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Green Building Market To Hit $173.5 Billion by 2015
From 2010 to 2015, the total US green building market value is projected to increase from $71.1 billion to $173.5 billion, according to ...
FAA CLEEN Awards $125 Million in New Contracts
The FAA has announced it has awarded $125 million in new contracts with GE Aviation, Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney, Boeing and Rolls Royce to develop ...
CEOs Say Sustainability Crucial to Success
A new survey of CEOs by the United Nations Global Compact and Accenture found that 93 percent see sustainability as crucial to their future success. ...
Senate Rejects Murkowski ‘Dirty Air Act’
The U.S. Senate voted 53-47 to reject a resolution introduced by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) that would have stopped the E.P.A. from regulating carbon ...
US Small Wind Market Reaches 100 MW
The U.S. market for small wind turbines has reached 100 MW of installed capacity, expanding 15 percent above 2008, according to a report by ...
Boston Adopts Plans for Rising Sea Levels
The city of Boston is already preparing plans to adapt its infrastructure to an environment with significantly higher sea levels, according to a report in ...
Greenpeace – 95% Renewable Energy Without Slow Growth
Greenpeace outlined a scenario in which 95 percent of energy generation comes from renewable sources by 2050 while creating 12 million jobs, for a price ...
EPA Issues New SO2 Guidelines
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued new standards for sulfur dioxide (SO2) yesterday in a ruling that is likely to raise costs ...
Energy Efficiency Investment Remains Strong Despite Downturn
Investment in energy efficiency remained high last year despite the economic downturn, according to a survey conducted by Johnson Controls. Meanwhile, the Financial Times ...
Consol Energy Taps Methane For Carbon Credits
Consol Energy will become the second coal miner to develop a methane capture and abatement system in the U.S., according to a company ...
Environmental Leader Introduces EL Insights – Data, Market Intelligence and Insights on Energy and Environmental Technology
Environmental Leader LLC is pleased to announce its latest offering for decision-makers, EL Insights, a subscription-based information source delivering critical data and insights on ...
Chicago, DC, Baltimore among Top Green Roof Cities
Chicago, Washington D.C., and Baltimore are among the cities in the U.S. with the most green roofs installed, according to an Associated Press report ...
E.U. to Debate Shift in Energy, Carbon Tax
The European Union is considering a change to its energy tax policy that could make renewable fuels cheaper than fossil fuels, according to a ...
CSR Reporting Improves Co Performance, GRI Hands Out Awards
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and United Nations Global Compact announced an agreement today to align their work in advancing corporate responsibility ...
Three Stages of Sustainability Leadership
There are three stages to implementing sustainability initiatives in an organization, each requiring different organizational capabilities and leadership skills, according to Christoph Lueneburger, who ...
Digital Realty Trust Claims First Packaged Energy Management System for Data Centers
Digital Realty Trust says its new energy management tool will help businesses increase energy efficiency in their data centers and reduce power costs by allowing them to monitor actual ...
USPS Inks $28.7M Deal to Cut Energy Costs at nearly 2,300 Locations
The U.S. Postal Service has signed a $28.7 million contract to install energy-management systems in up to 2,250 post offices as part of its ...
Nestle Quits Sinar Mas after Greenpeace Campaign
Nestle announced it will cease buying palm oil from suppliers linked to deforestation after a two month campaign by Greenpeace.
The campaign highlighted Nestle’s relationship with the Sinar ...
EPA Adds Thousands of Chemicals, Facilities to Public Database
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has added more than 6,300 chemicals and 3,800 chemical facilities regulated under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to ...
Wal-Mart Makes Progress on Sustainability Goals
Wal-Mart has met several sustainability goals including its global target to design and open a store prototype that is up to 25 to 30 percent ...
