Environmental Conservation
Climate Fellowship Finds 50% Savings in AT&T Cooling
A study run by nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund has found that AT&T could save up to 50 percent on air conditioning costs by using natural cooling.
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Sikorsky Turns Switch on CHP System
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has cut the ribbon on a combined heat and power cogeneration system at its Stratford, Conn., facility.
The CHP system (pictured) produces enough power ...
‘$1bn’ University Green Endowment Plan Launched
Harvard and Stanford are among 32 universities that have committed $65 million to new energy efficiency financing initiative Billion Dollar Green Challenge.
The fund aims to get ...
Landfill Plastic Could Power 5m Homes, Says Report
If all of the plastic sent to United States landfills each year were diverted to waste-to-energy facilities, it could produce 52 million MWh of electricity annually, ...
U.S. Capitol Pens Waste-to-Energy Contract
The U.S. Capitol is to divert 90 percent of its solid waste from landfills to local waste-to-energy facilities.
Congress's estimated 5,300 tons of annual non-recyclable waste will ...
$60m Gas Station Retrofit Project Launched by Blue Earth
Blue Earth Inc., Gexpro and eCORE Technology have launched a project aimed at improving the energy efficiency of more than 2,000 independently owned gas station and ...
Tata Steel Pens Green Deal with Netherlands
Tata Steel has signed an energy efficiency deal with the Dutch government.
The so-called "green deal" commits Tata Steel's plant in IJmuiden, Netherlands, to three projects totaling ...
Kimberly-Clark Products Gains FSC, EcoLogo Certification
Kimberly-Clark Professional has announced that the "broad majority" of its tissue and towel products now boast Forest Stewardship Council certification, and two of the company’s brands ...
Frito-Lay Opens ‘Near Net Zero’ Facility
Snack food giant Frito-Lay has opened what the company calls a "near net zero" plant in Arizona.
The "near net zero" vision was to transform an existing ...
Forest Service Backs Wood as Green Building Material
Wood should be considered a primary material in environmentally friendly building, according to a study by the U.S. Forest Service.
Science Supporting the Economic and Environmental ...
Deloitte Developing Water Tool; Outlines Integrated Reporting Benefits
Deloitte is helping to develop the Water Action Hub, a public online tool to help companies collaborate with governments, non-profits, communities and each ...
Food Industry Details Anti-Waste Initiative
Trade bodies the Grocery Manufacturers Association and the Food Marketing Institute have released details of a three-year initiative aimed at helping their industry reduce food waste.
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Dole, Chiquita Targeted by Anti-Tar Sands Ads
Dole and Chiquita were confronted yesterday by full-page ads in USA Today, criticizing the banana distributors for their use of Canadian fossil fuels.
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WM, DaVita Launch Dialysis Recycling Trial
Dialysis service provider DaVita Inc. and a subsidiary of recycling and refuse collection firm Waste Management are hoping to recycle 350,000 pounds of waste from kidney ...
Lego Drops APP Packaging After Greenpeace Campaign
Lego has bowed to pressure from Greenpeace, reportedly agreeing to drop supplier Asia Pulp and Paper, and the toy company says it will only use packaging ...
Stanley Cup to Be Water-Neutral
The 2011 Stanley Cup final will be the first water-neutral series in the history of the National Hockey League, the NHL said today.
The ...
Corporate Sustainability, Competition and Collaboration
Sustainability has become a competitive battleground. Companies like Starbucks and Darden Restaurants are building green credentials to compete for employees. Firms such ...
Life-cycle Budgeting Will Help Maximize Infrastructure Investment
In the years after World War II, our nation became an economic superpower thanks in large part to our commitment to building ...
What Sustainable Building Can Learn from Treehouses
In response to the current malpractice of marketing almost everything as green I would like to propose an unusual remedy – tree-houses. ...
Greenpeace: Sears, Best Buy, Other Big Brands ‘Failing Our Forests’
Sears, Best Buy, Toys R US, Home Depot, and Harlequin are "failing our forests" according to the “2010 Boreal Marketplace” annual report from Greenpeace.
The ...
Tesco Tackles Food Waste with Ethylene-Absorbing Strips
