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Utilities Sign On For Carbon Capture Study

January 30, 2009October 18, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Five electric utilities in the U.S. and Canada have joined the Electric Power Research Institute to host studies of the impacts of retrofitting carbon capture technology to existing coal-fired power plants. The five host companies are: Edison Mission Group’s Powerton Station in Pekin, Ill.; Great River Energy’s Coal Creek Station ... Read more »

North Face Installs Solar Power System

November 17, 2008 by Paul Nastu

Tomorrow, The North Face’s 800,000-square-foot Visalia Distribution Center is dedicating a ground-mounted solar energy system that will power 25-30 percent of the facility’s energy needs. The system (announced in August) is expected to reduce carbon emissions by over 1,300 metric tons annually. The credits will be sold separately. The system ... Read more »

Nestle Aims to Reduce Carbon Intensity 20% In 5 Years

October 24, 2008October 17, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Nestle Waters North America has released its first corporate citizenship report, The Shape of Corporate Citizenship (PDF). The company reported that it emitted 55,000 tons of GHG emissions in 2007, up from the previous year’s 53,000 tons of GHG emitted. The company is aiming to reduce its carbon intensity by ... Read more »

Nestle Waters Threatens To Sue Miami-Dade Over Water Ads

October 16, 2008October 17, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Nestle Waters North America is threatening to sue Miami-Dade County for a radio ad that touts the county’s tap water as cheaper, purer and safer than bottled water, Miami Herald reports. The county considers the legal issues moot and defended its right to tout its tap water. The law suit ... Read more »

Business and the Environment: The Challenge of Change

September 6, 2008September 15, 2010 by Terry Tamminen

Imagine it’s 100 years ago. 1908. You’re starting an ice cream business. You plan to illuminate your new factory with gas lamps; store the ice cream in ice boxes, and deliver it to stores with a fleet of sparkling new horse-drawn buggies. To process orders faster than the competition, you ... Read more »

Toyota Executive Calls for More Cooperation

August 18, 2008 by Paul Nastu

Toyota executive Bob Carter called for greater cooperation among automakers and suppliers as the auto industry faces new regulatory challenges and surging fuel and raw material costs, Detroit Free Press reports. “As an industry, we cannot let automotive suppliers, the very backbone of this business, collapse at a time when ... Read more »

ASA: Shell Environmental Claims Violate Advertising Rules

August 14, 2008 by Paul Nastu

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that Royal Dutch Shell violated advertising rules by claiming in a newspaper ad that two oil projects in Canada and the U.S. involved sustainable forms of energy, The Canadian Press reports. The advertisement focused on two of Shell’s projects. One involves exploration in ... Read more »

North Face Announces more Green Initiatives

August 12, 2008 by Paul Nastu

The North Face is celebrating its 40th anniversary by celebrating mother nature, and is coming out with a series of new green initiatives. The company has announced it will offset 100 percent of all North American facilities’ energy use. This will be done in three ways. First the company’s West ... Read more »

North Face Plans Solar Energy System

August 6, 2008August 6, 2008 by Paul Nastu

The North Face is planning a 1MW solar electricity system at its West Coast distribution center located in Visalia, California. EI Solutions will design, build and install the system by the end of this year. It will be financed, owned and operated by Recurrent Energy. One hundred percent of the ... Read more »

Nissan Cuts SUV, Truck Output, Increases Altima Production

June 10, 2008June 10, 2008 by Paul Nastu

Nissan announced that it will increase production of its Altimas by 2,000, to about 17,000 monthly, and cut production of its sport-utility vehicles, CNN.com reports. Nissan’s announcement came days after GM said it was shutting four truck plants, eliminating 10,000 jobs and considering “repositioning or selling” the Hummer brand because, ... Read more »

Wal-Mart To Install Canada’s Largest Rooftop Solar Energy System

May 27, 2008 by Paul Nastu

Wal-Mart Canada will build the country’s largest rooftop solar-energy system, the Toronto Star reports. Ontario’s Ministry of Research and Innovation is contributing a $3-million forgivable loan to support a demonstration system at a Wal-Mart store in Markham. The Ontario project alone can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 390 tons per ... Read more »

Big Investors Call On U.S. Congress To Tackle Climate Issues

May 22, 2008May 22, 2008 by Paul Nastu

More than 50 leading investors, including the nation’s largest public pension fund and the world’s largest listed hedge fund, have called on the U.S. Senate to enact strong federal legislation to curb the pollution causing global warming, according to Ceres. The group, with a combined portfolio of $2.3 trillion, issued ... Read more »

Utilities Sign On For Carbon Capture Study

North Face Installs Solar Power System

Nestle Aims to Reduce Carbon Intensity 20% In 5 Years

Nestle Waters Threatens To Sue Miami-Dade Over Water Ads

Business and the Environment: The Challenge of Change

Toyota Executive Calls for More Cooperation

ASA: Shell Environmental Claims Violate Advertising Rules

North Face Announces more Green Initiatives

North Face Plans Solar Energy System

Nissan Cuts SUV, Truck Output, Increases Altima Production

Wal-Mart To Install Canada’s Largest Rooftop Solar Energy System

Big Investors Call On U.S. Congress To Tackle Climate Issues

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