$6.7 Million Available for Tech that Turns Captured Carbon into Useful Products
The US Department of Energy will award about $6.7 million to cost-shared projects that convert captured carbon from coal-fired power plants into useful products such as fuel, cement or plastics.
View ArticleWill a New Supply Chain Company Shrink Nike’s Carbon Footprint?
Nike said it has partnered with Apollo Global Management as part of the company's efforts to improve the sustainability of its supply chain.
View ArticleVW, Dealers Reach Deal in Emissions Cheat Scandal
Volkswagen has reached a tentative settlement with car dealerships that lost money from the emissions cheat scandal that affected more than half a million diesel cars in the US.
View ArticleCan Coal Reinvent Itself? Can it be Economically Converted to Other Fuels?
With the global community turning increasingly to more sustainable fuels, the coal industry is left wondering what it must do to stay alive. One idea that surfaces time-and-again is whether coal can be...
View ArticleRecycling Robots in Space: Plastics Recycling/3D Printing to Cut Waste Aboard...
Waste reduction and recycling efforts can save companies money and produce environmental benefits on earth — do these benefits extend to space? NASA, with help from aerospace technology company Tethers...
View ArticleWill Updated Toxic Substances Control Act Regulate Asbestos?
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), has sent a letter to the EPA saying asbestos should be reviewed under the newly reformed Toxic Substances Control Act.
View ArticleThe World’s Largest Purchaser Wants Its Suppliers to Disclose, Reduce GHG...
The GSA says it plans to require large- and medium-sized contractors on its Alliant2 government-wide IT contract list to inventory and publicly disclose their GHG emissions annually, and set targets...
View ArticleIs Ethanol Better or Worse for the Environment?
Ethanol may be good for the agricultural community that gets to divert crops to supplement gas but it may not be too good for the environment. That's according to a study just released from the...
View ArticleLost Value Costing of Trash Builds a Bridge to the Circular Economy
One of the most talked about topics in the sustainability world today is the Circular Economy and its goal of making materials infinitely reusable - eliminating the concept of waste.
View ArticleEPA Didn’t Report Renewable Fuel Standard Impacts, Inspector General Says
As part of the US Renewable Fuel Standard program, the EPA is required to report to Congress every three years on the affect of the biofuels mandate. The agency hasn’t made a report since 2011,...
View ArticleLow-Carbon, Efficient Ships Save Millions. So Why Aren’t Owners Reaping the...
Researchers from UCL Energy Institute and global NGO Carbon War Room say vessels with high design efficiency leave millions in the pockets of fuel payers. However, the market often fails to reward...
View ArticleGE Commits $7.5 Million to Low-Carbon Tech, Joins MIT Energy Initiative
General Electric is joining Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s energy research hub and donating $7.5 million to its efforts to develop low- and no-carbon energy technologies. GE says its work with...
View ArticleLessons Between the Lines in Fed’s Final Guidance for Evaluating Climate...
By Bryan LeRoy and David McGrath, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips On August 1, 2016, after nearly six years and two drafts, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a final version...
View ArticleIs Coal Bed Methane a Safe and Realistic Option for Coal?
Roughly 13 percent of the land in the lower 48 states has coal in the ground. Practically all of that has methane in it. The goal of those who see this as an untapped resource is to make a greater use...
View ArticleKey Findings: How Facilities Managers are Prioritizing Energy &...
Facilities Managers are more focused than ever on sustainable resource management. As energy costs fluctuate and executive-level pressures to conserve and save mount, Facilities managers are stepping...
View ArticleHow Walmart Solves Stormwater Management Challenges
A well-engineered storm water management system allowed a Walmart Supercenter in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to maximize water storage and minimize the project footprint. This allowed for additional parking...
View ArticleCoca-Cola CEO: Reducing Water Use Inside Our Operations Isn’t Enough
Coca-Cola and its bottling partners have met their goal to replenish the equivalent amount of water used in their global sales volume back to nature and communities.
View ArticleCDP to Score Companies’ Supply Chain Carbon Management
CDP’s supply chain program will soon begin rating companies on how well they manage carbon and climate change in the supply chain.
View ArticleEnergy Sector and Domestic Economy are Especially Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
In testimony before the US Congress, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said that cyber threats and natural disasters could seriously put the electric grid at risk and has thus listed the steps that the...
View ArticleHow PepsiCo Saved $80 Million by Cutting Water Use 26%
PepsiCo reduced its operational water use last year per unit of production by 26 percent, against a 2006 baseline. Its water conservation efforts saved the company more than $80 million.
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