Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility

Plants Get Reprieve: EPA Adds Two Years to Reduce Toxic Metals in Wastewater

September 20, 2017

The EPA has finalized a rule postponing the dates for certain rules that would limit runoff from two waste streams at power plants: bottom ash transport water and flue gas desulfurization. Compliance dates for the rules, which were issued in Nov. 2015, have been pushed back by two years, the EPA says.

To Hire Star Millennials, Plug Successful Sustainability Efforts

September 18, 2017

Environmental Leader

As organizations look toward finding their next generation of executives, they can hardly avoid seeking out millennials, the generation defined in part by their increased use and familiarity with communications, media and digital technologies - and the largest population group on the planet.

China's Electric Car Push Lures Global Auto Giants, Despite Risks

September 18, 2017

The New York Times

Volkswagen, the German auto giant, is preparing for a swift expansion in its output of electric cars next year - and the biggest jump in production will be in China. General Motors is making China the hub of its electric car research and development. Renault-Nissan, the French and Japanese carmaker, and Ford Motor have hustled to set up joint electric-car ventures in China.

Hovering on the Edge: Will Airships Go Mainstream?

September 15, 2017

Air Cargo World

A light breeze blew against the enormous hangars that dominate the pastoral skyline of Bedfordshire, like Brobdingnagian relics in Gulliver's Travels. "The weather was fine," the post-accident report stated - perfect conditions for the Airlander 10's second test flight, scheduled for Aug. 24, 2016.

European Carmakers Scramble to Address the Reality of Electric Cars

September 15, 2017

Fortune

European car bosses gathering for the Frankfurt auto show are beginning to address the realities of mass vehicle electrification, and its consequences for jobs and profit, their minds focused by government pledges to outlaw the combustion engine.

Uber's London Drivers Must Use Hybrid or Fully Electric Cars by 2020

September 14, 2017

The Guardian

Uber drivers will be banned from using vehicles that are not a hybrid or fully electric in London from 2020, as part of a plan to help tackle illegal levels of air pollution in the capital.

Ship Emissions Make Thunderstorms More Intense, Study Says

September 13, 2017

Maritime Executive

A new study mapping lightning around the globe finds lightning strokes occur nearly twice as often directly above heavily-trafficked shipping lanes in the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea than they do in areas of the ocean adjacent to shipping lanes that have similar climates.

Timberland Looks to New Source for Cotton Supply Chain

September 12, 2017

Environmental Leader

In a move that it hopes will create a new cotton supply chain, outdoor clothing company Timberland is working with the Smallholder Farmers Alliance (SFA) on an effort to reintroduce cotton as a crop in Haiti, the company announced.

Gas Will Be World's Primary Energy Source in 2035, Forecast Says

September 11, 2017

Maritime Executive

Oil and gas will be crucial components of the world's energy future, according to DNV GL's forecast of the energy transition. While renewable energy will grow its share of the energy mix, gas will become the largest single source of energy from 2034.

Opinion: Trade Associations Can Drive Their Industries Toward Progress in Sustainability

September 7, 2017

Melissa Grande, American Cleaning Institute, Environmental Leader contributor

When most people hear the phrase "trade association," the first thing that comes to mind is likely industry trade conferences or perhaps lobbying. But someday soon, they just might think of sustainability.

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