January 4, 2012 It’s the beginning of a new year. Just as people develop personal new year’s resolutions for self-improvement which, we hope, we’ll stick to, people should develop company or professional new year’s resolutions, too. What can you do to improve your effectiveness for your company, which will, as a result, make yourself more [...]

On Dec. 2, 2011, the USEPA released for public comment draft changes of final rules for reconsideration for industrial, commercial and institutional boilers under the MACT Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP) program. These will be 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart DDDDD (“5 D’s”) for boilers at major sources for HAPs and Subpart JJJJJJ (“6 J’s”) for [...]

November 2011 According to the USEPA, energy use in commercial and industrial buildings costs U.S. companies about $200 billion per year. And for many businesses, energy costs (with unit prices rising every year) are among their largest expenses. Therefore, the direct financial benefits of reducing energy use should drive all companies – even non-“smoke stack” [...]

Oct. 17, 2011 More and more U.S. organizations see the financial advantages of setting and attempting to meet sustainability goals. However, many others are still waiting for the “right time” to start such a project. Some consider sustainability a risk, a venture into the unknown, which, of course, fosters avoidance. However, a solid body of [...]

August 8, 2011 As this blog article is being written, the global economy is in the straits of crisis. The recent downgrading of the rating of U.S. Treasuries by Standard & Poors has caused much consternation, volatility, and insecurity in the world economy. In the U.S. and worldwide, are we heading toward a new, stronger [...]

August 2, 2011 We all know that the most effective way to get a company to do something is to require it to do it through regulations. While EHS or Sustainability Managers may want to achieve good things, there is nothing like a regulation to get upper management to open the purse strings and dedicate [...]

Nov. 2, 2010 Assessment of the energy usage of your operations and implementation of measures to improve their efficiency have so many advantages – from a business point of view – to any company. Of course, the biggest business advantage is cost savings. An energy efficiency assessment and implementing “low hanging fruit” is just about [...]