Emissions
GE, BP Partner on Carbon Capture Coal Plant in CA
GE and BP plan to jointly build a 250 megawatt coal power plant that is designed to capture and store 90 percent of emissions. ...
EPA to Regulate Mercury Emissions, May Tag Coal Ash ‘Toxic’
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering labeling coal ash as toxic waste, while the agency moves to regulate mercury emissions at coal-fired power plants. The ...
By 2015, Copenhagen Commuters May Bike 50% of the Time
Copenhagen has set a goal to have half its daily commuters use bicycles to get around by 2015, according to a press ...
Carbon Capture Projects May Need to be Fast-Tracked
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects face a high risk of failure due to their high costs and should be applied across many sectors to ensure ...
Senate Tries to Get Past Hot Air in Climate Hearings
With the Senate set to wrap up three days of hearings on the climate bill Oct. 29, stakeholders on all sides of the debate are ramping ...
Data Center Optimization Products Emerge
More service providers are starting to see energy efficiency gold in data centers, as evidenced by recent product offerings. Data centers are projected to account ...
Google, Microsoft, IBM Could Profit by Pressuring U.S. Chamber, Greenpeace Says
IT stalwarts like Google, Microsoft and IBM would profit by stepping up the pressure on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to modify its climate ...
UN Lowers Copenhagen Expectations
Citing the lack of a comprehensive climate bill in the U.S. Congress and a lack of consensus from industrialized nations, the United Nations indicates it doesn't ...
In First CSR Report, Deloitte Shows 1.3 Metric Tons of Emissions Per Employee
In its first-ever corporate sustainability report, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu reveals that it used more than 308 million kilowatt hours of electricity in 2008, or about ...
Sweden Mandates Carbon Emissions Labels on Food
New labels listing the carbon dioxide emissions associated with the production of foods, from whole wheat pasta to fast food burgers, are appearing on some grocery ...
Sysco Exploring Natural Gas for its Trucks
Foodservice distribution giant Sysco Corp. is considering using natural gas to power its trucking fleet. For a truck that averages 50,000 miles traveled each year, ...
WWF to Screen Forest Carbon Investments
WWF's Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN) plans to launch investment screening guidelines for financial investors in the upcoming months to encourage support for responsible ...
Owens Corning Insulation Plant Uses 100% Renewable Energy
A new manufacturing plant for Owens Corning uses 100 percent renewable energy. The Gresham, Ore., plant has a solar photovoltaic system installed by ...
Kyoto CDM Offset Spending Fell 12% in 2008 – More to Come
The 12 percent drop in purchases of carbon offsets under the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in 2008 may be just the tip of the ...
Lilly Meets Energy-Efficiency Goals Ahead of Schedule
Eli Lilly, a global pharmaceutical company, has reached its energy goal two years early, improving its energy intensity (energy used per dollar of sales) by ...
Penalized for Pollution, Major Bus Firm to Reduce Idling
As part of a settlement for clean air violations, under the Clean Air Act, school bus operator First Student Inc., a leading school bus transportation services company ...
Southwest Testing ‘Green Plane’
If adopted, the new "green plane" undergoing tests by Southwest Airlines would save the company about $10 million a year in fuel costs, while reducing emissions. The ...
EPA May Withdraw Bush-era Rule, Crack Down on Refinery Emissions
The EPA wants to withdraw a portion of air toxics regulations put in place during the Bush administration, a move that would lead to ...
Verdegaal Bros. Offsets 99% of Energy Bill With Solar
A new fixed-mount solar installation at a California agricultural company should save the company about $60,000 a year in energy costs. The new 188-kilowatt system at Verdegall ...
UPS Trying New Hydraulic Hybrid Trucks
Using trucks where the engine has no direct physical link to the wheels, UPS is testing a new hydraulic hybrid system for some of ...
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