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California to Regulate Potent GHG Emitted By Utility Equipment

March 10, 2010 by Gina Roos

California will regulate the emissions of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) from electric utility equipment starting in 2011, reports the New York Times. SF6 is used to insulate switches typically found in high-voltage transmission systems, which accounts for about 80 percent of California’s total SF6 emissions. “Although it is only used in ... Read more »

Steps to Stop Carbon Trading and Emissions Offset Fraud

March 8, 2010September 13, 2010 by Michael Woelk

Recently, the cover of Harper’s Magazine featured a story on how easy it is to perpetrate carbon trading and emissions offset fraud. The article, by prominent investigative journalist Mark Schapiro, takes a hard look at ongoing practices in carbon markets and the rising tide of fraud that is tarnishing the ... Read more »

Shipbuilders, Port Operators Strive to Reduce Emissions

March 5, 2010 by Gina Roos

Shipbuilders and port truck operators are looking at different ways to reduce their emissions. As an example, Maersk, with the help of Lloyd’s Register, has launched a two-year project to test the viability of bio-diesel in marine engines. The project is partially funded by the Dutch government and coordinated by ... Read more »

Cummins Credits Emissions Standards with Record Quarterly Profit

February 3, 2010 by Paul Nastu

Diesel engine maker Cummins posted its most profitable fourth quarter results on record, with a rush of sales on engines that did not have to conform to new emissions standards that took effect Jan. 1, reports the Indianapolis Business Journal. Cummins posted $3.4 billion in sales in the fourth quarter ... Read more »

California Adding Emissions Measurement Network

February 3, 2010 by Paul Nastu

California will measure greenhouse gas emissions via a network of tracking stations, as part of the California Air Resources Board goal to reduce GHG emissions 25 percent by 2020. CARB has ordered an initial allotment of gaz analyzers from Picarro. These seven machines will be placed strategically and used to ... Read more »

Oakland Port Bans Aging, Emissions-Belching Trucks

January 25, 2010 by Paul Nastu

The Port of Oakland has begun its ban on trucks with pre-1994 engines. The ban also applies to trucks with 1994-2003 diesel engines that have not yet been modified to comply with California Air Resources Board Level 3 diesel particulate filters, reports FleetOwner. The first day of the ban resulted ... Read more »

How Customer Aggregation will Redefine the Utility of the Future

January 19, 2010September 13, 2010 by Gary Hunt

In October 2009, I wrote that there is a convergence of market, economic, environmental and regulatory forces underway that is changing the way investor owned utilities see renewable energy from something they must do to satisfy their regulators to something they must do to survive. I described ten factors that ... Read more »

CA Approves Stringent Statewide Building Code

January 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

California approved the most stringent, environmentally-friendly building code in the United States that will apply to new commercial buildings, hospitals, schools, shopping malls and homes, reports USA Today. The new code, which won a unanimous vote by the California Building Standards Commission, will take effect in January 2011. The new ... Read more »

California Air Board, Port Truckers Strike Deal on Diesel Emissions Rules

January 7, 2010 by Gina Roos

Averting a possible shutdown, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and Port of Oakland truckers agreed to a last-minute deal that included additional funding to help the truckers comply with stricter requirements on diesel emissions that officially took effect on Jan. 1 and a deadline extension that allow hundreds of ... Read more »

Best Practices in Sustainability at Foodservice

January 6, 2010January 6, 2010 by Paul Nastu

Water efficiency, use of green building materials and HVAC systems play a role in sustainability in the foodservice supply chain, according to the 36-page “Sustainability in the Food Service Environment” report developed by IFMA Foundation and ARAMARK. Responsible procurement of sustainable foods, as well as local purchasing, are other factors ... Read more »

CARB Member Calls for Diesel Rule Review in ‘California’s Climategate’

December 4, 2009December 4, 2009 by Gina Roos

A member of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is calling for a review by independent researchers of the new diesel emissions rules for trucks and buses after learning that a researcher whose work contributed to the pollution standards in December 2008 falsified his credentials, reports the Mercury News. One ... Read more »

California Drafts its Own Cap-and-Trade Plan

November 25, 2009November 25, 2009 by Gina Roos

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has issued a preliminary draft (PDF) of the nation’s first cap-and-trade program to control greenhouse (GHG) emissions, which is likely to influence federal regulations, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Greenspace blog. The carbon scheme would cap emissions of large emitters including power plants, refineries, ... Read more »

California to Regulate Potent GHG Emitted By Utility Equipment

Steps to Stop Carbon Trading and Emissions Offset Fraud

Shipbuilders, Port Operators Strive to Reduce Emissions

Cummins Credits Emissions Standards with Record Quarterly Profit

California Adding Emissions Measurement Network

Oakland Port Bans Aging, Emissions-Belching Trucks

How Customer Aggregation will Redefine the Utility of the Future

CA Approves Stringent Statewide Building Code

California Air Board, Port Truckers Strike Deal on Diesel Emissions Rules

Best Practices in Sustainability at Foodservice

CARB Member Calls for Diesel Rule Review in ‘California’s Climategate’

California Drafts its Own Cap-and-Trade Plan

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