Bill Opalka, Author at Environment + Energy Leader

Florida Biodiesel Provides Equipment to Career Center

April 9, 2014April 9, 2014 by Bill Opalka

Alcorn Career & Technology Center has chosen the B-60 Biodiesel processor as a hands-on educational tool to show students how to produce renewable energy. Students will process recycled oil they collect into biodiesel fuel for use in campus vehicles. The school says the B-60 is user-friendly and appropriate for students ... Read more »

Environmental Consultants Merge

April 9, 2014April 9, 2014 by Bill Opalka

British environmental consultants LRS Consultancy and Urban Mines have merged. The merger broadens and strengthens the skills and experience offered to clients, enabling them to benefit from a larger team with a wider geographical spread, the companies say. The merger combines the strengths of two well-established businesses with teams of experienced specialist environmental ... Read more »

Rio Tinto Abandoning Pebble Mine

April 8, 2014April 8, 2014 by Bill Opalka

Rio Tinto will divest its 19 percent stake in the Pebble Mine project in Alaska and donates its shares to two state charities. The proposed gold, copper and molybdenum mine is under review by the federal government for its impacts on the nearby Bristol Bay watershed and its sockeye salmon breeding ... Read more »

New York Facing Challenges With Oil Ban

April 8, 2014April 8, 2014 by Bill Opalka

New York City’s attempt to eliminate high-polluting forms of oil burned for heating buildings is running into difficulties caused by costly conversions and insufficient infrastructure. The New York Times reports the cheapest, heaviest and dirtiest forms of heating oil, No. 6 and No. 4, were contributing more soot pollution than ... Read more »

WBCSD Calls for Greater Collaboration

April 8, 2014April 8, 2014 by Bill Opalka

City leaders need to work closer with businesses to meet sustainability goals, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) says in a new report that highlights findings of the Urban Infrastructure Initiative (UII). WBCSD says the UII is one of the most groundbreaking global urban sustainability initiatives to date and ... Read more »

Petrochemical Corridor Attracts Investment

April 8, 2014April 8, 2014 by Bill Opalka

The Gulf Coast petrochemical corridor has attracted foreign investment because of cheap natural gas and lower costs, Fuel Fix reports. The price advantage of US-produced ethane, used in plastics manufacturing, over naptha is a key factor. Naptha is derived from petroleum, which is more expensive. More than $90 billion of ... Read more »

Long Beach Terminates Electric Bus Contract

April 8, 2014April 8, 2014 by Bill Opalka

Electric bus manufacturer BYD Motors and the Long Beach Transportation (LBT) terminated a contract for 10 electric buses on a technicality. BYD said the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) withdrew funding when the company failed to direct a percentage of the contract to minority-owned businesses, as part of a federal mandate. LBT ... Read more »

Product Claims 10% Fuel Savings

April 8, 2014April 8, 2014 by Bill Opalka

DriveLogik says its new product can provide fleets with up to a 10 percent fuel savings per vehicle and reduced maintenance costs. A hardware package and monthly subscription-based software reporting includes driver performance reports to help identify driver performance. Customized instant alerts via mobile devices also identify major driving events. ... Read more »

ExxonMobil Report Reports Climate Change Policy Risks

April 1, 2014April 1, 2014 by Bill Opalka

Exxon Mobil issued a report Monday on the risks that climate change policies could pose to the value of its assets and future profitability, according to the Associated Press. The company does not believe governments would impose policies that would severely limit emissions so sharply because oil and gas are so critical ... Read more »

Survey Rates the Best and Worst

April 1, 2014April 1, 2014 by Bill Opalka

Sixty-four business brands have been rated with the highest – and lowest – levels of positive perception among executives responsible for environment, health and safety functions. Global Survey 2014: EH&S Brands was conducted by independent analyst firm Verdantix and is based on interviews with 250 heads of environment, health and ... Read more »

Clariant Joins Sustainability Organization

April 1, 2014April 1, 2014 by Bill Opalka

Clariant is now part of Together for Sustainability (TfS), an organization seeking to improve sustainability practices within the supply chains of the chemical industry. Clariant becomes the eighth member in the initiative with AkzoNobel, BASF, Bayer, Evonik Industries, Henkel, Lanxess and Solvay. The joint operations of global supplier assessments and ... Read more »

Isuzu Part of Clean Diesel Promotion

April 1, 2014April 1, 2014 by Bill Opalka

The Diesel Technology Forum (DTF) said that Isuzu Manufacturing Services America, a medium and heavy duty commercial vehicle and diesel engine manufacturer, has joined the Forum. DTF is a non-profit organization that promotes the use of the newest clean diesel technologies in the United States and throughout the world. Isuzu ... Read more »

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