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ASSE Works to Align Safety with Green Initiatives 

As businesses, schools and communities go green, American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) occupational safety and health professional members are working with their organizations to incorporate safety practices in line with green initiatives...

Managing Environment: Sustainability – The EHS Challenge 

Sustainability has been defined as development that meets the needs of today without compromising the needs of the future. What does this mean to EHS professionals...

How to Make This Christmas a Green Christmas 

This year, instead of wishing for a white Christmas, think green instead. Experts from Wake Forest University and Ryerson University offer tips to make this year’s Christmas a green one...

Going Green and Fighting Toxins at Home and at Work 

A nurse with environmental health experience spoke to EHS Today about minimizing contact with everyday toxins and taking steps to create greener workplaces...

White Plains Office Building Computes its Carbon Footprint with Surprising Results 

While the media constantly inundate us with articles about harmful greenhouse gas emissions, the owners of an office building in White Plains, N.Y., have decided to do something about them...

Delta TechOps Commits to Eliminating Lead from Machine Shop Operations 

EPA has recognized Delta Air Lines’ maintenance division, Delta TechOps, as the newest environmental steward to join the National Partnership for Environmental Priorities (NPEP)...

Whirlpool Corp. Named One of the Greenest Big Companies in U.S. 

Whirlpool Corp. been named to the Newsweek Green Rankings, a list of the 500 greenest big companies in America. Whirlpool ranked 78th on the list...

Rebuilding Together Joins United We Serve Initiative to Honor 9/11 

Rebuilding Together, a nonprofit organization working to preserve affordable homeownership, has embraced the federal United We Serve Day of Service and Remembrance on Sept. 11 by taking part in major home rehabilitation projects around the country and distributing energy-savings education kits to 50,000 people...

The TharpeRobbins Co. Reaches a New Plateau in Environmental Responsibility 

Thanks to controlled spraying to reduce emissions and a closed-loop water system that allows for a tremendous reduction in water usage, TharpeRobbins...

Environmental Management Means More Green at Hospira 

A smaller environmental footprint means greater benefits for the company and its customers...

People Want Green Gains Now 

People make environmental choices the same way they manage money, preferring smaller gains right away to bigger gains later, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association...

Setting the Record Straight: CO2 Technology is Part of the Solution 

Carbon dioxide technology often is misunderstood, especially regarding the global warming controversy. The bottom line is that CO2 technology is good for people, businesses and the environment...

U.S.-EU Environmental Politics at a Crossroads, Professor Says 

Although the United States and European Union face common environmental and energy challenges, they often have taken different approaches to solving them, according to Stacy VanDeveer, associate professor of political science at the University of New Hampshire...

Safety 2009: The Corporate Responsibility Revolution 

During his keynote speech at ASSE Safety 2009, Tim Sanders, former Yahoo chief solutions officer, stressed that corporate social responsibility – which he defined in part as “do no harm, but do some good” – is a strategic component that influences a company’s success...

DOL Announces $500 Million in Grants for Green Job Training 

On June 24, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis announced five grant competitions, totaling $500 million, to fund projects that prepare workers for green jobs in the energy efficiency and renewable energy industries...

NIOSH Initiative Focuses on Worker Safety and Health in Green Jobs 

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is launching a new initiative with its partners to highlight the importance of incorporating worker safety and health into green jobs and environmental sustainability...

AIHce: Sustainable Development Beyond Borders 

Sustainable development is more than a greening trend and instead reflects the core ways of making decisions, according to keynote speaker Edward L. Quevedo, JD, at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo (AIHce) in Toronto....

House Energy Committee Passes Clean Energy Legislation 

On May 21, the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee approved The American Clean Energy and Security Act, legislation described as a comprehensive approach to America’s energy policy and a clean energy economy....

Earth Day: Pelosi Advocates for Clean Energy Legislation 

On April 21, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, several House chairmen and agriculture, business, faith and environmental leaders spoke about clean energy legislation, stressing that green job creation and clean energy is vital to the nation’s economic health. ...

Earth Day: EDF Recognizes Environmental Innovations 

The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) recently highlighted environmental innovations that can help companies cut costs, create business opportunities and carve out competitive advantages in a challenging economy....

CSPA Honors Earth Day With Commitment to Green Chemistry 

In honor of Earth Day, the Consumer Specialty Products Association (CSPA), representing the makers of household, institutional and industrial products, shares its commitment to the development of green chemical technology ...

Earth Day: Go Green and Save Green with These Tax Tips 

Going green is not only environmentally friendly, but it also can be friendly to your wallet. The recently passed American Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act offers many eco-friendly tax breaks for 2009 as part of the stimulus package, according to the Illinois CPA Society....

National Coalition Launches Campaign to Restore Manufacturing Jobs 

On April 15, the Apollo Alliance released a comprehensive roadmap for rebuilding U.S. manufacturing capacity to meet the clean energy needs of the future and to restore millions of American jobs....

April 6-12 is National Cell Phone Recycling Week 

EPA is launching National Cell Phone Recycling Week April 6-12 in a joint effort between the agency’s Plug-In To eCycling program and leading cell phone manufacturers, retailers and service providers to increase national awareness about the importance of cell phone recycling....

Active Agenda: Mindfulness 

Thomas Edison's observation above helps to explain why some people do not recognize the Active Agenda project. The free nature of the project creates...

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