Manufacturing

Kyocera Reduces AC Bill With Natural ‘Green Curtain’

Kyocera Reduces AC Bill With Natural ‘Green Curtain’

By encouraging climbing plants to climb trellises placed in front of windows, Kyocera has lowered the load on its air-conditioning systems. The new initiative, in place ...

September 1, 2009

Northrop Grumman To Pay $21 Million For San Gabriel Valley Water Cleanup

Northrop Grumman To Pay $21 Million For  San Gabriel Valley Water Cleanup

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a $21 million settlement with Northrop Grumman Space & Mission Systems Corporation that requires Northrop Grumman to clean up groundwater contamination at ...

August 31, 2009

Energy-Efficiency at Vorwerk

Energy-Efficiency at Vorwerk

The German vacuum-cleaner company has been building its Kobold model for almost 80 years, and sold more than 80 ...

August 26, 2009

Nissan Adopts Methanol Fuel Cells for Parts-Hauling Tugs

Nissan Adopts Methanol Fuel Cells for Parts-Hauling Tugs

Nissan North America will be the first vehicle manufacturer to use methanol fuel cells to power equipment used to haul parts to assembly lines at its ...

August 26, 2009

Energy Efficient Appliance Rebates Ready to Roll

Energy Efficient Appliance Rebates Ready to Roll

Appliance makers and retailers may see a spike in sales if the U.S. government's appliance rebate program for trading in old appliances for new energy-efficient ones ...

August 21, 2009

CDs vs. Music Downloads: Carbon Footprint Compared

CDs vs. Music Downloads: Carbon Footprint Compared

In a white paper comparing the carbon footprint and energy usage associated with various forms of music delivery, from CDs sold at retail to CDs sold ...

August 19, 2009

Coke, Pepsi Listed Among Beijing’s Dirty Dozen Water Polluters

Coke, Pepsi Listed Among Beijing’s Dirty Dozen Water Polluters

While Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have done much to publicize their environmental initiatives worldwide, the two soda bottlers and a host of other water users could not ...

August 19, 2009

‘Green’ Manufacturing Should be Part of Your Strategy

‘Green’ Manufacturing Should be Part of Your Strategy

It is important to define, as best as we are able, why it is important to focus on green manufacturing. Green manufacturing is an important part ...

August 16, 2009

Seventh Generation Cuts Carbon Footprint 23% in 2008

Seventh Generation Cuts Carbon Footprint 23% in 2008

Sales of Seventh Generation's non-toxic household products, have saved 140,000 trees, 191 billion BTUs of energy, more than 50 million gallons of water, and nearly 1.5 ...

August 13, 2009

Transmission Lines to Aid Business Adoption of Renewables

Transmission Lines to Aid Business Adoption of Renewables

Businesses wanting to use renewable energy in their operations will benefit from giant electric transmission lines being installed or awaiting approval all across the U.S. These lines, ...

August 12, 2009

Study Finds Consumers Ready to Pay for Electrical Grid Upgrades

Study Finds Consumers Ready to Pay for Electrical Grid Upgrades

Fifty-seven percent of Americans agree that the nation's electrical grid infrastructure should be upgraded to support new generation and further deployment of alternative energy technologies, according ...

August 10, 2009

BMW Adding Sub-brand for Electric Cars

BMW Adding Sub-brand for Electric Cars

BMW's "Project i" series of electric cars will exist under a different sub-brand, helping the automaker distinguish its more energy efficient offerings much in the same ...

August 10, 2009

Arclin Cuts VOC Emissions by 70%

Arclin Cuts VOC Emissions by 70%

While some manufacturers are voluntarily working to reduce volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions as part of their environmental initiatives, others are being forced due to environmental ...

August 10, 2009

U.S. Business Coalition Endorses ‘Green’ Manufacturing Bill

U.S. Business Coalition Endorses ‘Green’ Manufacturing Bill

The Apollo Alliance, a coalition of more than 150 U.S. businesses, has announced its support for a Senate bill aimed at advancing and creating more than ...

August 7, 2009

Kimberly-Clark to Source 40% of Fiber from Recycled or FSC-Certified Stock

Kimberly-Clark to Source 40% of Fiber from Recycled or FSC-Certified Stock

By changing the content of more than 20 away-from-home tissue and towel products, Kimberly-Clark Corp., maker of Kleenex, Scott and Cottonelle brands, has agreed to ...

August 6, 2009

Owens Corning Cuts Energy Use by 11%

Owens Corning Cuts Energy Use by 11%

Owens Corning, a leading manufacturer of fiberglass and foam insulation products, has reduced its energy consumption by 11 percent, water use by 3 percent and ...

August 6, 2009

E85 Vehicles Emit Fewest GHGs in Total Life Cycle Assessment

E85 Vehicles Emit Fewest GHGs in Total Life Cycle Assessment

E85-powered vehicles have the lowest lifetime emissions, when considering all materials, powertrains and fuel sources, according to new research from WorldAutoSteel. The group has recently released the ...

August 4, 2009

Sonoco Records 18% Drop in Direct Emissions

Sonoco Records 18% Drop in Direct Emissions

Sonoco is reducing its energy and water usage year over year, with water consumption dropping 8 percent from 2007 to 2008 and energy consumption dropping less ...

August 4, 2009

Chemicals Industry Works Toward Safe Chemicals Management by 2020

Chemicals Industry Works Toward Safe Chemicals Management by 2020

Leading global chemical companies, the United Nations, along with other stakeholders, recently met in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss the chemical industry's progress to meet its ...

July 31, 2009

Greenpeace Tags HP Building Over Computer Chemical Concerns

Greenpeace Tags HP Building Over Computer Chemical Concerns

Greenpeace, showing the kind of embarrassment it can cause a corporation it puts in its sights, painted giant letters spelling out "Hazardous Products" on the rooftop ...

July 29, 2009

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