Emissions Reductions News
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Samsung intensifies focus on eco-management
Multimillion dollar clean tech investments; top ranked in eco-friendly products; lowered emissions Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital convergence technologies and device solutions, today announced the first year results of its sweeping PlanetFirst™ initiative, a companywide commitment to become one of the world"s most environmentally friendly companies by 2013. ...
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EPA grant to help green the port of Pittsburgh diesel emissions will be significantly reduced (PA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today awarded a $1,156,838 grant to the Port of Pittsburgh Commission to oversee extensive repowering of four marine towing vessels with new, more efficient diesel engines and generators that will reduce air pollution, improve air quality and lessen overall environmental impacts. The grant was awarded under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act. ...
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Hormel Foods Awarded Prestigious LEED(R) gold for new production facility
Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL) today announced its Progressive Processing LLC production facility (Dubuque, Iowa) was awarded LEED Gold. Progressive Processing is one of the first manufacturing plants to be a LEED-certified project at any level. "We are very proud of the fact that Progressive Processing is LEED Gold certified, which sets a new standard for the food industry," said Jeffrey ...
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Enablon and CO2Benchmark join forces to provide companies with integrated carbon benchmarking and management solution
Enablon, the world"s leading provider of Sustainability and EHS Management Software Solutions and CO2Benchmark, a leading provider of Carbon and Greenhouse Gas emissions data, announced today a strategic partnership to provide companies with a seamless solution for Carbon Management. Carbon Management is an emerging discipline and with the issues at stake, it has become essential for corporations ...
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EPA provides the town of fairfield, CT $831,030 to reduce diesel emissions from municipal vehicles (CT)
The EPA recently awarded $831,030 to the Town of Fairfield, CT to install verified diesel emissions reduction technologies on it’s fleet of municipal vehicles. "Reducing diesel emissions is an effective way to improve air quality—one of the seven key priorities of Administrator Jackson. Fewer diesel emissions will help those who suffer from asthma and other respiratory ...
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Event in waterloo, Iowa, to demonstrate railroad diesel emission reduction project funded by federal recovery act (IA)
News media representatives and the public are invited to attend a July 21 event in Waterloo, Iowa, at which the Iowa Northern Railway Company will demonstrate the operation of a newly converted railroad “slug,” an energy-saving and diesel emission-reducing locomotive accessory. The Iowa Northern Railway Company, based in Cedar Rapids, was awarded $303,800 in funding last year from ...
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Maricopa county-based summit builders construction co. required to pay more than $100K for clean air act violations (CA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined Summit Builders Construction Co., based in Maricopa County, Arizona, $105,610 for allegedly failing to comply with Clean Air Act regulations. In addition to the monetary fine, Summit is also required to take steps to minimize the generation of dust at its construction sites. “Air pollution from particulate matter directly impacts the ...
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ERA Carbon Offsets Ltd.: community ecosystem restoration program first in Canada to receive gold level-climate, community and biodiversity standard`s validation
ERA Carbon Offsets Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: ESR), through its 100% owned subsidiary ERA Ecosystem Restoration Associates Inc. (ERA), is pleased to announce that their Community Ecosystem Restoration Program (CERP) has received final validation to the Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance"s (CCBA) Gold Level Project Design Standard as of June 24th, 2010. The CCBA Project Design Standards ...
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Smart meters: are they a cure for energy blindness?
No doubt smart meters are a good thing, but even their most ardent fans must admit that a degree of hoopla surrounds these little digital boxes. We hear that if consumers can just see how much power they use in real time, and what it costs, our energy woes will be no more. Smart meters will even cure the blind. The energy blind that is. "It can be difficult to separate the hype from legitimate ...
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$10m project to store CO2 underground in China
The project will focus on advancing enhanced coal bed methane (ECBM) recovery and providing a pathway to adoption for near zero emissions technology from coal-fired power. ECBM involves the injection of CO2 into coal seams to displace methane that can be used to generate energy, while providing the additional benefit of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by storing the CO2 underground. Director ...
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UK Must Act Now to Meet Climate Change Targets
The UK must urgently increase the pace of its emission reductions if it is to meet its legislated carbon commitments, the Committee on Climate Change has warned. The CCCs 2nd progress report to Parliament concluded that the 8.6% decline in emissions of the UK"s greenhouse gases over the past year was almost entirely due to a reduction in economic activity caused by the recession and increased ...
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China`s nitrogen emissions could worsen pollution
China"s failure to control nitrogen emissions could mar its success in reducing environmental levels of sulphur dioxide (SO2), a new study finds. Both nitrogen and sulphur emissions are major contributors to soil acidity and environmental pollution. Although China is on target to meet its goal of reducing sulphur dioxide emissions by 10 per cent between 2005 and 2010 — Chinese Premier Wen ...
By SciDev.Net
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We still need a step change to meet carbon budgets
The Committee on Climate Change said today that a step change in the pace of underlying emissions reductions is still required if the UK is to meet its legislated carbon budgets - which require at least a 34% cut in emissions by 2020 relative to 1990 levels. The conclusions are set out in the Committee’s 2nd progress report to Parliament. Emissions of greenhouse gases have declined over ...
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EICC and BSR`s carbon reporting system promotes GHG emissions management in the electronics industry
The Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) and BSR have released "A Practical Approach to Greening the Electronics Supply Chain," a report that reflects on the EICC"s efforts to increase transparency and focus on emissions reduction with respect to greenhouse gases (GHG) in the electronics industry. The electronics industry is estimated to contribute roughly two percent of global GHG ...
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MillerCoors leads with waste reduction achievements
MillerCoors today released its 2010 Sustainable Development report, titled "Great Beer, Great Responsibility," which details progress across the company"s corporate social responsibility commitments. The brewer succeeded in exceeding its 2015 goal for waste reduction, by eliminating 20 percent of the amount of waste sent to landfill. In total, the company reuses or recycles nearly 100 percent of ...
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Greenstone & The CarbonNeutral Company partner to assess carbon emissions for PayPoint
Greenstone Carbon Management, the global specialist carbon solutions company, and The CarbonNeutral Company, a world leading provider of carbon reduction solutions, today announced that they are working with PayPoint to monitor its carbon emissions. PayPoint is the UK’s leading retail network for handling the payment of household bills and mobile top-ups and manages an average 10 million ...
By Greenstone+
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Australia’s first climate change adaptation conference opens next week
Almost 1000 delegates from around the world are registered for the three-day Climate Adaptation Futures 2010 Conference, hosted by the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) and CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship. Conference chairs NCCARF Director Professor Jean Palutikof and CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship Director Dr Andrew Ash said the conference was the first to focus ...
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Baxter highlights progress toward sustainability priorities, including first and only carbon trust certification for medical product, in new report
Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX) today released its 2009 Sustainability Report - Our Priorities for a More Sustainable Future, marking the 11th consecutive year the company has released a sustainability report about its social, economic and environmental performance. The report features progress the company has made toward its sustainability priorities and goals, and its commitment to ...
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Baxter highlights progress toward sustainability priorities, including first and only carbon trust certification for medical product, in New Report
Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX) today released its 2009 Sustainability Report - Our Priorities for a More Sustainable Future, marking the 11th consecutive year the company has released a sustainability report about its social, economic and environmental performance. The report features progress the company has made toward its sustainability priorities and goals, and its commitment to ...
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CARBON EXPO 2010: carbon markets - developing solutions on the road to Cancún
Around 3,000 participants from 110 countries and 240 exhibitors attended the carbon market’s leading global trade fair and conference for emission trading, carbon abatement solutions and new mitigation technologies in Cologne, organised by the World Bank, the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) and Koelnmesse. For three days, international emissions trading was the focal ...
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