Archive for September, 2009
Hawaii, Ontario Enact Feed-in Tariffs for Renewables
Businesses in Hawaii and Ontario can adopt renewable energy technologies with greater assurance that the investments will pay off now that the state and ...
EPA to Require Large Emitters to use ‘Best Technologies’ to Reduce Emissions
In a move that could galvanize industrial opposition to cap and trade, the EPA is proposing that large emitters use the "best available" technologies to minimize ...
E-Waste Recycling Bill Floated in Senate
As more and more states institute electronics recycling programs, a U.S. Senator has proposed federal legislation that would standardize the recycling of electronics devices, reports ...
Data Center Managers Neglect Energy Use Metrics
Data center and IT managers are not paying enough attention to measuring, monitoring and modeling energy use in data centers, according to a recent interactive poll ...
Utilities Bumping Rates to Cover Rising Costs, Smart Meters
While the cities of Fort Collins, Colo., and Milwaukee, Wis., are still debating proposed price hikes by local utilities, in some cases to pay for the ...
United Airlines Saves 1B Pounds of Fuel over Four Years
By using the latest flight techniques to conserve fuel, reduce noise and keep the air cleaner by reducing emissions, United Airlines has saved 1 billion ...
Tesco Adopts Carbon Accounting Software
Tesco, which has 4,000 supermarket locations in 14 nations, has adopted a new carbon accounting software to help it meet its goal ...
Global Investors Favor Forest Carbon Market
A survey of investors, who manage approximately $7 trillion of assets, shows support for an expanded carbon market mechanism, which would address the estimated 20 percent ...
StalkMarket Calculates Carbon Footprint of Compostable Dishware
StalkMarket, a manufacturer of compostable dishware and food packaging, is the third U.S. company to certify its carbon footprint by Carbon Trust, reports The Oregonian. The ...
Retailers Adopt New CO2 Refrigeration System
So far, two supermarket locations have adopted a new carbon dioxide-based cascade refrigeration system that is said to help limit the use of HCFC refrigerants. A new ...
Navistar Unveils All-Electric Commercial Truck
A new light-duty commercial truck suitable for urban deliveries and other work could help companies save fuel and prevent emissions. Navistar ...
U.S. Chamber Addresses Climate Critics
Attempting to stem losses in membership, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has released a statement it hopes clarifies its position on climate change. "The U.S. ...
With 20% Target, Senate Climate Bill Draft Tougher on Emissions
Forthcoming climate legislation in the Senate may outdo the House effort, which called for 17 percent emission cuts from 2005 levels by 2020 ...
Minnesota’s Target Center Completes Green Roof
At 2.5 acres, the green roof atop the Target Center in the Twin Cities is the nation's fifth-largest and the first installed on a North American ...
Ted Turner Discusses Corporate Sustainability
Ted Turner, Chairman of Turner Enterprises and a speaker at the National Energy Summit, talks about the economic costs of sustainability and upcoming energy legislation. ...
U.S., EU Want to Cut Cleantech Tariffs
In an effort to bring Beijing into a global climate deal ahead of the Copenhagen meeting in December, the European Union and the United States are ...
Whirlpool to Produce 1M Smart Energy Dryers by 2011
Whirlpool Corp. will produce one million smart-energy clothes dryers by the end of 2011 as part of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Smart ...
Royal Caribbean Cruises Reduces Fuel Consumption by 4%
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has made environmental improvements over the past year. The company has reduced fuel consumption by 4 percent, NOx emissions by three ...
EPA May Regulate Plane Deicing Runoff
Airports across the U.S. soon may be forced to take steps to prevent the millions of gallons of airplane wing deicer from reaching waterways, now that ...
U.S. Wind Turbine Installations to Reach 8,000 by 2015
Wind turbine sales in the U.S. are projected to grow by a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.7 percent to reach an annual production volume ...
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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..."