Environment

Local Students, CITGO Volunteers Join Forces in 41st Street Beach Cleanup in Chicago

For the third consecutive year, in conjunction with the Chicago Parks Foundation and the Alliance for the Great Lakes, CITGO sponsored a Mid-Coast Cleanup as a part of its Caring for Our Coast initiative. Earlier this fall, students from King College Prep and the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences joined volunteers from the CITGO Lemont Refinery for a cleanup project at the 41st Street Beach in Chicago. In a one-mile area, the group collected 94.9 pounds of trash in just a few hours. The most abundant items picked up were cigarette butts and plastic water bottles.

Environment

Can Business Trump Trump’s Anti-Climate Stance

Donald Trump’s election has sent the global climate community into a tailspin.

Energy

CTC Global’s ACCC® Conductor Earns First Third-Party Certification for Reduced CO2 Emissions from Improved Energy Efficiency

SCS Global Services (SCS) has certified CTC Global's ACCC conductor for reducing CO2 emissions associated with transmission line losses by 27 to 31 percent under certain design conditions compared to the conventional ACSR conductor. The use of ACCC can achieve CO2 emission reduction goals and advance climate action plans.

Environment

Bill McKibben to Discuss Moving Forward on Climate in Hostile Administration on Live Webinar

As results rolled in election night, and it appeared Donald Trump—a climate-change denier—would be the next President of the United States, climate activist Bill McKibben tweeted, “If Trump wins, it savages the planet’s chances of dealing with climate change. In the (very) long run, the biggest result of a hideous night.” Donald Trump won; now what?
Join the live webinar Wednesday, November 16th for a discussion on the post-election climate for climate action. The talk takes place at 12 noon. EST and can be viewed at: bluejeans.com/163092697. An audio only dial-in can be accessed by dialing 888-240-2560.

Environment

Technology Takes a Big Bite Out of GHGs

Back in 1978 when the pulldown compressor station was invented by TransCanada, likely nobody — not even the inventors — realized the full extent of the “Eureka!” moment they were having.

Energy

As Seen on The Guardian: Energy Day Comes as Major Companies Lead the Fight Against Climate Change

It’s been almost a year since the Paris agreement on climate goals, and 470 businesses and investors with more than $11tn in market capitalization are taking action through We Mean Business.

Environment

How Do We Fill the Gap?

There is also a strong sense of determination at COP22 in Marrakech by business and investors alike to move forward with fulfilling the commitments made. The question is not “will we enact change,” but how do we move forward with efficiency and speed.

Green Infrastructure

Can District Heating Help Create a Sense of Place for Communities?

Energy

Regulators Examining Whether Performance-Based Incentives Could Be the Key to a Modernized Grid

Utility regulators in some U.S. states are considering the adoption of performance-based regulation to replace the traditional cost of service regulation. Under this model, the utility’s revenues would not be based on the total costs of providing service, but rather on a broad economic measure such as the Consumer Price Index in conjunction with a set of specific performance metrics related to the utility’s operations.

Research, Reports & Publications

Sealed Air Publishes Annual Sustainability Report, Provides First Glimpse Into Progress to Achieve 2020 Sustainability Goals

Sealed Air Corporation (NYSE: SEE) announced recently the publishing of its annual Sustainability Report. This year’s report chronicles the Company’s journey to achieve its 2020 Sustainability Goals, and provides data showing progress in the year 2015.

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