Utility Must Properly Manage Hazardous Waste, Pay $39K Penalty Under EPA...
Southern California Edison will pay a $39,127 penalty to settle federal charges that it improperly managed hazardous waste on Catalina Island.
View ArticleWhy Businesses Should Partner With the Public Sector to Advance Carbon Goals
Businesses can work with state officials to drive support for renewable energy policies that not only lower emissions but also save money, according to a new report by Ceres and the National...
View ArticleWhat to Consider When Evaluating Renewables for Your Energy Procurement Strategy
By: Ian Bowman, Director of Product Management, Ecova Distributed Energy Resources (DERs)—energy supplies that aren’t produced by traditional large centralized fossil fuel plants—continue to be a hot...
View ArticleSEC Files Charges in Waste-to-Energy Fraud
An Alabama attorney allegedly defrauded investors out of millions of dollars, which he claimed would be used to develop waste-to-energy projects, according to the US Securities and Exchange Commissions.
View ArticleCreating a Legal Registry for Compliance Attainability
The compliance challenges that entities such as chemical, energy, or mining companies face are seemingly endless – and endlessly complex. And because the word “compliance” means different things to...
View Article5 Steps to Ensure the Success of Global EMIS Projects
Ultimately, the success of a project can often be traced right back to step one: are you being tactical or strategic? When a company’s goal for a project is to develop an inexpensive way to collect...
View Article3 Stops on the Journey to Enabling EHS
Improving – and even transforming – business critical functions like Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS), by using technology to unlock elusive information and insight, is critical to reaching...
View ArticleManaging High-Frequency Data for Increased Regulatory Demands
Large plants and facilities face increasingly stringent regulatory pressure to manage larger amounts of data at a faster frequency than ever before. Companies all over the world are moving to higher...
View ArticleManaging Change in Environmental Reporting and Compliance
Compliance with a vast variety of environmental regulations is the reality for companies. Many of these regulations require the tracking and reporting of air emissions as well as solid waste and water...
View Article3 Crucial Checks for Maintaining a Healthy System
Going to the doctor for an annual check-up is a smart approach because even if you don’t feel sick, the visit can catch problems like high cholesterol or blood pressure before they become serious. And...
View ArticleHow To Evolve Your Sustainability Reporting Process
Reporting sustainability metrics is becoming a widely accepted practice. Regulatory agencies are requiring the reporting of EHS performance data, and more customers, partners, investors, and...
View ArticleThe New EHS Cloud, Is it for Everyone?
Companies moving from traditional on-premise, perpetually-licensed EHS software to technology services that are cloud-based, subscription service-based offerings has become a macro trend. When it’s...
View ArticleWilliams-Sonoma Catalogs to Receive FSC Certification
Williams-Sonoma has begun sourcing more than 90% of the paper used in the company’s seven catalogs (Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Bed and Bath, Pottery Barn Kids, PBteen, west elm and...
View ArticleOwens Corning Wins EPA SmartWay Award
Owens Corning is one of 24 recipients of the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2006 SmartWay Excellence Award. The award recognizes accomplishments and leadership in the EPA’s SmartWay Transport...
View ArticleTop-10 Green Building Products
BuildingGreen, publisher of the GreenSpec Directory and Environmental Building News, has published its 2006 Top-10 Green Building Products.Three of the winning products save energy, two save water,...
View ArticleToyota’s Hybrid Vehicle Leader Dies in Plane Crash
The senior executive at the Toyota Motor Corporation who oversaw its hybrid vehicle program died Saturday when a small aircraft he was piloting crashed into the Pacific Ocean near San Pedro,...
View ArticleCEL Overview: Carbon Offset Growth Continues
There are about 40 operations worldwide that offer carbon offsets, but it’s difficult for a company to understand exactly where the money is going, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports.Here’s how...
View ArticleConnecticut Clean Energy Fund Boosts Commercial, Industrial Funding
The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund has increased funding for and modifications to its On-site Renewable DG Program which offers financial support for behind-the-meter clean energy distributed generation...
View ArticleEU Could Force Airlines to Join Emissions Trading Scheme
U.S. airlines flying into and out of Europe would need to buy permits to cover emissions on their European routes if draft European Commission Legislation is adopted, The Times reports (via...
View ArticleChina to Build 100MW, $766 Million Solar Power Plant
China says it will build the world’s largest solar power station. The 100 megawatt project will cost approximately $766 million and construction will take five years, Reuters reports.Planners chose the...
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