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Cable Industry Launches Efficiency Drive

The U.S. cable industry has launched an initiative aimed at improving the energy efficiency of consumer set-top boxes and cable-related services, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (logo pictured) has announced. As part of the program, cable operators providing service to approximately 85 percent of U.S. cable customers have guaranteed ... Read more »

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Cadmium Ban Threat, REACH Guidance, LEED for Nestle

The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a notice in the Federal Register that it will write regulations to limit cadmium content in children’s jewelry if the industry does not take steps to remove the metal from its products by Dec. 16, Bloomberg reported. The agency also granted a petition from ... Read more »

Comcast, Honeywell Slammed by CDP; UPS Tops Latest Rankings

UPS, Consolidated Edison and Dow Chemical are among the top-ranked U.S. companies in the Carbon Disclosure Project’s annual carbon performance and disclosure ratings for the S&P 500, as more and more corporations are putting senior executives in charge of climate change programs. The CDP S&P 500 Report 2011, written by ... Read more »

Energy Management Tech Briefing: University of Toledo, Honeywell, Encelium

The University of Toledo (pictured), economic development program Ohio Third Frontier and GEM Inc. are partnering to design, develop and commercialize a new power system that they hope will drastically reduce power consumption and increase electricity reliability at the campus data center. Earlier this year GEM Energy Management was awarded ... Read more »

Energy Management Tech Briefing: Sprint, Proliphix, SmartLabs, Tendril, Elster, Lutron, Tantalus

Sprint has announced collaborations with Proliphix and SmartLabs aimed at making energy management tools easy for businesses to install. The Proliphix IMT-550 Internet Managed Thermostat is now available with Sprint wireless network connectivity. This connected thermostat allows small- to medium-sized retail business owners to reduce energy expenses and remotely monitor ... Read more »

Paris Air Show Briefing: Zero-Emission Jet, Biofuel Deals, Green Engine Cleaning

Nine major airlines have signed letters of intent to use bioefuels from Solena Fuels for flights out of the San Francisco Bay area. American Airlines and United Continental Holdings led the deal’s development, and they were joined by US Airways, Air Canada, Lufthansa, Southwest, Frontier, JetBlue and Alaska Airlines, as ... Read more »

Boeing, Alaska Air Press for Biofuel Research

Oilseed, forest residues, municipal solid waste and algae are all promising feedstocks for the future of aviation, according to an industry research initiative that includes Boeing and Alaska Airlines. A report out last week from Sustainable Aviation Fuels Northwest said that no single technology is likely to provide enough sustainable ... Read more »

Standards Briefing: GRI, GSA, Green Seal, Whole Foods

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has announced that development is now underway on G4, the next generation of its Sustainability Reporting Guidelines. GRI says that G4 should improve on content in current G3 and G3.1 guidelines, with strengthened technical definitions and improved clarity. GRI is asking for feedback from businesses and ... Read more »

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