Despite green pledges, Amazon’s carbon footprint grew 15%
Amazon disclosed its carbon footprint the first time last year after pressure to do more to combat climate change
Climate scientists try to cut their own carbon footprints
They’re limiting flying, consumption of meat and their overall carbon footprints to avoid adding to global warming.
Maple Leaf Foods to reduce environmental footprint and become carbon neutral
Plan is based on reducing emissions and investing in environmental projects in Canada and the US.
A cure for carbon: Putting CO2 to work in concrete manufacturing
CarbonCure’s mission is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from concrete manufacturing.
Ontario will spend up to $8.3B to fight climate change
Incentives galore, backs off zero-emissions vehicle mandate for automakers.
Lafarge, partners invest $8 million in low carbon fuels at cement plant
Ontario plant will use renewable, locally-procured, low carbon fuels to cut GHG emissions.
BioteQ Sulf-IX pilot plant on the job
Undergoing optimization and prepping for “commercial opportunities.”
Green chemistry
It burns Ellen McGregor to see manufacturers send chemical waste to be incinerated. Organic chemicals are derived from oil, says the president of Fielding Chemical Technologies Inc. “When a manufacturer chooses to burn their chemical waste, they are burning a non-renewable resource.”
Lean leads to green
Replacing metal halide light fixtures with T5 fluorescents consumes…
