Rio+20 provides much-needed momentum to international cooperation on sustainable development post global financial crisis. The question is how decision makers can translate goals into action in a cost-effective, fast and...
Clean Earth, Inc., headquartered in Hatboro, Pennsylvania, has published a 3-Year Sustainability Plan with comprehensive goals for sustainability and corporate social responsibility. Clean Earth has established five key sustainability goals that reflect the interests of the organization's major stakeholders and the values of the company.
The 1-MW plant of WELTEC BIOPOWER, which has been running in Szeged, southern Hungary, since December 2011, demonstrates the benefits of intermediate storage and its positive effect on the plant‘s overall efficiency.
Meritor encourages the remanufacturing of commercial trailer and truck components as the process is eco-friendly, generates jobs and optimizes fleet efficiency.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
22 Jun 2012
Total Environment Centre (TEC) states that owners of existing buildings can increase the value of their properties by making their buildings green. Presently, many new office buildings have received 6 star energy ratings.
By Nick Gilbert
22 Jun 2012
Thursday, June 21 was observed as a code Orange air quality action day for ozone by the U.S. Department of Environmental Protection and its related regional air quality partners for the regions in Susquehanna Valley and the Lehigh Valley, Philadelphia.
By G.P. Thomas
22 Jun 2012
Propane Autogas Roadshow Series, a part of the Southeast Propane Autogas Development Program, made a stop in Alabama in order to educate the community about American-made autogas technology. This last event in the Propane Autogas Roadshow Series has been hosted by the Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition at the Vestavia Hills Lodge.
By G.P. Thomas
22 Jun 2012
PSE&G earned the title NJBIZ "Healthcare Hero" for its $129 million efficiency initiative in hospitals. This initiative is aimed at improving the health care quality in New Jersey.
By G.P. Thomas
22 Jun 2012
Chevron Energy Solutions and the Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) has announced that they have launched the solar power and energy efficiency project during a briefing event, conducted with the community at the headquarters of MCOE, situated on Blanco Circle in Salinas.
By G.P. Thomas
22 Jun 2012
AT&T has released its 2011 Sustainability Report, which highlights the efforts taken by the company’s networks, employees and customers to create a more sustainable future.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Jun 2012
The Code REDD emergency action campaign was launched at Arcos da Lapa at a global gathering of thousands of people. Wildlife Works has founded the Code REDD Campaign. It serves to inspire corporate leaders, governments, general public and landowners to show innovation and leadership in saving threatened forests of the world.
By G.P. Thomas
21 Jun 2012
At the Lowell School in Washington, DC, a gravel garden was used to teach school children how to grow food without using any fertilizer or soil. It taught the students about sustainability and nutrition.
By G.P. Thomas
21 Jun 2012
Delegations from the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, the U.S. President and mayors participated in Rio + C40: Megacity Mayors Taking Action on Climate Change. This event aimed at highlighting the climatic actions taken by C40 Cities in order to reduce their emission of greenhouse gases by over a billion tones by the year 2030. Cities aim at reducing their greenhouse gases by 248 Mt by the year 2020.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Jun 2012
The residents of Seattle will be banned on using plastic bags starting from July 1 and will be charged tax as five cents on paper bags at all retail stores. The plastic bag has been banned as a result of the vote in the City of Seattle for regulation of plastic bags during late December.
By Nick Gilbert
21 Jun 2012
"Mobile's Green Manifesto", a 2009 landmark report has been updated by the GSMA. This report has outlined the encouraging impacts of the operator in the carbon and energy management areas. 34 mobile networks were analyzed worldwide and it was showed that inspite of significant growth in mobile traffic and connections, there is a very slight increase in network energy consumption from 2009 to 2012.
By G.P. Thomas
21 Jun 2012