Bill Opalka, Author at Environment + Energy Leader

Preserve Rolls Out Fuel Saver

February 20, 2014February 20, 2014 by Bill Opalka

Preserve Technologies has rolled out its ONBOARD ECVD system that reduces oil and fuel consumption in buses and trucks. The company says that system operators can save up to 11 cents per mile, avoid oil disposal liabilities, clean the environment, and preserve engine life. The system is simple. While the ... Read more »

Walmart Makes WAVEs

February 19, 2014February 21, 2014 by Bill Opalka

Walmart has introduced its concept truck to reduce vehicle weight and gain greater efficiency in its transportation fleet. The Walmart Advanced Vehicle Experience (WAVE) features advanced aerodynamics and is powered by a turbine-powered, range-extending series hybrid powertrain. The trailer is made almost exclusively with carbon fiber, cutting its weight by ... Read more »

China, US, Canada Lead Global CCS

February 19, 2014February 19, 2014 by Bill Opalka

Large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects worldwide are set to make significant progress this year, including two projects that will begin operations in North America. The first large-scale CCS projects in the power sector, SaskPower’s Boundary Dam project in Canada and Southern Company’s Kemper County project in the US ... Read more »

Novo Nordisk Starts P&L Account

February 19, 2014February 19, 2014 by Bill Opalka

Novo Nordisk has begun an environmental profit and loss (EP&L) account to further integrate sustainability into its core business. The pharmaceutical company says it is the first in its industry in the world to publish an EP&L, which was developed with natural capital analysts Trucost. Puma also releases its EP&L ... Read more »

Top 10 LEED States Ranked

February 19, 2014February 19, 2014 by Bill Opalka

The US Green Building Council (USGBC) released its ranking of the Top 10 States for LEED-certified construction for last year. The per-capita list is based on 2010 US Census data and includes commercial and institutional green building projects that were certified throughout 2013. USGBC calculates the list using per-capita figures ... Read more »

Greengrade Supports LEED v4

February 19, 2014February 19, 2014 by Bill Opalka

Greengrade, Textura’s LEED management software, now supports projects that are seeking LEED certification under LEED v4, the newest version of the green building program to be released by the US Green Building Council (USGBC). USGBC says this version of its green building program ramps up global adoption of sustainable building ... Read more »

Compliance Software Aid Introduced

February 19, 2014February 19, 2014 by Bill Opalka

Zero Wait-State introduced its newest application, LoadState, which the company says works with Oracle’s Agile PLM Product Governance and Compliance module to streamline the collection of supplier data for REACH and Conflict Mineral Compliance. The provider of product lifecycle management services developed the product with input and feedback from their ... Read more »

Walmart Reports on Sustainability Milestones

February 18, 2014February 21, 2014 by Bill Opalka

Walmart is ahead of its self-imposed pace to convert to renewable energy and cut energy use, by slashing energy consumption by 7.4 percent in the third quarter of 2013, more than double the 3 percent needed to be on track. That translates to annual savings of $250 million. The company reported this ... Read more »

Carbon Futures Climbing

February 18, 2014February 18, 2014 by Bill Opalka

Carbon futures hit 13-month highs as traders reacted to the European Commission’s plan to postpone sales of some allowances. The move is fueling speculation that factories and utilities will buy more of the pollution credits. Permits for December jumped as much as 3.6 percent to the highest since Dec. 28, ... Read more »

Vegetarian Diets Promoted for Farmed Fish

February 18, 2014February 18, 2014 by Bill Opalka

Vegetarian diets are being promoted as an alternative to feed farmed fish in an effort to lessen the strain on over-fished oceans. Researchers and entrepreneurs are seeking sustainable ways to supply food pellets that aren’t made from wild fish. As reported in KQED Quest, millions of tons of anchovies, sardines ... Read more »

Superbugs Invade Tourist Sites

February 18, 2014February 18, 2014 by Bill Opalka

New research shows a rise in river superbugs at tourist sites worldwide. The annual visits are being blamed for the spread of antibiotic resistance to one of the most pristine locations in Asia. Experts from Newcastle University, UK, and the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi (IIT-Delhi), sampled water and sediments at seven ... Read more »

China Seeks Clean Water

February 18, 2014February 18, 2014 by Bill Opalka

China will spend more to secure safe drinking water than it has already committed to its more well-known air pollution problems, according to media reports. It has a fifth of the world’s population but just 7 percent of its water resources. A plan under review will exceed the 1.7 trillion yuan ... Read more »

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