Ken Jennison, Author at Environment + Energy Leader

USDA Report Reveals Bioeconomy Opportunities

October 9, 2014October 8, 2014 by Ken Jennison

The US Department of Agriculture released a report Tuesday that synthesizes existing bioeconomy literature and explores how government policies and industry business-to-business sustainability programs are driving the biobased economy. The report is a prelude to a more comprehensive upcoming economic study to be released by the USDA’s BioPreferred program on the economic ... Read more »

Are Firms Prepared for ISO 14001 Upgrade?

October 8, 2014November 7, 2018 by Ken Jennison

Many companies, plants and factories are in danger of not being ready when the main environmental management standard ISO 14001 will be upgraded next year, according to research by EEF, the manufacturers’ organization for UK manufacturing companies, as reported by Plant Engineer. The upgrade significantly changes the way firms will ... Read more »

Nuclear Industry Calls Clean Power Plan Unfair

October 7, 2014October 6, 2014 by Ken Jennison

States and energy utilities say the EPA’s proposed Clean Power Plan – designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions – would penalize nuclear energy, a sector that produces no greenhouse gases, according to the Washington Examiner. The Clean Power Plan is intended to produce a 30 percent cut in power-sector emissions ... Read more »

O2, Vodafone Launch Sustainability Ratings

October 7, 2014October 7, 2014 by Ken Jennison

O2 and Vodafone, working with Forum for the Future, have teamed up to create an industry-wide system of sustainability ratings for mobile devices, according to Mobile News. Orange has confirmed it will adopt the system next year. According to Forum for the Future, although some manufacturers and network providers have ... Read more »

Plastic Recyclers Offer Shrink Sleeve Label Solutions

October 6, 2014October 6, 2014 by Ken Jennison

In its ongoing effort to address the issues associated with shrink sleeve labels on PET bottles, the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers has released a report offering up a number of solutions to mitigate the contamination of the recycled PET stream with shrink wrap material. The report is the result ... Read more »

Report: Methane Mitigation Could Stimulate US Economy

October 6, 2014October 3, 2014 by Ken Jennison

Increased use of technologies and services that capture methane emissions from oil and gas systems could save the industry over $1 billion in lost product, reduce air pollution and create new jobs, according to an economic analysis by Datu Research and the Environmental Defense Fund. The report identifies 76 companies ... Read more »

World’s First Carbon Capture and Storage at Coal Plant Operating

October 3, 2014October 3, 2014 by Ken Jennison

SaskPower began full operation of its flagship carbon capture and storage project at the Boundary Dam power plant in Saskatchewan yesterday, making it the world’s first commercial scale carbon capture and storage facility at a coal-fired power plant. The project was completed at a cost of $1.35 billion and integrates ... Read more »

SWCA Environmental Acquires Turnstone Consulting

October 3, 2014October 2, 2014 by Ken Jennison

SWCA Environmental Consultants announced Wednesday that it has acquired San Francisco-based Turnstone Consulting. Founded in 2000, Turnstone is an environmental planning firm serving clients in Northern and Central California, providing environmental planning, review, and permitting services under the California Environmental Quality Act. Turnstone principals Nancy Cunningham Clark and Barbara Sahm will ... Read more »

FEMA to Require States to Examine Climate Risks

October 3, 2014October 2, 2014 by Ken Jennison

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will soon require states to examine the impacts of global warming on their communities as a condition for receiving federal disaster preparedness funding, according to draft guidelines released by the agency earlier this month. States hoping to get federal funding for disaster preparedness must conduct ... Read more »

CO2 Solutions Starts Pilot Unit Construction

October 3, 2014October 2, 2014 by Ken Jennison

CO2 Solutions has started construction on a carbon capture pilot unit in Saskatchewan as part of a collaboration agreement with Husky Energy for the capture of CO2 in the oil industry. CO2 Solutions entered into the agreement with Husky Energy in April to install and operate the pilot unit. The ... Read more »

CECO Environmental Acquires SAT Technology

October 3, 2014October 2, 2014 by Ken Jennison

CECO Environmental announced yesterday that it has acquired SAT Technology, a provider of volatile organic compounds abatement services for the Chinese air pollution market. Based in Shanghai, SAT Technology has about $5 million in annual revenue and 17 employees. CECO will keep the entire SAT Technology organization, including its president, ... Read more »

Novelis Opens World’s Largest Aluminum Recycling Facility

October 2, 2014October 1, 2014 by Ken Jennison

Novelis opened the world’s largest aluminum recycling center on Wednesday in Nachterstedt, Germany, at a cost of $258 million. The center, located adjacent to the company’s rolling mill, will process up to 400,000 metric tons of aluminum scrap annually. Since 2011, Novelis has invested about $500 million to expand its recycling ... Read more »

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