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Some green companies headed for landfill?

Some wind and solar energy companies could be headed for collapse as government funding priorities change, a UBS banker told the Reuters Restructuring Summit on Wednesday. "Green" technology companies...

6 Oct 2010

Some green companies headed for landfill?

News / Waste

Recycling boost in Pasir Ris and Tampines

...landfill from filling up too fast. In 2009, the country generated more than 6 million tonnes of waste and recycled just 57 per cent of it. It aims to push the recycling rate to 65 per cent by 2020 and...

15 Jan 2011

Recycling boost in Pasir Ris and Tampines

Opinion / Energy

Instead of nuclear, why don't we get energy from trash?

...landfills. Likewise in Nepal, India and other parts of South Asia, it is increasingly common to get energy out of trash. Known as biogas technology, it involves farmers collecting manure from cows in ...

16 Apr 2010

Instead of nuclear, why don't we get energy from trash?

Press Releases / REHDA Kuala Lumpur

Mayor of Kaohsiung, Taiwan to share on the tranformation of Kaohsiung from industrial backwater to a tourist city

...landfills blighted the urban landscape. Since reaching the peak of its polluted image in the late 20th century, Kaohsiung has undergone a remarkable transformation in a short period of time. Its effor...

16 Aug 2011

Mayor of Kaohsiung, Taiwan to share on the tranformation of Kaohsiung from industrial backwater to a tourist city

News / Green Buildings

YunTech sees cool future for fly ash

...landfilled the ash or shipped it offshore for dumping. Today, however, with more rigorous regulations in place, the majority are stockpiling the material and waiting to reuse it. Tsai said the most co...

30 Sep 2010

YunTech sees cool future for fly ash

Press Releases / Eco-Business

Rising power bills prompts 20,000 NSW residents to give up their beer fridges

Rapidly rising power bills are causing residents to rethink the need for the old beer fridge. Old fridges are big energy users, consuming up to three times the energy of new fridges. On average, a sec...

28 Oct 2010

Rising power bills prompts 20,000 NSW residents to give up their beer fridges

News / Corporate Responsibility

Big, small business pitch in to conserve mother nature

...landfills and garbage areas. The department store chain encouraged contractors to accept non-biodegradable wastes such as polystyrene, styrofoam and mobile phone batteries. "We focus on utilizing the ...

3 Jun 2011

Big, small business pitch in to conserve mother nature

News / Transport

EV batteries will have lives beyond the road

...landfill disposal. Lithium-ion batteries contain many valuable materials, including copper, aluminum and, of course, lithium. Much of it can be recycled. Tesla Motors says 60 percent, by weight, of th...

24 Nov 2010

EV batteries will have lives beyond the road

News / Policy & Finance

Recycling industry heading for change

...landfill over the next seven months instead of being recycled. A scheme for recycling old tyes will be in place by November next year, while legislation for recycling packaging and limiting plastic ba...

5 Nov 2010

Recycling industry heading for change

News / Energy

More carbon credit projects planned

...landfill gas capturing, and wind farms. "We expect to have five to six more projects in Thailand next year with projects under discussion including a waste heat generator (WHG), biomass and energy eff...

13 Oct 2010

More carbon credit projects planned

News / Green Buildings

Zuellig building goes the extra distance

...landfill, and 20% use of regional material. In addition, 75% of Zuellig’s space had good daylighting characteristics while 90% of the space had good views to external. So what specifically will make t...

1 Apr 2011

Zuellig building goes the extra distance

Opinion / Green Buildings

World events can jumpstart sustainable building solutions, by Chris Tobias

...landfill. There is a desalination system, as well as a grey and blackwater system for processing waste water. The structure also uses local timber. The main lesson learned in the process was the nee...

14 Sep 2010

World events can jumpstart sustainable building solutions, by Chris Tobias

News / Energy

Asia's waste-to-energy revenue to increase five fold

...landfills. With China’s urban population predicted by the United Nations to reach one billion people by 2050, China has recognised the need for sound policies on MSW treatment. The government has resp...

15 Apr 2011

Asia's waste-to-energy revenue to increase five fold

Opinion / Manufacturing

The role of lean and Six Sigma in organizational survivability and environmental sustainability, by Clyde Parker

...landfill avoidance and much more. Ideally, we should strive for an environmentally sound workplace. Lean, Six Sigma and environmental protection Routine Six Sigma projects should have an awareness of ...

2 Dec 2010

The role of lean and Six Sigma in organizational survivability and environmental sustainability, by Clyde Parker

News / Carbon & Climate

Royal Mail greening guru coming to Singapore

...Landfill waste is equivalent to 11,157 fully laden Ford Transits • Water consumption equivalent to > 33 litres for everyone in the UK with 2 billion litres Source: Climate Change Solutions BP: Wha...

29 Dec 2010

Royal Mail greening guru coming to Singapore

News / Policy & Finance

Tax the way to save the planet

...landfills, and air pollution from industrial activity are some examples of externalities. So when fossil fuels such as coal and oil are used, the externality is the carbon emissions they produce, whic...

27 Nov 2010

Tax the way to save the planet

Press Releases / Eco-Business

GE Energy Financial Services hits $6 billion renewable energy investing target, calls for long-term clean energy policies

...landfill gas facilities, and 15 projects involving other technologies, across a wide spectrum of capital – from project equity to debt, and venture capital. “We achieved this $6 billion milestone beca...

9 Dec 2010

GE Energy Financial Services hits $6 billion renewable energy investing target, calls for long-term clean energy policies

Press Releases / Eco-Business

Ontario and Asia forming green energy partnerships, helping solve megacity growth issues

...landfill gas, and waterpower energy,” said Michael Darch, Executive Director, Global Investment of OCRI, Ottawa’s leading economic development organization and an Ontario Technology Corridor partner. ...

4 Nov 2010

Ontario and Asia forming green energy partnerships, helping solve megacity growth issues

Press Releases / Eco-Business

Cities get common standard for measuring greenhouse gas emissions

...landfills and turn it into energy; to support compact urban development and not urban sprawl". The Greenhouse Gas Standard calculates emissions on a per capita basis, allowing cities to compare their ...

24 Mar 2010

Cities get common standard for measuring greenhouse gas emissions

News / Carbon & Climate

Julia Gillard's carbon sweetener for farms

...landfill waste deposited before 1 July 2011. The Gillard government will continue to prosecute the case for action on climate change, with the first meeting of the Business Roundtable on Climate Chan...

22 Nov 2010

Julia Gillard's carbon sweetener for farms

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