The announced closure of four nuclear power plants in Ohio and Pennsylvania will have severe environmental and economic impacts, according to a new report released today by The Brattle Group. Specifically, these closures would likely result in an increase of over twenty million metric tons of CO2 emissions, tens of thousands of tons of incremental air pollutants, and significantly higher electricity costs to consumers. It would also put hundreds of millions in GDP and
The future of water treatment is shifting more toward sustainable treatment processes - those found in nature - to purify water used for consumption and industrial processes. As more companies make commitments to becoming better stewards of the environment, many are adopting newer and innovative alternatives to chemical treatment.
Orion Engineered Carbons S.A., a leading worldwide supplier of specialty and high-performance Carbon Black, recently announced that it has signed a contract with Haldor Topsoe (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) to install Topsoe’s sustainable emissions control technology, SNOX, in a Carbon Black production plant for the first time
London-based clean tech firm Dearman will exhibit its revolutionary liquid air technology at California’s biggest event for clean transport.
Building on the success of current biofuel mandates, Renewable Industries Canada (RICanada) applauds Ontario’s leadership in increasing blending requirements for ethanol in gasoline to 10% by 2020
Ingersoll Rand, a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable and efficient environments, announced that it has achieved a significant milestone in its global Climate Commitment ahead of schedule and is deepening its commitment with on-site and off-site renewable energy investments
Red and White Fleet, a San Francisco, California tour boat company, has switched its entire fleet of vessels from operating on petroleum diesel to using Neste MY Renewable Diesel
Efficient Drivetrains, Inc. (EDI), a global leader in advanced high-efficiency zero emissions hybrid and electric vehicle drivetrain solutions, recently announced the integration of its EDI PowerDrive 4000 into a Class-4 General Motors Low Cab Forward platform, creating an industry-first electrified work truck for agriculture applications
Sewage treatment may be an unglamorous job, but bacteria are happy to do it. Sewage plants rely on bacteria to remove environmental toxins from waste so that the processed water can be safely discharged into oceans and rivers.
A biologically inspired membrane intended to cleanse carbon dioxide almost completely from the smoke of coal-fired power plants has been developed by scientists at Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico.
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