Two case studies illustrate how companies found in violation of environmental law can offset some of the costs associated with financial penalties.
According to a new report from McGraw-Hill Construction, customer demands and regulatory pressures are driving green building construction.
The shipping company and EPA are optimistic the change will result in lowering emissions at the Port of Houston, Texas and the Port of Progreso, Mexico.
The Methane to Markets program promotes the cost-effective, near-term recovery and use of methane and has 31 partner governments and more than 900 private- sector participants.
Performance contracting, conservation, and shutting down an incinerator are a few of the actions hospital facilities have taken to reduce their environmental footprints.
Houston, Dallas and Las Vegas top the list for most Energy Star homes.
Kansas State engineers are considering algae production in the ocean on very large, supporting platforms.
Professor Michael Deem's team calculates that there are 2.7 million possible structures.
Public policy questions regarding the environmental impacts of biomass have arisen in the wake of recent proposals for four new biomass plants in western Massachusetts.
Rocky Mountain Institute's tool shows architects, engineers, and developers how much their building is contributing to greenhouse gas levels and reveals design targets to achieve carbon neutrality.
The Export-Import Bank of the United States says it wants to help American manufacturers produce green technology for the world.
EPA expects to award about 40 grants of up to $25,000 each for projects that address environmental and public health issues in communities.
GE Energy produces engines that can help dairy farmers generate methane energy.
The first commercially-viable Tokamak fusion facility is using coconut-shell charcoal as an absorption mechanism.
Integrated gasification combined cycle process at Kern County plant will convert coal power to electricity and capture and sequester carbon dioxide in an adjacent oil field.
State standard called for machines to use only 6 gallons of water per cubic foot of capacity by 2010.
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology scientists have developed a lighter weight, longer lasting battery that could be made even more powerful and rechargeable.
The Algal Biomass Organization said it believes the provisions will strengthen the algae industry and promote development and commercialization of algae-based fuels.