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Penn State Concludes Pipe Construction to Increase Natural Gas Service to West Campus Steam Plant

Penn State continues its pursuit of greater sustainability with the conclusion of construction on the installation of 13,645 feet (2.6 miles) of pipe to increase natural gas service to the University’s West Campus Steam Plant. Conversion from its historic use of coal to natural gas will reduce the plant’s total emissions by nearly 50 percent and help meet the University’s ambitious goal of a 35 percent overall reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 (over a 2005 baseline).

25 Aug 2014

Research Opens Up New Avenues for Manufacturing Hydrogen as Clean Source of Fuel

An Australian National University (ANU) team has successfully replicated one of the crucial steps in photosynthesis, opening the way for biological systems powered by sunlight which could manufacture hydrogen as a fuel.

22 Aug 2014

Shorenstein Publishes its First Report on Sustainability Achievements

Shorenstein Properties LLC announced the release of its 2013 Sustainability Report. A milestone in Shorenstein’s long-standing commitment to reducing the environmental footprint of its real estate operations,...

19 Aug 2014

IBM to Provide Free Computing Power to Scientists Studying Climate Change-related Issues

In support of the updated Climate Data Initiative announced by the White House today, IBM will provide eligible scientists studying climate change-related issues with free access to dedicated virtual supercomputing and a platform to engage the public in their research.

30 Jul 2014

USGBC Awards LEED Green Building Certification to Three Regency Projects

Regency Centers Corporation, a national owner, operator and developer of grocery-anchored community shopping centers, is proud to announce that they have received LEED Certification for three of their recent developments.

29 Jul 2014

TRACE Project to Study Impact of Climate Change on Tropical Rainforests

Michigan Technological University researchers are joining US Forest Service and US Geological Survey scientists in the only tropical rainforest in the United States, to get a handle on the impact that climate change—particularly warming—is likely to have on the tropical forests of the world.

29 Jul 2014

Army Awards 11 New Contracts to Small Businesses for Renewable Energy

The Army today awarded the final round of solar technology contracts that will support a $7 billion renewable and alternative energy power production for Department of Defense installations Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC).

28 Jul 2014

RIT's Golisano Institute for Sustainability Receives NIST Grant for Final Phase of Fuel Cell Research

Rochester Institute of Technology’s Golisano Institute for Sustainability (GIS) has received nearly $100,000 from the Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards (NIST) to fund the final phase of fuel cell research designed to create a prototype residential power system.

28 Jul 2014

SXSW Eco Announces Experts for Dual Keynote Session on Sustainable Jet Fuel

South by Southwest Eco (SXSW Eco), a conference connecting the urgency of global sustainability challenges with the opportunity for breakthrough solutions, today announced that Julie Felgar, Managing Director of Environmental Strategy and Integration at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, and Alejandro Rios G., Director of the Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium (SBRC) at the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi will lead a dual keynote session at the event.

25 Jul 2014

Rosetta's San Luis Obispo Office Building Gets LEED Certification

Rosetta, a customer engagement agency within the Publicis Groupe, today announced it has been awarded LEED, or Leadership in Energy & Environment Design, certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for its West Coast hub in San Luis Obispo, California.

21 Jul 2014