October, 2009
Tesla’s Martin Eberhard Discusses Sustainability
Martin Eberhard, co-founder of Tesla Motors and founder of Rocket e-Books, discusses sustainability. You can see more of Eberhard's discussion here....
DOE Awards $338M for Geothermal R&D
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $338 million in Recovery Act funding for geothermal research and development. The grants were awarded to 123 ...
Senate Democrats Pushing For Climate Bill Markup Next Week
Despite Republican pleas to slow down on the Senate climate bill, Democrats on the Environment and Public Works Committee are hoping to mark up ...
Mattel U.S. Distribution System Cuts CO2 Emissions by 30%
To reduce environmental impacts at its manufacturing facilities and distribution centers, Mattel has implemented several projects aimed at reducing energy and water use, shrinking product packaging, ...
UCF Lighting Retrofit to Save $42K, Pay For Itself in 1.2 Years
By switching to more efficient lighting, a University of Central Florida parking garage will see savings of $42,000 a year.
UCF swapped out 500 lighting ...
Canadian Boreal Forests Emerge As Viable Carbon Sink
In northern Canada, an area twice the size of California stores the equivalent of 27 years worth of global greenhouse gas emissions. Now, Canadian ...
PG&E Expands Net Metering, California Solar Producers Jump For Joy
Solar advocates in California say that a recent move by Pacific Gas & Electric to expand net metering will encourage ...
GE, BP Partner on Carbon Capture Coal Plant in CA
GE and BP plan to jointly build a 250 megawatt coal power plant that is designed to capture and store 90 percent of emissions. ...
Cost of Installed Solar Fell 30% in Past Decade
The cost to install solar has dropped 30 percent over the past 10 years, according to the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley ...
EPA to Regulate Mercury Emissions, May Tag Coal Ash ‘Toxic’
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering labeling coal ash as toxic waste, while the agency moves to regulate mercury emissions at coal-fired power plants.
The ...
U.S. Auto Sector Lags in Sustainability Performance
North American automakers are at the bottom of the pack when compared to sustainability performance of global peers, according to the Queen's University Belfast, in Northern Ireland.
The study, "Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing," looks ...
SEC: Traded Firms May Have to Disclose Climate Change Risks
U.S.-traded companies may have to disclose their exposure to financial risks relating to climate change and emerging policies under a new U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) ...
By 2015, Copenhagen Commuters May Bike 50% of the Time
Copenhagen has set a goal to have half its daily commuters use bicycles to get around by 2015, according to a press ...
Accounts Payable Slow to Adopt Paperless Invoicing
Businesses could save money and decrease environmental impact by modernizing their accounts payable departments, which lag other business departments in reducing environmental impact.
About 83 percent of ...
Solar Growth Causes Water Worries
California and other western states are pegging their energy future on renewables, including solar. But that growth comes at a cost to ...
Keeping Climate Momentum Up, Obama Woos Business Execs
To rally support for cap-and-trade legislation and other climate bill aspects, President Obama met with more than 100 business executives at the White House ...
Carbon Capture Projects May Need to be Fast-Tracked
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects face a high risk of failure due to their high costs and should be applied across many sectors to ensure ...
Old GM Plant to Make Fisker Hybrids
Fisker Automotive, which aims to make a plug-in hybrid sedan for around $40,000, has signed a letter of intent to purchase an idle General Motors plant ...
Forest Carbon Core to Climate Change Deal
As the Copenhagen talks progress, negotiators must not miss the opportunity to ensure that forests become a vital part of the post-2012 climate change ...
Truck Fleets Prioritize Fuel Savings, High-Tech Features
Fleet owner demands for fuel savings, environmental benefits and high-tech features now outweigh brand names as companies make buying decisions, according to a global IBM study. The ...
