Levi’s Facility Is World’s Largest LEED Platinum Warehouse
A Levi Strauss & Co.’s distribution center has achieved the highest level of LEED green building certification, making it the world’s largest warehouse/distribution center to achieve LEED Platinum,...
View ArticleCongress Approves Export of US Crude Oil
On December 18, President Obama signed into law HR 2029, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016, the so-called Omnibus Appropriations bill. This $1.15 trillion measure funded the Federal...
View ArticleSustainable Agriculture Tool Uses Big Data to Increase Yield
A new sustainable agriculture tool uses big data to help farmers reduce risk and increase yield while using water and other resources more efficiently. CropClimate is an interactive website uses...
View ArticleTerraVerdae Expands Bioplastic Portfolio
Bioplastics and biomaterials develoer TerraVerdae BioWorks has partnered with biopolymer firm PolyFerm in a move that TerraVerdae says will allow it to expand its elastomeric PHA biomaterials portfolio...
View ArticlePaint Recycling Program Saves Local Governments Money
Nearly 80 percent of local governments that participated in the industry-run PaintCare stewardship program saved money as a result, with average annual cost savings of $151,905, according to a report...
View ArticleBusinesses Using Carbon Pricing to Manage Climate Risks
Carbon markets are booming, according to two new reports, and business is playing a key role. Global carbon markets’ total value increased 9 percent to €48.4 billion ($52.6 billion) in 2015, boosted by...
View ArticleObama’s State of the Union Pushes Clean Energy, Calls for Coal-Lease Reform
President Obama took on big oil in last night’s State of the Union, emphasizing the US’ transition to clean energy. “Rather than subsidize the past,” he said, “we should invest in the future —...
View ArticleWhy Your Organization Needs a Chief Sustainability Officer
Organization charts normally have boxes for lots of chiefs — whether it’s chief executive officer (CEO), chief financial officer (CFO), chief operating officer (COO) or even chief technology officer...
View ArticleHoneywell UOP Bioreactor to Help Refinery Meet Wastewater Treatment Regulations
Industrial wastewater treatment technology from Honeywell UOP will help a Wyoming refinery remove contaminants from its wastewater to meet new environmental requirements, the company says....
View ArticleAnellotech, Suntory on Track to Develop 100% Bio-Based Beverage Bottles
Anellotech and Suntory Holdings have entered into the next phase of their strategic partnership to develop and commercialize cost-competitive 100 percent bio-based plastics for use in beverage bottles....
View ArticleColumbia Pipeline Group First to Deploy Intelligent Pipeline Solution
Columbia Pipeline Group (CPG) is the first company to deploy the Intelligent Pipeline Solution (IPS), a software system from General Electric and Accenture that helps pipeline operators make informed...
View ArticleNASA Technologies Could Save Airlines Billions, Cut Pollution 75%
Donald Trump’s plane violating UK carbon emissions rules may have snagged the bulk of the aviation-emissions headlines last week, but an announcement by NASA may prove to be even bigger than the...
View ArticleNew York to Eliminate Coal by 2020
New York will eliminate its use of coal power by 2020, Gov. Andrew Cuomo pledged in yesterday’s State of the State address. The state currently has three active coal-fired power plants that produce...
View ArticleWhy Investors Should Pay Attention to Methane Risks
No one likes uncertainty, least of all investors. Good, actionable information is their most important tool for risk management and key to successful investing – because without proper data, investors...
View ArticleProduct & Project Awards Call for Submissions
Environmental Leader announces the call for submissions for the Environmental Leader Product & Project Awards. This year, the award winners will be publicly announced at Environmental Leader’s...
View ArticleConcrete Industry Issues Environmental Product Declarations
The North American Precast Concrete industry has released Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) in three key precast concrete product categories: architectural and insulated wall panels, structural...
View ArticleBioHiTech Partnership Converts Commercial Food Waste to Energy
BioHiTech has partnered with Natural Systems Utilities to test a process that will allow BioHiTech’s food waste disposal system, the Eco-Safe Digester, to digest, tank, and deliver the effluent from...
View ArticleCleanB System Helps Florida Wastewater Treatment Plant Save Money
NuTerra, a waste and biosolids management company, has commenced installation of a CleanB system at the wastewater treatment plant in Vero Beach, Florida. The new system will save transportation and...
View ArticleIndustrial Wastewater Monitoring System for Chromate
A system for online monitoring of chromate in industrial wastewater has been launched by Metrohm Process Analytics. The turn-key product uses titration with subsequent photometric detection and is...
View ArticleObama Freezes New Coal Mining Leases, Launches Environmental Review
The Obama administration today said it will stop issuing new coal mining leases on public lands as it conducts a review of the federal coal program. “Given serious concerns raised about the federal...
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