Deborah K. Jones US Ambassador to Kuwait, mentioned EarthSoft in her statement on Earth Day, 2010, “On the commercial side, American companies have technology that can help Kuwait meet these goals. Respected American companies in Kuwait such as Tetratech and CH2MHill have shown their commitment to participating in environmental protection by supplying oil cleanup and water treatment technology. They are joined by a dozen other quality US environmental leaders, including EarthSoft, IMBTEC , E&PA , and IHS who have active representatives in the State of Kuwait. In addition, the American Business Council of Kuwait (ABCK) has formed an Environmental Focus Group that, at its upcoming May meeting, will focus on “Green Business is Good Business.””
Even before the Global Reporting Initiative’s official launch in New York last month, more than a hundred companies had produced social and environmental reports following its draft guidelines. Ricardo Bayon talks to its fans, and critics
The timing of the official launch of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) couldn’t be better. While corporate accounting and reporting scandals are front-page news, an initiative designed to promote transparency and set standards for social and environmental reporting by...
A wave of privatization is rolling through the water industry – at the environment‘s expense? In order to provide an answer to this question, the Environmental-Rating agency oekom research AG, Munich, put a number of water supply companies and manufacturers of water appliances to the environmental test. In results published today, oekom identifies the British water supplier Severn Trent as the environmental leader of the water supply group with a B grade in the overall Environmental-Rating. The Austrian water...
Only Average Results in the Environmental-Rating of Europe‘s Forty Most Prominent Banks
Switzerland is one of the world‘s most important places for banking. That the Swiss banks are also ahead of their competitors in the area of environmental protection is just one of the findings of an international Environmental-Rating survey published today by oekom research. With grades of C+ each, the two major Swiss banks UBS and Credit Suisse came in as the current environmental leaders in the European banking business....
1.1 Scope and Objectives
A small number of viable options are presently available for the bleaching of wood pulp (delignification and brightening) during the manufacture of pulp and paper. The use of chlorine dioxide (ClO2) in the bleaching process has largely superceded the earlier use of Cl2, or elemental chlorine, in the majority of North American pulp mills: It was discovered over a decade ago that the previous widespread use of Cl2 contributed to the production and subsequent release to the environment of...
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Africa
The economic and social needs of Africa depends more on its environmental resources but these natural resources are seriously declining and that is really effecting the entire region. Sustainable development in this rapidly changing region has become an imperative, and must take place in the complex context of a diverse and changing ecosystem, political transition and evolution toward market economies.
The region is heading towards integrating environmental components into sectors like...
Where I live, in eastern, northern, southeastern Pennsylvania (you figure it out), nights are beginning to chill. I`ve noticed this for two reasons. First, the temperature is dipping below 50. Second, insects have begun finding their way inside the house. We capture most of the little buggers and release them but sooner or later someone reaches for a pesticide. We`ve already dealt with fleas on my son`s cat who recently moved home with him.
Now, let`s understand something. Pesticide is a general term for more...
It is a common question asked every day by people in all fields of industry. Machine shops, steel mills, industrial manufacturers, and many others are faced with the problem of removing oils from coolants and wastewater on an everyday basis. They are faced with high disposal and maintenance costs. Some manufacturers are charged extreme amounts to have their contaminated water treated properly by their local water treatment facility.
Companies look for effective ways to remove the oil from their wastewater or...
Introduction Sustainability or `sustainable development` has become a term which is frequently applied to land use and social planning and resource issues. Sustainability is a concept which draws attention to development practices which can degrade natural ecosystems and deplete natural resources. If development is defined broadly to include any cultural activity, then sustainable development may be defined as any practice that meets the needs of the present population without compromising the ability of future...
` In order to determine the impacts of a particular discharge on ambient water quality, it is usually necessary to model the diffusion and dispersion of the discharge in the relevant water body. The approach applies both to new discharges and to upgrading of existing sources. This note provides guidance on models that may be applicable in the context of typical Bank projects.`
Introduction
Mathematical models can be used to predict changes in ambient water quality due to changes in discharges of wastewater. In...
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