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BrownFlynn Sets Baseline for Future Environmental Performance

Posted by Environmental Leader on 06/01/2010

BrownFlynn, a corporate responsibility and sustainability consulting firm, says it is “walking the talk” with the release of its first sustainability report based on the Global Reporting Initiative. The company has determined its baseline environmental performance including electricit ...

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EPA Rules to Impact Manufacturers, Utilities

Posted by Environmental Leader on 05/01/2010

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced two separate actions that could significantly impact several industries including power and water utilities, reports WaterWorld.The EPA has identified three industries — chemical manufacturing, petroleum and coal products manufacturin ...

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EPA Reins in Air Pollution for Large Ships

Posted by Environmental Leader on 23/12/2009

Aimed at significantly cutting marine diesel emissions, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a rule setting strict engine and fuel standards for large U.S.-flagged ships. The regulation also harmonizes with international standards, according to the EPA.Domestic and interna ...

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Republicans Mount Challenge to EPA Emissions Regs

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/12/2009

Republican lawmakers aim to block the Environmental Protection Agency’s endangerment finding that would regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions.Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), the top GOP member of the Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee, is leading the ...

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Upside down: Spreading the green message aboard a unique eco bus

Posted by AditiJ on 18/12/2009

Do not look shocked if you come across a school bus with its second bus body piled on top, upside down. Making a rather an unusual view, the bus with tires on top facing the sky has become a symbol of Jewish environmental education. Pesach Stadlin, along.

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