NYC Beer Distributor Spikes CNG Fleet With Volvo Electric Trucks
The New York company Manhattan Beer Distributors will put five Volvo electric trucks to the acid test in New York City traffic, with an assist from AMPLY power.
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Deforestation Linked To Major US Companies In New Report
The vast majority of companies do not recognize or report how a significant portion of their revenue is dependent on commodities driving deforestation.
World’s Greenest Companies Are Consistently Outperforming Their Non-Green Peers
The world’s greenest and most sustainable companies have been highlighted in two parallel reports published this week by CDP, the non-profit global environmental disclosure platform, and Canadian media and research company Corporate Knights, with the common thread in both lists being the consistent economic performance of companies committed to fighting climate change and addressing environmental issues.
Stabbed In The Back, Part Deux: Coal Gets Another Brushoff
Just a day after ExxonMobil hinted that it will work aggressively to push coal out of the global marketplace, the company received an important “I got your back” message from US Senator Mitch McConnell. Last Friday the Senator dropped some hints of his own about the future of coal here in the US, and he did not paint a pretty picture.
L’Oreal Going Forward With 2 New Solar Power Installations
L’Oreal USA is having two new solar arrays installed at its manufacturing facilities in Kentucky and Arkansas. The array in Kentucky will be 1.5 MW and the one in Arkansas will be 1.2 MW. Construction on the first will start in late 2016, and the one in North Little Rock … [continued]
L’Oréal Charts “Carbon Balanced” Growth Path
Global cosmetics giant L’Oréal has announced a target to reduce its carbon footprint while continuing to increase production. The company plans to become “carbon balanced” by 2020 by offsetting greenhouse gas emissions from its operations. Since 2005 the company has reduced its absolute emissions by 50% while increasing its production by … [continued]
Corporations With Most New Solar
Solar Love. US commercial solar energy continues gaining steam, with Walmart leading the way in terms of total installed solar power capacity (despite recent criticism for funding anti-solar organizations). The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has just come out with its third annual Solar Means Business report, showcasing the most … [continued]
Who’s Going Solar? 20 of the US’ Largest Companies (New List: Top 20 Commercial Solar…
The top commercial solar users in the US have been revealed by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Vote Solar. They were revealed yesterday at Solar Power International 2012 in Orlando. The companies are simply ranked by ranked by cumulative solar energy capacity. I’m a much bigger fan of relative … [continued]
