US, China Announce Domestic Climate Actions
The US and China released a Joint Presidential Statement on Climate Change, which includes substantial domestic climate actions that are designed to help the countries achieve their respective...
View ArticlePope, Capitalism, Climate Change
As the Pope addresses Congress about climate change and social justice, the question is not if Congressional Republicans will support legislation to mitigate climate change (they won’t) but rather how...
View ArticleDow’s Role in US-China Sustainability Research
Dow Chemical is playing an active role in US-China sustainability research. Dow was also one of the attendees at the US-China business roundtable last week. Neil Hawkins, chief sustainability officer...
View ArticleAlcoa to Separate into Two Companies
Lightweight metals manufacturer and recycler Alcoa has adopted a plan to separate into two publicly traded companies. The Upstream Company will comprise five strong business units that make up Alcoa’s...
View ArticleCalifornia Readopts Low Carbon Fuel Standard
The California Air Resources Board has re-adopted a low carbon fuel standard, which requires a statewide 10 percent reduction by 2020 in the carbon intensity of transportation fuels. The low carbon...
View ArticleGeorgia Power to Close All 29 Coal Ash Ponds
Georgia Power is developing a closure timeline for all of its 29 coal ash ponds and expects to finalize and release the schedule within the next six months. The company says the closure and schedule is...
View ArticleShell Ends Arctic Drilling Operations
Shell has abandoned its Arctic drilling operations, yesterday announcing it will cease further exploration activity in offshore Alaska for the foreseeable future. The decision comes as the oil giant...
View ArticleOil Giants Form Climate Lobbying Group
Shell, Schneider Electric and the Rocky Mountain Institute introduced the Energy Transitions Commission at the Fortune Brainstorm E Conference in Austin, Texas. The commission was formed to develop...
View ArticleDell Launches First-Ever Recycled Carbon Fiber
In what it says is an industry first, Dell yesterday launched recycled carbon fiber, which will be incorporated into Dell products later this year. Dell also announced progress in its circular economy...
View ArticlePresident Obama Should Do Better Than EPA Standard That Fails to Protect...
By this Thursday, President Obama has to decide whether to set safe health standards for smog pollution that will safeguard all Americans — or whether he will settle for a weaker, unprotective...
View ArticleBASF, Genomatica Expand Biochemical Production
BASF and Genomatica have expanded their biochemical license agreement for the production of 1,4-butanediol based on renewable feedstock (renewable BDO) using Genomatica’s patented process. BDO and its...
View Article$7M for Enhanced Water Recovery Projects
Five projects that aim to use salty water from carbon dioxide storage sites to produce fresh water have been selected by the Department of Energy to receive more than $7 million in funding. These...
View ArticleFlexible Packaging Market to Reach $248bn by 2020
The global market for flexible packaging is forecast to grow at an average rate of 3.4 percent annually over the next five years and reach $248 billion by 2020, according to a new report from Smithers...
View ArticleFarm Cuts Water Use, Improves Yield with Subsurface Drip Irrigation
Subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) technology is a solution for maximizing water productivity and crop yield potential. But while the water-saving and productivity benefits of SDI are well documented,...
View ArticleMateriality Assessments in 4 Simple Steps
Materiality plays a key role in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability programs. Materiality helps firms define and determine the business, social and environmental topics that matter...
View ArticleFirst-Ever Fenceline Monitoring Rule Targets Refineries’ Emissions
The EPA yesterday updated air pollution standards with a rule requiring first-of-its-kind fenceline monitoring to control emissions from petroleum refineries. The agency says the new rule will better...
View ArticleVolkswagen Didn’t Keep It Real
The broadsheets and social media are currently rife with commentary about the dramatic fall from grace of one of the world’s largest and most trustworthy automotive brands, Volkswagen. The fallout is...
View ArticleMSDSonline and KMI Rebrand as VelocityEHS
Cloud environmental, health and safety services provider, MSDSonline, and its wholly owned subsidiary Knowledge Management Innovations, a global EHS and sustainability management information system...
View ArticleCarbon Trust Launches Supply Chain Certification
The Carbon Trust has launched a supply chain certification and awarded the new Carbon Trust Standard for Supply Chain to seven companies: ABP Food Group, Aviva, Central England Co-operative, Deloitte...
View ArticleBion Patents Process to Recover Nitrogen from Waste
Bion Environmental Technologies has filed a new patent application for a process that recovers a nitrogen-rich, non-synthetic fertilizer product from a livestock waste stream. The fertilizer contains...
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