Conventional Energy
Conventional energy sources includes oil, gas and coal. These conventional sources are usually fossil fuels. Their use leads to increased greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental damage. Our articles explore the environmental impact of obtaining and using conventional energy sources.
Sustainability vs. ROI: How to Successfully Achieve Both
With the global population growing at a rate of 200,000 people a day, according to the World Bank Institute (WBI), there is ...
North America Has Capacity to Store 500 Years of CO2 Emissions
North America's geological formations have the capacity to store 500 years of carbon dioxide emissions, according to an atlas produced by the United States, Canada ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Keystone XL, Korea ETS, Fracking Rules, Clean Energy Standard
Here's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 10 items.
TransCanada is expected to reapply for its ...
Delta Airlines Buys Oil Refinery to Control Fuel Prices
Delta Airlines has agreed to buy a refinery from oil giant ConocoPhillips in an effort to reduce its $300 million-a-year jet fuel bill.
The ...
Frack Water Market to Reach $9bn in 2020, Lux Says
The market for treating hydraulic fracturing water - a waste byproduct of shale gas production -- will grow nine-fold to ...
Gamma Light Tech Cuts Ships’ Fuel, Emissions ‘by 75%’
Engineers with Gamma Light & Heavy Industries have developed a propulsion system that can maneuver a ...
Is the End of Suburban Sprawl Finally In Sight?
For decades, sustainability pundits have been predicting that high gas prices would put an end to suburban sprawl and drive people back ...
AB InBev Sustainability Report: Meets CO2 Target a Year Early; Water Use Down 8%
AB InBev last year cut its greenhouse gas emissions relative to production by 5.3 percent, meeting its goal of a 10 percent reduction on 2009 ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Hess, BNSF, Columbia Fines; Calif. Buildings, Bioeconomy Blueprint
Here's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes nine items.
The EPA says it temporarily put ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Gulf Spill Charges, CARB Ruling, Palm Oil Biofuels, EU ETS
Here's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 11 items.
The Department of Justice has ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Chevron, Mexico Low-Carbon Bill, Oil Market Speculation
Here's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 10 items.
The new Brazilian prosecutor of the case ...
EnerNOC to Supply Gas Demand Response at 4,000 Commercial Sites
Utility National Grid is to use demand response company EnerNOC's technology and services platform to manage natural gas consumption at about 4,000 commercial, institutional and ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Fracking Controls, China Aviation Plan, CVS Settlement
Here's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 10 items.
The Obama administration has set national standards ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Deepwater Horizon, Shell Oil Sheen, YPF Nationalization, Keystone XL, LNG Exports
Here's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 18 items.
A presidential commission investigating the 2010 Gulf ...
Battery Electrics Offer Best Savings; EV Emissions Beat Gas, Even in ‘Dirty Grid’ Regions
The total cost of ownership (TCO) over the lifetime of an alternative fuel vehicle can be lower than a conventional internal combustion engine vehicle, despite ...
Shell Sustainability Report: Waste Up 24%, Water Use Up 3%
Royal Dutch Shell's waste production increased almost 24 percent year-on-year from 2 million metric tons in 2010 to 2.47 million metric tons in 2011, according ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Canada Vehicle Emissions, Natural Gas, TSCA, Petroleum Reserve
Here's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 10 items.
Canada issued greenhouse gas emissions rules that ...
NV Energy Cooling System to Cut Water Use by 281m Gallons a Year
NV Energy's coal-fired Reid Gardner Station north of Las Vegas will reduce its water withdrawals by more than 281 million gallons annually with a Nalco ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: EU Aviation Law, Carbon Permits, GHG Targets, Gulf Sheen
Here's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 11 items.
India's environment minister called the EU aviation ...
Oil Prices Fall on US Economy Concerns
U.S. businesses may be waving goodbye to rising gas prices, according to figures from two surveys.
The national average for a gallon of gasoline on Monday ...
