Policy & Law
Republican Crosses Line to Support Senate Climate Bill
The Senate climate bill may get a Republican push now that a prominent senator has offered support for a compromise bill. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who does ...
Auction Recommended for California’s Allocation of Emission Allowances
Regulation of greenhouse gas emissions in the electricity sector under a cap-and-trade system in California poses significant policy questions about how to allocate tradable emission allowances, ...
Green Energy Execs Implore Congress for Sweeping Climate Change Bill
More than one-hundred green-energy company executives went to Washington, D.C., this week to urge members of Congress to pass a sweeping climate change bill, reports ...
EU’s Reverse VAT on Carbon Offsets Intended to Reduce Fraud
To cut down on fraud in the carbon trading market, the European Union is proposing a reverse payment scheme for value added taxes (VAT) ...
UK Gives Tesco, Hilton 1-Year Passes on Buying Carbon Permits
Larger non-utility, non-manufacturer polluters in the UK are getting a one-year reprieve on having to purchase carbon offsets, reports Bloomberg. Starting in April 2011, ...
Refill Stations Challenge London’s Bottled Water Industry
London is planning to set up its first water machines at rail and bus stations this month in a move that could impact England's $2.4 billion ...
Obama Orders Federal Agencies to Set 2020 Emissions Goals
Federal agencies were given 90 days to set goals for reducing emissions by 2020. President Obama is letting each agency set its ...
Emissions Traders Oppose Senate’s Limits on Carbon Credit Imports
Restricting cheap carbon credits that can be imported from poor countries in a proposed U.S. cap-and-trade system will drive up costs for consumers, according to the ...
Tariff on Solar Imports May be Challenged
A recent decision to impose tariffs on a type of Chinese solar panels could eventually extend to other such imports, raising the cost of ...
EPA May Regulate Chemicals in Many Products
Marking a significant overhaul of the country's chemicals policies, which have been in place since 1976, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's top official outlined the ...
Dems, Republicans Debate Cap-And-Trade On Airwaves
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D) of California, Chair of Senate Public Works Committee, appears on Bloomberg to discuss Kerry-Boxer cap and trade legislation....
Sierra Pacific Industries to Sell Offsets From Forest Lands
In a move that indicates commercial forest owners see financial potential from carbon markets, the largest private forest owner in California, Sierra Pacific Industries, is entering ...
Bill Would Pave Way For Green Taxi Fleets
New legislation would allow cities to create local regulations mandating energy efficiency and emissions standards for taxi fleets. Previous efforts by cities, including New York City, to ...
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 ...
Hawaii, Ontario Enact Feed-in Tariffs for Renewables
Businesses in Hawaii and Ontario can adopt renewable energy technologies with greater assurance that the investments will pay off now that the state and ...
EPA to Require Large Emitters to use ‘Best Technologies’ to Reduce Emissions
In a move that could galvanize industrial opposition to cap and trade, the EPA is proposing that large emitters use the "best available" technologies to minimize ...
E-Waste Recycling Bill Floated in Senate
As more and more states institute electronics recycling programs, a U.S. Senator has proposed federal legislation that would standardize the recycling of electronics devices, reports ...
With 20% Target, Senate Climate Bill Draft Tougher on Emissions
Forthcoming climate legislation in the Senate may outdo the House effort, which called for 17 percent emission cuts from 2005 levels by 2020 ...
U.S., EU Want to Cut Cleantech Tariffs
In an effort to bring Beijing into a global climate deal ahead of the Copenhagen meeting in December, the European Union and the United States are ...
EPA May Regulate Plane Deicing Runoff
Airports across the U.S. soon may be forced to take steps to prevent the millions of gallons of airplane wing deicer from reaching waterways, now that ...
Advertisers
Make sustainability part of your strategy.
Get equipped at the SAP Sustainability Resource Center. >>
Unclear about the EPA's new GHG Rule?
Learn how it could affect your business. >>
EPA mandatory emissions reporting starts Jan 1st
CSA Standards can help your organization get ready for compliance. Find out how. >>
Survey Results: Product Environmental Compliance Best Practices
How to achieve compliance at a significantly lower cost. Download the full report. >>
Recent Daily News [ see all ]
- 11/23/2009
- 11/20/2009
- 11/19/2009
- Ontario May Follow California’s Lead on TV Energy Efficiency
- EPA Is One Step Closer to New Ship Emissions Standards
- European Paper Industry Cuts CO2 Emissions by 42% since 1990
- CDP Launches Water Disclosure Project
- Whirlpool Cuts Water Use by Nearly 22% from 2004 to 2008
- National Grid Again Rejects High Costs of Offshore Wind
- California City’s Green Building Ordinance Applies to Commercial Buildings
- Agilent To Save $3.5M Over 10 Years With Solar
- S. America Takes Most Urgent View of Copenhagen Talks
- Texas, China Wind Partners May Build U.S. Factory to Appease Critical Lawmaker
- Volvo, Mack Engines First to Meet 2010 EPA Emissions Standards
- Around the Web – Nike, Google, Nissan, Bush’s Green Library, WWF
- Fossil Fuel Emissions Rose 29% since 2000
- SEC Charges Four in ‘Green’ Investment Ponzi Scheme
- No Sunny Skies for Two Solar Projects in Texas, California
- Canada Delays GHG Emissions Regs, Russia Ups Emissions Cuts
- News Corp. Taps Hara for Energy Efficiency, Environmental Management
- Rising Sea Levels Would Hit U.S. East Coast Hardest
- Building an Energy-Efficient Data Center Using Virtualization Technology
- Trade Group on EPA Chemical Regs: ‘If Everything is a Priority, Then Nothing is a Priority’
- A/V Equipment Gets New Energy Star Requirements
- By Scaling Back Catalogs, JC Penney to Save 30% on Paper
- Around the Web – Starbucks, EcoFactor, UPS, Brownfields, Eco-Labels
- Subaru Touts Energy & Environmental Initiatives
Charts [ see all ]
Popular Topics
Energy Efficiency
Data Center
Emissions
Facilities
Electricity
Sustainability
Water
Supply Chain
Efficiency
Green Marketing
Strategy & Leadership
Research
Fleets & Transportation
Carbon Finance
Conventional Energy
Clean Energy
Waste & Recycling
Paper & Packaging
Policy & Law
Utilities
Construction
Comments and Discussions
Tom Stacy on National Grid Again Rejects High Costs of Offshore Wind
"Each time government entices big money investment away from riskier, but clearly..."
miggs on European Paper Industry Cuts CO2 Emissions by 42% since 1990
"Yet another example of the potential of combined heat & power to transform..."
Stevenson on News Corp. Taps Hara for Energy Efficiency, Environmental Management
"All of us should think of ways to save energy now. It is not a myth,..."
Trade Association on Trade Group on EPA Chemical Regs: ‘If Everything is a Priority, Then Nothing is a Priority’
"Seriously… that..."
Gary Markowitz on Supermarkets Tackle Emissions Reductions, Fuel Efficiency
"Supermarkets waste over 10 percent of their energy through improper..."
peter in ireland on Ontario May Follow California’s Lead on TV Energy Efficiency
"Governor Schwarzenegger is shooting himself in the foot! 1...."
Environmental Leader on S. America Takes Most Urgent View of Copenhagen Talks
"The survey respondents (the PDF report mentions 4,000 respondents in 38..."