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AB, Coke, Pepsi, Bacardi Advance Beverage Industry GHG Reporting Protocol

April 15, 2010April 15, 2010 by Paul Nastu

Members of the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) have completed a set of protocols that incorporate both enterprise inventory and product carbon footprinting approaches for the whole industry. Development of the Beverage Industry Sector Guidance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting (Sector Guidance), Version 2.0, involved input from members such as ... Read more »

DOT, EPA Set GHG Levels for Cars, Light Trucks

April 1, 2010 by Paul Nastu

For the first time, passenger cars and light trucks will have to comply with federal greenhouse gas emissions standards. The Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency jointly announced new rules April 1. The rules mean that car manufacturers will be able to build a single, light-duty national fleet ... Read more »

Wal-Mart to Add Solar to Settle CA GHG Lawsuits

March 9, 2010 by Paul Nastu

Wal-Mart Stores has agreed to install solar systems at two planned California superstores as a means of settling two lawsuits it faced over future emissions at the sites. The settlement calls for Wal-Mart to install rooftop solar panels, efficient heating and cooling systems and LED lighting at the two stores, ... Read more »

You’ve Heard of the Smart Grid: Get Ready for the Smart Tank

January 6, 2010September 13, 2010 by Rebecca Sternberg

As companies with significant Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions exposure get more sophisticated in their management of environmental resources, they are now exposed to the quadruple optimization function of cost, production, environmental impact and safety. The most sophisticated of these companies are beginning to recognize that managing at the ... Read more »

Beef Group Takes EPA to Court Over Endangerment Ruling

December 28, 2009 by Paul Nastu

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, fearing potential penalties related to greenhouse gas emissions, has filed a challenge to EPA’s endangerment finding on GHG gases. The petition, filed Dec. 23 in the Washington, D.C., Circuit Court of Appeals, said that EPA climate regulations would harm the profitability of large farms, reports ... Read more »

U.S. GHG Emissions Fell 2.2% in 2008

December 7, 2009December 5, 2009 by Paul Nastu

At 7,053 million metric tons, U.S. greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.2 percent in 2008, when compared to 2007, according to a government report. Record oil prices and lower economic activity in 2008 led to the decline, which includes a 2.9 decrease in energy-related CO2 emissions, according to “Emissions of Greenhouse ... Read more »

Wal-Mart, WRI May Decide Which Eco-labels Will Stick

October 1, 2009October 21, 2009 by Paul Nastu

The far-reaching Green Supply Chain Initiative, undertaken by the World Resources Institute thanks to a grant from Wal-Mart Stores Inc., aims to develop and deploy a new set of tools to account for GHG impacts on any given firm’s supply chain. The initiative also will develop a “Green Standards Guide” ... Read more »

EPA to Large Emitters: Start Collecting GHG Data Jan. 1

September 22, 2009October 20, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Large emitters of greenhouse gases will have to begin collecting their emissions data Jan. 1 under the new reporting system from the Environmental Protection Agency. The program will apply to about 10,000 facilities that emit about 85 percent of the nation’s greenhouse gases, said EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, in her ... Read more »

Due to Recession, C02 Emissions Fall 2.6%, Most in 40 Years

September 22, 2009September 22, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Global greenhouse gas emissions are projected to fall 2.6 percent this year, the biggest decline in 40 years, according to new information from the International Energy Agency, reports Reuters. The information’s release came a day before the Sept. 22 United Nations Climate Summit in New York City, where President Obama ... Read more »

IEA To Cut 2030 CO2 Forecast Due to Recession

September 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

With the global recession slowing economic growth and the rate of energy use, the International Energy Association plans to reduce its forecast for 2030 CO2 emissions. The projection has extra importance because it will be used as a baseline for the December climate talks in Copenhagen. Nobuo Tanaka, executive director ... Read more »

American Airlines Cuts Emissions 5%

August 28, 2009October 19, 2009 by Paul Nastu

American Airlines emitted 29.1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents in 2008, down 5 percent from the previous year. Its operational intensity ratio, or emissions as a percentage of revenue, however, increased 0.3 percent because of lower payload. American Airlines, which had $24 billion in revenue last year, has ... Read more »

Steelcase Reduces GHG Emissions 49% Since 2001

July 22, 2009October 19, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Steelcase, a manufacturer of office furniture, has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions 49 percent since 2001, and its water consumption is down 64 percent over the same period, according to the firm’s corporate responsibility report. Additionally, Steelcase has reduced its waste by 71 percent since 2001. In its manufacturing operations ... Read more »

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