Europe’s Emissions Trading System Turns 10 — A Success Worthy of Reflection
This post was adapted from a speech Frank gave at recent conference on the European Union’s emissions trading scheme, held in Florence, Italy. The European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme recently...
View ArticleIntertek Launches Environmental, Sustainability Services
Intertek has launched a global team providing environmental and sustainability services across a wide range of industries including electrical, building products, automotive, chemical, industrial and...
View ArticleCamfil APC Introduces Handte EM Profi Emulsion Mist Collector
A new line of Handte EM Profi emulsion mist collectors from Camfil Air Pollution Control offers high collection efficiencies, plus the ability to run 24/7 for reduced maintenance, service ease and...
View ArticleTreating Sludge at the Source Reduces Drilling Waste
China has enacted a number of environmental protection regulations to limit waste discharge during well drilling and completion. Most domestic oil fields solidify the waste in sewage pits after...
View ArticleFirst Facilities Achieve Green Garage Certification
A Los Angeles Bank of America, Canopy Airport Parking in Denver, Colorado and Charles Square Hotel Garage in Cambridge, Massachusetts are among the first seven parking facilities (see graphic) in the...
View ArticleGE Helps Beijing Power Plant Reduce Emissions, Boost Efficiency
General Electric Power Generation Services has been selected to help a Beijing power plant reduce its emissions and boost efficiency. The cornerstone of China’s $40 bullion plan to power the 2008...
View ArticleParagon Customers Reduce CO2 by 900,000 Pounds
Paragon Software Systems has helped its customers reduce CO2 by 900,000 pounds, cut 150,000 miles/week on deliveries and save 143,000 gallons of gas, earning the vehicle routing and scheduling...
View ArticleGRI Launches New Tools, Services for Reporting Companies
To encourage better quality of sustainability reporting, the Global Reporting Initiative has restructured its services and created the GRI Support Suite — a range of tools and services for both report...
View ArticleCox Recycles 1,000 Tons at HQ Campus
Cox Enterprises’ Atlanta headquarters recycling program has led to more than 1,000 tons of materials being reused or diverted from landfills since 2006. Additionally, the company has composted more...
View Article3 Investment Ideas to Sustain Water in the American West
The crippling drought in the American West is now making headlines daily and the stories are raising a collective awareness of the unfolding crisis – as The New Yorker did recently when it chronicled...
View ArticleConductivity System Detects Power Plant Corrosive Contaminants
The Mettler Toledo Thornton DCC1000 System offers a new design for conductivity measurement for power cycle chemistry monitoring. This system provides assurance of water purity to maximize power...
View ArticleTreatment System Recovers 100% Water Used
Italian company Baioni Crushing Spa has introduced a water treatment system to purify and recover water used during sand washing, quarrying and recycling operations. To recover 100 percent of the water...
View ArticleFirst Commercially Ready Ship Emissions Capturing System Approved
Clean Air Engineering-Maritime (CAEM) has received California Air Resources Board (CARB) approval for the first commercially ready ship emissions capturing system called the Maritime Emissions...
View ArticleSuez Environnement Expands Gulf Coast Operations
Suez Environnement has opened a business development office in Houston, Texas, to better serve existing and future clients in the petrochemical, oil and gas, and power industries. The office opening is...
View ArticleToyota, Nissan, Honda Fund Hydrogen Infrastructure Project
Toyota, Nissan and Honda have agreed on key details regarding a new joint support project for the development of hydrogen station infrastructure in Japan. In addition to partially covering the...
View ArticleMeasurabl Program Validates Firms’ Sustainability Performance
Sustainability reporting and data management firm Measurabl has launched a program with Optoro, a cloud-based technology company, that allows companies to transparently track and validate their...
View ArticleBP to Pay $18.7bn for Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
BP has agreed to pay up to $18.7 billion as part of a settlement reached late last week over the deadly 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The agreement includes the US federal government, the states of...
View ArticleBoeing Procedures Help Alaska Airline Improve Efficiency, Cut Fuel Consumption
Alaska Airlines says it is on track to save 87 gallons of fuel, shorten flight times by about nine minutes and reduce carbon emissions by nearly 1 metric ton, every time one of its planes land at...
View ArticleThe Sustainability of Bottled Water
The sustainability of bottled water has been a consistently studied and embittered subject for a variety of reasons. Issues with its packaging and sourcing have remained contentious, most specifically...
View ArticleCommercial Reverse Osmosis Systems Designed to Water Type
Aqua Clear Water Treatment Specialists says it can customize a commercial reverse osmosis system to fit just about any water criteria in applications including the car wash industry, mobile pool...
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