Energy

Best-practices guide to help hotel operators plan and implement energy-efficiency improvements. Read More

Summarizes U.S. efforts to address climate change in both government and the private sector. Read More

Identifies strategic options for reducing CO2 emissions -- and positioning a business to thrive in a carbon-constrained world. Read More

Carpetmaker Interface Flooring Systems has partnered with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the city of LaGrange to convert naturally occurring methane gas from the local landfill into a green energy source to fuel two heaters and a boiler at Interface’s nearby Kyle plant. Read More

UPS recently completed a three-month overhaul of the preventive maintenance process for its 70,000 delivery vehicles. The new procedures will reduce oil use by 330,000 quarts and save an estimated $3 million annually. Read More

If selling fuels to move vehicles that use 1% of their energy to move the driver, and then send all the resulting carbon dioxide out tailpipes, were a big chunk of your income, what do you think your number one business strategy would be? By Cameron M. Burns Read More

Concise, well-written backgrounders available for free download from the Web. Read More

Three international organizations have announced the joint development of a new protocol for calculating emissions from primary aluminum production. Read More

Describes the pioneering work being done by leadership companies to inventory and report their greenhouse gas emissions. Read More

BMW Manufacturing Corp. has begun recycling methane gas as an energy source. The recycled methane gas, drawn from the Palmetto Landfill near Spartanburg, will supply BMW with 25% of its energy needs. Read More