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Scrap metal company fined for keeping and treating waste without the correct licence

Changes to the End of Life Vehicle Regulations in 2003 now require sites that keep depolluted waste vehicles to apply for a waste management licence. This is to ensure that premises had the necessary infrastructure to carry out the work safely, such as impermeable surfaces and sealed drainage systems to prevent fluids escaping into the environment. A scrap metal company has been ordered to pay more than £28,000 after admitting keeping and tre... [more]

IMServ helps Go-Ahead Group reduce site energy consumption by 15%

The Go-Ahead Group, which operates bus, rail, car-parking and aviation support services throughout the UK, committed to looking at ways in which its energy efficiency goal could be achieved. With an array of sites ranging from a 32-acre train maintenance depot to small ticket offices, the need for a complete overview of site energy usage was of paramount. The Go-Ahead Group is on track to meet its goal of reducing site energy consumption by 1... [more]

Clean Energy to build CNG fueling station for Brookhaven waste trucks

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has been awarded the contract by the Town of Brookhaven, New York, to build and operate a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station and provide CNG fuel for more than 75 waste trucks serving the town’s 117,000 homes. “Brookhaven becomes the newest municipality on Long Island to adopt a clean waste management strategy by requiring the use of CNG trucks by its carters,” said Andrew J. Littlefair, Clean Energy Presiden... [more]

UPS invests in hybrid electric vehicles for its U.S. delivery fleet

UPS has ordered 200 hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) – the largest commercial order of such trucks by any company – in addition to another 300 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles for its U.S. delivery fleet. The purchase of the 500 additional vehicles means the UPS alternative fuel fleet, already the largest such private fleet in the United States, will grow 30 percent from 1,718 to 2,218 low-carbon vehicles. “Alternative fuel research and... [more]

Honeywell, Airbus, JetBlue Airways and International Aero Engines Study Sustainable Biofuels Use for Commercial Aircraft

UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, and Honeywell Aerospace will partner with Airbus, JetBlue Airways, and International Aero Engines to study sustainable biofuel use for commercial aircraft. The effort will focus on developing and testing renewable energy technology to convert biofeedstocks to commercial aviation fuels, with specific focus on “second-generation” feedstocks such as algae which do not compete with food or water resources. “Biofuel... [more]

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BOEING TO HIGHLIGHT PIONEERING TECHNOLOGIES FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE AT FARNBOROUGH 2008 (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News) KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 (Bernama) -- The Boeing Company during this month's Farnborough International Airshow will spotlight a range of pioneering technologies that will help develop a sustainable future for the global aerospace industry. "We're working across Boeing to develop and deliver technology in our products that drive the efficiencies and environmental performance that ...

Boeing To Highlight Pioneering Technologies For A Sustainable Future At Farnborough 2008 (Bernama) KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 (Bernama) -- The Boeing Company during this month's Farnborough International Airshow will spotlight a range of pioneering technologies that will help develop a sustainable future for the global aerospace industry.

Developers express interest in gas pipeline (Pahrump Valley Times) A company building a solar power facility in Nye County is interested in building a gas-fired plant as well, which would include a pipeline through Pahrump, Richard Nelson, senior project manager of BEC Environmental Inc., told local developers Monday.

Think You Know John McCain? (Shepherd Express) His environmental record doesn’t match his voting record Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain has promised to make the United States energy independent so that the country can reduce its dependence on foreign fossil fuels and rely on cleaner, greener technologies for our cars, homes and economy.

European Drive Train Integrator Selects Maxwell Technologies to Supply Ultracapacitor Modules for Emission-Free ... (The Auto Channel) SAN DIEGO, July 1 -- Maxwell Technologies Inc. announced today that Vossloh Kiepe GmbH, a leading producer of heavy vehicle drive systems, has selected Maxwell's 125-volt BOOSTCAP(R) ultracapacitor modules for braking energy recuperation and torque assist in emission-free electric buses it is producing in collaboration with Van Hool NV for the Milan, Italy, municipal transit system.

Hopes Ride On New Breed Of Airship (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat) PARISImagine gliding in a floating hotel over the Serengeti, gazing down at herds of zebra or elephants; or sailing over Paris as the sun sets and lights blink on across the city as you pass the Eiffel Tower.Such flights of fancy may one day be possible, if the dream of French architect Jean-Marie Massaud comes true.

The Nature of Things: Janine Benyus Biography (CNN.com) "Doing it nature's way has the potential to change the way we grow food, make materials, harness energy, heal ourselves, store information, and conduct business." Janine Benyus

Daimler and UNEP Call for Infrastructure for Battery and Fuel-Cell Vehicles (The Auto Channel) STUTTGART/MAGDEBURG - July 3, 2008. At the fifth Magdeburg environmental forum staged by Daimler and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the two host partners called for the establishment of an infrastructure for electric and fuel-cell vehicles.

Talking Points For An Energy Crisis (CBS News) Now that rising gas prices and plummeting sales of gas hog vehicles has gotten everyone's attention, let's talk about a long-term plan, writes The Nation .

California CIO Announces Members of Geospatial Information Systems Task Force (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) SACRAMENTO, Calif.----California Chief Information Officer Teri Takai today announced the members of the Geospatial Information Systems Task Force. Governor Schwarzenegger recently called for the creation of a task force to develop a statewide strategy to enhance the technology for environmental protection, natural resource management, traffic flow, emergency preparedness and response, land use ...