September, 2009
Nevada National Guard Adding 3.4 MW Solar PPA
Solar parking lot structures will add electricity at three Nevada Army National Guard sites. The structures will begin construction in November and should be operational by ...
Exelon, PNM to Leave U.S. Chamber Over Climate Change
Joining Pacific Gas & Electric Co., two more utilities have decided not to renew their membership in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, citing a dispute over ...
Alberta Ice Arena Lowers Energy Consumption 28% With LEDs
EU Proposes Emission Caps on Aviation, Shipping
The European Union will likely propose that aviation and shipping should cut their carbon dioxide emissions by 10 and 20 percent, respectively, below 2005 levels over ...
Manufacturers Would Pay for E-waste Recycling in Connecticut
Despite vigorous challenges from electronics manufacturers over similar program in other states, Connecticut has proposed that manufacturers pay for e-waste recycling.
Under the program, which started gaining steam in January, makers of electronics would pay ...
New York Launches Green Hospitality Certification Program
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has launched a new initiative to certify lodging establishments as "green" for employing environmentally friendly ...
UN: Even With Emissions Cuts, Planet to Warm 6.3 Degrees by 2100
Climate researchers now project the planet will warm by 6.3 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the century even if industrialized and developing countries meet their most ambitious ...
Seventh Generation Commits to Sustainable Palm Oil by 2012
Seventh Generation aims to exclusively use certified sustainable palm oil for its household products by 2012.
Palm oil is used in foods, drugs, personal care ...
California Initiates Carbon Fee on Polluting Industries – Nation’s First
California has approved the nation's first carbon fee on polluting industries, as well as the country's most aggressive energy plan. In a whirlwind of new environmental ...
UN Publicly Releases Climate Change Draft Document
While it's been in the hands of diplomats for some time, now the public can view the draft United ...
Proliferation of 400+ Green Seals Detracts From Message
At 10.2M Metric Tons, Apple Reports Emissions For First Time
Product use accounts for 53 percent of the 10.2 million metric tons of emissions associated with the lifecycle analysis of Apple products, ...
What’s so ‘Free’ About Free Cooling?
There is a lot of discussion lately regarding "free cooling." It seems you cannot pick up a trade publication without reading about how company XYZ ...
Federal Smart Grid Framework Released
More companies should be able to devise a plan for adopting Smart Grid technologies now that a new federal framework for the Smart Grid ...
La Quinta, Shaw Recycle 30 Tons of Carpet
When La Quinta Inns & Suites renovated some hotels recently, it recycled 30 tons of carpet through Shaw Industries, which is reclaiming ...
G20 Leaders Debate Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies to Curb Global Warming
Group of 20 leaders are close to an agreement on phasing out subsidies for fossil fuels in an effort to curb global warming, though no fixed ...
P&G, HDR, ISC Highlight Sustainability at Clinton Global Initiative Meeting
The key theme at the Fifth Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting, held this week in New York, is innovation, reports Businessweek.com. Attendees included executives ...
Retail Industry, Truckers Unite to Reduce Port Emissions
A partnership between the Retail Industry Leadership Association and the Coalition for Responsible Transportation (CRT) aims to slash diesel emissions in and ...
Nat Geo Plans 80% Operational Emissions Cut by 2011
National Geographic plans to cuts CO2 emissions from its operations 80 percent by the end of 2010, compared to a 2005 baseline.
That ...
Canon, Motorola Unveil Eco-Friendly Products
Business and consumer electronics manufacturers are answering the call for more environmentally-friendly products. Some of the most recent products to take the environment into consideration are ...
