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NEW YORK, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BNY Mellon (NYSE: BK), the global leader in asset management and securities servicing, announced today that it will purchase 1.125 million Renewable Energy Credits, or RECs, from NextEra Energy Resources as part of a five-year investment in alternative energy. BNY Mellon's investment is equivalent to 225 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, or 75 percent of the company's projected U.S. electric utility use in 2010. As a result of BNY Mellon's...
Nevada DMV Computerized Database Led to Discovery of Falsifications WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A federal grand jury in Las Vegas today returned indictments against 10 Nevada-certified emissions testers for falsifying vehicle emissions test reports, the Justice Department announced. Each defendant faces one felony Clean Air Act count for falsifying reports between November 2007 and May 2009. The number of falsifications varied by defendant, with some defendants having...
State Businesses Can Save Thousands of Dollars Annually by Reducing Refrigerant Pollution SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Environmental Defense Fund praised the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for adopting the nation's first comprehensive regulation to reduce refrigerant pollution that is thousands of times more harmful than carbon dioxide. Once the refrigerant management program (RMP) is implemented fully, it can save state businesses more than $19 million and...
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Carbonetworks(TM), a leading software company that provides performance management for energy, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and sustainability solutions, has announced its support for the Environmental Protection Agency's declaration that carbon dioxide is a health hazard. Issued on December 7, 2009, the EPA's statement allows the agency to issue rules to govern heat-trapping pollution that many scientists say may lead to irreversible...
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to today's Environmental Protection Agency announcement to finalize an initial endangerment finding, the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity released the following statement: "Today's EPA ruling underscores the need for Congress to pass sensible climate legislation. We believe that regulating greenhouse gas emissions under the statutory authority of the Clean Air Act is not the preferred course. "ACCCE supports legislation in...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that greenhouse gases are harmful to people's health and must be curbed, implying that the White House will most likely fight global warming without the congressional green light if crucial. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson will talk to the press later on Monday to discuss the findings, officials said to The Associated Press. The announcement will be made to boost the administration's statements at the Copenhagen conference that the US is...
Web host purchases 12,600 MWh of Green-e certified green power for all its operations OVERLAND PARK, KS, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ - Codero, a dedicated and managed hosting provider, is going green with its electricity usage. The company has purchased green power through renewable energy credits for its two data centers located in Phoenix, AZ and San Diego, CA, as well as its headquarters location in Overland Park, KS. Codero purchased 12,600 MWh of Green-e certified renewable green...
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- In keeping with its ongoing sustainability initiatives, Siemens Industry, Inc.'s Building Technologies Division is purchasing green power, a sustainability practice recognized and supported through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Green Power Partnership. To reduce its overall carbon footprint, the company has been buying renewable energy certificates (RECs) from Texas utility Reliant Energy since 2008. In the most recent fiscal...
First airport in Texas to achieve recognition; purchases support development of new clean renewable resources DFW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Texas, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- DFW International Airport announced today it is among the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Top 20 Local Government List of the largest green power purchasers. DFW, the first airport in Texas to achieve the recognition, is purchasing nearly 53 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power annually --...
NEWARK, N.J., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) today announced that New Jersey now has over 100 MW of solar capacity with more than 4,340 projects statewide. The ground-breaking achievement is the latest example of New Jersey's renewable energy leadership and commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. "This monumental achievement only serves to further strengthen New Jersey's position as one of the fastest growing solar energy markets in the...
