Industry Trends


RAND Study Reveals Criteria for Success in GHG Policy

Burden-sharing, transparency, and limited mechanisms will promote success in an incentive-based greenhouse gas mitigation policy, the study says.

Study: Education Programs Lead to Cleaner Air

The EPA-funded study surveyed institutions that reported improvement in air quality at their facilities due to student action.

NREL Assessment: More Consumers Choose Clean Power

A DOE laboratory says 850 utilities offer green power programs and sales of green power increased about 20 percent between 2007 and 2008.

ACE Offers Green Contractors' Insurance

The retail division of the ACE Group is launching a contractors' pollution liability program.



Invista Self-reports Violations at Former DuPont Facilities

The company will pay a $1.7 million penalty and spend millions to correct violations in seven states that were found after Invista took ownership of the DuPont facilities.

Foundation Funds Research on Cap-and-Trade Issues

More than $1.6 million has been awarded to Duke University, Resources for the Future, and the World Resources Institute to study designs for a cap-and-trade system.

The Day You've Been (Anxiously) Waiting For

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a proposed finding that six greenhouse gases pose a potential threat to public health or welfare.

Recycling Power Tool Batteries Can Be Profitable

DeWALT, a power tool manufacturer, will give a discount on purchases to those who recycle power tool batteries at its service center.

Single-Use Camera Recycling Hits 1.5 Billion Mark

Eastman Kodak has been recycling its and other brand single-use camera since 1990.

Venture Adds Managers for Plasma Enhanced Melter Gasification

InEnTec Chemical's new facilities will convert hazardous and non-hazardous chemical residuals into useful products and fuels.