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UK to Ease Rules for On-Site Renewable Energy Installations

UK to Ease Rules for On-Site Renewable Energy Installations
Aimed at helping cut carbon emissions, the UK has proposed new planning rules that will allow home owners, offices, schools, stadiums and railway stations to install ...

Spectrum Health, Fortune Data Centers Go for the LEED Gold

Spectrum Health, Fortune Data Centers Go for the LEED Gold
Businesses across all sectors including health care, manufacturing and information technology (IT) are seeking the coveted LEED certification to ensure that their new buildings meet the ...

Sainsbury’s Offers Free London Electric Car Charging

Sainsbury’s Offers Free London Electric Car Charging
UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's is installing electric car charging systems at 11 of its London supermarkets. The retailer intends to give away charging services ...

McKesson to Save $300K Via Fuel-Efficient Vehicles

McKesson to Save $300K Via Fuel-Efficient Vehicles
McKesson Corp. continues to gain a better understanding of its emissions, energy consumption and water consumption companywide. In the firm's 2008-2009 Corporate Citizenship Report, the ...

UCF Lighting Retrofit to Save $42K, Pay For Itself in 1.2 Years

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 ...

EPA Testing Environmentally Friendly Parking Lot Concepts

EPA Testing Environmentally Friendly Parking Lot Concepts
In an effort to help reduce pollution runoff from paved parking lots, the Environmental Protection Agency is testing a variety of permeable paving materials ...

LoyaltyOne Claims Largest Solar Rooftop Project in Canada

LoyaltyOne Claims Largest Solar Rooftop Project in Canada
LoyaltyOne/AIR MILES is targeting LEED certification under the Canada Green Building Council's rating system for its new 50,000-sq. ft. customer care center in Ontario. Scheduled ...

Airline Urges Bathroom Breaks to Lighten Load, Save Fuel

Airline Urges Bathroom Breaks to Lighten Load, Save Fuel
More airlines are starting to retrofit their facilities with energy-efficient LEDs to save energy, while some others are targeting not-so-traditional initiatives to lighten their fuel consumption. On ...

Costco’s 2008 Emissions Totaled 1.34M Tons

Costco’s 2008 Emissions Totaled 1.34M Tons
Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions at warehouse club Costco totaled 1.34 million tons of CO2 equivalents in 2008, according to the company's ...

Sony Electronics HQ Boasts Solar, LEED Construction

Sony Electronics HQ Boasts Solar, LEED Construction
The new Sony Electronics headquarters building in San Diego uses solar-equipped parking structures to defray some of the facility's electric needs. Built to LEED standards - but not yet certified - the 455,000 square foot building ...

Nevada National Guard Adding 3.4 MW Solar PPA

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 ...

Online Tool Helps Truckers Plug In, Save Fuel

Online Tool Helps Truckers Plug In, Save Fuel
Corporations with their own delivery fleets can save fuel by having drivers take advantage of public truck stops that offer plug-ins so that engines don't have ...

For Food Retailers, LEDs Light the Way to Energy Savings, Higher Sales

For Food Retailers, LEDs Light the Way to Energy Savings, Higher Sales
A significant increase in utility rebates, a steady rise in electricity costs and the Obama administration's funding earmarked for energy-efficiency projects makes it the best time ...

AFS, CGA Promote Reusable Grocery Bags

AFS, CGA Promote Reusable Grocery Bags
To reduce plastic bag waste, Associated Food Stores in Salt Lake City and the California Grocers Association are separately promoting the virtues of reusable bags. Associated Food ...

Atlanta Designing Eco-Friendly Motorsports Park

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 ...

Airports Consider Energy Efficiency, Solar Power in New Designs

Airports Consider Energy Efficiency, Solar Power in New Designs
Despite a recession that has some airlines cutting services, a few airports including Yellowstone Regional Airport and Denver International Airport are moving ahead with their expansion ...

Schools Find Energy Savings in Lighting Retrofits, Green Roofs

Schools Find Energy Savings in Lighting Retrofits, Green Roofs
Educational facilities from colleges to grade schools are finding that they can achieve significant cost savings as well as reduce their carbon footprint by implementing a ...

Dell Cuts Power Use by 48M KWH, Saves $5.8M

Dell Cuts Power Use by 48M KWH, Saves $5.8M
Dell expects to save about $5.8 million a year as a result of energy-saving initiatives and building upgrades in its facilities worldwide. The computer maker expects ...

ASU To Save $127K Annually With LEDs

ASU To Save $127K Annually With LEDs
By switching to LED lights in six parking facilities, Arizona State University expects to save $127,000 a year in electricity and maintenance costs. The retrofit of the ...

To Become Energy Neutral, Pocono Raceway Adding 3MW Solar Farm

To Become Energy Neutral, Pocono Raceway Adding 3MW Solar Farm
Pocono Raceway in Pennsylvania hopes to become energy neutral upon the completion of a three megawatt solar array in the spring of 2010. The $17-million project will use almost 40,000 photovoltaic solar panels, spread over ...

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