CDP Endorses SCS’ Carbon Footprint Services
CDP has approved carbon footprint services provider SCS Global Services as an accredited US Consultancy Partner. In this capacity, SCS will use its expertise to assist companies in their efforts to...
View ArticleNovelis Develops High-Strength Alloys for Automotive Industry
Aluminum rolling and recycling company Novelis has developed high-strength alloys designed for safety-critical components of vehicle structures. The company says the Novelis Advanz 7000-series is two...
View ArticleEnvironmental Executive Moves: Novelis, CLEAResult, Eco Building Products,...
Here’s the latest news on hirings, promotions and departures among environmental leaders. Novelis: The aluminum recycling and rolled products manufacturer has named Steve Fisher (pictured) as its...
View ArticleOil Companies Illegally Refuse to Report Water Use, Waste Fluid Disposal
More than 100 oil companies have violated a new California law by failing to report their water use and disposal of toxic waste fluid, according to a new report from state oil regulators. The Center...
View ArticleAlpine Waste & Recycling Completes $5M Upgrade, Doubles Recycling Capacity
In response to market demand, the Denver area’s biggest privately held waste management company has more than doubled its ability to process single-stream recycled materials. Alpine Waste &...
View ArticleIs Apple’s Secret Project Titan a Self-Driving Electric Car?
Apple may soon start testing self-driving cars at a former military base in northern California. The GoMentum Station, a 2,100-acre facility on the site of what used to be the Concord Naval Weapons...
View ArticleVeolia’s Bag2Bag Program Recycles 1,000 MT Plastic Bags
Environmental services firm Veolia has delivered the first shipments of recycled trash bags, manufactured with recycled plastics, to residents in London, Recycling Today reports. Veolia’s circular...
View ArticleResource Crisis Presents Green Opportunity
In encouraging Americans to realize we can meet any challenge, John F. Kennedy often told his audience that in the Chinese language, the word “crisis” is composed of two characters, one representing...
View ArticleRoad to Greenbuild: DC Boasts More Than 100M Sq. Ft. LEED Certified Space
Washington, DC is one of four cities globally with more than 100 million square feet of LEED certified square space.
View ArticleFalcon Launches Water-Saving Hybrid Urinal Technology
Falcon Waterfree Technologies has launched water-saving hybrid urinal technology to the US new construction market. Industry-wide high-efficiency urinal (HEU) adoption now allows plumbing fixtures to...
View Article3E Company Updates SDS Authoring System
3E Company, a provider of environmental health and safety compliance and information management services, has announced the immediate availability of MSDgen 6.56, the latest version of its safety data...
View ArticleIntrexon, Dominion to Commercialize Bioconversion of Natural Gas to Isobutanol
Intrexon Energy Partners, and Dominion Energy, a subsidiary of Dominion Resources, have entered into an agreement to explore the potential for commercial-scale biological conversion of natural gas to...
View ArticleMajor Food, Beverage Companies Failing at Water Management, Investors Say
Archer Daniels Midland, Monster Beverage, Tyson Foods, Kraft Heinz and other major food and beverage companies that are “poor performers on water management issues,” must increase their water risk...
View ArticlePolartec Recycles Its Billionth Plastic Bottle
Textile company Polartec has recycled its billionth plastic bottle. In 2014, more than 60 percent of Polartec’s domestic production used recycled yarns. These textiles are used in every fabric platform...
View ArticlePanasonic Leads EV Batteries Market, LG Chem Guns for the Crown
Panasonic is currently the runaway leader in the nascent battery market for electric vehicles, but LG Chem has the potential to overtake it in what will be a $30 billion market in 2020, according to...
View ArticleFluorescent Dyes Pinpoint Water Leaks
Spectronics, a manufacturer of ultraviolet equipment and fluorescent dyes, has launched Water-Glo fluorescent leak detection dyes. These super-bright dyes reveal all leaks in static and circulating...
View ArticleOilfield Operator Increases Recycled Produced Water to Nearly 100% with Dow...
An oilfield water service provider is helping a Colorado oilfield operator cut water sourcing and hauling costs for fracking by integrating Dow’s self-cleaning Tequatic Plus F-75 Filters into a water...
View ArticleLow Oil Prices Create Incentives to Upgrade Refining Process Technologies
Unitel Technologies says the recent drop in oil prices is encouraging many of its oil industry customers to take a fresh look at the entire field of hydroprocessing with special emphasis on...
View ArticleNike’s Logistics Center Is China’s First LEED Platinum Warehouse
Nike’s China Logistics Center — the country’s first LEED Platinum warehouse — is projected to reduce CO2 emissions by 4,200 tons annually, according to an article on the USGBC website. The company...
View ArticleUK’s Tetronics International Supports Car Recycling
In an effort to increase scrapped car recycling, Tetronics International, a resource recovery company, says its plasma arc technology has gone live at Duesmann & Hensel Recycling’s plant near...
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