Decarbonization
Kikkoman Soy Sauce Factory Goes Solar
Kikkoman Foods Inc. plans to start tapping into the power of the sun this month with the completion of a carport-mounted 106kW solar photovoltaic system at the company's soy sauce factory in California's Central Valley. Read More
Duke Energy Center, Iowa College Named the Smartest Buildings in U.S.
Siemens Industry Inc. named the winners of its inaugural Smartest Building in America Challenge, while the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction, Metropolis Magazine and General Electric's Innovation Challenge renewed the call for entries in their competitions. Read More
Royal Caribbean Charts Incremental Progress on Cruise Ship Impacts
Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited, the world's second largest cruise operator, has cut fuel consumption by about 4 percent with better designed ships, smarter sailing practices and energy efficiency measures that include installing solar window film in every ship in the fleet. Read More
Sunny Delight Goes Zero Waste
The Ohio-based juice maker also made strides in other 2011 environmental goals, Sunny Delight explained its 2009 Sustainability Report released this week, which spans several areas of its operation, including transportation and logistics, packaging, energy and water use, and waste. Read More
GM's $5M Jumpstart for Bright Automotive
Bright Automotive, spun off from Rocky Mountain Institute in 2008, now has bragging rights as the first investment of GM Ventures, LLC. The $5 million investment by the auto giant couldn’t have come at a better time, providing a solid shot in the arm to drive the company’s 100-mpg plug-in hybrid electric fleet vehicle, the IDEA, into mass production. Read More
Shearer's Cuts the Ribbon on America's Greenest Snack Factory
A new manufacturing plant for Shearer's Foods Inc., the maker of kettle and tortilla chips and more, is the first snack food factory to earn LEED-Platinum certification, the U.S. Green Building Council's high level of recognition. Read More
Eaton's Asia HQ Achieves New Green Building Standard in China
The Asia Pacific headquarters for Eaton Corporation has earned LEED-Gold certification for commercial interiors and is the largest facility in China to attain green building endorsement for that standard. Read More
Business Cleaning Sustainability Study
Procter & Gamble Professional gauges perceptions, attitudes and behaviors related to green cleaning. Read More
'Bio-Bug' Taps the Power of Human Waste
The so-called "Bio-Bug" cruised the streets of Bristol using methane generated by the local sewage treatment facility. The waste from 70 homes can power the Bio-Bug for a year, according to Wessex Water and its subsidiary, GENeco. Read More
Nation's Greenest Prison Meets the LEED-Gold Standard
The Coyote Ridge Corrections Center, the greenest prison in the United States, reduces water consumption by a whopping 5.5 million gallons and saves its operators about $370,000 in energy costs each year. It also has a solar array that covers 16,929 square feet and relies heavily on natural light to illuminate occupied space. Read More