June, 2008
Novozymes To Make Big Wind Power Purchase
As part of a partnership with DONG Energy, Novozymes says its facilities in Denmark will be wind powered by 2012, Ethanol Producer Magazine reports.
The Danish company that supplies enzymes to the ...
Renewable Energy ‘Essential Part’ Of Hawaiian Utility
Through a competitive bidding framework the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission implemented in 2006, the Hawaiian Electric Co. says it is seeking developers interested in supplying up to 100 MW of renewable ...
BeGreen Announces Carbon Calculator For Green Builders
A carbon calculator unveiled by BeGreen, is designed to help designers and builders meet green standards, The Dallas Morning News reports.
Based on the USGBC's LEED program, the calculator joins a handful of ...
Vendors Should Highlight Cost Savings Of Green IT
GreenFactor's recent survey of IT decision makers found that more than 70 percent would either "'probably' or ‘definitely'" increase their preference for a brand's green products if they were convinced ...
James Hansen: Try Fossil Fuel CEOs For ‘High Crimes Against Humanity’
Mercedes To Introduce Cleanest Diesel SUV In The U.S.
Mercedes-Benz has announced it is ready to introduce the R, ML and GL 320 SUVs equipped with Mercedes' BlueTEC technology in the U.S. The company says that the vehicles are the ...
Most Americans Have Made Lifestyle Changes To Help The Environment
OfficeMax Offers 100% PC Recycled Paper To Self-Serve Customers
OfficeMax is now offering 100 percent post-consumer paper at its self-serve copy machines, OfficeMax announced. Customers can upgrade from 30 percent to 100 percent post-consumer paper for a limited time at ...
EPA Could Set Emissions Limits On Transportation Fuels
The U.S. EPA may set limits on GHG emissions associated with gasoline and other transportation fuels, The Wall Street Journal reports.
A 2007 Supreme Court ruling said greenhouse gases could be ...
Cisco To Cut GHG Emissions 25% By 2012
Cisco has set a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from its worldwide operations by 25 percent over the next four years, reaching its goal in absolute terms by 2012.
Over the last six months, Cisco ...
Big Players Taking Lead In Solar Partnerships
Some say interest in solar technology from the world's largest corporations gives credibility to the industry and proves that it is not just a "fad" and that new players might even be ...
CEOs Call For International Climate Treaty
Ninety-nine companies say a new climate change treaty with incentives to capture and store CO2 is needed to fight global warming, Bloomberg reports.
In a statement prepared by the World Economic Forum ...
Fewer Service Calls Saves Pitney Bowes $2.8 Million In Fuel
Pitney Bowes says it has saved almost $3 million in fuel costs over the past two years by making changes to its customer service routines, such as solving more problems in a ...
Peak Carbon
When I write my column for Environmental Leader each month, I'm pretty conservative with the facts and ideas that I use. But this month I'm throwing out an idea that's, at best, half-baked, and ...
Environmental Measures Mean Healthy Returns For Hospitals
More hospitals are discovering the economic and environmental benefits of greening their operations, Nurse.com reports.
Hospitals face fines beginning at $40,000 per day if pharmaceuticals are not recycled n compliance with requirements ...
Will Carbon Caps Damage Industry?
Economists who are assessing the risks to industries from various carbon tariff proposals are finding they're not always as bad as some make them out to seem, The Economist reports.
The authors ...
Collaboration Cuts Transportation Emissions, Saves Dough
Thirty-seven of the UK's largest food and drink companies, including Coca Cola, Coors, Northern Foods, Heinz and Asda, have agreed to participate in a "Sustainable Distribution" initiative that will result in the ...
Baxter Aims To Reduce GHG Emissions By 45% By 2015
Baxter International's 2007 Sustainability Report outlines the company's goals to reduce its GHG emissions 45 percent by 2015; reduce total waste generation 30 percent by 2015; and reduce water usage by ...
Smart 2020: IT Could Cut Global Emissions 15%, Saving $800 Billion
IT could reduce global emissions by 15 percent and save $800 billion annually by 2020, The Climate Group reports.
"Smart 2020: Enabling the low carbon economy in the information age" (PDF), a new report ...
Tyson To Turn Animal Byproducts Into Biofuel
Tyson Foods, which provides nearly 25 percent of the total U.S. meat supply and produces an estimated 300 million gallons of animal fat annually, has announced plans to convert its animal byproducts ...
