Why Climate Business Risk Disclosures are the New Norm
A new emissions disclosure rule, proposed by the White House this week, would require companies with federal contracts to report on their greenhouse gas emissions, efforts and targets to limit such...
View ArticleNike Expansion Cuts Supply Chain’s Carbon Footprint
Nike has expanded its European Logistics Campus in Belgium and implemented several new environmental sustainability aspects as part the company’s efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of its supply...
View ArticleCan Free Enterprise Help Manufacturers Reduce Their Carbon Releases?
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative says that its participating members have reduced their heat-trapping emissions by at least 40 percent since 2005.
View ArticleG7 Countries Pledge to End Fossil Fuel Subsidies by 2020
Leaders of the G7 countries including President Obama pledged to phase out fossil fuel subsidies by 2025 at the G7 summit in Japan.
View ArticleGrocery Manufacturers Association: Date Labeling ‘Not THE Solution to Food...
Date labeling food to help prevent food waste is important, but it’s not the “silver bullet” for reducing food waste, according to the Grocery Manufacturers Association, whose 300 member companies...
View ArticleFood, Beverage Execs to GOP: Climate Change Is Hurting Our Supply Chains
Climate change poses “inherent risk to the food supply system,” according to food and beverage industry execs who took this message to Capitol Hill, meeting with US House lawmakers and urging federal...
View ArticleGreen Jobs are Sprouting Up. Will It Last?
Solar jobs are hot and growing faster than those in the fossil fuel sector. That's according to the International Renewable Energy Agency, which said that more than 8 million around the globe had jobs...
View ArticleAmerica’s long fever dream of boundless nuclear power: What’s a country to do?
Internationally, the US nuclear industry is falling behind in building plants, if not in research. China alone, with 29 GW of nuclear operating, has 22 GW under construction and plans an added 58 GW at...
View ArticleWill Next-Gen Carbon Capture Technologies Kick Start CCS?
Next-generation carbon capture technologies show promise in lowering the cost and energy use associated with CCS, according to new research from the IEA Clean Coal Center.
View ArticleLow-Carbon Fuels Initiative Aims to Scale Up Sustainable Corporate Fleets
A global initiative called below50 that aims to scale up the development and use of low-carbon fuels launched today with 20-plus organizations and global brands including Audi, DuPont, DSM, Joule,...
View ArticleBill Would Eliminate NY Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050
New York lawmakers have introduced a bill that would make Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s climate and clean energy goals law, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions from anthropogenic sources by 100 percent,...
View ArticleCan Scientists Help Crack California’s Drought Conditions? For Industry’s...
We consume nearly 1,500 gallons of water each day, which is unsustainable in the long term, but in water-short California the issue is already coming to a head.
View ArticleLinc Energy Files for Bankruptcy
Oil and gas company Linc Energy’s 11 US subsidiaries have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Houston. The companies listed total assets of $50 million to $100 million and liabilities of $100...
View ArticleNew Technologies Increase Mixed Waste Recycling, Commodities Recovery, Report...
The main technologies used in modern recycling plants, also known as materials recovery facilities (MRFs), are being successfully integrated into new mixed waste processing facilities (MWPFs). As such,...
View ArticleEvoqua Water Treatment Saves County $16M
Evoqua Water Technologies’ water treatment system will save Washington County, Maryland, $16 million in upgrade costs, according to the county.
View ArticleGerman Grid May Not be Able to Handle More Green Energy but it Can Handle...
The growth of Germany's green energy could grow so fast that its electrical grid may not be able to handle the added electrons, which still need to be firmed up with baseload generation that runs...
View ArticleMinnesota Adopts E-Waste Bill, North Carolina Considers Repealing E-Recycling...
Minnesota’s e-waste bill has been signed by the state’s governor, while a proposed bill in North Carolina would repeal that state’s electronic recycling program, Waste Dive reports. Minnesota’s new...
View ArticleDraft GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards Released for Comment
The Global Reporting Initiative has released the second set of draft GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards for public comment.
View ArticleExelon Will Close Two Nuclear Units, Cites Failure to Pass Zero-Carbon...
Exelon Corp. will shut down two of its merchant nuclear plants: Clinton and Quad Cities, which compete on the open market with other generators and which have found it difficult to compete against...
View ArticleHow to Make Manufacturing Processes More Environmentally Sustainable
A new international standard, ASTM E3012-16, allows companies to map the environmental aspects of manufacturing processes.
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