Madison, WI, July 30, 2014 /3BL Media/ – Leonardo Academy’s Madison, Wisconsin office has moved to a new location. We are now at 8401 Excelsior Drive, Suite 102, Madison WI, 53717. Our phone number remains the same: (608) 280-0255.
Leonardo Academy President Michael Arny said, “This new location for our offices provides a great base for all of Leonardo Academy’s national and international sustainability programs and services.”
The waters of the Presumpscot River in Maine play a critical role for Sappi’s Westbrook Mill. In addition to providing process water for the operations, Sappi’s six hydroelectric stations provide renewable energy to the mill. The communities bordering the Presumpscot value this river as much as Sappi does, and the company’s presence impacts the communities in a variety of ways.
General Motors is bringing its OnStar-enabled Smart Grid solutions to one of the largest electric vehicle collaborations to take place within the industry.
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We are geeked about smart grids.
Integrating renewable energy and electric vehicles is the future of vehicle charging.
In short, these different green technologies are working together to improve the efficiency of the energy infrastructure as a whole.
Now the industry is working together to make EVs a more viable choice for consumers and EV charging a less energy intensive drain on the electric grid.
American cities, consumer goods companies, and retailers are facing a financial and environmental crisis: we are currently spending billions of dollars to landfill products and packaging when, instead, they could be sold to the recycling industry. These valuable commodities could be recycled, drive costs efficiency, and create jobs. There are many benefits to recycling including the reduction in manufacturing costs for consumer goods, reduction in landfill disposal costs, increased revenue for municipalities, and creation of local jobs.
Results at Aricebo, Puerto Rico plant recognized with company's President's Award for Operational Excellence
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In early 2013, employees at this Thermo King plant identified an opportunity to streamline part of their packaging process by incorporating returnable packaging. Returnable packaging constitutes replacing disposable packaging, cardboard boxes and wooden pallets with returnable plastics bins, totes and pallets. ...See how this has led to massive cost savings and improved carbon footprint...
Project seeks to develop a streamlined platform for vehicle-grid functionality that can help create value for drivers, improve grid reliability and reduce GHG emissions
Honda pioneered a similar demonstration effort with IBM and PG&E (V1G)
Honda is participating in a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) demonstration with the University of Delaware and NRG Energy
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Project seeks to develop a streamlined platform for vehicle-grid functionality that can help create value for drivers, improve grid reliability and reduce GHG emissions
Honda pioneered a similar demonstration effort with IBM and PG&E (V1G)
Honda is participating in a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) demonstration with the University of Delaware and NRG Energy
Industry stakeholders to address electric grid reliability and resilience
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OAKLAND, Calif., July 30, 2014 /3BL Media/ - On October 27, 2014, Rocky Mountain Institute and GreenBiz Group are joining forces to produce eLab Ignite, a half-day working session at VERGE San Francisco focused on addressing the challenges and capturing the value created by our rapidly evolving electricity system.
Eight automakers and 15 electric utilities work to develop smart grid program
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SAN DIEGO, July 29, 2014 /3BL Media/ – General Motors is bringing its OnStar-enabled Smart Grid solutions, to one of the largest electric vehicle collaborations to take place within the industry. Eight global automakers, including GM, and 15 electric utilities are working with the Electric Power Research Institute to develop and implement a standardized Smart Grid integration platform.
New Report Shows Positive Impacts of Company’s Global Citizenship Efforts
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ST. LOUIS, July 29, 2014 /3BL Media/ – Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ: SIAL) dramatically decreased its global water and energy use, increased its investment in Green Chemistry and donated more than 8,000 hours of community service around the world last year, the Company announced Monday in its new 2013 Global Citizenship Report: What if Science Changed the World?
In keeping with its commitment to transparency and stakeholder engagement, on July 24, 2014, Mars, Incorporated held a live Twitter chat in collaboration with Aman Singh and TriplePundit to offer an in-depth discussion about sustainability
