and water management, while also lowering operating expenses. “Commercial and industrial...
View Article3 Signs We’re Entering a Golden Age for Carbon Markets
This is an adaptation of an essay by Fred Krupp and Nat Keohane for the International Emissions Trading Association’s Greenhouse Gas Market 2015/2016 report. There was a time when market-based...
View ArticleThe Changing Role of Today’s EHS Manager and Tactics to thrive in 2016
Until recently, most EHS managers came of age during an era where the primary focus was on compliance. This role is changing, and increasingly, the focus is shifting towards reducing operational risk,...
View ArticleAlberta Sets Economy-Wide Carbon Tax, Caps Emissions for Tar Sands
The Canadian province of Alberta has announced a climate plan that includes an economy-wide carbon tax, sets emissions limits for the oil sands and phases out coal-generated electricity. The plan also...
View ArticleTop Mining Companies Risk $10 Billion in Earnings from Carbon Price
The world’s largest mining companies face a collective $10 billion risk if global carbon pricing tightens following the COP21 Paris climate talks, which begin next week, according to report from CDP....
View ArticleEnergy-Related Emissions Increased 0.9% in 2014
US energy-related carbon dioxide emissions increased 0.9 percent in 2014, according to the US Energy Information Administration’s online analysis, released today. Fossil fuel consumption accounted for...
View ArticleGlobal CEOs Urge ‘Ambitious Climate Deal’ at COP21
CEOs from 78 global companies — including PepsiCo, Dow Chemical, Nestlé, Unilever, and Accenture — are urging governments to work with them to co-design climate solutions ahead of the United Nations...
View ArticleIs 3D Printing the Future of Sustainable Manufacturing?
3D printing increases efficiency and reduces waste, making it a valuable tool in efforts to make manufacturing more sustainable. Its applications range from medical devices to aerospace — and possibly...
View ArticleLargest Ever Controlled CO2 Release from Underwater Pipeline Planned
DNV GL is conducting the oil and gas industry’s largest ever controlled release of carbon dioxide from an underwater pipeline at its Spadeadam Testing and Research Center in Cumbria, United Kingdom....
View ArticleClimeon’s Marine Energy Tech Improves Efficiency 14%
Climeon’s Ocean marine waste heat recovery system can improve efficiency by 14 percent and help customers reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 5 percent. Frost and Sullivan has awarded Climeon the...
View ArticleRoad to COP21 Climate Talks: US Feds Pledge Emissions Cuts, CEOs Unite on...
The COP21 climate talks are less than a week away and we’re seeing a flurry of low-carbon commitments from governments and industry as both groups gear up for Paris. US federal agencies will cut...
View ArticleVeolia Desalination Technology Saves Masdar 25%, Reduces Footprint
Veolia’s desalination technology, in use at a pilot program for Masdar’s renewable-energy powered desalination plant in Abu Dhabi, has already lowered the electrical consumption performances by 7...
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