CENTRAL BOILER ONLY WOOD FURNACE TO GET EPA QUALIFYING
LABEL.
Central Boiler, Greenbush, Minn., has announced that the E-Classic
is the only outdoor wood furnace to receive a qualifying label for
meeting the new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) . . .
SHELL HYDROGEN/VIRENT ENERGY TO MAKE HYDROGEN FROM
BIOMASS.
Shell Hydrogen LLC (Shell Hydrogen) and Virent Energy Systems, Inc.
(VirentTM) have announced a five-year joint development agreement to
develop further and commercialize Virent's BioFormingTM . . .
PEERLESS AWARDED CONTRACT FOR AIR POLLUTION REDUCTION.
Peerless Mfg. Co. (NASDAQ:PMFG), Dallas, was awarded a contract
valued at approximately $2.3 million for the design and supply of
Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) systems for the reduction . . .
PLASTIC BAG BAN OPENS DOOR FOR RECYCLABLE PRODUCTS.
On the heels of the plastic bag ban in San Francisco and with other
cities and states like New York and Los Angeles considering measures to
ban plastic grocery bags, companies that produce . . .
SCIENCE CENTER/SDG&E UNVEIL SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATION.
The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center and San Diego Gas and Electric
(SDG&E) has unveiled the installation of more than 10,000 square
feet of solar panels on the roof of the Science Center, generating . . .
NAIOP UNVEILS ONLINE CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.
The National Association of Industrial Properties and Offices
(NAIOP), Washington, D.C., has launched an online resource center to
support developers engaged in "green" and sustainable
development . . .
IDLEAIRE/TRUCK STOPS TO SLASH DIESEL IDLING EMISSIONS.
IdleAire Technologies Corporation, Knoxville, Tenn., and members of
NATSO, the trade association representing truck stops and travel plazas,
have partnered to eliminate nearly 72 million pounds of . . .
MARRIOT ON TRACK TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GASES 1 MILLION
TONS.
Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) is on track to reduce its
greenhouse gas emissions by nearly one-fifth over a ten year period from
2000 to 2010 -- approaching one million tons of climate . . .
CULTEC SYSTEM RECHARGES GROUNDWATER AT CANADIAN
WALL-MART.
As a result of its proximity and initial dependence to the Speed
River, the city of Guelph, Ontario is similar to other watershed
communities where urban development has impacted the . . .
NATURE CONSERVANCY/AFRICAN WILDLIFE TO CONSERVE ZAMBEZI.
The Nature Conservancy and The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF)
have announced a partnership to protect and manage the Zambezi River for
people and nature alike. The collaboration includes the . . .
TOWER COMPANIES PLEDGES TO REDUCE GHG EMISSIONS TO ZERO.
The Tower Companies has pledged to reduce its total U.S. greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions to net zero by 2008 and maintain that level through
2012. The company has committed to the reduction goal as . . .
ENERGY CURTAILMENT SPECIALISTS BECOMES CARBON NEUTRAL.
Energy Curtailment Specialists, Inc. (ECS), Buffalo, N.Y., the
largest demand response provider in the United States, has become carbon
neutral. The purchase of BeGreen Carbon Offsets . . .
FRESNO HEALTH DAIRY COMMISSION RELEASES CLEANWER AIR
PROPOSAL.
In an attempt to deflect the respiratory consequences of an
estimated 50,000 cows arriving in Fresno during the next five years, the
Fresno Healthy Dairy Commission, including the American . . .
SUNCOR BEGINS REGULATORY PROCESS TO EXPAND OIL SANDS
MINING.
Suncor Energy Inc., Calgary, has initiated the regulatory approval
and stakeholder consultation process on plans to develop an expanded oil
sands mining operation when it filed a public disclosure . . .
CEMTREX PURSUES EMISSIONS MONITORING ON SHIPS.
Cemtrex Inc., Farmingdale, N.Y., is pursuing the emissions
monitoring market for marine ships and cruise lines for measurement of
nitrogen oxide and smoke.
The International Maritime Organization . . .
EPA AWARDS ENERGY STAR STATUS TO 53 BUILDINGS IN MIDWEST.
Last year, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded Energy Star
status to 53 office buildings, schools, hospitals, public buildings and
college dormitories in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, . . .
CH2M HILL TO UPGRADE DEERHAVEN POWER EMISSIONS CONTROL.
CH2M HILL has been selected by Gainesville Regional Utilities to
partner with Babcock Power Environmental Inc. in a teaming agreement for
the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of a . . .
MASS. TEXTILE FIRM FINED $480,00O FOR AIR/WATER
VIOLATIONS.
Duro Textiles LLC, a Massachusetts textile company, has agreed to
pay a $480,000 fine to settle a federal case for Clean Water Act and
Clean Air Act violations at its several manufacturing plants . . .
BMW NAMED "ENERGY PARTNER OF THE YEAR" BY EPA.
Less than two weeks after being named 2006's "Top
Plant" by Plant Engineering magazine, the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) named BMW Manufacturing Co. LLC,
and partner Durr . . .
EPA CERTIFIES THAT NEW CLEAN DIESELS ARE READY.
The Diesel Technology Forum has announced that all major heavy-
duty truck and engine manufacturers have met new Environmental
Protection Agency standards for emissions cuts and have been . . .
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