Green Colored Glasses- Green Kids Clothes: Electropura ReviewElectropura is run by fashion designer Lynn van Gastel who creates fashions for kids in sizes o-5 from existing materials. In today’s world where nearly everything seems to be disposable, these fashions rescue fabrics that still have tons of wear in […]
- Skateboard Sculptures of HaroshiCheck out these fantastic skateboard deck sculptures by Japanese artist Haroshi. He’s got an extremely varied portfolio of artwork made from old beat up decks. These five pieces shown here are just some of his latest sculptures. His method of wooden […]
- Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas — For the CookLooking for a green gift idea for the eco-chef in your life?? Check out these kitchen spice racks available in bamboo. Bamboo is a great wood to use because it grows extremely quickly with little water and no use of pesticides […]
- Beads For ChangeAre you looking for an eco-friendly product for the fashionista on your shopping list this year? Check out Beads for Change. This program employs women of Uganda who live in hillside slums. They are refugees after decades of war in […]
- Oil Town LivingI’ve got to admit that I live in the middle of a city fueled by oil. Make no mistake about it, Calgary is definitely an oil town. We’ve got a terrible reputation as red necks with out Stampede and a […]
- Penguin SweatersTo be clear, this post is about tiny sweaters for penguins such as pictured on the left. I am not writing about sweaters for humans with penguins on them such as this one from Chanel pictured on the right. It’s […]
- Getting In Bernie Madoff’s PantsThey say you can’t judge a man until you’ve walked a mile in his shoes so can you judge him after using his pants?? Check out the Bernie Madoff collection on Fredrick James for a cool selection of Ipad covers […]
- The Ultimate Solar LightHere in the Western world, solar lights are a novelty not a necessity. It’s easy to forget about people living on other places of our small planet that aren’t going green to save the world. They’re simply living hand to […]
- Etsy Find: Talking Squid Recycles TeesTalking Squid is not just saving the planet by recycling t-shirts, they’re also helping you save money with their huge 50% off summer sale. Yup, half off! So, what could you spend half as much on?? Well, they’ve got an outstanding […]
- Quitting SmokingQuitting smoking is one of the best things that you can do for the health of the environment and yourself. Cigarette butts make up about 80% of litter commonly found on streets. The exhaled fumes from cigarette smoke are a […]
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Category Archives: air
Ports Power Docked Ships with Electricity
All 13 international cargo terminals at the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach will power docked ships with electricity by the end of this year, cutting air pollution from the ships at berth by 95 percent, according … Continue reading
Envirogen Launches Emissions Control Technologies
Envirogen Technologies has launched treatment technologies designed to help industrial facilities manage their air emissions performance and meet regulatory and permit requirements through the control of volatile organic contaminants (VOCs), hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) and odors. The Envirogen Sustainable Emissions … Continue reading
Shipping Emissions ‘Rival CO2-Driven Ocean Acidification’
Shipping pollution from sulfur oxides (SOx) and nitrous oxides (NOx) along busy trade routes can equal carbon dioxide-driven ocean acidification, a study says. Sulfur in marine fuel oil and atmospheric nitrogen create SOx and NOx in the exhaust gases from … Continue reading
Posted in air, Green Fleets & Transportation, Green Research & Technology, transportation
Tagged chalmers university of technology, Emissions, Geophysical Research Letter, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, International Maritime Organization, nitrous oxides, NOx, ocean acidification, Shipping Emissions, SOx, sulfur oxides, Teijin Limited, University of Delaware, University of Gothenburg
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Contract Wins: Ball, Lockheed Marin, John Deere, Schneider Electric, Xylem, Fuel Tech
Ball Aerospace & Technologies has been awarded a contract from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute to build the Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS) for the National Institute of Environmental Research in South Korea. GEMS is a geostationary scanning ultraviolet-visible spectrometer … Continue reading
Posted in air, chemicals, Climate, Contracts & Installations, Sustainability
Tagged American Water, Babcock & Wilcox, Ball Aerospace, batteries, Beijing Drainage Group, Business-to-Business, Clean Water Technology, Conventional Energy, Energy Management, Evonik Industries, Fuel Tech Inc, Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer, Hi-Tech, Israel-US Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation, john deere, Korea Aerospace Research Institute, Lockheed Martin, Oil & Natural Gas, OPX Biotechnologies, OriginOil, PACE, Resource Advisor, Saft, Schneider Electric, Steam Control, US Naval Reactors Program, Water Management, Xylem
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Airline Industry Favors Global Carbon Offsets
The International Air Transport Association yesterday said the industry prefers a global carbon offsetting system that involves buying carbon credits rather than an industry-wide cap-and-trade system, Reuters reports. A group of high-level aviation industry representatives from 17 countries is working … Continue reading
Posted in air, carbon footprint, Environmental Policy & Law, European Union, Green Fleets & Transportation
Tagged Air Transport Group, aviation, Carbon Finance, Carbon Finance & Offsets, carbon offsets, Carbon Offsets/RECs, connie hedegaard, Emissions, EU, Feature, Global, International Air Transport Association, International Civil Aviation Organization, Paul Steele, UN
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EPA Won’t Regulate Coal Mine Emissions
The EPA will not set methane emissions rules for coal mines, according to a document published in the Federal Register today. EarthJustice had petitioned the EPA to add coal mines to the Clean Air Act list of stationary sources and … Continue reading
Posted in air, coal, Environmental Policy & Law, epa, Government, U.S.
Tagged American Petroleum Institute, Bob Perciasepe, center for biological diversity, Clean Air Act, coal mining, Conventional Energy, earthjustice, Emissions, Feature, Henry Waxman, Jay Timmons, Methane, National Association of Manufacturers, Sheldon Whitehouse, Sierra Club, World Resources Institute
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Contract Wins: Rolls-Royce, Dow, Fluor, Virent
Rolls-Royce has signed a repeat order for a ship developed specifically for transporting live fish. This will be the second vessel of this type for ship owner Sølvtrans AS, the world’s largest transporter of live fish. The first ship is … Continue reading
Posted in air, Biofuel, carbon footprint, Contracts & Installations, Green Fleets & Transportation, transportation
Tagged American Society for Testing and Materials, Aviva, Business-to-Business, Carbon Reduction Commitment, Ceco Environmental, Conventional Energy, Dow, Dow Chemical, Fluor, Fluor Corporation, Hara, Oil & Natural Gas, PaperWorks, Rolls-Royce, Sølvtrans AS, Transplace, US Air Force Research Laboratory, Virent, Wright Patterson Air Force Base
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Novinda Introduces Enhanced Non-Carbon Reagent for Mercury Capture
Novinda, which makes non-carbon mercury removal products, has announced the next-generation of its reagent for mercury emissions capture. The company says its Amended Silicates HgX provides better performance for removing mercury from coal-fired power plant flue gas emissions compared to … Continue reading
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: EPA Bee Report, Post-Sandy Aid, Energy Contracts Urged
Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes 11 items. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR, pictured) has urged President Obama’s administration to contract for the remaining $1.5 billion … Continue reading
Posted in air, chemicals, china, clean energy, Climate, energy efficiency, Environmental Enforcement, Environmental Management, Environmental Policy & Law, Environmental Reporting, solar energy, Sustainability
Tagged Better Buildings Challenge, ceres, Chevron, colony collapse, D.S.C. of Newark Enterprises, energy savings performance contract, Environmental Compliance, EU, Executive Briefings, Exelon, general motors, Gina McCarthy, honeybees, Hurricane Sandy, Kyoto Protocol, Nuclear Energy, People, Pesticides, Solar Panels, South America, sustainable agriculture, The Moore Company, Three Mile Island, Water Management
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Guide Helps Fleet Owners Choose Exhaust Gas Scrubber
Fleet owners should consider factors including vessel type, trading patterns and local conditions when choosing an exhaust scrubber for their vessels as a way of helping meet upcoming regulations, according to an American Bureau of Shipping report. As the industry seeks solutions for increasingly … Continue reading