RICHMOND, VA, April 30, 2015 /3BL Media/ - UPS Freight® (NYSE: UPS), one of the nation's largest heavy freight carriers, announced today the addition of 64 liquefied natural gas (LNG) tractors to its fleet. The tractors, which are based in Harrisburg, Pa., join UPS's worldwide fleet of more than 2,500 natural gas vehicles.
Caterpillar's SoLoNOx System uses lean-burn technologies to reduce NOx emissions
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The SoLoNOx system uses lean-burn technologies to reduce NOx emissions. SoLoNOx turbine systems convert fossil fuels into useful work or electricity. By improving combustion technology, Solar is able to do this with a much smaller impact on the environment in the form of NOx emissions and without the need for additional exhaust gas control measures. The SoLoNOx system has been installed on more than 3,000 turbines, and most of Solar’s current engine models can be equipped with the improved system.
MGM Resorts employees have logged 1.3 Million actions to make our world a better place to live. Combined, these actions have saved enough water to fill 93 olympic-size swimming pools, 843 dumpsters worth of trash, 79 railroad cars of coal worth of emissions, and 4,079 trees.
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OEMs around the world request GHG reporting and qualitative information from hundreds of business partners each year to help compile and determine their carbon footprint and prioritize action plans for reduction activities. The benefit of this reporting is that it helps identify areas of improvement that can lead to operational cost savings and energy efficiencies, as well as being a better global citizen.
By Robert T. Fraley, Chief Technology Officer, Monsanto
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Imagine, as the world grows more hot and crowded, nothaving to using more land for farms but returning some of it instead to forest and grassland. Imagine the reductions in soil erosion and water consumption, the decline of greenhouse gas emissions, and a host of other benefits for our planet.
Grupo Financiero Banorte forms part of the CDP's Latin America Climate Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI); attaining the second highest score in transparency in Mexico, as well as in the Latin American financial sector.
Grupo Financiero Banorte forms part of the CDP's Latin America Climate Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI); attaining the second highest score in transparency in Mexico, as well as in the Latin American financial sector.
FedEx cuts back on its main source of emissions and saves millions of gallons
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Thanks to 46 Fuel Sense Programs, FedEx has cut back on its main source of emissions, jet fuel. Almost 72 million gallons were saved in FY14. And since the program’s inception in 2007, Fuel Sense has saved more than 334 million gallons.
The Seattle Times ran an article whose headline was so unsurprising I almost didn’t read on: “Oil industry not buying Gov. Jay Inslee’s cap-and-trade plan.” No surprise right?
At Bloomberg, we believe that operating sustainably is just smart business. That’s why we continue to stress the notion that a company doesn’t have to trade business success for sustainability efforts. We practice what we preach by pursuing innovative approaches to demonstrate success – and challenge other companies to do the same.
