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Del Birmingham

Inside Coke and McDonald's new war on waste | GreenBiz - 0 views

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    Two of the world's most iconic food and beverage brands have launched ambitious initiatives aimed at significantly reducing waste and increasing the recycled and biobased content of their packaging. Together, they mark the acceleration of a yearslong war on waste.
Del Birmingham

Water wars: a new reality for business and governments | Guardian Sustainable Business ... - 0 views

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    Violent tensions over water are on the rise, from India to Iraq. The solution lies in good governance and business has a key role to play
Adriana Trujillo

Trucking Efficiency | Driving adoption of efficient trucking technologies - 0 views

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    More than 70 different technologies are available to improve the efficiency of a trucking fleet. These include changes to powertrains and chassis, low-rolling-resistance tires, and enhanced tractor aerodynamics. Finding the right mix to improve a specific fleet can be daunting. Carbon War Room partnered with the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) to publish a series of Confidence Reports-objective assessments of the fuel efficiency savings of these technologies. The reports were cited by U.S. EPA in its Greenhouse Gas Pollution Prevention rule-making proposal. 
Adriana Trujillo

100% Plant-Based PET Bottle Wars Heat Up - Environmental Leader - 0 views

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    The world's two largest bottled water companies, Danone and Nestlé Waters, have teamed up with a California startup to develop and launch at commercial scale a PET plastic bottle made from 100 percent biobased material.
Adriana Trujillo

Ports Offer Financial Incentives to Lower Ships' GHGs · Environmental Managem... - 0 views

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    Canada's two largest west coast ports are offering financial incentives to the most efficient vessels that enter the ports. Port Metro Vancouver's Eco-Action program and Prince Rupert Port Authority's (PRPA's) Green Wave program will reward ship owners based on the Carbon War Room's A to G Greenhouse Gas Emissions rating, which benchmarks the energy efficiency of shipping fleets.
Del Birmingham

SHFT | Keystone XL: The Iconic Climate Battle - 0 views

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    Answers to the question, "Why is the Keystone Pipeline such a focal battle in the war on climate legislation?"
Adriana Trujillo

Green Building Wars Rage · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environme... - 0 views

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    Leaders of the Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, Greenpeace, and 16 other organizations sent an open letter urging the Green Building Initiative (GBI) to strengthen its Green Globes standard or state more explicitly that their standard is less rigorous than LEED or Living Building Challenge ones. The letter also urged GBI to stop attacking the credibility of LEED standards.
Adriana Trujillo

2014's Top 10 Clean Energy Developments - 0 views

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    2014 was an exciting year for clean energy. And we're not just talking about Rocky Mountain Institute and Carbon War Room merging in strategic alliance. Sure, that was exciting news, but there were many other remarkable clean energy developments that are helping bring us closer to a clean, prosperous, and secure energy future. Based on an informal poll of the RMI staff we list our top 10:
Adriana Trujillo

In 2016, Intel's Entire Supply Chain Will Be Conflict-Free - 0 views

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    Buying electronics used to help fund war in Africa. Now big tech companies like Intel are working to make sure their money isn't used for destruction.
Adriana Trujillo

Daily Commercial News - HVAC Superheroes to the Rescue in Battle for Sustainability - 0 views

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    HVAC producers, working jointly with design professionals, are in the forefront of the war on climate change," writes Alex Carrick, chief economist for CanaData, part of Construction Market Data Group. The industry has been instrumental in helping to develop innovative plumbing, lighting, glazing and roofing products to increase sustainability, reduce water consumption and improve air quality.
Adriana Trujillo

What Campbell's bold new GMO plan means for the food label wars | GreenBiz - 0 views

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    The food giant has pivoted to advocate a national policy that requires mandatory disclosure. 
Adriana Trujillo

EU targets energy waste and coal subsidies in new climate package | Environment | The G... - 1 views

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    The European Commission released "Clean Energy for All Europeans," a new clean energy package that lays out plans to help the EU meet its climate targets under the Paris Agreement. The plans outlined in the package include cutting carbon emissions by 40% and increasing energy efficiency by 30% by 2030, phasing out coal subsidies, and more.
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