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NY Metropolitan Transit Authority's director of sustainability initiatives shares challenges, solutions, exciting initiatives and - for good measure - recent travel fun.
Haiti had a bumper crop of cotton 30 years ago, but a combination of politics and policy buried it. Now, Timberland is working on an experiment to bring cotton back to the country and - if it's successful - will purchase as much as 30% of the cotton from this new supply chain.
From waste management disruptions to logistics nightmares, from employees unable to get to work to outright closures, Hurricane Harvey's floodwaters batter businesses.
A new product, the JORA cutoff wall pack, is now on the market for owners of buildings requiring wildlife-friendly lighting. The LED product, manufactured by Access Fixtures, emits amber-colored light above 560 nanometers, which is required for some buildings in wildlife areas, such as sea turtle nesting regions in coastal ... Read more »
Hurricane Harvey is the first major hurricane (Category 3 or higher) to hit the US since 2005. The storm has claimed 10 lives, caused millions in property damage and has cut power to hundreds of businesses, with far-reaching economical affects. As of yesterday, there were still 280,000 without power in ... Read more »
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The European Council has proposed reducing energy efficiency targets from 1.5% per year to less than half of that. In 2016, the European Commission published its “Clean Energy for All” package with an emphasis on energy and the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED), which is projected to deliver energy savings of ... Read more »
Carol Dollard Energy Engineer – Colorado State University Website: http://www.colostate.edu Please tell us your job responsibilities and day-to-day activities. As an engineer in a Facilities Department at a large public university, we have new challenges almost daily. We can be working to obtain more renewable electricity of the university one ... Read more »
While some retail sectors may see a boost from Hurricane Harvey, the storm's negative effects on business in Texas are likely to be significant. From gas price increases to shipping delays to an inability to operate, flood waters dampen more than just physical facilities.
"Listen to your customers. Everybody is looking to cut costs, remove inefficiencies, and do the right thing. They’re pursuing sustainability initiatives and they have ideas." Bob Winskowicz and Jeff Bell from the medical waste processing device company Sterilis discuss product design for the circular economy.
Mining companies in Arizona say they can make more money if the boundaries for Ironwood Forest National Monument and others are reduced. They urge Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke to consider their request.
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While the ultimate effects of Hurricane Harvey on the energy industry are still unclear, one thing is certain: the storm has significantly slowed production. Flooding caused by Harvey has forced some of the country’s largest refineries to shut down, including some owned by Exxon Mobil, Shell, Phillips 66 and Petrobras; this ... Read more »
Duke Energy submitted a request to North Carolina regulators asking for a hike in electricity rates on Friday. If approved, commercial and industrial customers would see an average increase in rates of 10.9%, The Charlotte Observer reported. More than half of the increase would go to cleaning up coal ash ... Read more »
The Northeast is proposing to increase its greenhouse gas reduction goals by 30% from 2020 levels. The effect on business? Analysts say it is improving grid reliability and wholesale prices.
The global smart cities market is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 24.4% over the next 10 years, driven by demand in areas such as facility management and energy optimization, building automation, and emergency response management, according to a new Research and Markets report. A number ... Read more »
Canada could reduce stationary energy consumption by up to 15% by 2035, driven in part by changes to lighting, computer and HVAC equipment in the commercial sector, a new report finds. Doing More with Less: Energy Efficiency Potential in Canada, was recently published by the Conference Board of Canada, an ... Read more »
The Northeast is proposing to increase its greenhouse gas reduction goals by 30% from 2020 levels. The effect on business? Analysts say it is improving grid reliability and wholesale prices.
Our editor ponders an article that generated some heat and requests feedback from readers: Let's talk about the business case of paper vs. electronic communication. We look forward to hearing your thoughts.
The "flooding disaster" that Hurricane Harvey is expected to bring to South Texas could disrupt deliveries, destroy property, and boost shipping rates. Shipping lanes from Houston to Dallas, Laredo, San Antonio, Denver and Chicago, in particular, are expected to see disruptions.
As Hurricane Harvey bears down on Texas, the storm is already affecting oil prices. On Friday morning Harvey remained a fierce Category 2 storm, but it’s forecast to reach Category 3 before making landfall. In anticipation of the storm, oil and gas companies Royal Dutch Shell, Anadarko Petroleum, and Exxon ... Read more »
All 27 of the national monuments under review by Secretary of the Interior Zinke will maintain their designation, but may shrink in size. Fishing, ranching, mining or other industry may have the opportunity to move into areas that were formerly within the monuments' boundaries.
Rendering of the data center planned for Waukee, Iowa. Credit: Apple A stretch of farmland about 20 miles west of Des Moines, Iowa, will be the site of a new Apple data center powered entirely by renewable energy, the tech giant announced on Thursday. The company is investing $1.375 billion ... Read more »
It could be cloud computing, literally. Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority, Huawei, and Keppel Data Centers want to see if they can create a “green” high-rise data center together. In a two-year collaboration announced this summer, the three partners will explore the technical feasibility of constructing such a building. The ... Read more »
In-house sustainable sourcing programs may offer benefits to companies over third-party certifications like Fairtrade. And such in-house programs are proliferating. The question some have is, will they undermine Fairtrade? And are they to be trusted?
CBRE has released its 2017 National Green Building Adoption Index (GBAI), which shows Chicago and San Francisco at the forefront for constructing energy efficient commercial buildings. The fourth annual report measures the growth in smart energy building practices in US office markets via the share of ENERGY STAR and/or LEED-certified ... Read more »
For industrial and commercial wastewater treatment facilities, water's energy intensity can be a significant headache. Now, a new tool from Fluence may be able to help.