Water Management
Water management is the management of water resources under set policies and regulations. Water, once an abundant natural resource, is becoming a more valuable commodity due to droughts and overuse. Here are links to articles that address water management subjects such as the optimization of water usage.
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Poland Veto, World Water Forum, NRC Safety Rules, Ohio Fracking Law
Coal-reliant Poland vetoed a European Union roadmap for cutting the bloc's carbon emissions by 80 percent by mid-century. All 26 other EU countries supported the ...
Fracking Industry May Lack Will to Avoid Environmental Impacts, Report Finds
The natural gas industry is technologically capable of tapping shale gas resources, but some companies may have trouble managing the environmental and social risks involved, ...
Pentair Electronic Purification System ‘Cuts Wastewater 90%’
Pentair says its latest electronic water-purification system can provide retail, car washes and laboratories with safe, soft, bottled-quality water, with 90 percent less ...
Henkel Sustainability Report: Energy Consumption, Carbon Emissions Drop 9% Year-On-Year
Henkel, the company behind Dial, Purex, Right Guard and other personal care brands, reduced its energy consumption by over nine percent from 2010 to 2011, ...
Standards & Compliance: NSF/ANSI Fabrics, Volvo 50001, Green Globe
Glen Raven Custom Fabrics says it is the first company to declare compliance under the NSF/ANSI 336 Sustainable Assessment for Commercial Furnishings Fabrics. Two of ...
GEMI, Veolia Launch Water Tools
Green business alliance the Global Environmental Management Initiative has launched free sustainable water management tools the GEMI Local Water Tool and the GEMI LWT for ...
Water Management in Apartment Buildings
Andre Boerema, of Sydney Water, discusses water use in apartment buildings at the Smart Green Apartments Forum run by the City ...
2012 Insider Knowledge Report Shares Lessons from McDonald’s, Unilever, 130 Others
Environmental Leader has launched its 2012 Insider Knowledge Report, sharing lessons learned from 132 corporate environmental, energy and sustainability decision-makers.
The second annual report gives ...
Inefficient Boilers Costing Firms $637m a Year, Carbon Trust Says
U.K. organizations could save over £400 million ($637 million) a year by taking simple, low-cost actions to improve the efficiency of their hot water boilers, ...
ConocoPhillips, Others Show Thirst for Groundwater
As water conservation measures come up short, industrial facilities, including one owned by ConocoPhillips, are increasingly turning to groundwater as a water source, according to ...
Global Water Resources Pushed to the Brink
Reaching a global population of seven billion people could push water resources to the brink, unless agriculture and industry act fast to cut ...
BASF Sustainability Report: Beats 2020 Energy Efficiency, GHG Goals
Chemicals giant BASF showed a 2.1 percent increase in energy efficiency from 2010 to 2011, according to the company's 2011 sustainability report.
This means that ...
Philadelphia Water Department, Ameresco to Build 5.6 MW Wastewater Biogas Plant
Energy efficiency and renewable energy company Ameresco and the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) will design, build and maintain a wastewater biogas-to-energy facility. The $47.5M construction ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: ARoTech Process is NSF Certified, ISO 50001, e-Stewards, LEED, HERS
APTwater's ARoTech module used to treat oxidized contaminants in water including nitrate, perchlorate, selenium, and chromium (VI) is now NSF certified. ARoTech water treatment process ...
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Environmental Leader will release the 2012 edition of its complimentary Insider Knowledge Report, providing lessons learned from corporate environmental, sustainability and energy ...
Ikea Sustainability Report: Over Half of Energy Now From Renewables
Renewable energy now provides 51 percent of Ikea's energy, up from 47 percent in FY10, according to the company's 2011 sustainability report.
In FY11 (September ...
Molycorp Plans Near-Zero-Wastewater Facility
California-based rare earth mining company Molycorp says its Project Phoenix facility in Mountain Pass, Calif., will have near-zero wastewater discharge.
The $895 million project, which begins ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: E15 Approved, Dioxin Exposure, Fracking Study, Utility MACT, Shell
The EPA approved ethanol fuel blend E15 for voluntary use in all autos and light trucks built since 2001 after completing testing of E15’s impact ...
The Co-op Slashes GHG Emissions, Water Use
U.K. grocery chain the Co-operative's ethical plan, which was launched last year, has helped reduce its operational greenhouse gas emissions by 35 percent and its ...
US Foods to Develop Water-, Nitrogen-Efficient Sugarcane
U.S. Sugar Corporation and Arcadia Biosciences have signed an agreement to develop nitrogen use-efficient and water-efficient sugarcane, in a move the companies said could yield sugarcane requiring half the normal amount of nitrogen.
Under the terms ...
