Industry Trends


AIHA Expands Green Initiatives at Annual Meeting

The conference and expo will raise awareness, conserve resources, and keep attendee costs down.

EDF Recognizes, Shares Winning Company Strategies

Models of innovation from successful companies are showcased in a new report from the Environmental Defense Fund.

Is the Lack of Green Guilt Fault of the Economy or Awareness?

A survey by Opinion Research Corporation says only about 1 in 10 consumers say they feel guility about their environmental behavior.

NDA, CSDA Become Information Allies

Demolition and concrete groups set up an agreement to promote safety and professionalism in their industries.

Mass. Focuses on Efficiency and Renewable Power

Gov. Patrick has launched a Green Communities Program to help Massachusetts residents cut energy bills through efficiency and locally generated renewable power.

Southeast Positioned for Renewable Energy, WRI Report Says

Local renewable energy investments can meet more than 25 percent of future electricity needs in the Southeast by 2025.

GE: Oil & Gas Technology Reduces NOx Emissions

The first commercial application of the Dry Low NOx technology is at a cogeneration power plant in Cremona, Italy.



EDF: Carbon Cap Not that Costly a Solution

EPA analysis says that the Waxman-Markey bill's cap on carbon pollution would cost individuals about 12 cents per day.

NYC Targets Buildings with $16 M in Stimulus Funding

Mayor Bloomberg's city has introduced the Greener, Greater Buildings Plan to improve the city's energy efficiency.

Power Plant Chooses Siemens' FGD Scrubber

Eastern U.S. power plant to treat its wastewater using a flue gas desulfurization scrubber.

Conn. Seeks $38.5 M for Fuel Cells, Building Efficiency

Gov. Rell says his state has a plan that would use federal stimulus funds to expand fuel cell initiatives and support thermal and solar technologies.

DOI Invests $280 M in Refuges, Hatcheries

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will use the money in more than 830 projects, including visitor centers, habitat conservation, and wildlife refuges.

Goldman Taps Seven for Annual Environmental Prize

Environmental prize honors grassroots leaders for working to improve the environment.

Agency Honors RGGI States for Climate Protection

EPA gives the 10 states of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative a Climate Protection Award.

Chrysotile Asbestos Is Carcinogenic, Groups Say

EIA, ADAO say that all forms of asbestos are responsible for related lung, laryngeal, and ovarian cancers, and mesotherlioma.

Poll: 40% of Americans Rank Air, Water as Top Priorities

BBC World/Harris Polls surveyed 2,123 adults online about air and water pollution and water shortages.