Environment, Health, Safety, & Sustainability (EHS&S) News

Four States Sign Greenhouse Gas Agreement

December 3, 2006 by Paul Nastu

Energy regulators from four U.S. states have signed an agreement on to cooperate to promote energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, Reuter’s reports. The move by the public utilities commissions of California, Oregon, Washington and New Mexico is likely to draw in other states in the ... Read more »

Power Plant CO2 Recycled into Biodiesel

December 3, 2006 by Paul Nastu

Arizona Public Service Company has recycled carbon dioxide from the stack gases of a power plant into transportation grade biofuels. Using GreenFuel’s Emissions-to-Biofuels algae bioreactor system connected to APS’ 1,040 megawatt Redhawk power plant in Arlington, Ariz., GreenFuel was able to create a carbon-rich algal biomass with sufficient quality and ... Read more »

Tyson, Smithfield, Perdue Explore Biofuel Production

December 3, 2006October 3, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Big business is taking an interest in biofuels, lured in part by government subsidies, the Clarion Ledger reports. Several of the nation’s biggest meatpackers and livestock producers, including Tyson Foods, Smithfield Foods, and other meatpackers and livestock producers are setting up renewable energy units. Smithfield, the largest U.S. hog producer and ... Read more »

UK Govt. Spends $1.33 Billion on 78,000 Green Vehicles

December 3, 2006December 3, 2006 by Paul Nastu

Under a program to cut costs and reduce carbon emissions from its light-duty fleet by 15 percent, the British Government will spend $1.33 billion to replace 78,000 vehicles, The Times reports (via Green Car Congress). Fifteen manufacturers will supply cars over the next four years. The cost will be shared by ... Read more »

Swarthmore Bans Coke

December 3, 2006October 3, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Swarthmore College is the latest college to stop selling Coca-Cola in protest over what its students see as the shortcomings of the drinks company’s environmental and human rights record, Environmental Data Interactive reports. The college has told the Coca-Cola company it will not be buying any more of its products ... Read more »

DOE, IRS Give $1 Billion in Tax Credits for Clean Coal

December 1, 2006 by Paul Nastu

The U.S. Department of Energy and the IRS awarded $1 billion in federal tax incentives to nine companies to bring about rapid deployment of advanced coal-based power generation and gasification technologies. Among the winners, $90 million in tax credits was given to British Petroleum to offset the costs of its planned ... Read more »

SunEdison CEO: ‘Pent Up Demand’ for Solar Services

November 30, 2006December 1, 2006 by Paul Nastu

SunEdison CEO Jigar Shah said the company succeeds because it delivers a full-range of services including financing, installation, and maintenance. “I’ve never been in a space where there was such pent up demand for a service as I’ve seen in this industry,” Shah told Marketing Green in a recent interview. “At the end ... Read more »

Super Bowl, Olympics Offset Carbon Emissions

November 30, 2006October 3, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Large sporting events, such as the Super Bowl, Olympics, and World Cup, have been making and fulfilling promises to offset the damage to the environment caused by large crowds and facilities management. The NFL is planting 3.5 acres of trees to offset about 260 tons of carbon it estimates will be created from this year’s Super ... Read more »

‘Smart Cooling’ System from HP Unveiled

November 30, 2006October 3, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Hewlett-Packard has announced a new energy management system, dubbed HP Dynamic Smart Cooling, that’s designed to deliver 20 to 45 percent savings in cooling energy costs. According to HP, the system uses advanced software residing in an intelligent control node to continuously adjust air conditioning settings based on real-time air-temperature measurements from ... Read more »

Build Green School & Save $100,000 Per Year

November 30, 2006October 3, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Greening America’s Schools, a report from consulting firm Capital E, finds that building green would save an average school $100,000 each year – enough to hire two new additional full-time teachers. According to the report (pdf), green schools – schools designed to be energy efficient, healthy and environmentally friendly – are ... Read more »

TechVision21: Billions in Federal Alt Energy Funding

November 30, 2006December 3, 2006 by Paul Nastu

Speaking before the Electric Drive Transportation Association on Tuesday, TechVision21 CEO Kelly Carnes outlined the billions of dollars in federal alternative energy grants, loan guarantees, and other financial assistance flowing to companies, agricultural producers, universities, state and local governments, and non-profits now and in the years ahead. “The federal government ... Read more »

Dairy has Largest Private Biodiesel Fleet in New England

November 29, 2006 by Paul Nastu

Maine’s Oakhurst Dairy is transitioning 130 delivery trucks, or more than 90 percent of its fleet, to biodiesel fuel. The switch, which should be finished in December, will give Oakhurst the largest private biodiesel fleet in New England. That could be a powerful distinction, while it lasts, considering the one-upmanship that’s following corporate migrations to clean ... Read more »

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