Alternative Fuel Sources to Transform Smart Cities, Fleets and Mass Transit

Black & Veatch, a market leader in the design, construction and integration of green transportation infrastructure, is looking beyond personal vehicles as it develops the role of sustainable transportation in smart cities. Next week, the company will sponsor VERGE and their Sustainable Transportation Summit. The summit brings together policy makers and private sector leaders for a critical focus on the sustainable movement of people and goods.

Ecocentricity Blog: Shake, Rattle and Roll

The show was covering earthquakes in the continental U.S. state most prone to experience them. Any guesses which state that is? Go right ahead and take a stab at it.

Parkway Properties Receives Trane Energy Efficiency Leader Award

Trane presented its Energy Efficiency Leader Award to Parkway Properties, Inc., in recognition of the group's approach to improvements at One Orlando Centre, a 19-story, 365,000-square-foot, LEED-certified office building in Orlando, FL.

Both Investors and Corporate Executives are Seeing That Sustainability Benefits the Bottom Line

Reports by MIT Sloan Management Review, Boston Consulting Group, and McKinsey & Company, are revealing a trend of both investors and corporate executives realizing that there is a direct link between successful corporate sustainability practices and improved long-term corporate financial performance.

Done and Said: Gas Natural Fenosa Publishes Its Corporate Responsibility Report, Adding a Specific Chapter on Responsible Supply Chain.

Gas Natural Fenosa is a leading multinational group in the energy sector and a pioneer in gas and electricity integration, with a balanced business mix, which supplies gas and electricity to over 23 million customers, in over 30 countries.

A Beginners Guide to the UK Capacity Market

Set out in the UK Energy Act 2013, the Capacity Market (CM) is one of the UK government initatives for ensuring security of electrical energy supply for homes, businesses and industry. The CM not only secures additional electricity supply for use during grid stress events – which is increasingly important as energy demand increases, and the UK moves to more intermittent, less flexible renewable generation – but also creates an opportunity for those with generation capacity to earn additional income.

Ingersoll Rand Selected for the 2016 Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America Indices for Sixth Consecutive Year

Ingersoll Rand has been named to the 2016 Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America Indices for a sixth consecutive year. Continued placement on this index series showcases the company’s position as an economic, environmental and social leader among peer companies.

Global Witness Exposes Reality of Continued Conflict Minerals Extortion in South Kivu, DRC

Last month, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Mines Minister Martin Kabwelulu issued a formal statement recognizing adverse issues influencing the fraud and smuggling of conflict minerals in South Kivu. Minister Kabwelulu called for a thorough clean-up of the area’s mining sector.

As Seen on The Guardian: Turning Trash into Energy Makes Good Business Sense

Methane can cause smog, global warming and health problems. But there’s a silver lining: generating energy from the greenhouse gas improves air quality and reduces expenses and waste.

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