Some Pivotal Themes in our Partnership with Walmart and Why it’s Vital to...
I’ll be honest: We had push-back from some of our board members and colleagues in the environmental community when we decided 10 years ago to put a team of experts in Bentonville, Arkansas, home of...
View ArticleGrants Available for Foam Polystyrene Recycling
Grant money is available to increase recycling of packaging made from foam polystyrene from the Foam Recycling Coalition. The FRC, part of the Foodservice Packaging Institute, says it seeks applicants...
View ArticleWhy GE Sees a Digital Future for Oil & Gas
Digital technologies are the key to the oil and gas industry’s survival, according to a report by General Electric. Previous attempts at digitalization have failed because they never achieved...
View ArticleEPA Moves to Ban Bayer Pesticide
After Bayer CropScience and Nichino America refused to voluntarily pull their insecticides containing flubendiamide off the market, the EPA has moved to ban sales of the commercial pest control...
View ArticleSupreme Court’s Mercury Decision Spells Further Trouble for Coal
For the second time in just a few weeks, the coal-consuming-and-producing states have tried for a Hail Mary — to get the US Supreme Court to delay the implementation of EPA rules. This time: the...
View ArticleTomra Sorting Recycling Upgrades Sensor-Based Sorting Machine
Tomra Sorting Recycling says it will launch its latest x-ray sorting machine, which can improve the recovery of heavy metals and aluminum, at the ISRI 2016 Convention & Exposition in Las Vegas,...
View ArticleNo Reputational Penalty for CEOs on Environment Lawsuits, Study Finds
This could be good news for former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn, who resigned after the automaker admitted using “defeat devices” in vehicles to beat emissions tests. Chief executives whose...
View ArticleNuclear Energy: At the Intersection of the Economy and the Environment
Two issues will be atop the minds of environmental leaders and energy managers as the nation chooses its next president: the economy and the environment, and how to successfully weave both together so...
View ArticleFirstEnergy Comes up Short on Pennsylvania Grid Modernization Plan
Imagine a utility receives $57 million from the Department of Energy and a matching amount from its customers, then uses that money to demonstrate how new technologies could save millions more. Sounds...
View ArticleSpill Containment Product Helps Tanker Trucks Comply with EPA Rules
Environmental compliance company UltraTech International has added a new spill containment product, the Rapid Rise Model Containment Berm, to its product line. Foam in the top, outer perimeter of the...
View ArticleEPA Issues Draft Risk Assessment for Chemical Used in Spray Adhesives,...
The EPA has released a draft risk assessment for 1-Bromopropane (1-BP), a chemical used in spray adhesives, dry cleaning (including spot cleaners) applications, and degreasing uses. The assessment,...
View ArticleDow’s Wastewater Recycling Partnership Closes the Resources Loop
Water, says Dow’s Niels Groot, “sits at the intersection of necessity and scarcity. Since we do not have a replacement for water, we’ve got to focus on the scarcity side of the picture.” In an effort...
View ArticleDemocratic Debate Shows Split over Shale Gas Fracking
Like parts of the nation, the Democratic presidential contenders are split over hydraulic fracturing, which is the technique used to withdraw shale gas from a mile beneath the earth’s surface. Senator...
View ArticleTool Helps Companies Use Safer Chemicals in Products
In an effort to help companies use safer chemicals, the Clean Production Action (CPA), has released the next version of the GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals Hazard Assessment Guidance, adding...
View ArticleDisclosing Environmental Impacts for Investors
Have you noticed the requests for data, the emails from folks in other departments that you haven’t spoken with in about a year, and the bi-weekly meetings popping up on your calendar? It’s...
View ArticleVeolia, Partners Fast-Track Water Management Technologies
Invisible bubbles to help the oil and gas industry recycle water, growing a valuable mineral from wastewater and using food waste to remove contaminants from water are the game-changing technologies...
View ArticleWhat Is the Fuel Station of the Future?
Nissan and architects Foster + Partners showcase the “future of mobility” — how vehicle-to-grid, battery storage, wireless charging, autonomous drive technology and over-the-air connectivity could...
View ArticleAs Hundreds of Recycling Centers Close in Calif., Calls for Reform Grow Louder
In the wake of California’s largest recycler closing more than one-third of its recycling centers throughout the state, the Container Recycling Institute is calling on CalRecycle to work with the state...
View ArticleFirst Emissions-Free Fossil Fuel Power Plant Under Construction
A power plant that will produce low-cost electricity with zero emissions is being built in La Porte, Texas. Net Power, a collaboration between Exelon Generation, CB&I, and 8 Rivers Capital, today...
View ArticleWill the Exelon and Pepco Merger Ultimately Fly or Remain Grounded?
The energy world will soon know whether the deal between Exelon Corp. Pepco Holdings will go through: April 7, at the latest. Despite previous rejections of the proposed merger and the two utilities...
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