NJ Solar Rebate Program Runs out of Money in One Day
New Jersey ran out of solar rebates in one day because Gov. Chris Christie shifted $158 million from the Clean Energy Fund to help close an $11 billion state budget gap, reducing solar rebate funds to...
View ArticleBig O Tires Installs 50-kw Solar Power System
Big O Tires of Dublin, California has installed a 50-kilowatt, 500-panel solar power system that supplies 75% of the facility’s electrical needs. The system uses parallel wiring technology from eIQ...
View ArticleNew Stores Increase CVS’ CO2 Emissions nearly 10% in 2009
CVS Caremark’s absolute carbon emissions increased by 9.5 percent in 2009 compared to 2008, according to the company’s 2009 Corporate Social Responsibility report. However, the pharmacy health-care...
View ArticleRoundup – Sustainable Differentation, Bulgaria CO2 Suspended, Ethanol Tariff
The Case for Sustainable Differentiation BusinessWeek Bulgaria suspended from CO2 emissions trading EurActiv Feds say WA plant deal not enough to reduce smog AP Venture, Clean-Tech Sectors Brace for...
View ArticlePublix Launches Sustainable Seafood Grading System
Publix is launching a new seafood grading system that will rank more than 300 seafood items from tuna steaks to frozen shrimp on sustainability and other environmental standards, reports the Miami...
View ArticleSAP, Wipro Collaborate On Sustainability Solutions
Indian IT services firm Wipro announced Friday that it has entered into an agreement with German software company SAP to work together to provide a suite of solutions that will combine SAP’s...
View ArticleWest Fraser Selects Carbonetwork’s Management Solutions
Forest products company West Fraser Timber Company has selected Carbonetworks as its supplier for performance management software for energy, greenhouse gas and sustainability solutions, according to a...
View ArticleChina Mobile’s Low Carbon Solutions Cut Emissions
The China telecommunications sector has prevented the emissions of 48.5 million tons of carbon dioxide in 2008 and 58.2 million tons in 2009 thanks to low carbon solutions such as telecommuting,...
View ArticleFord Highlights Volunteer Efforts
Ford Motor Company highlighted its volunteer efforts Friday with the announcementthat 600 company employees and retirees would spend the day working on water conservation projects in the Detroit area,...
View ArticleMass Save Contractors Complain About Preferred Vendor
Weatherization and energy efficiency contractors in Massachusetts are protesting changes to a state-wide energy efficiency program they say is sending potential customers to a preferred vendor,...
View ArticleSenate Bill Calls for 3-Year Moratorium on Discharge Permits for Commercial...
U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer, (D-CA), and Lisa Murkowski, (R-AK) have introduced a bipartisan bill (S. 3372) that extends the current moratorium on permit requirements for commercial and charter fishing...
View ArticleLibrary Lights Way Toward Sustainable Future
A recent article and Q&A published in Library Journal outlined the steps taken by Louise L. Schaper to make building operations greener and more efficient while she was director of the Fayetteville...
View ArticleAnheuser-Busch InBev Cuts Water and CO2 Emissions by nearly 9%
Anheuser-Busch InBev has reduced water use by 8.5 percent, energy use by 7 percent and CO2 emissions by 8.5 percent in 2009, all per hectoliter of production, according to the company’s 2009 Global...
View ArticleBP Roundup – Latest Effort Captures 1,000 Barrels of Leaking Oil Per Day
All efforts to contain the BP oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico have failed until this weekend (May 15/16) when BP successfully connected a mile-long tube into the broken pipe to start capturing some of...
View ArticleRoundup – UK Solar, CVPS, Fridge-Sized Nuclear Reactors, Green Mountain
Countryside to sprout solar farms as firms cash in on subsidy scheme Times Online CVPS Switches to Biodegradable Chainsaw Oil MarketWatch Fridge-Sized Nuclear Reactors to Tap $135 Billion Power Market...
View ArticleBoeing Reduces GHG Emissions, Energy Use Slightly in 2009
Boeing has reduced carbon dioxide emissions at major U.S. facilities by 31 percent, energy consumption by 32 percent, hazardous waste generation by 38 percent and water consumption by 43 percent on a...
View ArticleKodak Unveils New Environmental Logo, Sustainability Website
Kodak has released a new green and yellow leaf logo to signify the environmental benefits of its products. The environmental branding logo will be attached to marketing and advertising materials and...
View ArticleAnheuser-Busch Adds Solar Array to NJ Brewery
Anheuser-Busch has installed a solar array on the roof of its Newark, N.J. brewery that will generate more than 523,000 kW hours of electricity annually. The array, consisting of more than 3,000 solar...
View ArticleBiomass Plants Struggle with High Costs
Biomass furnaces, which burn waste from logging and sawmill activity to produce steam-powered electricity, often struggle with the high cost of their fuel supply, according to a report in The...
View ArticleGE Appliances Achieve ZigBee Certification
GE’s Appliances & Lighting divisions announced that they have received the ZigBee Smart Energy certification for their smart grid-enabled appliances. ZigBee is a wireless protocol that allows smart...
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