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Sustainability Salaries Continue Upward Trend, Report Finds
Global economic uncertainty has not affected overall average salaries in the corporate responsibility and sustainability professions, which continue their rising trend, according to an industry report....
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Contract Wins: GM Holden and Better Place, GE, CH2M Hill Water Partnership
GM Holden has selected Better Place as its preferred partner for renewable energy and faster charging solutions for the long-range Holden Volt electric car (see photo), which goes on sale in Australia...
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Toyota Meets EPA’s Energy Star Challenge at Eight Facilities, with 24% Drop
Eight Toyota manufacturing sites in North American have reduced their energy intensity by 10 percent or more, meeting the standards of the EPA’s Energy Star Challenge for Industry, the company said....
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Water Disposal Most Severe Fracking Environmental Threat, Says Report
The disposal of contaminated wastewater from hydraulic fracturing wells producing natural gas in the Marcellus Shale region presents risks from salts and radioactive materials that are “several orders...
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Smart Meters Catch Fire, Halting Installations
Smart meter installations are being put on hold in Pennsylvania after several devices overheated and caught on fire, which has prompted regulators in Pennsylvania and Maryland to investigate the...
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Fuel Cell Shipments Will Triple This Year, Review Says
Last year was the most successful year to date in the history of fuel cells with annual megawatts shipped exceeding 100 MW, according to the Fuel Cell Industry Review 2012. The report says annual fuel...
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Teck Resources Admits It Polluted Columbia River in US
In an abrupt reversal, Canadian company Teck Resources said it was responsible for discharging mining waste and effluent from its Trail smelter into the US and has agreed to move to phase two of a...
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Smart Grid Data Analytics Spending to Total ‘More Than $34bn Through 2020′
The worldwide market for smart grid data analytics will grow steadily through 2020, with cumulative worldwide spending from 2012 through 2020 totaling just over $34 billion, according to a report from...
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EV Supply Equipment Sales to Hit Almost 2.4 Million Units in 2020
The global electric vehicle supply equipment market will increase from fewer than 200,000 units sold in 2012 to almost 2.4 million in 2020, according to a report from Pike Research. Electric Vehicle...
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Lowe’s, Kohler, KB Home Win EPA Water Awards
Lowe’s helped its customers save about 4 billion gallons of water last year, and Kohler introduced 40 new water-efficient toilet models to the North American market in 2011, earning both companies EPA...
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Sustainability to Dominate Packaging Industry in 10 Years
Sustainability will replace cost as one of the packaging industry’s major challenges within 10 years, according to a study conducted by Packaging World and DuPont. In the 2012 Survey of Future...
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Hyundai, Kia Overstated Fuel Economy Ratings in 13 Vehicle Models
Hyundai Motor America and Kia Motors America will lower the fuel economy ratings for more than one million vehicles sold in the US and Canada, after an EPA investigation found the automakers overstated...
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Coal-Fired Carbon Capture Tops 238 MW
The total installed capacity of global coal-fired carbon capture and storage (CCS) was 238 MW at the end of 2011, according to a new report by Global Information, Inc. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)...
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EV Makers ‘to Exit in 2013′
Capital will shift from electric vehicles to battery components in 2013, forcing some EV companies to exit the market or be acquired, according to a new white paper by Pike Research. Pike says the...
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Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Illegal Waste Export, E. Coli Limits, EPA 2012...
Here’s the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes seven items. Executive Recycling, formerly of Englewood, Co., and...
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Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Transocean $1.4bn Fine; Exxon Delay ‘Made...
Here’s the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes nine items. Transocean Deepwater Inc. has agreed to plead guilty...
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Starbucks Sells $1 Reusable Cups
Starbucks began selling $1 reusable cups to customers at all of its North American stores yesterday, in an effort to curb waste. The white plastic cup with the green Starbucks logo looks like the...
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Tetra Tech Acquires American Environmental Group, Parkland Pipeline
Environmental consulting and engineering firm Tetra Tech has acquired Richfield, Ohio-based solid waste management specialist American Environmental Group (AEG) and — pending approval from the...
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Enbridge Stalls on Kalamazoo River Cleanup
Enbridge is resisting the EPA’s order to dredge Michigan’s Kalamazoo River for oil that remains nearly three years after the company’s million-gallon spill there, InsideClimate News reports. In October...
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Walmart Prescribes Green Packaging, Concentrated Clorox
Walmart has launched greener packaging for select prescriptions and is now carrying a concentrated version of Clorox bleach. Earlier this month, 4,600 Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies introduced...
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