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An in-depth conversation about the new role of EHS with Dennis Hu, director of environmental, health and safety, and systems safety engineering at Ball Aerospace.
In another sign of corporations’ growing support for the circular economy, Rubicon Global is the latest company to join the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Circular Economy 100.
In a move that the agency says will ensure farmers have access to a “crucial” pesticide for US agriculture, EPA administrator Scott Pruitt has signed an order denying a petition that sough to ban chlorpyrifos.
Here’s the latest news on hirings, promotions and departures among environmental leaders.
An online tool to track the use of bio-based raw materials in products has been launched as a pilot by AkzoNobel, Advanced Biochemical and EY.
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Environmental Leader has announced details on the workshop Organizational Leadership in the 21st-Century Corporation. The workshop will take place during Day One of the Environmental Leader 2017 Conference in Denver, June 5-7. Environmental, sustainability and energy managers must be more than the “bad cops” in their companies as they interact ... Read more »
An in-depth conversation about the creation of a global carbon footprint methodology with Denise Naguib, vice president of sustainability and supplier diversity at Marriott International.
Energy Manager Today has announced the details of the session Artificial Intelligence & Peak Shaving that will take place during the Environmental Leader 2017 Conference & Energy Manager Summit in Denver, June 5-7. Paul Kramkowski, senior manager of design and construction at Raytheon, will share how sophisticated demand response technologies ... Read more »
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, the Home Port Alliance for the USS New Jersey, and the Camden County Improvement Authority have approved three energy efficiency projects to upgrade the historic Battleship USS New Jersey – which was commissioned in December 7, 1942, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, to fight in the Pacific Theater. The retrofits are expected
A report earlier this month by business broadcaster CNBC found that – although President Donald Trump has moved at flat-out speed to freeze U.S. energy-efficiency standards finalized during the last days of the Obama Administration – the Trump business organization has taken big-time advantage of energy incentives available in New ... Read more »
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Lawyers suing competitive retail supplier Electricity Maine over the company’s billing practices are closing in on asking a judge to allow them to pursue a class-action lawsuit, which would enable them to seek millions of dollars in damages, the Portland Press Herald reported on March 28. The lawsuit, filed on behalf ... Read more »
Denso says its goal in developing plant-derived plastics is to to reduce its environmental impacts. An added benefit: the bio-materials also perform better than their traditional counterparts.
IBM says it has developed the world’s first blockchain-based “green asset management platform” that will help corporations in China decrease emissions.
Medline saw a 46 percent reduction in pickups, translating into a $27,000 annual reduction in hauling charges for one compactor alone.
In total, the automaker has agreed to spend up to $25 billion in the US to settle claims from owners, environmental regulators, states and dealers.
The world’s largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev, based in Leuven, Belgium, has joined RE100 – a collaborative, global initiative of influential businesses committed to sourcing 100 percent renewable electricity.
When completed, Wyoming’s $15-million Integrated Testing Center – a cutting-edge carbon capture research facility that broke ground nearly a year ago at the Dry Fork Power Station at Gillette – will be the largest pilot-scale research operation of its type nationwide and one of the largest worldwide, according to state officials, the Casper Star Tribune reported on March 27.
Providence-based Rhode Island College announced on March 29 that it had signed a $5 million energy savings performance contract (ESPC), which is expected to save the institution more than $340,000 annually for the next 15 years.
The plant will save $1,243 in energy and waste management costs for every day it operates, the companies say.
The free guide provides tools for facility management professionals to understand the benefits and make the business case for a green cleaning program.
Eco-Products helped the Minnesota Twins divert 300 tons of trash from landfills last year, turning that Target Field trash into compost. The stadium also recycled 464 tons of glass bottles and aluminum cans last year.
In a deal that aims to reduce industrial emissions and convert CO2 into new products for reuse, Veolia and Carbon Clean Solutions (CCSL) have partnered for the large-scale rollout of CCSL’s carbon dioxide separation technology.
Energy Research Council’s (ERC) national benchmark price for a May 2017 electricity contract rose last week by 0.5% to $0.0754 per kilowatt hour. The greatest price increase last week was in Connecticut (1.4%), followed by New York (1.2%). Conversely, prices pulled back slightly in Delaware (-0.6%) and Illinois (-0.1%). Month-over-month, ... Read more »
The Vermont House approved a bill (HB-411) on March 22 that would put energy efficiency standards for residential, commercial, and industrial appliances into effect in Vermont if Congress or the White House were to eliminate national Energy Star standards, the Vermont Digger reported.
Swedish home furnishings giant IKEA announced on March 28 that a 1.21-MW solar array, built with 3,546 panels, has been completed atop its future Columbus store, which will open this coming summer. The retailer claims that the system will be among the largest solar rooftops in Ohio, just as is the Cincinnati-area one.