Asia
Paper Company UPM Cuts Electricity and Heat Use
UPM has cut its electricity and heat consumption by about nine percent per paper ton in the past two years, the €8.9 billion timber, ...
Sime Darby Proposes African Palm Oil Plantations
Sime Darby, the world’s largest public palm oil producer, has proposed a $2.5 billion plantation that it says will meet high environmental standards.
Mohd ...
Sustainable Development, Part II: the Three-Legged Stool
In Part 1 of this article, we defined sustainable development as a balanced approach to achieving a better quality of life ...
Environmental Enforcement: EPA Orders Disposal of Seized E-Waste Bound for Vietnam
Two recycling companies have been ordered to properly dispose of computer waste they attempted to illegally export from Minnesota to Vietnam, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday.
The EPA alleges that the companies ...
How Does Sustainable Development Work? Part I
Sustainable development can best be thought of as a balanced approach to achieving a better quality of life for more people – ...
Palm Oil Giant Agrees to Protect Forests
The world’s second-largest palm oil company has agreed a standard for conservation of Indonesian forests and peatlands, according to non-profit The Forest Trust (TFT).
TFT ...
Critics Say Green Prison Living Conditions Too Good
China's first environmentally ...
7-Eleven Japan to Open 100 Eco-Stores This Month
Convenience chain 7-Eleven plans to open 100 “eco-friendly” stores in Japan by the end of February.
The stores will follow the prototype set by ...
Bayer Opens ‘Climate Neutral’ Office Building in India
Bayer has completed what it's calling a "climate-neutral" office building in India.
Can Trade Liberalization Be Aligned with Long-term Environmental Health?
Trade liberalization and free trade in their purest forms do little to encourage effective improvements in environmental quality. The goal of ...
China Promises $61.4bn Smart Grid Market
The value of China’s smart grid market is projected to rise from $22.3 billion to $61.4 billion over the next five years, ...
Leveraging Resources, or Future Planning for Future Rewards
A number of items passing across my computer screen (or my ears from the radio) have prompted an additional ...
Japan Backs Up On Carbon Trading
Japan seems to be stepping back from its plans to start carbon trading in 2013, according to Bloomberg.
Environment Minister Ryu Matsumoto declined to commit ...
US: China’s Clean Energy Subsidies Violate WTO Agreements
The Obama administration requested consultations before the Geneva-based World Trade Organization, accusing Beijing of providing unfair government grants to Chinese energy companies, subsidies with ...
Renewable Energy in China, India To Hit $53.0 Billion, $14.4 Billion Respectively by 2016
By 2016 the total renewable energy market in China and India will be $53.0 billion and $14.4 billion respectively, according to the latest issue ...
Ship Recycling Gains Steam
With steel prices in the $300 a ton range and scrap rebounding after its significant downturn, ship recycling is booming these days, American Recycler ...
Investors Urge EPA to Adopt Coal Ash Regulations
A coalition of investors today urged the Obama administration to tightly regulate toxic coal waste in order to mitigate financial risk in the event ...
China Rations Power to Meet Energy-Efficiency Targets
To meet the country's energy-efficiency targets, some local governments in China are rationing power to factories, homes and hospitals and in some cases shutting ...
USW Accuses China of Violating Trade Rules
A major U.S. labor union is asking the Obama administration to crack down on various Chinese trade practices that it says are robbing American ...
China and U.S. Will Lead the Next-Gen Electric Vehicle Race
The world's largest automotive markets, U.S. and China, are also the greatest consumers of energy. China consumed the equivalent of 2.3 billion tons ...
Texas Instruments Sustainability Report: Normalized Emissions Jump 23%
