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‘Inexact’ Computer Chip 15 Times More Energy Efficient
Researchers have designed an "inexact" computer chip (pictured) that they say is up to 15 times more energy efficient than today’s chip technology.
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Texas Instruments Sustainability Report: Normalized Emissions Jump 23%
Technology firm Texas Instruments' emissions normalized on a per-chip basis rose 23 percent year-on-year amid a host of other disappointing environmental figures, according to its ...
Matt Brewing Cuts Steam Use, Energy Costs
The company behind Saranac brand beers has installed a steam pressure management system that has reduced steam use by about a third, while saving water ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Wind PTC, Plastic Bag Ban, BP Penalty, Shipping Fuels
Here's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 11 items.
President Obama stumped for an extension ...
New York Power Authority Discusses Conservation and Sustainability
New York Power authority executives John Suloway and Ed Alkiewicz discuss with HydroWorld.com the utility's Little Beaver Island habitat improvement project, ...
P&G Shifts 200 Forklifts to Hydrogen Fuel Cell Power
Proctor & Gamble, owner of the Tide, Pampers and Gillette brands, will convert its battery-operated forklift fleets at three facilities to ones ...
Daikin McQuay Commercial AC First to Meet DOE Efficiency Challenge
Daikin McQuay is the first manufacturer to meet the US Energy Department's rooftop unit challenge, an initiative announced in January 2011 that ...
ExxonMobil, Chevron Investors Call For Fracking Risk Disclosures
Chevron and ExxonMobil shareholders have filed proposals asking the companies to disclose risks to their operations and finances from hydraulic fracturing.
Shareholder advocacy group As You ...
Four Things Your Company Needs to Know about the Carbon Disclosure Project
It's that time of year again when thousands of companies start preparing their annual Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Report. ...
Burning Down the House: The Shocking Economics of Energy
Imagine if Mitt Romney's sons burned through their entire family fortune in less time than it takes to watch Titanic in 3D. That would ...
Google, Fox, 52 Others Among EDF Climate Corps Newcomers
Google, Pfizer and Fox Entertainment Group are among the 54 companies joining the Environmental Defense Fund's Climate Corps program for the first time this year.
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Goldman Sachs to Pump $40bn into Clean Energy
Goldman Sachs Group plans to invest $40 billion over the next 10 years into renewable energy, an area ...
Most Retailers Using Energy Management in Over Half Their Stores, Report Says
Some 63 percent of retailers now have an energy management system in at least 50 percent of their stores, according to a report by retail ...
Shaw Industries, Kilian Reveal Chemical Substitution Successes
German sign manufacturer Kilian Industrieschilder and carpet firm Shaw Industries are among the companies that have found environmentally friendly substitutes for problematic or dangerous chemicals ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: ZigBee, EMAS, ISO 14001, LEED
Here's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 7 items.
The ZigBee Alliance says there are now more ...
Fleet Roundup: SAE vs. CHAdeMO, Tesla, Waste Industries, Volvo
The battle over DC fast-charge standards heated up at a recent California State Senate public committee meeting. A GM representative asked the state ...
Timberland Hunts Down Sustainable Store Materials
A look at how Timberland finds reclaimed materials for its retail stores
Accor Launches Carbon Footprint Calculator for Events
Accor, the European hotel group that owns the Sofitel and Adagio brands, has launched an interactive tool designed to help seminar organizers determine the carbon ...
Alcoa Sustainability Report: 4.5% Drop in Water Intensity, but Landfilling up 10%
Last year saw aluminum products supplier Alcoa cut its normalized water use by 4.5 percent from 2010 levels, but increase the amount of waste it ...
Del Monte Foods, Others Join KKR’s Green Portfolio Program
Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis and Roberts is adding seven of its portfolio companies, including Del Monte Foods, healthcare products firm Capsugel and telecommunications firm ...
