GE Commits $7.5 Million to Low-Carbon Tech, Joins MIT Energy Initiative
General Electric is joining Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s energy research hub and donating $7.5 million to its efforts to develop low- and no-carbon energy technologies. GE says its work with...
View ArticleLessons Between the Lines in Fed’s Final Guidance for Evaluating Climate...
By Bryan LeRoy and David McGrath, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips On August 1, 2016, after nearly six years and two drafts, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a final version...
View ArticleIs Coal Bed Methane a Safe and Realistic Option for Coal?
Roughly 13 percent of the land in the lower 48 states has coal in the ground. Practically all of that has methane in it. The goal of those who see this as an untapped resource is to make a greater use...
View ArticleKey Findings: How Facilities Managers are Prioritizing Energy &...
Facilities Managers are more focused than ever on sustainable resource management. As energy costs fluctuate and executive-level pressures to conserve and save mount, Facilities managers are stepping...
View ArticleHow Walmart Solves Stormwater Management Challenges
A well-engineered storm water management system allowed a Walmart Supercenter in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to maximize water storage and minimize the project footprint. This allowed for additional parking...
View ArticleCoca-Cola CEO: Reducing Water Use Inside Our Operations Isn’t Enough
Coca-Cola and its bottling partners have met their goal to replenish the equivalent amount of water used in their global sales volume back to nature and communities.
View ArticleCDP to Score Companies’ Supply Chain Carbon Management
CDP’s supply chain program will soon begin rating companies on how well they manage carbon and climate change in the supply chain.
View ArticleEnergy Sector and Domestic Economy are Especially Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
In testimony before the US Congress, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said that cyber threats and natural disasters could seriously put the electric grid at risk and has thus listed the steps that the...
View ArticleHow PepsiCo Saved $80 Million by Cutting Water Use 26%
PepsiCo reduced its operational water use last year per unit of production by 26 percent, against a 2006 baseline. Its water conservation efforts saved the company more than $80 million.
View ArticleEPA Bans Mercury Compounds Under Reformed Toxic Substances Control Act
The EPA is banning exports of five mercury compounds, effective Jan. 1, 2020, under the reformed Toxic Substances Control Act. An EPA notice published in the Federal Register lists the five mercury...
View ArticleRecycling Company Owner Facing Felony Charges for Illegally Dumping C&D Waste
The owner of a Pennsylvania recycling company has been charged with 16 crimes, including five felonies, after allegedly illegally dumping 23,455 tons of construction and demolition waste across four...
View ArticleBosch Water Injection Improves Cars’ Fuel Efficiency, Cuts GHG Emissions
German automotive supplier Bosch says it is the first and only supplier to offer water injection, which improves fuel efficiency and decreases greenhouse gas emissions. Especially at high engine...
View ArticleWill This Amazon-CIA Mapping Project Revolutionize Waste Management?
It sounds like space-age technology and in many ways it is: satellite mapping that could track waste from space. Amazon, satellite operator DigitalGlobe, the CIA’s venture arm In-Q-Tel and computer...
View ArticleNatural Gas is the Fuel of Choice. But it is also the Leading Emitter of...
Natural gas is the fuel of choice. It's also now the leading emitter of carbon dioxide emissions. That's because natural gas has surpassed coal as the leading fuel used to generate electricity.
View ArticleDrilling for a Living: Innovations in Drill Technology Coming from Exxon Mobil
ExxonMobil has been in business for over a century and one aspect that has worked favorably for the company is its dedication to new and innovative projects.
View ArticleAs US Ratifies Paris Climate Deal, Pressure Mounts on Oil & Gas to Shrink...
The oil and gas industry is in a transitional phase. The sector is under increasing pressure in the US and abroad to reduce its carbon footprint. It’s also facing significant cost pressure as low...
View ArticlePuma Offers Financial Incentives to Improve Suppliers’ Environmental Management
Sports company Puma and European bank BNP Paribas have teamed up to offer a supplier financing program to Puma suppliers that improve their environmental, health and safety and social performance....
View ArticleSmart Water Networks not a Pipe Dream
Water is a necessity not only to life but to industry, transportation, and electricity generation. Yet, despite its vitality, water delivery and treatment is a utility that goes overlooked by many....
View ArticleDow Jones Sustainability Indices Additions, Cuts Announced
Cisco Systems, Shell and Adobe are the three largest additions to the 2016 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices. to the annual sustainability benchmark. Intel, Samsung Electronics and British American...
View ArticleRubicon Partnership Provides Flexible Financing for Waste Haulers
Smart waste and recycling company Rubicon has launched a financing program for its haulers that the startup says should translate to more haulers providing better service to customers and diverting...
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