Water
Study Finds Smart Irrigation Controllers Not So Smart
Tests of "smart" irrigation controllers found that most of the devices currently on the market were not as smart as advertised, according to a new study, ...
L’Oreal Cuts Water Use, GHG Emissions More Than 6%
L'Oreal bolstered its commitment to an eco-responsible business model by reducing energy and water consumption, waste and CO2 emissions in 2008, according to the company's fifth ...
Westin, Marriott Target Energy Efficiency, Water Savings
What's on the mind of most hotels no matter their size? Energy efficiency and environmental improvements. Hotels, running the gamut from the family-owned Spice Island Beach ...
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 ...
Merck Slashes Energy Demand by 25%, Water Use by 15%
Merck has achieved and exceeded its corporate goal to reduce energy demand by 25 percent from a 2004 baseline and its water use by 15 ...
Universities of Toledo, Minnesota Embrace Eco-buildings
The University of Toledo has added a Campus of Energy and Innovation, while the University of Minnesota's new football stadium has earned LEED Silver status. At the ...
IBM Makes Cities and Utilities Smarter with New Technologies
Moving forward with its strategy for a Smarter Planet, IBM is helping cities and utilities become smarter by providing new technologies and tools to help them ...
Nestle Nixes Bottling Plant Over Environmental Concerns
Nestle Waters North America has abandoned plans to build a water bottling plant at the site of an old mill property in McCloud, Calif., after a ...
EPA Scrutinizing Utility Wastewater
Power plant wastewater is about to the get same kind of federal scrutiny that emissions and air pollution have received. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to ...
SCA Sees Environmental Benefit From New Wastewater Treatment Plant
A wastewater treatment plant at SCA’s Munksund paper mill in Sweden went online in June. The mill produces paper mass and kraftliner, a starting material for packaging. SCA says that the new treatment plant will ...
Puma to Reduce Energy, Water, Waste 25% by 2010
Puma has set aggressive goals to reduce energy and water consumption and waste creation 25 percent by 2010, based on 2005/2006 results, according to the company's ...
Tide Encourages Energy Savings Through Cold Washing
In a new TV ad spot, Tide is urging consumers to save energy and "get out of the old ...
Facing Declining Demand, Water Bottlers Start Price War
Despite new strategies by bottled-water companies to offer more eco-friendly packaging, it hasn't been enough to win back environmentally-minded customers. Bottled-water makers have stepped up a ...
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 ...
Maker of Jack Daniels Cuts Energy Use 2.3%, GHG Emissions Rise 9%
Brown-Forman Corp., a producer and marketer of several leading beverage alcohol brands, has cut its energy use by 2.3 percent, although its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions ...
Final Thoughts from Stockholm World Water Week 2009
I've been coming to World Water Week for years, in fact since the start, as ITT was one of the first founders and supporters of the ...
Water Innovations Include Generating Electricity from Rainwater
A number of innovations are being highlighted at the Stockholm World Water Week event, some of them the result of corporate prizes. I'll start with the prize ...
Pepsi, Coke to Clean Up Beijing Water Image
Days after a scathing report by a Beijing economic council put Coca-Cola and Pepsi on notice for contributing to water pollution in the Chinese capital, ...
Climate Change, Water Availability to Impact Utilities
Nearly all electric utilities claim that climate change will result in power outages, higher costs and changes in usage in the midst of growing demand ...
Business Must Tie Water to Climate Change
Nearly 2,500 people from 136 countries are gathering this week in my home town of Stockholm, a city of islands and water, for the nineteenth annual ...
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