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Textile Company Saves Water, Money with Wastewater Recycling System

November 28, 2016November 30, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

A water recycling system will help Tri-Star Dyeing and Finishing meet pollutant limits for its discharged water effluent — an environmental challenge that had cost the Santa Fe Spring, California-based fabric-dyeing company valuable time and money for years. Tri-Star is installing an Econity water recycling system at its facility after ... Read more »

Utility-Scale Solar Continues to Generate Good Vibes Among Utilities

March 2, 2016May 19, 2016 by Ken Silverstein

Is utility-scale solar that feeds into the grid worth the money? A new report says that it is becoming cost competitive with other fuels and that it will become a fast-growing segment of the green population. GTM Research says that more than half of all such solar plants in 2016 ... Read more »

Utility Regulators Refereeing Fierce Boxing Matches Over Rooftop Solar Energy

February 8, 2016June 7, 2016 by Ken Silverstein

When California’s utility regulators kept a plan in place to pay rooftop solar owners the retail rate for the electricity that they return to their providers, those refs may have triggered a national trend. Is it the right decision? In Late January, the California Public Utilities Commission voted 3-2 to ... Read more »

From Green Bonds to Green Boom: What China’s New Green Bond Rules Mean for Sustainable Investment

January 11, 2016January 10, 2016 by Karen Henry

China has become the first country in the world to issue official rules on issuing “green bonds” — bonds that are dedicated to financing sustainable solutions. The new rules are aimed at kickstarting a booming green bond market in China to raise much-needed capital from the private sector globally to ... Read more »

Truck Owners Can Receive $65k for Replacing Diesel Trucks with Natural Gas

October 15, 2015October 14, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Truck owners operating in California may receive a $65,000 grant for every diesel truck that they replace with a new natural gas model. Clean Energy Fuels wants to help truck owners apply for California’s Prop. 1B program and will handle all of the paperwork, free of charge. Applications are due ... Read more »

Get $500 for Installing a Waterless Urinal in Beverly Hills

July 21, 2015July 20, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

In its rush to reduce water consumption, Beverly Hills, California, is paying any business that purchases and installs a waterless urinal $500. This is up from the $200 the city was paying before the state’s water restrictions went into effect. While most of the state of California is required to ... Read more »

Green Building Market to Experience 13% Growth Rate through 2020

February 17, 2015February 17, 2015 by Jennifer Hermes

The global green building market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of around 13% during 2015-2020, according to a report from Research and Markets. Strong growth is attributed in part to the rising awareness of global warming and climate change issues and the knowledge that green building techniques lead ... Read more »

LEED Buildings May Be Exempt from Property Taxes

August 6, 2014August 5, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

LEED-certified buildings in New York’s Niagara County may soon be exempt from paying property taxes. The Niagara County Legislature will vote next week on holding a public hearing in September to discuss the green building tax break, which would apply to both residential and commercial LEED buildings, reports the Buffalo News. The ... Read more »

EPA to Fund Sustainability Projects at 21 Businesses

July 16, 2014July 15, 2014 by Ken Jennison

The EPA, through its Small Business Innovation Research program, announced July 14 that it will fund projects at 21 businesses for them to develop and commercialize innovative, sustainable technologies to address current environmental issues. The businesses are located across 15 states, with $2 million in funds being provided by the ... Read more »

California’s Cap-and-Trade a Versatile Tool for Environmental Policies

June 23, 2014June 22, 2014 by Jennifer Hermes

Governor Brown signed a budget last week that lays out for the first time how to invest the millions from California’s landmark cap-and-trade program ($734 million so far). California has shown another way that cap-and-trade is like the Swiss army knife of environmental policies: a versatile tool known for its ... Read more »

USDA Launches Sustainable Wood Construction Training Program

March 20, 2014March 20, 2014 by Leon Walker

The US Department of Agriculture has announced an initiative to educate architects, engineers and builders about the benefits of sustainable, advanced wood building materials, and plans for a forthcoming prize competition to design and build high-rise wood demonstration projects. The training program will include a $1 million investment from the Forest ... Read more »

Walmart Diverts Foodwaste from Landfills to Farms

February 11, 2014 by Bill Opalka

Walmart is one of the companies diverting tons of excess food to farmers in southwestern Pennsylvania who are turning it into usable compost in their fields. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that six farmers formed the Neshannock Soil Builders Cooperative two years ago. A legal agreement brokered by the Pennsylvania Resources Council ... Read more »

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