Tech’s Role in the Connected Urban Development Initiative
Technology will play the utmost role in the Connected Urban Development Initiative, said Nicola Villa, Director of the Connected Urban Development project of the Internet Business Solutions Group at...
View ArticleWill 2010 be the Year Home Efficiency Finally Takes Off?
It’s a perfect storm out there for residential energy-efficiency retrofits, and many of the pieces of this tricky puzzle are coming together. But there’s one big catch – us. Here’s why: Efficiency is...
View ArticleChina Largest ‘Exporter’ of CO2 Emissions in Traded Goods
More than one-third of carbon-dioxide emissions linked to the consumption of goods and services in many developed countries are emitted outside their borders, according to a new study by scientists at...
View ArticleEnergy Efficient T8 Ballasts Chart 41% Increase in Availability
Members of the Consortium for Energy Efficiency have noted a 41 percent increase in the number of qualifying energy efficient T8 fluorescent lighting ballasts, according to the consortium’s 2009 annual...
View ArticleWorld Class Flowers to Add 178 kW Solar Energy System
World Class Flowers in New Jersey plans to install a 178-kW solar energy system that will supply nearly 30 percent of the florist’s electrical needs, cutting its electricity costs by more than $130,000...
View ArticleEPA Reports Largest One-Year Decline in GHG Emissions Since 1990
U.S. carbon emissions fell 3 percent from 2008 to 2009, the largest one-year drop on record since the government began keeping tab on such things in 1990, reports the Los Angeles Times. Projected...
View ArticleStart Tracking GHG Emissions in 60 Days
With some companies crunched for time in trying to comply with the EPA’s new greenhouse gas reporting initiative, which took effect Jan. 1, a software maker has come up with a platfrom that can help a...
View ArticleRailway Fined $4M for Chlorine Spill
Norfolk Southern Railway will pay a $4 million penalty over a 2005 chlorine spill in Graniteville, S.C. The penalty, for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act and hazardous materials laws, was...
View ArticleRoundup: AT&T, Luminant, IBM
Fly the VOC-Friendly Skies? Triple Pundit China and India endorse Copenhagen climate deal Reuters Obama, Key Senators Make Their Pitch for Climate and Energy Bill NY Times AT&T agrees to buy at...
View ArticleCalifornia to Regulate Potent GHG Emitted By Utility Equipment
California will regulate the emissions of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) from electric utility equipment starting in 2011, reports the New York Times. SF6 is used to insulate switches typically found in...
View ArticleMethod ‘Green’ Household Cleaners Try to Take Market Share from Clorox
Method’s “green” household cleaning products made from non-toxic, plant-based materials have made their way onto the shelves of dozens of retailers including Target, Whole Foods and Lowe’s, reports...
View ArticleGearing Up for a $40 Trillion ‘Green’ Tech Boom
Patrick Dixon, Chair of the Nordic Business Awards at the London Stock Exchange, speaks about the economic impact of the movement toward all things “green” and “sustainable.” The awards, in March 2010,...
View ArticleBath & Body Works HQ to Save $140K After Retrofit
After an energy and water-efficiency retrofit of its headquarters building, Bath & Body Works expects to save about $140,000 a year, said Robin Hoffman, a spokeswoman for Limited Brands, which owns...
View ArticleRetail Ring Lower for Eco-Label Wines
In something of a paradox in green marketing, a study of California wine prices shows that bottles carrying an eco-label tend to bring about 7 percent less at the register. The average price for...
View ArticleCarbon Fraud Revealed Down Under
Prime Carbon, an Australian producer and seller of carbon credits, has been accused of making misleading claims on its Web site and in other marketing materials, reports the Sydney Morning Herald....
View ArticleMajor National Homebuilders Launch ‘Green’ Lines
Lennar and KB Home, two prominent national home builders, have launched energy and water-efficient home lines that they are marketing as “green,” reports EcoHome Magazine. Lennar‘s launch of its...
View ArticleWraps Taken Off All-electric Commercial Pickup/Delivery Van
Over the past year, Enova and Freightliner have been testing a 120 kilowatt all-electric drive system with several chassis platforms, but now they are ready to accelerate plans to serve corporate...
View ArticleRoundup: Avatar, Fuel Cells, Republican Governors
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear SSM Exemption Case Environmental Protection Political ads: new weapon in U.S. climate change war? Reuters California Utility Regulators Not Quite Ready for Fuel Cells NY...
View ArticleKraft Foods Yields Big Savings from Small Environmental Changes in Global...
By making, in some cases, small changes to add efficiency its offices including the installation of motion-activated lighting and more efficient plumbing fixtures, and encouraging its employees to be...
View ArticlePort Authority Launches Clean Truck Program at the Port of NY/NJ
Aimed at reducing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, the Port Authority and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have launched a financial incentive program to replace up to 636 of the...
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