April, 2011
EPA Launches Green Infrastructure Drive
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched an initiative to promote the use of “green infrastructure” by cities and towns, in an effort to ...
Total Buys Majority Stake in SunPower
In a landmark deal for the solar industry, French oil major Total SA will spend $1.37 billion to buy a controlling stake in ...
LEED Briefing: Dr Pepper, NCR, Merck-affiliated R&D Lab
Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) achieved LEED silver certification at its 850,000-square-foot regional manufacturing and distribution center in Victorville, Calif.
The facility, which opened in early ...
Energy Star Industry Challenge Hits 14 Percent of Goals, Participant Pool Small
The U.S. EPA has released results from an energy efficiency challenge addressed to manufacturers, the "Energy Star Challenge for Industry," an initiative begun ...
Lighting Roundup: LightFair 2011, Cree Products, Win for Finelite | Asia Developments | Carmanah Fed Project
The Curve LED desk lamp by Finelite won the platinum prize in the task lighting category from the Architectural SSL Magazine's Product Innovation Awards ...
Solar Briefing: IKEA, LRE, City of Austin | Solar Forum Recommendations
IKEA’s solar energy system on its Brooklyn store is commissioned, operational and certified by Con Edison and New York City.
The 200 kW array occupies ...
AIA on the International Green Construction Code (IGCC)
Presenter Jessyca Henderson, Director for Sustainability Advocacy for the American Institute of Architects in Washington DC, speaks at ...
Environmental & Energy Executive Moves: ACORE, CarboNZero
American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE): The council has named retired vice admiral and ACORE advisory board member Dennis V. McGinn (near left) ...
AEP Aims for 10% GHG Reduction
AEP expects to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by ten percent by 2020, from 2010 levels – even as it warns that it ...
Verizon Changes CO2 Intensity Metric
Verizon has developed a carbon efficiency metric that it claims will allow it to accurately quantify the impact of all its environmental initiatives ...
Environmental Enforcement: ARCO to Pay Almost $1m for Nevada Mine Cleanup
Oil company the Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) is to pay almost $1 million to reimburse the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for cleanup costs ...
Aviva Tops Carbon Rankings; Nokia Also Does Well
Aviva has topped rankings of Europe’s largest 300 companies by their carbon intensity, which also shows strong performance from Nokia and Swisscom.
The ...
Why We Need a Strong Renewable Fuel Standard
Politicians and consumers alike are expressing surprise that oil has topped $100 a barrel and stayed there. But they shouldn’t. A median ...
Dole Launches Rainforest Alliance Bananas
Dole Food Company, the world’s biggest fruit producer, is now selling Rainforest Alliance Certified bananas.
The bananas are grown in Costa Rica, Honduras and Guatemala ...
Beyond LEED – Green Building Certification Is Only as Good as Its Green Inputs
Facing growing demand for green building certification, builders and consumers alike seek certifications that reflect the green credentials of their ...
EPA, Army Corps Expand Clean Water Act Coverage
The federal government has released updated guidance to expand the definition of areas covered by the Clean Water Act, as part of a joint framework ...
Coca-Cola Shareholders Urge BPA Disclosure
Over a quarter of Coca-Cola shares have supported a resolution addressing bisphenol-A (BPA) in can linings, as shareholder activist group As You Sow ...
Anheuser-Busch Improves Recycling, CO2, Energy Use
Anheuser-Busch InBev increased its relative recycling rate by 24 percent in 2010, while improving energy use, CO2 emissions and water consumption, according ...
EPA Requests Chesapeake’s Fracking Blowout Info
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has requested information from Chesapeake Energy Corporation on any hazardous chemicals released in a blowout at a ...
Target Joins EPA GreenChill Program
Target has joined the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) GreenChill program, in a move that the retailer says will further reduce its emissions from refrigeration....
