Meet Microsoft’s New Data Center Sustainability Chief
Microsoft has big plans for cloud computing. It wants to build “the most hyperscale public cloud that operates around the world in more regions than anyone else,” which involves big investments in data...
View ArticlePower Plant Companies Fined $8.5M for Emissions Violations, False Reporting
A power plant owner and its management company in Massachusetts have agreed to pay $8.5 million and plead guilty to tampering with emissions equipment and submitting false information to environmental...
View ArticleFive Takeaways from National Renewable Energy Policy Forum 2016
Last week, the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) held its annual National Renewable Energy Policy Forum in Washington, DC, where leaders in clean energy business, policy and finance gathered...
View ArticleFoodservice Packaging Recycling Toolkit Launched
The Foodservice Packaging Institute has launched an online toolkit with free resources for recycling and recovering cups, containers, boxes, bags and other foodservice packaging. The toolkit provides...
View ArticleProp. 65 Chemical Warning Law Changes Take Effect. Is Your Business Ready?
Companies that do business in California may soon have to comply with new regulations — many would say burdens — under the state’s chemical-warning law, Proposition 65. The 30-year-old Prop. 65 law...
View ArticleUtility Adds 38.5 MWs Energy Storage, Efficiency Projects
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has added 20-megawatts of energy storage and 18.5 MW of energy efficiency projects that will allow the California utility to supply more renewable energy to its...
View ArticleAre the Investigations of Oil Giant Exxon and Coal Producer Peabody Political...
Call this the tale of two different sets of state attorneys general: one group represents coal producing and consuming states and the other speaks for states that are adversely affected by those who...
View ArticleOptimizing Fracking Water, Wastewater Management
As the number of fracking operations increases in the US, so does the stress on water supplies. Oil and gas wells use as much as 1 million gallons (almost 24,000 barrels) of fresh water per wellhead,...
View ArticleWhen It Comes to Sustainability Reporting, What Is Material?
It’s that time of year again. Time to gather emissions data and other environment-related metrics to prepare corporate sustainability reports and respond to CDP’s, formerly Carbon Disclosure Project’s,...
View ArticleClean Power Plan ‘Good for Business,’ Say Major US Brands
Clean Power Plan supporters came out en masse to defend the carbon pollution rule on Friday with major brand companies filing amicus, or “friend of the court,” briefs with the US Court of Appeals for...
View ArticleUS-China Carbon Pact Relies on Clean Technologies Helping Corporate America
Calling their quest to conquer climate change a “pillar” of the relationship, the White House says that this country and China will ink a deal on April 22 — Earth Day — that formally advances their...
View ArticleHow Data Analytics is Changing the Oil & Gas Industry
Oil is the lifeblood of the global economy, but the processes to turn raw crude oil into a refined product are complex and costly. Specifically, refiners of “opportunity crude” face mounting pressure...
View ArticleGE Buys Metem, Expands Low-Emission Turbine Business
General Electric has acquired Metem Corp., in a move GE says will help it produce more efficient gas turbines with lower emissions. GE first announced its intent to purchase the technology provider in...
View Article41 Oil & Gas Companies Agree to Cut Methane Emissions
Duke Energy, National Grid and TransCanada Pipelines are among the 41 energy companies that have agreed to voluntarily reduce their methane emissions as part of an EPA partnership program launched last...
View ArticleClimate Policy Is Coming. Is Business Prepared?
Businesses can expect stricter carbon pollution regulations coming soon — and that’s not necessarily a bad thing, according to some. We saw this reasoning explained in companies’ briefs supporting the...
View ArticleObama’s Climate Papers Warn of Deaths and Deprivation and It Calls for Action
Some may call it a political move designed to undermine the fossil fuel industry. Others, though, are saying that a comprehensive report issued by multiple government agencies is warning shot — to tell...
View ArticleLead Exposure: A primer on its scope and related developments
Lead exposure in the United States has been declining since lead was banned from many products in the 1970s. Lead has been banned from paint, plumbing and gasoline, three of the primary historical...
View ArticleBottle Recycling Companies Lost $20 Million in 2015
California’s 2,100 certified beverage container recycling centers lost $20 million in 2015 because of “inadequate state payments,” according to the Container Recycling Institute. Recycling companies...
View ArticleHow HP Plans to Reach 100% Renewable Energy Across Global Operations
HP has committed to powering its global operations with 100 percent renewable energy — and says it plans to reach the 40 percent renewable electricity mark by 2020 — because, as Nate Hurst, HP’s chief...
View ArticleLEED Green Building Credit Closes Illegal Wood Loophole
The US Green Building Council (USGBC) has updated the LEED green building rating system in an attempt to stop illegal logging. “Today, it is possible to achieve the LEED wood credit and still have...
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