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P&G Cuts CO2 Emissions and Water In Half Since 2002

Posted by Environmental Leader on 20/10/2009

The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) has reduced (per unit of production) water consumption by 52 percent, energy usage by 48 percent, CO2 emissions by 52 percent and waste disposal by 53 percent since 2002, according to the company’s 2009 Sustainability Report.The report, Designed to ...

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EU Industry Calls for SmartWay-like Program

Posted by Environmental Leader on 05/10/2009

Six European industry groups are urging national and European policy makers to establish a voluntary public-private sustainable freight transport partnership in Europe based on the best practices established by programs such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay Program and ...

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Air Pollution Weighs on Proposed BNSF Freight Center

Posted by Environmental Leader on 08/09/2009

A proposed BNSF freight hub would increase air pollution in the Kansas City area, causing doubt about the future of a $750 million intermodal facility that would boost movement of goods between trains and trucks.In Gardner, Ks., a Kansas City suburb where pollution already exceeds federal air sta ...

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Port of Long Beach: Only Zero-emission Systems Need Apply

Posted by Environmental Leader on 03/09/2009

As an alternative to diesel-powered trucks that shuttle containers between marine terminals and rail yards near the docks, the Port of Long Beach wants to hear about alternative ideas from transportation planners. The catch? The port wants a system that generates no on-site pollution.With import ...

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