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The EPA has released final standards for new and modified municipal solid waste landfills and emission guidelines for existing landfills.
More and more people are interested in ‘going solar,’ but most people cannot put solar panels on their roof. Imagine this: you want to go solar, get an on-site assessment, and find out that your roof is not adequate due to tree shading, direction of the roof, or age of the roof.
Coal ash is now layered in one more controversy: whether the toxins pollute the ground water and whether it is a violation of the Clean Water Act. A federal judge in Virginia is deciding this issue. It's a result of the Sierra Club suit against Dominion Resources, which wants the coal ash moved to a place where it can't pollute
After years of negotiations between lawmakers, chemical companies and environmental groups, an updated Toxic Substances Control Act — the nation’s primary chemical safety regulations — became law late last month, greeted by much fanfare on both sides of the isle and the issue. One industry sector that probably wasn’t celebrating ... Read more »
Thinkstep and Anthesis, both sustainability products and services providers, have formed a strategic alliance to pursue joint marketing, sales and consulting opportunities.
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Sustainability professionals sit at the intersection of strategy, communications and environmental management. Sandy Nessing, managing director, corporate sustainability at American Electric Power describes what this looks like her from her perspective.
Midsize and large U.S. electric utilities are working hard to achieve residential customer satisfaction – and seeing some results – according to findings of the 2016 Electric Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study, released July 13 by J.D. Power, a market researcher based in Westlake Village, California.
BP’s total costs for the deadly Deepwater Horizon disaster is approaching $62 billion. The oil giant today said it expects a pre-tax non-operating charge associated with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill of around $5.2 billion, bringing the total bill for the environmental disaster to $61.6 billion. BP said ... Read more »
During the past few years, the 3M Company and Schneider Electric have used two related initiatives – the International Organization for Standardization's ISO 50001 and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Superior Energy Performance program – to save significant amounts of money.
Navigant Research says that revenue for energy efficiency retrofits in commercial buildings worldwide will grow from $71.4 billion this year to $100.8 billion in 2025.
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The New Visual Media Group has introduced window technology that it claims offers a six-fold increase in energy efficiency. ElectroPolymeric Display technology is, according to the company, “a tightly wrapped polymer foil that can be hidden inside any standard double-pane window.” In essence, the foil is a shade inside the window ... Read more »
Companies today must successfully navigate various challenges if they are to consistently realize strong financial returns and growth. Of these challenges, energy and environmental concerns are gaining in importance among the daily pressures that impact an organization’s performance, and they are driving many companies to improve how they manage their energy consumption and costs.
Exxon says that it will support a carbon tax that is revenue neutral, or one where the revenues from the tax are plowed back into economy in the form of clean energy investments or used to reduce other corporate taxes.
Corporate sustainability initiatives — and effective sustainability reporting — can improve brand reputation, help companies attract and keep good employees, and even create new revenue streams.
Veolia has signed a contract to boost a Michigan waste-to-energy facility's performance and Enginuity Worldwide has been awarded a $250,525 grant from the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality to develop its BioCoal fuel.
A new ISO standard aims to help communities adopt strategies to become more sustainable and resilient.
Nevada Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske (R) in her capacity as Nevada’s chief elections officer, on July 12 certified that the petitions returned for The Energy Choice Initiative are sufficient and will appear on the 2016 general election ballot in the Silver State.
US. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, has co-sponsored the Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act, a bipartisan bill to establish investment tax credits (ITC) for business and home use of energy storage.
LEDs and smart lighting are discreet, though deeply related. A key going forward is to deploy the new form of lighting while keeping a path open for advanced functionality that in some cases still is on the drawing board.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture this week announced that it will support 821 projects being run by small rural businesses and agricultural concerns. The projects all are aimed at reducing energy use and cutting costs. The funding, which consists of $43.2 million in loan guarantees and $11.6 million in grants, will made available ... Read more »
ViZn Energy Systems and Alpha Energy have entered into a partnership that will offer turnkey energy storage systems to large businesses, utilities and at the edge of the grid, according to ViZn. ViZn produces zinc and iron chemistry-based flow battery energy systems. Alpha Energy, which is a member of the ... Read more »
Short-Term Price Benchmark Trends ERC’s average benchmark price for retail electricity rose slightly last week, increasing only 0.23% to $0.0750 per kilowatt hour. Texas posted the biggest price gain (+3.01%) as a result of continuing above normal temperatures and a high level of cooling demand. Texas prices are now 6.09% ... Read more »
With the world focused on reducing greenhouses gases that most scientists say are tied to global warming, the regulators are looking closely at natural gas. Why? It releases about half the heat-trapping emissions as does coal, which is why a lot of people see it as the "bridge fuel" to a future comprised mostly of sustainable fuels.
The largest electric producers in the US continue to reduce emissions of key air pollutants, according to an annual analysis of power plant emissions.
Dozens of major companies including ABC Disney, Whole Foods and Anheuser-Busch with offices in New York City have diverted at least half of their waste from landfills and incineration, responding to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s zero waste by 2030 challenge. The 31 business participants collectively diverted 36,910 tons of waste ... Read more »