In a press release issued Aug. 21, the Port of Los Angeles announced that Swift Transportation, Inc. and Knight Transportation, Inc., two major national motor carriers, will support the Port of Los Angeles Clean Truck Program as drayage concessionaires. Responding to the news, Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq:CLNE) has extended commendations to the two Phoenix-based [...]
The Government of Alberta and Earth Day Canada (EDC) have established a new collaboration to help Albertans take environmental action in their homes. EDC’s EcoAction Teams (EAT) and Alberta Environment’s One Simple Act (OSA) programs are working together to build environmental awareness and conservation in every Alberta home. The initiative is designed to further sustainable [...]
KEMA has promoted Bob Grant to lead the firm’s operational excellence practice. The management consulting practice has been growing in the North American market as electric utilities seek to address significant existing and emerging challenges such as a graying workforce, aging assets, sourcing decisions, global supply chain management, and evolving market conditions and customer, regulatory [...]
One of the country’s oldest lubricant manufacturing and distribution companies, Wichita’s Universal Lubricants (UL) established in 1929, is poised for double-digit growth for the foreseeable future thanks to a technologically advanced and highly capable re-refinery, and efficiencies gained through its environmentally-friendly closed-loop process.
To meet demand for green lubricants that can technically reside alongside conventional and [...]
Hydrogen researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory have reached another milestone on the road to reducing carbon emissions and protecting the nation against the effects of peaking world oil production.
Stephen Herring, laboratory fellow and technical director of the INL High Temperature Electrolysis team, today announced that the latest fuel cell modification [...]
NACEL Energy Corporation, a wind power company in business to generate clean, renewable energy, today confirmed it has commenced the collection of site specific wind measurement data at its Channing Flats project site in Moore County, Texas, with the installation of a 60 meter (200 ft.) NRG Systems meteorological tower transmitting data back to NACEL [...]
Disenco Energy, plc, a home energy “green” alternative appliance company, discloses the terms of its new communications program with the Investor Relations Group (“IRG”).
The terms of the Company’s new corporate communications program (the “Program”) with IRG, which was disclosed in a press release dated September 16, 2008, are as follows:
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Sunrise Solar Corp. introduces new carbon offset strategies for investors. With 40% of carbon dioxide emissions coming from electricity generation, solar energy solutions deliver a very high carbon offset to solar energy investors. The need to reduce carbon dioxide emissions has become so severe that in some states, such as Hawaii, legislatures have begun to [...]
Fitch Ratings has assigned an ‘A’ rating to the following Buckeye Power, Inc.(Buckeye) bonds:
–$75.0 million Ohio Air Quality Development Authority (OH) environmental improvement revenue bonds, series 2010.
The series 2010 bonds were issued during the week of Dec. 17, 2010. Proceeds of the bonds will be used to finance certain air quality facilities. The bonds have [...]
SonnenEnergy Corp. announces that Hypo Group (Alpe Adria) has given notice of cancellation of its Hire Purchase Agreements with the Company’s subsidiary, SonnenEnergie GmbH, pursuant to which the photovoltaic installations situated at Tutzing, Habach, Hechendorf and Waldstetten in Germany were financed, alleging default of payment by SonnenEnergie GmbH, and has demanded payment in accordance [...]