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Greenpeace: 500,000 Facebook Users Tell Social Network Site to Get Off Coal

In a campaign that started in February to get Facebook to change its strategy to power its planned data center in Prineville, Oregon, with renewable energy instead of coal, Greenpeace has garnered support from 500,000 Facebook users under its “Unfriend Coal” campaign against Facebook.

With half a million signatures in hand, Greenpeace sent a letter to [...]

EPA Rejects Texas Air Pollution Rules for Third Time

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rejected some aspects of Texas’ rules for air pollution for the third time in five months because they violate the Clean Air Act, reports Houston Chronicle.

The EPA said the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s New Source Review — which mandates when industrial plants must implement additional pollution controls — [...]

Norfolk Southern to Cut Carbon Footprint 10% by 2014

Norfolk Southern has set a goal to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per revenue ton-mile 10 percent by 2014, using 2009 as a baseline. The freight rail transportation company expects to reduce its carbon footprint through fuel-savings technology and improvements in operating efficiencies.

In 2009, Norfolk Southern transported 158.5 billion ton-miles of freight, producing 4.7 [...]

REACH Regulation: The 5 Most Commonly Asked Questions

After over a decade of intense involvement with chemicals, substances, and environmental compliance regulations, we’ve heard, asked, and answered a lot of questions.

Nescaf

 Nestlé is investing nearly $350 million over the next decade to expand its reach into sustainable coffee farming, make its factories more efficient and reduce its packaging. Beyond the Cup: The Nescafe Plan is the company's global project that adds onto the nearly $200 million already spent on coffee project in previous years.

eBay Gives Away 100K Reusable Green Shipping Boxes to Sellers

The company's latest green initiative encourages sellers to reuse shipping boxes made of recycled materials as a way of promoting greener shipping methods.

Spotlighting the Green Benefits of LEDs

Since the first humans carried a torch to provide light, heat has been a by-product of producing light. Traditional electric lights give off more heat than light. But LEDs are twice as efficient as fluorescents at converting electricity to light, generate very little heat, are nearly maintenance free and provide a high quality of light. So what's standing in the way of their broad adoption?

ComEd Creates 'Smart Grid Innovation' Corridor Near Chicago

The company, a subsidiary of utility giant Exelon, launched what it is calling a "Smart Grid Innovation Corridor" in 10 Northern Illinois communities where there are already smart meters installed in 130,000 homes. Five pilot tests will take place in the corridor, using the smart meter technology as the foundation.