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EPA Loosens Alternative Fuel Conversion Rules for Vehicles

March 31, 2011April 23, 2013 by Leon Walker

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has updated rules to make it easier for manufacturers to sell fuel conversion systems that allow vehicles to run on alternative fuels. The revised procedures will vary based on the age of the vehicle or engine being converted. The agency said has found that ... Read more »

EPA Report Finds Vehicle CO2 Emissions Fell 6% in 2009

November 18, 2010 by Gina Roos

The average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions for new cars and light duty trucks have decreased by six percent, while achieving a seven percent increase in the average fuel efficiency, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2010 fuel economy trends report. In 2009, the average CO2 emissions from new vehicles were 397 ... Read more »

Making Transportation More Sustainable

November 10, 2010December 8, 2010 by Gerry Mooney

It shouldn’t take a 60-mile long traffic jam, like the recent mega-snarl in China, to illustrate that the world’s present modes of transportation are unsustainable. While U.S. drivers haven’t been subjected to eight-day long backups yet, traffic congestion in America is a major source of wasted fuel, lost productivity, and ... Read more »

California Rules in U.S. Clean-Tech Jobs Race

October 11, 2010 by Gina Roos

The San Francisco Bay Area leads the ranking of the top 15 metro areas in the U.S. for clean-tech jobs for the second year in a row, followed by Los Angeles, according to a report from Clean Edge. California continues to see fairly robust job activity for both clean-tech startups ... Read more »

DOE Plays Matchmaker for ‘Green’ Technologies Ready for Commercialization

September 29, 2010September 29, 2010 by Gina Roos

If you’re an investor, entrepreneur or any business looking for innovative energy-efficiency and renewable energy technologies, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is now hosting a Technology Commercialization Portal that houses more than 200 marketing summaries for new technologies available for licensing. The online resource tool identifies opportunities to invest ... Read more »

CARB Report Sets Goals for Sustainable Communities

August 12, 2010October 18, 2016 by Environmental Leader

The California Air Resources Board released a draft report on Monday that proposes ambitious targets for land use and transportation planning in 2020 and 2035 to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with passenger vehicle travel. The report divides the state into 18 “Metropolitan Planning Organizations,” including the four largest: ... Read more »

MillerCoors Sustainability Report: Beats Waste Reduction Goal, Misses Water Use Target

July 1, 2010 by Gina Roos

MillerCoors has exceeded its 2015 goal for waste reduction by eliminating 20 percent of the amount of waste sent to landfill, according to the company’s 2010 Sustainable Development report. In total, the company reuses or recycles nearly 100 percent of all brewery waste, up from 98 percent in 2008, and ... Read more »

Transportation Emissions Rise, Fall With Economy

May 25, 2010May 25, 2010 by Paul Nastu

The current economic crisis has caused greenhouse gas emissions by the transportation industry to decline on a global scale, according to a recent study by the International Transport Forum. According to the report, GHG emissions caused by transportation declined 3 to 10 percent in the last two years, the largest ... Read more »

Kraft Rolls Up 50M Miles Saved Through Transportation Efficiency

November 23, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Since 2005, Kraft has saved more than 50 million miles in its transportation and distribution processes globally. The savings came from a variety of initiatives, according to a press release. By shifting to barge shipments of wheat to its Toledo, Ohio, flour Mill, Kraft knocked out 10,000 truck shipments and ... Read more »

CA, MA and CT Tops in Energy Efficiency

October 22, 2009 by Gina Roos

The current economic downturn is not derailing state-level efforts to improve their energy efficiency in areas such as buildings, industry and transportation systems, according to a new study from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). The top ten states in ACEEE’s 50-state scorecard, based on energy-efficiency policies, programs, ... Read more »

U.S. Can Cut Vehicle Carbon Emissions in Half by 2050

July 30, 2009October 21, 2009 by Gina Roos

Focusing solely on energy-efficient vehicles and cleaner fuels will not address the problem of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to a recent report released by Urban Land Institute (ULI). A key finding indicates that the U.S. could cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by as much as 24 percent by 2050, ... Read more »

CSX to Cut CO2 Emissions by 8%

July 1, 2009 by Gina Roos

CSX Corp. plans to reduce the CO2 emissions associated with its train operations by 8 percent per revenue ton mile by 2011 as part of its participation in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Climate Leaders Program. The Jacksonville, Fla.-based company said its emissions reduction goal is the first commitment ... Read more »

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