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EPA Orders Review of Air Pollution at BP Refinery
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered Indiana to re-examine several sources of air pollution at BP's Whiting refinery in northwest Indiana, one of the ...
GE, Whirlpool, Others Launch Smart Green Grid Initiative
GE, Whirlpool Corp. and other technology and utility businesses have established a new collaborative effort aimed at demonstrating the ...
IBM Delves Into Supply Chain Evaluation
IBM is launching a new consulting service to capitalize on the growth market in companies attempting to evaluate various environmental metrics about ...
Tesco’s UK Import Warehouse to be 100% Biomass Powered
UK retailer Tesco plans to tap into a 295 megawatt biomass power plant in Teesport, England, to supply 100 percent of the energy needs ...
Hazardous Chemical Evaluation Evolves at HP, S.C. Johnson, Nike
Leading manufacturers are moving beyond simply ensuring that specific hazardous chemicals are absent from their products. Instead, they are going into risk prevention mode, identify all ...
Tetra Pak, HP Join Global Forest and Trade Network
Tetra Pak Inc., a manufacturer of food processing and packaging systems, and Hewlett-Packard have joined World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) Global Forest & Trade Network in ...
Timberland Cuts Emissions 19%
Timberland reduced its emissions by 4,426 metric tons from 2007 to 2008, or about 19 percent, according to the company's 2007-08 CSR ...
Luxury Automakers Ponder Carbon Cuts, Hyundai Aims to Be ‘Green Leader’
Luxury automakers like Lamborghini, Ferrari, Bentley, and Aston Martin still lag behind the industry average for carbon-dioxide emissions just as standards tighten in Europe and the ...
Adidas, British Airways, Sainsbury’s Working With Forest Footprint Disclosure Project
Adidas, British Airways, Kingfisher and Sainsbury's are among the big name companies that pledge to answer a questionnaire about "forest risk commodities" for the Forest ...
IBM, Intel, HSBC, Unilever, Xerox Top Covalence Ethical Rankings
IBM garnered the top spot in Covalence's ethical ranking of multinational companies. The ranking looks at 541 companies across 18 sectors. This year, Covalence added two ...
EPA Extends Energy Star to Glass, Food Processing Plants
Companies that make jars for jelly, as well as frozen french fry makers, are among the types of firms the Environmental Protection Agency targeted in its ...
Apple, Sony Ericsson Lead in Removing Harmful Chemicals from Electronics
Apple and Sony Ericsson are among the leaders in the electronics industry to move away from using chemicals that can lead to health and environmental problems, ...
Apple Drops Bombshell, Immediately Withdraws from U.S. Chamber
Becoming the first major consumer brand to make a big statement against the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's position on climate change, Apple ...
In Climate Row, Nike Gives Up Chamber Board Seat
While not yet willing to give up its membership in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Nike nonetheless sent a strong message by relinquishing ...
Ted Turner Discusses Corporate Sustainability
Ted Turner, Chairman of Turner Enterprises and a speaker at the National Energy Summit, talks about the economic costs of sustainability and upcoming energy legislation. ...
Whirlpool to Produce 1M Smart Energy Dryers by 2011
Whirlpool Corp. will produce one million smart-energy clothes dryers by the end of 2011 as part of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Smart ...
Exelon, PNM to Leave U.S. Chamber Over Climate Change
Joining Pacific Gas & Electric Co., two more utilities have decided not to renew their membership in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, citing a dispute over ...
Manufacturers Would Pay for E-waste Recycling in Connecticut
Despite vigorous challenges from electronics manufacturers over similar program in other states, Connecticut has proposed that manufacturers pay for e-waste recycling. Under the program, which started gaining steam in January, makers of electronics would pay ...
New York Launches Green Hospitality Certification Program
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has launched a new initiative to certify lodging establishments as "green" for employing environmentally friendly ...
At 10.2M Metric Tons, Apple Reports Emissions For First Time
Product use accounts for 53 percent of the 10.2 million metric tons of emissions associated with the lifecycle analysis of Apple products, ...
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Mojo on Carbon Fraud Revealed Down Under
"“Prime Carbon, an Australian producer and seller of carbon credits, has been accused of making..."
Skip on Western U.S., Canada Move Forward with Carbon Trading Plans
"With so-called global warming science now in disrepute if not in utter retreat,..."
Daniel on Burt’s Bees On Employee Waste Reduction Education
"You mean Chlorox on Employee Waste Reduction Education."
Lawrence Heim on How to Measure the ROI of Your Sustainability, CSR Efforts
"Attempting to measure the direct financial impact/return of sustainability..."
Richard Albright on Ratings System Targets Environmental Impact of Roadways
"How could the cement industry not be involved since pavement is the..."
Cisco on Loblaw Launches Four Rooftop Solar Pilot Projects
"Great to see the new investment in the Solar industry in Ontario. A local fabricator of..."
Iryna on 3M Shares Tips for Managing Energy Use
"Well done! 3M is being ahead as always!"