Archive for August, 2009
CFTC to Regulate Chicago Climate Exchange
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) plans to impose position limits and reporting requirements on the Chicago Climate Exchange's voluntary carbon credit trading program for ...
Unwitting Businesses May Pay Twice in UK Carbon Credit Scam
Businesses that unknowingly participated in a suspected carbon trading scam could face millions of dollars in legal fees and penalties, reports the UK Sunday Times. ...
Green Meetings and Events Guidelines Drafted
To help businesses conduct more environmentally conscious meetings and events, a new set of guidelines has been drafted by members of the Convention Industry Council. The council's Accepted Practices Exchange (APEX) Panel on Green ...
Northrop Grumman To Pay $21 Million For San Gabriel Valley Water Cleanup
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a $21 million settlement with Northrop Grumman Space & Mission Systems Corporation that requires Northrop Grumman to clean up groundwater contamination at ...
IBM, OASIS Advance Smart Grid Initiatives
Smart-grid initiatives are taking the form of many different partnerships including product improvements, standards development and demonstration projects that are designed to improve reliability and efficiency, ...
China May Hoard Rare Earth Metals, Vital to Some Clean Tech
China is considering a ban on export of rare earth metals, which are essential to the production of some alternative energy technologies, including hybrid vehicles and ...
Marketing Barriers Slow Adoption of Solar Power
A new report from the Clean Energy Group and SmartPower highlights several marketing initiatives across the U.S. that are driving growth and interest in solar power ...
Maker of Jack Daniels Cuts Energy Use 2.3%, GHG Emissions Rise 9%
Brown-Forman Corp., a producer and marketer of several leading beverage alcohol brands, has cut its energy use by 2.3 percent, although its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions ...
As Small-scale Solar Expands, Utilities and Critics Clash
Residential and small-scale business solar generation is growing by leaps and bounds, but critics allege that utilities are unfairly guarding their turf when it comes to ...
Top 5 Energy Management System Considerations
The economy has forced most - if not all - U.S. companies to seek ways to reduce non-essential and otherwise variable costs. A new opportunity ...
Sustainable Business Initiatives Session From UK Aware 2009
UK Aware 2009 speaker session on "Sustainable Business Initiatives." Among the speakers is Charlie Browne, IKEA UK Environment Director....
Scholastic Strengthens Sustainable Paper Push
Scholastic has increased its use of Forest Stewardship Council-certified and recycled paper, with nearly 35 percent of all paper purchased in 2008 meeting those standards. In January ...
UM Uses Smart Meters, Twitter To Provide Energy-Use Updates
The University of Mississippi plans to reduce campus power consumption with the recent installation of smart meters at 16 of the school's buildings to monitor, analyze, and report ...
American Airlines Cuts Emissions 5%
American Airlines emitted 29.1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents in 2008, down 5 percent from the previous year. Its operational intensity ratio, or emissions ...
Litetronics Announces Cinema Sustainability Program
Litetronics International, which provides specialty lighting, has introduced "Litetronics Energy Efficiency, Sustainability, and Safety Program for Cinemas and ...
CRT, EPA SmartWay Transport Tackle Emissions from Port Trucking
The Coalition for Responsible Transportation (CRT) has partnered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) SmartWay Transport Program to help develop a national SmartWay certification ...
Lawsuit Charges Midwest Generation with Air Pollution
Midwest Generation in Illinois is being sued by federal and state lawyers for emitting noxious smoke at six plants, reports the Chicago Tribune. Lawyers allege ...
Atlanta Designing Eco-Friendly Motorsports Park
Wealthy motorsports enthusiasts are backing a two-mile-long driving course in Atlanta that aims to become the most sustainable such track in the world. The Atlanta Motorsports ...
China, Switzerland, France Strengthen Climate Change Positions
Ahead of the Copenhagen meeting in December that will establish a new international treaty on global warming, China has announced it will work on controlling its ...
FreshDirect, Draper Valley Farms Adopt Recyclable Packaging
Two farm fresh brands and one chocolate maker are adopting sustainable packaging for their products. FreshDirect is moving to an environmentally friendly package that reduces breakage; ...
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Comments and Discussions
Jetset1 on Energy-Savings Claims Don’t Add Up for Microsoft’s Windows 7
"This article is wrong. If your PC is less than a few years old,..."
Iain on McD’s in Germany Trades Red for Green In Logo
"Now if only their food was healthy and nutritious."
Phil on Climate Scientists Alleged to Have Manipulated Data
"After reading all the comments it seems obvious, to me, that the individuals populating..."
Marc Hudson on McD’s in Germany Trades Red for Green In Logo
"where will the stone be mined from- under what labor rights conditions? Will the..."
Clyde on Climate Scientists Alleged to Have Manipulated Data
"This just shows all the Global Warming freaks out there are a bunch of criminals cut from..."
Car Rental Singapore on News Corp. Taps Hara for Energy Efficiency, Environmental Management
"Energy reduction is a good thing. We need to save the..."
Meme Mine on WWF, WRI Make Last-Minute Pitches on Climate Change
"To the voting public, what the scientists say is irrelevant anymore for if you read..."