Fleet Roundup: Fred Meyer, Ecotality, Chevy, Nissan, There’s an App for That,...
Here’s a round-up of the latest environmental fleet news. Fred Meyer Stores, a subsidiary of supermarket chain Kroger, will install Ecotality commercial charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) at...
View ArticlePay-as-You-Go Pays for the Environment
Pay-as-you-go (PAYG) is emerging as a winning consumption model for the environment. It does so in two ways. First, by charging for incremental use, PAYG discourages overconsumption often associated...
View ArticleThe Noble Distractions of CSR, Part II: 3rd Party Certifications
This three part series is designed to inspire dialogue around the values of Authentic CSR. “Authentic” is not used as a precondition for “ethically better.” Rather, it is used as an internal strategic...
View ArticleFair Trade Growing Fastest in Mainstream Supermarkets
Fair Trade product sales are growing faster at mainstream supermarkets than at specialty and natural grocery stores, according to third-party certifier Fair Trade USA. Sales of Fair Trade Certified...
View ArticleSustainable Beef Systems in Noth America
The Global Conference on Sustainable Beef Discussion on the beef system in North America.
View ArticleGreen Building, Renewable Energy Directories Launched
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) have launched a global library of building energy rating policies. BuildingRating.org aims to create a...
View ArticleLighting Roundup: Plumen Designer Bulbs, Qatar and a Project to Drool Over
Here’s a roundup of the latest news in energy-efficient lighting. Energy-efficient lighting maker Plumen will begin selling its designer bulbs into the U.S. market. The Plumen 001 (pictured left) has...
View ArticleWhen Bad Data Happens to Good Companies
Indeed sustainability is a strikingly simple idea. Yet the concept of reducing environmental liability in business is too often viewed as a stand-alone discipline – resulting in missed opportunities to...
View ArticleEnvironmental Enforcement Roundup: AZZ, Hartley Farms, H. Krevit
Here’s a roundup of the latest environmental enforcement stories. Oregon-based farm and trucking company Hartley Farms and Valley Trucking has agreed to pay a $34,000 penalty for spilling diesel fuel...
View ArticleTalk Big on Sustainability? You May Have Higher Emissions
Companies that use key words related to sustainability in their annual reports tend to have higher greenhouse gas emissions than those who don’t use such words, according to new research. The paper by...
View ArticleSustainability: Can Leaders Meet the Challenge?
What are you doing to lead your company towards greater sustainability? If you cannot answer that question with conviction today, take a closer look at what is happening in the world around you. It...
View ArticleLA Tops Energy Star Building Rankings, Joined by Detroit, Sacramento; Denver...
Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. and San Francisco top an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ranking of the cities with the most Energy Star-rated buildings. The EPA’s rankings show two new cities,...
View ArticleEnvironmental Enforcement: Coal Giant Consol to Pay $5m for Clean Water Act...
America’s largest producer of coal from underground mines, Consol Energy Inc., has agreed to pay a $5.5 million civil penalty for Clean Water Act violations at six of its mines in West Virginia, the...
View ArticleSmart Grid Budgets Rising, Survey Says
Budgets to support smart grid planning and implementation are increasing, according to a survey by Microsoft. In the Microsoft Worldwide Utility Industry Survey 2011, 73 percent of those surveyed said...
View ArticleNYC, Six States Take GHG Suit to Supreme Court
Six states and New York City have filed papers urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold states’ rights to sue power companies over greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. New York attorney general Eric T....
View ArticleSchneider Electric Developing LEED Demand Response Credit
Schneider Electric and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are collaborating to enhance the current demand response credit for the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)...
View ArticlePepsiCo Unveils 100% Bio-Based Rival to Coke’s PlantBottle
PepsiCo says it has developed the world’s first polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottle made entirely from plants. PepsiCo said its bottle, made of switch grass, pine bar, corn husks and other...
View ArticleSustainability Director Moves: L’Oreal, Shaw, Safety-Kleen
L’Oreal has created a strategic function to integrate the company’s sustainability practices, and has appointed 18-year company veteran Pamela Gill Alabaster to lead the function. Alabaster will...
View ArticleJapan Quake and Nuclear Crisis Could Push Up Emissions, Delay Electric Vehicles
The Japanese earthquake, tsunami and ongoing nuclear crisis may cause wide-ranging reverberations for corporate environmental efforts, from alternative-fuel vehicles to renewables. Japanese auto makers...
View ArticleHow Mount Hood Community College Funded Efficiency Improvements
This is a promo video from Johnson Controls, but it provides an interesting case study on Mount Hood Community College’s efforts to fund efficiency projects.
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