Environmental Executive Moves: Enviance, Siemens, NRG Energy, GE’s Current,...
Here’s the latest news on hirings, promotions and departures among environmental leaders. Enviance: The environmental, health and safety management software developer has appointed Amy Stelling...
View ArticleA Cleaner, Cheaper Way to Make Plastics and Fuels from Methane?
A new process uses natural gas as raw materials for aromatic chemicals without producing any CO2 emissions. It could be used to produce a range of products including plastics and fuels that are usually...
View ArticleWhy Measuring Waste GHG Emissions Matters
To help companies track more accurate data on GHG emissions from their trash, waste management startup Rubicon Global has teamed up with data company Trucost.
View ArticleDuke Energy: Renewable Assets Providing Stable Returns but Require Back Up
When Duke Energy announced its 2016 second quarter results, the overarching theme had been that it was making the transition to a new energy future — one that crossed the wake from the 20th Century to...
View ArticleRyder’s Commercial Fleet Drives More than 100 Million Natural Gas Vehicle Miles
Ryder System’s fleet of natural gas vehicles (NGVs) has surpassed 100 million miles of operations, avoiding more than 35,269 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent for its customers. This is...
View ArticleEPA Waste Tracking Feature Helps Building Managers Save Money
The EPA has launched a waste and materials tracking feature in its Energy Star Portfolio Manager, which is a free benchmarking and tracking tool for commercial building owners and managers. Commercial...
View ArticleShould Corporate ESG Disclosures Be Mandatory?
Corporate environmental, social and governancedisclosure is mostly voluntary and rarely enforced in the US. This may soon change as the SEC considers mandating corporate disclosures of ESG issues.
View ArticleOffshore Wind Energy Making Waves in Europe, Starting to in the US
With all the permitting issues and the hassles of building onshore wind energy, it would seem that the industry would look increasingly to constructing turbines offshore. Increasingly it has been...
View ArticleGensuite SDS System for Enhanced Globally Harmonized System-Centric Chemical...
This video is sponsored by Gensuite. The Gensuite SDS System offers enhanced Globally Harmonized System (GHS)-centric chemical Safety Data Sheets (SDS) enabling employee hazard communication and...
View ArticleIBM Researchers Create Cheaper, Biodegradable Plastics from Plants
IBM researchers today said they have identified a chemical catalyst that creates cheaper, biodegradable plastics from plants such as palm trees and beets that can be used to make a range of products,...
View ArticleEV Charging Companies to DOJ: Do You Trust VW to Invest ‘Game Changing’ $2...
Electric vehicle charging companies have called for independent oversight of Volkswagen’s planned $2 billion investment in electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the US — part of the automaker’s...
View ArticleTesla-SolarCity, Total-Saft Acquisitions: In the Race to Integrate Power...
These are tough times for oil giants. They’re up against falling profits and facing threats from alternative fuels and battery technologies as global momentum shifts toward a low-carbon economy. To...
View ArticlePacific Gas & Electric Found Guilty on 6 of 12 Counts in 2010 Pipeline Blast
Pacific Gas & Electric has been found guilty of 6 of 12 counts against arising from a deadly pipeline explosion that occurred in 2010. The main charges were obstructing a federal investigation and...
View ArticleWhy did Walmart take the unusual step to tackle chemicals?
Walmart recently announced progress on its groundbreaking Sustainable Chemistry Policy, a 2013 plan that set the stage for some 700 suppliers to rethink how they make more than 90,000 home and personal...
View ArticleNontoxic Formula Extracts Precious Metals from E-Waste
Mineral processing company Mineworx says it has developed a nontoxic leach formula that extracts precious metals from ores and e-waste that is safer for the environment than existing cyanide-based...
View Article$7.4M Carbon Capture Project Will Lower Pulp Mill Emissions, Boost Greenhouse...
A circular-economy initiative will soon capture carbon emissions from a Canadian pulp mill and then use the CO2 to spur plant growth in a nearby greenhouse.
View ArticleEnvironmental Pariah No More? Study Says Plastics Reduce Environmental Costs
A report by Trucost suggests using plastics in products and packaging is better for the environment that using alternatives.
View ArticleFederal Regulator Urges States to Deny Coal Development Permits Without Real...
The Interior Department's Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement asked the states to deny coal companies' ability to explore if they self-bond, which is to basically self-insure.
View ArticleBankruptcies in Coal Country put Self-Bonding in Spotlight
Wyoming regulators previously reached a deal with Arch Coal to accept up to $75 million in place of the company’s $486 million in bonding obligations while the company goes through Chapter 11...
View ArticleCourt Approves $5.6 Million Bayer Settlement, Mandates Chemical Safety...
A settlement that requires Bayer CropScience to pay $5.6 million and make chemical safety improvements following a 2008 explosion that killed two people has been approved by the US District Court for...
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