7 Tips for Creating a Sustainable Biz Model
Here are seven ways that businesses can start transitioning toward a sustainable business model, according to Dr. Sally Uren, deputy chief executive, Forum for the Future, in a contributed article for...
View Article75% of IT Departments Strive to Reduce Energy Use
Seventy-five percent of U.S. organizations are working to reduce energy use in IT operations from the desktop to the data center, according to a report from CDW. The survey also finds that two-thirds...
View ArticleP2 Web App Calculates Energy Savings for Lighting Retrofits
Precision-Paragon (P2), a division of Hubbell Lighting, has launched a free web app that helps business owners calculate energy and cost savings for commercial and industrial lighting upgrades. P2 says...
View ArticleFor Telecom Industry, Energy Efficiency is Only Half of the Equation
Whichever phrase you chose – sustainability, ecology management, environmental stewardship, or simply green – it’s clear that the telecom industry is fully embracing the issue’s growing economic and...
View ArticleEnvironmental Enforcement Roundup: Shipping Company Pleads Guilty; Mining...
Environmental Leader’s daily roundup of key environmental enforcement news Louisiana Shipping Company to Pay $2.1 Million in Criminal Penalties A Louisiana ship-operating company was sentenced in...
View ArticleWaste Management to Pay $25.5M in Damages to Texas Disposal Systems
Texas Disposal Systems Landfill (TDS) has been awarded $25.5 million by a Travis County State District jury in its lawsuit against Waste Management of Texas, which dates back to 1997, reports Waste...
View ArticleSonoma Wine Unveils Solar Cogen Installation
Sonoma Wine Company is now getting heat and electricity from its 272-kilowatt (kW) solar cogeneration system at its winery operations in Graton, California. Cogenra Solar, the provider and installer of...
View ArticleLand Rover Invests $1.3B in ‘Green’ Tech
Land Rover is investing more than £800 million (approximately $1.3 billion) to develop environmental solutions, giving the automaker the leading position in terms of UK automotive “green” technologies,...
View ArticleBusiness Travel, Telework, Ecotourism in Latest Issue of EL Insights
As mobile technologies become more affordable and reliable, telecommuting will be an attractive option (although, still less than 2% of US employees telecommute), according to the latest issue of EL...
View ArticleNew Business Requirement: Right-Sizing Environmental Footprints
Until recently, the term environmental footprint didn’t register on most people’s radars. Now organizations and their publics are increasingly paying attention to environmental footprints. Many large...
View ArticleRoundup – NBC Universal, Kimberly-Clark, Siemens
NBC Universal launches environmental application Waste & Recycling News Siemens Predicts Green Technology Sales of 40 Billion Euros Bloomberg BusinessWeek Kimberly-Clark to offset trade show carbon...
View ArticleENXSUITE Upgrades Energy Performance Management Platform
ENXSUITE has released version 6.0 of its energy management platform that automates energy and sustainability performance management to help businesses manage energy during organizational change,...
View ArticleWal-Mart, Walgreens Tackle Energy Use
Retail chains like Wal-Mart and Walgreens are working to reduce energy use as part of their overall business strategy to cut operational costs. In these cases, Wal-Mart Puerto Rico has opted to...
View ArticleEnvironmental Enforcement Roundup: Indianapolis Sewer Agreement; EPA Nixes...
Environmental Leader’s daily roundup of key environmental enforcement news EPA Agrees to Modify Indianapolis Sewer Agreement The Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and...
View ArticleTyson Foods, Syntroleum Partner to Turn Grease into Fuel
Dynamic Fuels, a 50/50 joint venture of Syntroleum and Tyson Foods, has opened the first U.S. commercial-scale biofuel production plant that converts animal fats and greases into renewable fuels. Tyson...
View ArticleXerox Gets One Step Closer to Zero Waste Goal
Xerox has launched a new return and recycling program, aimed at recovering more toner and supplies for reuse. It also gives customers more choices in returning used imaging supplies such as toner...
View ArticleUSGBC Requests Public Comment for LEED Program Update
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is requesting public comment on a proposed update to the LEED green building rating system as part of the organization’s continuous improvement process and...
View ArticleWells Fargo to Fund $100M in U.S. Solar Projects
Wells Fargo will invest more than $100 million by the end of 2011 to fund the development of solar photovoltaic power projects throughout the U.S. by GCL-Poly, a subsidiary GCL Solar Energy. These...
View Article‘The Story of Electronics’ By The Story of Stuff Project
The Story of Stuff Project has released a new animated movie, The Story of Electronics. Hosted by Annie Leonard, the creator of the hit viral video The Story of Stuff, the film takes on the electronics...
View ArticleEnergy Efficiency is One of the Best Ways to Cut GHG Emissions, say Federal...
Seventy-nine percent of U.S. federal government agency purchasing decision makers believe that energy efficiency is one of the most effective ways to meet energy needs, reduce energy costs and lower...
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