Emissions
Emissions includes news stories on devices that produce air pollutants and greenhouse gasses (GHGs), power management solutions that lead to the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions, sustainability goals for emissions, and organizations that have successfully reduced emissions. Reports on The Clean Air Act, EPA emissions enforcement, fuel economy trends, and air quality standards also are highlighted.
Fleet Briefing: Chevy Volt Fire, FedEx, Toyota Recall and Electric Honda Commuters
Automaker GM has tried to blame government testers for a fire that reportedly engulfed one of its plug-in Chevrolet Volt cars following testing at a federal ...
Airline Sustainability Reports Need Improvement, PwC Says
Southwest Airlines, UPS, Delta, Air France KLM, Iberia, LAN Airlines and Lufthansa produced the best sustainability reports by airlines last year, according to a ...
Heinz Cuts Solid Waste 46% Since 2005
Heinz has cut its production of solid waste per unit of production by 45.6 percent since 2005, according to the company’s 2011 Corporate Social ...
Efficiency in Manufacturing Could Ramp Up Greenhouse Gas Savings
Businesses today are competing in a dynamic marketplace, constantly trying to keep pace with new technology and rapidly changing consumer expectations. They are ...
Atos to Use SAP Sustainability App; Greenstone Updates Acco2unt
International IT services company Atos will use SAP BusinessObjects Sustainability ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: ANWR Drilling Push, Canada Reacts, EV Fire Probe
A jobs-related proposal from House Republicans to support new infrastructure spending is dominating by a plan to massively expand offshore oil and gas leasing and open ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Keystone XL Delayed, Solar Tariffs, EDF Hacking
The Obama administration announced Thursday that it will delay a decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline until after the 2012 election, The New York ...
Global Action Needed by 2017 to Prevent Dangerous Temperatures, IEA Says
The world needs to take internationally co-ordinated action by 2017 to keep temperatures from rising to dangerous levels, the International Energy Agency said ...
HP Knocks Nokia from Lead in Greenpeace Electronics Guide
HP has taken the lead in Greenpeace's Guide to Greener Electronics, while the scores of former front runners Nokia and Sony Ericsson have dropped.
The ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: New Source CO2 Standards, Gulf Drilling, Romney Energy Plan
The EPA said Tuesday that it will write carbon dioxide emissions standards for new power plants for the first time, The Los Angeles Times reported. ...
40% of Firms Failing to Tackle Energy Efficiency, UK Says
More than 40 percent of companies ranked on their energy efficiency actions by the U.K. government failed to score a single point, it emerged ...
Xerox Cuts Water Use 7% in One Year
Xerox brought its water consumption down seven percent in 2010, compared to 2009 levels, according to its sixth Global Citizenship Report and 2011 Environmental, ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Wine Standard, Energy Star Update, WEEE Recast
An international wine trade group has adopted a standard for calculating the industry's greenhouse gas emissions, Off License News reported. The International Organisation of Vine ...
Greenhouse Emissions Jumped 6% in 2010
Greenhouse gas emissions saw a 6 percent jump in 2010, their largest one-year rise, according to new data from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge ...
How GHG Protocol Drives Globally Consistent Accounting
Representatives from Walmart, the Carbon Disclosure Project, The Sustainability Consortium and ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: China Bulb Ban, Toxics Reporting, Superfund Renewables
China is the latest country to ban the import and sale of incandescent light bulbs, Reuters reported. The country's National Development and Reform ...
The Business Case for Product and Value Chain Management
A World Resources Institute panel discussion with business leaders about the new GHG Protocol Product Standard and Corporate Value Chain (Scope ...
Policy and Enforcement Briefing: Senate Saves EPA Rules, BP Fines, Rat Bait Cancellation
Senate Democrats on Thursday defeated a Republican-sponsored jobs package that included a provision to block EPA rules that will scale back toxic emissions from industrial ...
Univ. Central Florida Wins Energy Star ‘Battle of the Buildings’
The University of Central Florida has won the EPA's 2011 Energy Star National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings.
UCF’s winning building was a parking garage (pictured) ...
CSCI: Adopt Network Efficiency Strategies or Pay Up
Company executives need to adopt specific best practices for energy efficiency in networks and across connected devices, or unneeded energy use will continue to negatively affect ...
