Sustainability


It's Cell Phone Recycling Time

EPA teams up with manufacturers to recycle cell phones during April in celebration of Earth Day.

Committees Set Hearings for Clean Energy and Security Act

The American Clean Energy and Security Act charts a new course toward a clean energy economy.

Clarkson Offers Online MBA in Supply Chain Management

Clarkson University School of Business is now offering an MBA in supply chain management via the Internet.

Navajo Nation to Inspect Underground Storage Tanks

The Navajo Nation EPA will inspect underground storage tanks for the U.S. EPA in a two-year pilot program.

Case study: Reconfiguration Saves Energy for Wheel Maker

Central Motor Wheel of America, Inc., during a energy-saving initiative, contacted Durr Systems to help determine how to reduce fuel consumption at its plant.



Commentary

It's Time to Face Energy Reality…Sensibly

The carbon footprint, global warming (true or not), the cost of fuel, the need for energy to exist, and efforts toward a sustainable world has everyone talking.

Chinook, EMR to Recover Metal and Create Energy

Chinook Sciences and European Metal Recycling will convert auto shredder residue into renewable energy and recover metals in the process.

ORNL to Build New Facility with Recovery Act Funding

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory will get a new chemicals and materials sciences research building thanks to $71.2 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

SPCC Rule Changes Now Effective in 2010

January 14 is the date by which new amendments to the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure regulations become effective.

Agency Sets New Specs for Monitors, Digital Frames

Computer monitors and digital picture frames will have to meet new energy efficiency requirements by as early as October to be able to display the Energy Star label

U.S. Wants Emissions Control Area to Halt Ship Air Pollution

An IMO-sanctioned emissions control area would enable the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to impose strict standards on oil tankers and other large ships.

Inside the Breathing Zone

According to EPA, indoor air quality may have two to five times more organic pollutants than outdoor air, but there are ways to manage these them inside.

A Heated Exchange

A nine-year-old company based in Zurich, Switzerland, has been busy persuading property owners to take a second look at their wastewater.