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Energy Research Council’s (ERC) national benchmark price for a June 2017 electricity contract fell last week by 0.87% to $0.0751 per kilowatt hour. The biggest price decline was in Illinois (-2.0%) where prices are still adjusting to the drop in capacity charges produced by MISO’s most recent capacity auction. Illinois electricity prices are ... Read more »
The Louisiana State Committee on Ways and Means moved on May 1 to fix one of its "broken promises" by unanimously passing a bill to pay solar energy systems tax credits still owed before the legislature put a cap on the program last June.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will collaborate with 14 companies to address their critical technology challenges under the third round of Department of Energy’s Small Business Vouchers (SBV) program, the agency announced on May 2.
Beginning May 16, through a pilot program between Minnesota and Xcel Energy, 33 percent of the base energy used at the State Capitol Complex in St. Paul will come from renewable sources.
A second California retailer has been ordered to pay a significant fine following its failure to dispose of hazardous waste properly: Big Lots was found to have been disposing hazardous waste into its trash bins at stores throughout California, as well as transporting hazardous waste to landfills not permitted to ... Read more »
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Manufacturers stand to win if the current administration succeeds in its efforts to all but repeal The Dodd-Frank Act, which the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) has called harmful and costly to manufacturers. The Act is being looked at this week by the House Committee on Financial Services. At a hearing, the ... Read more »
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) announced on April 28 that green policies at state agencies have saved taxpayers $19.6 million in the first five years of his administration. In addition, the state has introduced green purchasing specifications during Cuomo’s term in office.
Research projects that explore advancements in energy storage, grid reliability, and sustainable development will receive funding in 2017-2018 from the Duke University Energy Initiative’s Energy Research Seed Fund, the Durham, North Carolina-based academic institution announced on April 28.
Generation Xers, the 51 million Americans who were born between 1965 and 1980 – personified by such familiar names as President Barak Obama and Jennifer Lopez – are much more likely to spend their money on smart home devices than are the 75 million Millennials, born between 1981 and 2000, according to coverage of a new report on April 30
The state of New York managed to save $40 million since 2011 simply by reducing its use of copy paper, and will continue to save about $7 million per year, according to a new report from New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation. Various entities (a total of 66) within the state’s government ... Read more »
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Conagra Brands saved more than $5 million in the past year by implementing employees’ sustainability ideas. Based on those ideas, Conagra diverted more than 8,700 tons of waste from landfills, saved more than 245 million gallons of water, and reduced emissions by more than 2,100 metric tons. The company also ... Read more »
No matter how the courts ultimately decide the Clean Power Plan, market pressures will continue to force both utilities and industry to step up and to provide cleaner solutions.
A diverse global group of executives in which former U.S. Vice President and environmental activist Al Gore plays a prominent role released a report on April 25, Better Energy, Greater Prosperity, calling for countries worldwide to spend close to $750 billion a year over the next two decades to boost green energy deployment and energy efficiency, according to the Daily
7X Energy, a utility-scale solar developer based in Austin, Texas, announced the availability on April 27 of a new product, SolarBlocks, designed for corporate energy buyers in markets with retail choice.
The Center for Biological Diversity, an environmental advocacy group, filed Freedom of Information Act requests on April 26 – demanding records from the Office of Management and Budget, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of Energy relating to the Trump Administration's proposed cuts to all funding for the Energy Star program.
Eric Dominguez, vice president of facilities, engineering, and sustainability for Caesars Entertainment discusses strategies for retrofitting aging facilities.
Maureen Kline, vice president of public affairs and sustainability for Pirelli Tire North America discusses environment, social, and governance investing.
Wednesday, May 24, 2017 2pm-3pm EDT With the “Refinery Flare Rule” now being implemented, don’t make the mistake of thinking these requirements are only for refineries or exclusive to flares! Join us as we discuss the precedent these regulations set for public reporting of air emissions monitored at a property’s ... Read more »
For Raytheon, the technology company that develops defense, civil government, and cybersecurity solutions, tracking building energy use isn’t just about cutting back at peak times of the day. Instead, it’s about using tech to track exactly what’s happening and then optimize operations, explains Paul Kramkowski, senior manager of design and ... Read more »
“The combined forces of population growth, economic development, and climate change are dramatically changing our relationship with — and access to — water resources,” says Josh Henretig, senior director of environmental sustainability at Microsoft. Undervalued for far too long, water is finally being evaluated holistically with help from smart new ... Read more »
San Francisco-based Salesforce – which claims to be “the number-one CRM provider globally” – announced on April 13 that the company has achieved net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and is now providing a carbon neutral cloud for all customers. Founded in 1999, Salesforce became competitive by replacing traditional desktop CRM software ... Read more »
“I’ve noticed in my time at Toyota that the environmental lens is a way of focusing problem solving,” says Ryan McMullan, environmental and safety manager for Toyota. Back in the 1950s, when Toyota put forward the idea of continuous improvement, eliminating various kinds of waste from production became an important ... Read more »
Wednesday, May 3, 2017 11 am-12noon EDT The EHS Manager’s role is dramatically evolving to encompass more than the traditional activities of ensuring regulatory compliance and reporting on EHS metrics. Industry rules, consumer demands, competition, new technology and changing regulatory environments mean EHS Managers need to be more responsive than ... Read more »
Lawrence Black, senior advisor to the Waste Management-McDonough Sustainable Innovation Collaborative, discusses circular economy solutions.
An in-depth conversation about saving money and water with Todd Williams, senior project engineer for water and wastewater treatment at General Motors.