Leveraging IoT to Improve EHS Management
The internet of things is already being used to drive cost savings and improve efficiencies across industries including waste and water management, green building, farming and oil and gas. Now...
View ArticleRadical Rethink: The Birth of Circular Manufacturing
Capitalizing on the significant new business opportunities offered by circular economics can be best realized by developing three key approaches: shifting from asset owning models to service based...
View ArticleBanks Support Environmental Risk Management Program
The Natural Capital Declaration has launched an environmental risk management program, which develops methodologies and tools to map natural capital risks across lending and investment portfolios and...
View ArticleClean Transportation Policies Could Cut GHG Emissions 29%–40% in Northeastern...
In an effort to cut transportation emissions, five states and the District of Columbia have agreed to develop market-based policies to reduce pollution — and such policies could cut carbon pollution...
View ArticleLG Chem Leads Light-Duty EV Li-ion Battery Market
LG Chem, Panasonic and Samsung SDI are leading the light-duty electric vehicle lithium ion (Li-ion) battery market, according to a new Leaderboard report from Navigant Research. All three companies...
View ArticleEPA Wants Dow Pesticide Off the Market
The EPA has asked a federal court to remove Dow AgroSciences’ pesticide Enlist Duo from the market in response to a lawsuit filed by environmental groups. The Dow pesticide contains 2,4-D, a chemical...
View ArticleProduct Stewardship: Whose Responsibility Is It Anyway?
Extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws, which require manufacturers to fund and manage recycling and disposal programs for their products, are being implemented in many places around the world....
View ArticleUnilever Pledges ‘Carbon Positive’ Operations
As the COP21 climate change summit starts in Paris today, Unilever has announced it will become “carbon positive” in its operations by 2030. The company says it will achieve this goal by: Sourcing 100...
View ArticleEPA’s Proposed Rules Update the Federal Hazardous Waste Generator Program to...
In 1980, the EPA launched perhaps the most comprehensive single environmental program under its jurisdiction in terms of the number of affected US businesses — the Resource Conservation and Recovery...
View ArticleHybrid Wastewater Treatment Process Uses 90% Less Energy
Akvo Technologies has developed akvoFloat, a flotation-filtration water treatment process for industrial wastewater treatment that uses up to 90 percent less energy than comparable technologies. Based...
View ArticleEPA Mandates Biofuel Volumes for 2016, Big Oil and BIO Attack Requirements
The EPA finally announced the long-delayed biofuel volume requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program for 2014, 2015 and 2016, boosting the volume of renewable fuels that must be...
View ArticleWaste Incineration Facilities Breach Emissions Limits, Report Says
Incineration facilities and cement plants across Europe have had serious breaches of emission limits, according to a new report released by Zero Waste Europe. The report details the investigation of...
View ArticleDigital Business’ Role in Solving the Climate Crisis
Six major industries can save 7.6 gigatons (GT) of carbon emissions by digitizing business processes, according to a report by SAP. The software company examined businesses in six industries —...
View ArticleNew System Relieves Pressure on Wastewater Treatment Plants
To help relieve pressure on the local wastewater treatment plant, Northern United Brewing Company (NUBC), a family owned brewery in Dexter, Michigan, is installing Cambrian Innovation’s EcoVolt Mini, a...
View ArticleLandfilling Reports Sends ‘Dangerous Message,’ CEWEP Says
The Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants (CEWEP) is speaking out against a report produced by Eunomia on behalf of Zero Waste Europe that claims there is not much difference between...
View ArticleMonsanto Pledges Carbon Neutral Footprint by 2021
Monsanto says it will make its operations carbon neutral by 2021 by working with farmers to cut emissions and a program targeted across its seed and crop protection operations. The company says its...
View ArticleCOP21: Carbon Pricing, Bill Gates, Businesses Act on Climate Change
As the COP21 climate talks continue in Paris global leaders and organizations are stepping up calls for carbon pricing. The leaders of France, Germany, Canada, Chile, Mexico and Ethiopia, as well as...
View ArticleWater-Efficient Data Centers: a ‘Disruptive Solution’ to Drought
Data centers are a thirsty lot, guzzling huge amounts of water to support their cooling needs. A modest 1 MW data center facility can easily consume more than 4.4 million liters (1.2 million gallons)...
View ArticleThe Effects of Setbacks and Noise Limits on Successful Wind Project Approval
In September, I detailed the reasons why building public support for wind proposals in Lancaster County, Nebraska, should not be a “Plan B.” Just a few short months later, the County Board has adopted...
View ArticleGE Industrial Internet Platform Improves Water Treatment Systems Management
General Electric has launched InSight Analytics, an industrial internet product that GE says improves performance management of water treatment systems. InSight Analytics can help achieve greater...
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