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EPA Addresses Mountaintop Removal Mining, Water Heater Efficiency

April 2, 2010 by Paul Nastu

The Environmental Protection Agency on April 1 announced new rules on mountaintop removal mining, as well as new efficiency standards for water heaters. Rules on mountaintop removal mining, a contentious issue in the Appalachians, would institute materials removal standards to prevent damage to watersheds. EPA estimates that up to 2,000 ... Read more »

Rosemont Copper to Test Five Solar System Prototypes

March 24, 2010 by Gina Roos

Rosemont Copper is considering adding solar energy to power its administrative buildings, which could result in the installation of the largest solar panel arrays in the Tucson area and second-biggest solar facility in the metro area, reports Arizona Daily Star. The Soaring Heights Community at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona ... Read more »

With Filtration Technology, CONSOL Reuses Water in Mine

March 8, 2010 by Gina Roos

GE is installing a new water treatment system in one of the nation’s largest underground coal mines that will significantly lower freshwater demand due to water reuse. The new system, claimed as the first to be used in a North American mine, will be installed at CONSOL Energy’s Buchanan No. ... Read more »

Responsible Jewellery Council Launches Certification System

December 22, 2009 by Gina Roos

Under development for three years, the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has launched its Certification System that will certify its members for responsible ethical, social and environmental practices in the diamond and gold jewelry supply chain. In response, NGOs, technical experts and community representatives warned about the limitations of the industry-run ... Read more »

China May Hoard Rare Earth Metals, Vital to Some Clean Tech

August 31, 2009October 19, 2009 by Paul Nastu

China is considering a ban on export of rare earth metals, which are essential to the production of some alternative energy technologies, including hybrid vehicles and wind turbines. At the center of a brewing international conflict, any such action by China could cripple clean tech manufacturers outside of China, giving ... Read more »

Emissions, Energy, Water Use Rise at Cliffs Natural Resources in 2008

August 13, 2009October 19, 2009 by Gina Roos

Cliffs Natural Resources, a mining and natural resource company, reports that the company’s emissions, energy consumption and water use all increased in 2008, according to its latest sustainability report. The Cleveland-based company, which is an energy- and water-intensive business, says the report aims to establish baselines within several key sustainability ... Read more »

ArcelorMittal to Focus on Sustainable Steel

July 20, 2009 by Gina Roos

At the heart of ArcelorMittal’s corporate responsibility report for 2008 is the company’s goal to deliver sustainable steel, investing $295 million in research and development in 2008. The global steel producer has also announced a new corporate responsibility strategy that segments its commitments into four priority areas — investing in people, ... Read more »

Supreme Court Mulls Gold Mine Waste Dumping

January 13, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Gold mining company Coeur Alaska Inc. recently urged the Supreme Court to uphold the mine owner’s permit to discard waste into a nearby lake, even though the company’s lawyer acknowledged that the company’s plan would kill its marine life, AP reports. Coeur’s lawyer, Theodore Olson, told justices that the waste ... Read more »

CSR Reporting Efforts: Electronics, Financial, and Metals

December 19, 2008December 19, 2008 by Paul Nastu

The Roberts Environmental Center of Claremont McKenna College released new Pacific Sustainability Index scores on the environmental and social reporting for the financial, electronics and metals sectors. It scores companies based on the reporting, intent, and performance of environmental and social sustainability efforts. In the electronics, semincoductor, and peripherals sector (pdf), Japanese brands ... Read more »

Mining Industry: BofA’s Coal Policy A PR Stunt

December 9, 2008 by Paul Nastu

Bank of America recently announced that it would phase out loans to coal companies that predominantly use destructive mountaintop removal mining practices, but some say the announcement is a public relations ploy, AP reports (via CNNMoney.com) Securities and Exchange Commission filings show the bank loans money to seven major companies ... Read more »

DOE Abandons FutureGen CO2 Project

January 31, 2008October 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

The U.S. Department of Energy plans to pull its support of a $1.8 billion FutureGen project to build a power plant that captures pollution underground, according to this report. A DOE representative issued a statement saying only that the agency needs to reassess the project because of rising prices and ... Read more »

States Petition EPA on GHG of Nonroad Engines

January 30, 2008 by Paul Nastu

California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced a petition to the EPA asking it to adopt GHG emissions standards for nonroad vehicles, engines and equipment. Other states, government agencies and environmental organizations on the petition include Connecticut, Oregon, New Jersey, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the International Center ... Read more »

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