Presidential Race: Coal Industry Says It is a Critical Component of Winning...
The coal industry says that it could a critical factor to winning the battleground states, or those states that are considered a toss up and the ones that each candidate would need to secure to win the...
View ArticleLi-ion Segment Driving Global E-Bike Growth
Electric bicycles (e-bikes) continue to be the highest selling electric vehicle (EV) on the planet, with nearly 35 million unit sales forecast for 2016.
View ArticleWhite House to Federal Agencies: Consider Climate Change Impacts of Your Actions
Federal agencies must disclose how their actions will impact climate change, according to White House guidance issued today. The White House Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) final guidance...
View ArticleUPS Drives 1 Billion Miles on Alt Fuel, Beats Goal 1 Year Early
UPS achieved its clean energy goal of driving 1 billion miles in its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet one year earlier than planned.
View ArticleIs Elon Musk’s One-Stop-Shop Model the Renewable Energy Sector’s Next Big Thing?
Is Tesla CEO Elon Musk onto something big with his plan to create a one-stop shop for renewable energy and storage?
View ArticleChina’s Research Into Thorium Will Have Implications for Nuclear Energy In...
Nuclear energy may have hit a rough patch here in the United States but at least overseas and especially in Asia, it is revving up and preparing to go faster than ever before. What’s less known,...
View ArticleHeathrow Airport Saves $310,000, 130 Million Liters of Water Using GE Water...
London’s Heathrow Airport has saved more than 130 million liters of water annually using General Electric’s water treatment technologies, GE says, adding that its technologies also saved the UK’s...
View ArticleSoCal Facilities Fined for Hazardous Waste Violations
Two Southern California companies improperly handled hazardous waste and will pay more than $130,000 in penalties under a settlement with the EPA. The two companies are Bachem Americas, the US-arm of a...
View ArticleWill RGGI Double Down on Carbon Cuts?
Carbon pricing, the bogeyman of climate-change mitigation, still inspires terror in some US corporate executives and politicians, despite support from global businesses and governments. Opponents argue...
View ArticleUkraine’s Chernobyl Nuclear Site May Become a Hotbed for Solar Energy...
More than 30 years ago in spring of 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear power station melted down. Now uninhabitable, the Ukrainian government may how found another use for the roughly 1,600 square mile of...
View ArticleRethinking Waste Through Technology in a Circular Economy
With the planet facing a resource crunch, our consumption-hungry culture is quickly becoming unsustainable. The linear “make, use, dispose” economy depends on vast amounts of resources — and creates...
View ArticleBREEAM Issues Technical Manual for US Green Building Market
BREEAM has issued a technical manual for BREEAM USA In-Use, tailored specifically to the US green building marketplace.
View ArticleWill Dow’s Efforts to Shrink Rio’s Carbon Footprint Win Olympic Gold?
The Olympic Games kick off tonight in Rio and as the official carbon partner of Rio 2016, it’s Dow’s job to mitigate the games’ carbon footprint. It’s a big job. The direct carbon footprint of the...
View ArticleEnvironmental Consulting Market Sees Global Slump
The global environmental consulting market has slowed, according to Environment Analyst’s latest annual Market Trends Survey, completed by hundreds of environmental consultants and managers around the...
View ArticleNew York Adopts Historic “50 by ’30” Renewables Goal
Building on its record of climate leadership, New York cements its position as a national renewable energy leader today with a New York Public Service Commission (PSC) order requiring that 50 percent...
View ArticleNavy Ship Runs on 100% Biodiesel
A US Navy ship has operated on a 100 percent drop-in renewable diesel fuel — a first, according to the biofuel makers Applied Research Associates and Chevron Lummus Global. Last week the Naval Surface...
View ArticleHow Including Natural Assets in Financial Decision Making Gives Companies a...
To help businesses include “natural capital” in their decision-making processes, the Natural Capital Coalition developed a framework to identify and measure their impacts and dependencies on water,...
View ArticleFirst North American Airport Achieves Carbon Neutrality
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport has become the first carbon neutral airport in North America by switching to renewable energy sources and converting its bus fleet to compressed natural gas...
View ArticleWorkplace Safety Laws Take Centerstage in Presidential Race
Workplace safety rules in the coal mining sector are coming up for air and are taking centerstage in the presidential race.
View ArticleMaryland Flood Highlights Need for Climate Change Planning
In late July, a historic flash-flooding event killed two people and caused massive destruction in Ellicott City, Maryland. The town received more than 6 inches of rain over the span of two hours....
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