November, 2006
Owens Corning Wins EPA SmartWay Award
Owens Corning is one of 24 recipients of the Environmental Protection Agency's 2006 SmartWay Excellence Award. The award recognizes accomplishments and leadership in the EPA's SmartWay Transport Partnership, a program designed to reduce ...
Top-10 Green Building Products
BuildingGreen, publisher of the GreenSpec Directory and Environmental Building News, has published its 2006 Top-10 Green Building Products.
Three of the winning products save energy, two save water, three are made from recycled waste, one is a ...
Toyota’s Hybrid Vehicle Leader Dies in Plane Crash
The senior executive at the Toyota Motor Corporation who oversaw its hybrid vehicle program died Saturday when a small aircraft he was piloting crashed into the Pacific Ocean near San Pedro, Calif.
David Hermance, the executive engineer ...
CEL Overview: Carbon Offset Growth Continues
There are about 40 operations worldwide that offer carbon offsets, but it's difficult for a company to understand exactly where the money is going, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports.
Here's how they work: Companies and ...
Connecticut Clean Energy Fund Boosts Commercial, Industrial Funding
EU Could Force Airlines to Join Emissions Trading Scheme
U.S. airlines flying into and out of Europe would need to buy permits to cover emissions on their European routes if draft European Commission Legislation is adopted, The Times reports (via GroovyGreen).
The legislation, to ...
China to Build 100MW, $766 Million Solar Power Plant
China says it will build the world's largest solar power station. The 100 megawatt project will cost approximately $766 million and construction will take five years, Reuters reports.
Planners chose the town of Dunhuang for ...
Report Examines Business Implications of Environmental Change
A new publication warns that companies must transform business models and operations if they are to avoid major economic losses caused by the current degradation of ecosystems.
Ecosystem Challenges and Business Implications, produced by Earthwatch ...
Broin Plans $200 Million Cellulose-to-Ethanol Plant in Iowa
Dry mill ethanol producer Broin is planning to convert a 50 million gallon per year conventional corn dry mill facility in Emmetsburg, Iowa into a 125 million gallon per year commercial scale bio-refinery ...
Tool Predicts Fuel Costs & Emissions for Fleet Managers
Big Names Back 6 Degrees of Energy Efficiency Challenge
The Alliance to Save Energy, the American Gas Association, Dow Chemical Company and over 25 additional Power is in Your Hands partners launched the 6 Degrees of Energy Efficiency Challenge - a ...
Pennsylvania School District’s Buses Burn Biodiesel – First in State
Pennsylvania's Great Valley School District 's buses will burn B20 biodiesel in its fleet of 70 school buses - the first school district in the state to do so, The Daily Local reports.
The ...
Green-e Readies Greenhouse Gas Reductions Standard
The new Green-e Retail Greenhouse Gas Product Certification Standard will be released for comment in the next few weeks. The Center for Resource Solutions is developing the new standard with the Green-e GHG Advisory Group, comprised ...
Southern California Edison Signs Seven New Renewable Power Contracts
Southern California Edison has signed seven new long-term contracts with independent renewable energy power generators. The agreements secure up to 324 megawatts of clean power, the amount needed to serve 190,000 average homes.
"These new contracts help us ...
City of Millbrae Powers Wastewater Treatment Plant on Kitchen Grease
Millbrae, California's Water Pollution Control Plant is using inedible kitchen grease from restaurants to naturally produce biogas for generating renewable power and heat to treat the city's wastewater.
The system, engineered and installed by ...
Prism Solar Technologies to Market Hitachi Solar Tech
Hitachi America has signed an agreement with Prism Solar Technologies that allows PST to market Hitachi’s bifacial photovoltaic cells and manufacture modules for sale under the Hitachi brand name in the US to key ...
HP Releases Energy-Efficient Business PCs
HP has released a variety of energy-efficient desk-based products for business customers.
HP's Compaq dx2250 Desktop PC features energy-efficient processors. HP also plans to offer 80 percent efficient power supplies on select desktop business PCs. The optional power ...
Companies Pay $20 Billion for Pollution Control Equipment
The EPA has obtained commitments from industry, governments and other regulated entities to reduce pollution by nearly 900 million pounds in fiscal year 2006. Today's report reflects a sustained three-year record of pollution reduction, totaling almost ...
GEMI and BSR Release Sustainability Survey
DuPont Wins Government Procurement Green Contractor Award
DuPont has won the Coalition for Government Procurement's Green Contractor Award, given annually to the government contractor that has made the strongest overall commitment to the environment by either offering environmentally friendly products and ...
Tesco Tackles Food Waste with Ethylene-Absorbing Strips
