Carbon Footprinting: Helping Investors Ask the Right Questions
Last year marked a turning point for the investment community in acting on carbon in their investments. By the time of the Paris Climate Summit in December, 110 investors representing over $10 trillion...
View ArticleEnvironmental Executive Moves: Waste Management, PowerCell Sweden, ACWA, T&M...
Here’s the latest news on hirings, promotions and departures among environmental leaders. Waste Management: The waste management services company has appointed James C. (Jim) Fish, Jr. as president....
View ArticleWhy Your Firm Should Be Engaging the Board on Sustainability Challenges
CEOs may be missing a key opportunity to meet sustainability challenges by engaging their boards of directors.
View ArticlePlastics Firm Expects $20,000 in New Recycling Revenue from Zero Net Waste...
A zero waste program for the plastics industry is expected to result in about $20,000 in new revenue for its first participant. Following the launch of its zero waste program earlier this year, SPI:...
View ArticleDuke Energy Takes Solar Shot at Modest Commercial Businesses
When it comes to accessing the new energy market place, Duke Energy has a made a key move — going after the smaller-to-mid-sized commercial solar markets, which it thinks has huge potential. Today, the...
View ArticleEdible Food Packaging Garnering Interest from Food Companies to Reduce Waste
Edible food packaging made of milk proteins can reduce waste and prevent food spoilage, according to US Department of Agriculture researchers who are currently developing this casein-based film. The...
View ArticleWhy Environmental Managers, Investors Love Circular Economy Technologies
Circular economy technologies, which reduce waste or convert waste to valuable new products, received $668 million in funding from 2011 through the first quarter of 2016.
View ArticleShippers Launch Sustainability Rating System, Target Emissions Cuts
As the ocean shipping industry faces increasing pressure to set carbon emissions targets, five global companies have launched a rating system to help shippers choose more sustainable ocean freight...
View ArticleNow that Coal Companies are Troubled, Who Should Pay for Environmental Cleanups?
Regardless of how their troubles started, coal companies still have to clean up their sites. But the companies are bankrupt, just who should pay. At least company is getting off with a liability of 15...
View Article$6.7 Million Available for Tech that Turns Captured Carbon into Useful Products
The US Department of Energy will award about $6.7 million to cost-shared projects that convert captured carbon from coal-fired power plants into useful products such as fuel, cement or plastics.
View ArticleWill a New Supply Chain Company Shrink Nike’s Carbon Footprint?
Nike said it has partnered with Apollo Global Management as part of the company's efforts to improve the sustainability of its supply chain.
View ArticleVW, Dealers Reach Deal in Emissions Cheat Scandal
Volkswagen has reached a tentative settlement with car dealerships that lost money from the emissions cheat scandal that affected more than half a million diesel cars in the US.
View ArticleCan Coal Reinvent Itself? Can it be Economically Converted to Other Fuels?
With the global community turning increasingly to more sustainable fuels, the coal industry is left wondering what it must do to stay alive. One idea that surfaces time-and-again is whether coal can be...
View ArticleRecycling Robots in Space: Plastics Recycling/3D Printing to Cut Waste Aboard...
Waste reduction and recycling efforts can save companies money and produce environmental benefits on earth — do these benefits extend to space? NASA, with help from aerospace technology company Tethers...
View ArticleWill Updated Toxic Substances Control Act Regulate Asbestos?
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), has sent a letter to the EPA saying asbestos should be reviewed under the newly reformed Toxic Substances Control Act.
View ArticleThe World’s Largest Purchaser Wants Its Suppliers to Disclose, Reduce GHG...
The GSA says it plans to require large- and medium-sized contractors on its Alliant2 government-wide IT contract list to inventory and publicly disclose their GHG emissions annually, and set targets...
View ArticleIs Ethanol Better or Worse for the Environment?
Ethanol may be good for the agricultural community that gets to divert crops to supplement gas but it may not be too good for the environment. That's according to a study just released from the...
View ArticleLost Value Costing of Trash Builds a Bridge to the Circular Economy
One of the most talked about topics in the sustainability world today is the Circular Economy and its goal of making materials infinitely reusable - eliminating the concept of waste.
View ArticleEPA Didn’t Report Renewable Fuel Standard Impacts, Inspector General Says
As part of the US Renewable Fuel Standard program, the EPA is required to report to Congress every three years on the affect of the biofuels mandate. The agency hasn’t made a report since 2011,...
View ArticleLow-Carbon, Efficient Ships Save Millions. So Why Aren’t Owners Reaping the...
Researchers from UCL Energy Institute and global NGO Carbon War Room say vessels with high design efficiency leave millions in the pockets of fuel payers. However, the market often fails to reward...
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