Decarbonization
The Continuing Evolution of Carbon and Energy Management Software
As more and more companies adopt comprehensive software suites to manage their energy and greenhouse gas emissions, there are three market segments with widely different needs, instead of just one -- and plenty of solution providers to meet those needs. Read More
Fiji Water to Leave Fiji in Dispute with Government
Fiji Water, which ships its bottled water thousands of miles, has shut down its bottled water plant in Fiji over a tax hike that would have increased its payments to the government by 45 times. Read More
Making the Case for 'Clean Construction'
In the same way that LEED has transformed architectural design to improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, clean construction is emerging as the next big thing to revolutionize the building industry. Read More
World's First Hybrid Tug Beats Standard Vessel in Emissions Study
The world's first hybrid electric tugboat, Foss Maritime's Carolyn Dorothy which plies Southern California's San Pedro Bay, emits 73 percent less soot, 51 percent fewer oxides of nitrogen and 27 percent less carbon dioxide than a standard tug of comparable size, according to a study by the University of California, Riverside. Read More
Green Building Market and Impact Report 2010
Do commercial green buildings live up to their name -- that is, are they really making demonstrable energy and environmental improvements? Read More
Inside Unilever's Big, Broad, Bold Sustainability Plan
Unilever unveiled its 2020 sustainability plan yesterday, and no one can accuse the company of playing small ball. Unilever's Sustainable Living Plan will attempt to do something that will be incredibly hard to achieve: growing a company's sales without growing its environmental footprint. Read More
Herman Miller Designs Furniture for the Green Hospitals Movement
Herman Miller Inc. and its Nemschoff, Brandrud and Herman Miller Healthcare subsidiaries are introducing their latest green designs in hospital furnishings for patient, visitor and exam rooms. Read More
Unilever Sets 10-Year Goals to Cut Environmental Impacts in Half
On the heels of similar long-term targets set by rival Procter & Gamble, the consumer products company aims to double sales while cutting the water, waste and carbon impacts of its products -- and its customers' use of those products -- by 2020. Read More
Wind, Solar Top Walmart Food Distribution Center
The newest Walmart Canada fresh and frozen food distribution center will be 60 percent more energy efficient that Walmart's other centers and will be topped by wind turbines and solar panels. Read More
A Vision for a Commercial-Scale Rooftop 'Farm' Nears Completion
Most people would not consider January an ideal time to plant crops, especially January in Montreal. But for Mohamed Hage, Kurt D. Lynn and Howard Resh, timing is one of the proof points of their project -- a commercial-scale rooftop greenhouse that's designed to yield produce year-round for an urban community. Read More