Environmental News

The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) has launched the National Library of Energy (NLE), a virtual library and open government resource to advance energy literacy, innovation and security. Source: DOE OSTI, 2/15/13

The Illinois Wind for Schools (ILWFS) program has selected the schools that will participate during the 2013-2014 school year. Source: Illinois Wind for Schools, 4/24/13

The retail giant inks a deal with e-Stewards, an environment initiative that, among other things, prohibits the export of electronic waste to developing countries. Source: CNET, 4/22/13

We need a metric that will help businesses evaluate chemicals just as they evaluate their water, carbon, energy and waste footprints. Source: GreenBiz, 4/22/13

How can sustainability replicate the success of Facebook and the Apple iPad? Forum for the Future offers tips for scaling up rapidly. Source: GreenBiz, 4/22/13

The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International has issued a list of top-10 ways commercial real estate professionals can make energy efficiency and sustainability a priority. Source: Energy Manager Today, 4/19/13

Climate change is affecting weather patterns and the world's ecosystem and, in particular, posing serious challenges to the world's water supply. Climate change is having a profound effect on how communities can reliably access clean water, causing poor water quality and scarcity and putting significant stress on the water infrastructure. Source: Environmental Leader, 4/22/13

United Airlines says it will measure and evaluate the sustainability of its suppliers' products and operations and then set targets for improvements in 2014. Source: Environmental Leader, 4/22/13

A marketing overhaul for the environmentally friendly housecleaning product leads to lower prices and a new promotion strategy. Source: New York Times, 4/21/13

More than 40 years after Earth Day, human civilization is still far from the ideal of sustainability. David Biello reports. Source: Scientific American, 4/22/13

When it comes to green marketing, we must think much bigger. So, why Earth Day? Source: GreenBiz, 4/22/13

An early Earth Day participant discusses how the need for environmental change is easy to explain but difficult to implement. Source: GreenBiz, 4/22/13

What do car shopping, renewable energy, eco-activists, and TV for toddlers have in common? They're all part of this year's Earth Day inundation. Source: GreenBiz, 4/22/13

When it comes to making environmental decisions, consumers are dazed and confused. Who's to blame? Companies, of course. Source: GreenBiz, 4/22/13

Properties owned by Indianapolis-based real estate company Simon Property Group Inc. have begun collecting and baling clear plastic packaging materials -- such as individual plastic bags that contain the clothing that is delivered to the malls -- for recycling. Source: Environmental Leader, 4/17/13

The potential for technology to drive behavioral change in buildings -- and thereby improve costs, effectiveness and efficiency -- is vast. Here are some tips for getting the most out of building tech. Source: GreenBiz, 4/18/13

Facilities are now allowed to recycle plastics separated from automobile shredder residue, according to the EPA's new interpretation of existing regulations. Source: Environmental Leader, 4/17/13

Coal-powered energy and cattle ranching are the two most environmentally expensive industries -- and cost the economy more in environmental damage than they generate in revenue, according to a UN-backed report. Source: Environmental Leader, 4/17/13

Yuanhui Zhang and Lance Schideman, both professors in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, have combined their research efforts to develop an innovative system that uses swine manure to produce biocrude oil, grow algal biomass, capture carbon, purify wastewater and recycle nutrients. Source: Biodiesel Magazine, 4/15/13

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that the USDA is extending for five years its agreement to work with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and other partners to help develop a viable biofuel for the aviation industry. The Secretary signed the agreement with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood at the Advanced Biofuels Summit at Gaylord National Harbor in Maryland. Source: Algae Industry Magazine, 4/16/13

The Environmental Protection Agency has delayed indefinitely a much-anticipated final rule limiting greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants. Source: Governing, 4/16/13

In addition to installing solar, the Army also planted 14,700 trees and created biking and walking paths that wind through the complex. Source: GreenBiz, 4/12/13

Erratic weather can raise the public's view on climate change, but leading firms also should promote the business benefits of putting a price on carbon. Source: GreenBiz, 4/12/13