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San Francisco Suspends Apple Purchases

July 12, 2012July 12, 2012 by Tamar Wilner

San Francisco’s city government says it will no longer buy Apple desktops, laptops or monitors after the company decided to withdraw its products from the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool registry, Bloomberg reports. The city’s 50 departments and 28,000 employees will no longer be able to buy Apple’s Mac computers. ... Read more »

Contract Wins: WES and NSTAR, Ameresco and University of Alaska, DuPont Apollo, Recology

June 18, 2012June 18, 2012 by Leon Walker

Energy management services firm World Energy Solutions has been selected by NSTAR, the largest Massachusetts-based, investor-owned electric and gas utility and a Northeast Utilities company, as an approved contractor within its municipal program. As an NSTAR Municipal contractor, World Energy is now approved by the utility to provide comprehensive energy ... Read more »

IBM, Recology Drive San Francisco Toward Zero-Waste Status

June 1, 2012June 1, 2012 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

IBM is collaborating with resource recovery company Recology to help San Francisco achieve zero waste by 2020. The city’s diversion rate already totals 78 percent, which Recology says is the highest in the US. Recology uses IBM’s technology to determine types and quantities of materials in San Francisco’s waste stream, ... Read more »

Fairmont Cuts GHGs 8% in Four Years

September 15, 2011September 15, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 8.4 percent by the end of 2010, compared to 2006 levels, the company has announced. The reduction takes Fairmont almost halfway towards meeting its 20 percent by 2013 reduction target, at just over halfway into the effort. That goal is ... Read more »

Policy & Regulatory Briefing: SEC Climate Disclosure, San Fran Gold, EPA Sued Over Smog

July 21, 2011July 21, 2011 by Environmental Leader

Wyoming senator John Barrasso on Wednesday reintroduced a bill to stop the Securities and Exchange Commission’s policy of requiring companies to reveal their climate change risks. The Hill article says the lawmaker would rather the agency focus on protecting investors and maintaining fair markets. The Bonneville Power Administration, which has ... Read more »

San Francisco Airport Aims to Match Delhi LEED Gold

April 7, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

New Delhi now boasts the first LEED Gold airport terminal in India, as San Francisco aims for the same achievement in the U.S. The Indian Green Building Council recently awarded the LEED Gold certification for Indira Gandhi International Airport’s 5.4 million square foot Terminal 3, which opened last July, GreenBiz ... Read more »

San Francisco Passes Energy Audit Mandate

February 14, 2011October 18, 2016 by Tamar Wilner

San Francisco’s city council has adopted regulations requiring commercial property owners to publish data on the energy performance of their buildings. The Existing Commercial Building Energy Performance Ordinance, approved by the city’s Board of Supervisors, requires owners of non-residential buildings of 10,000 sq ft or greater to measure and rate ... Read more »

New Guidelines for Analyzing Air Quality Impacts Could Thwart Bay Area Infill Development

September 30, 2010October 18, 2016 by Jennifer Hermes

Over the years, our society has developed the habit of confronting each newly perceived threat to health and welfare with legislation addressed to that issue alone, to be administered by a new bureaucratic agency with regulatory power focused on that issue without regard to other issues its action might implicate. ... Read more »

San Francisco Launches ‘Green’ Products Website

August 17, 2010 by Gina Roos

San Francisco’s Environment Department has launched a “green” products Website for businesses and consumers who concerned about toxics and chemicals used in everyday products such as cleaning, cosmetics, automotive, and food storage, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The Website, www.SFApproved.org, lists more than 1,000 products and services that meet strict ... Read more »

San Francisco Mayor Expected to Sign Cell Phone Radiation Law

June 18, 2010 by Gina Roos

San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors has approved an ordinance, which will require retailers to post signs that show how much radiation is emitted from cell phones, reports The Bellingham Herald. There are conflicting studies that indicate in some cases that cell phones do not cause health problems, while others show ... Read more »

Baker, ICF Receive Energy Efficiency Contracts

June 3, 2010 by Paul Nastu

An engineering subsidiary of Michael Baker Corporation announced it was one of 20 recipients of a five-year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). The maximum aggregate capacity of all BPAs awarded is $500 million. The company will help the GSA reduce energy usage and improve ... Read more »

SF Mayor Discusses $19.2M in Energy Efficiency Projects

February 10, 2010February 9, 2010 by Paul Nastu

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom discusses his goals with relation to $19.2 million in energy efficiency projects in the city. Newsom said that energy efficiency was the most pressing area for the city to address. The city recently approved a $150 million property tax financing program for renewable energy and ... Read more »

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