National Asphalt Pavement Association - Tue July 05, 2022
NAPA Releases First-of-its-Kind Emissions Inventory for Asphalt Pavement Mixtures
Cradle-to-gate emissions associated with asphalt mix production in the United States represented approximately 0.3 percent of total U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2019. By comparison, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency data indicate that transportation emissions from fossil fuel combustion represented 27.8 percent of total emissions in 2019, while industrial emissions represented 25.3 percent....
National Asphalt Pavement Association - Tue June 28, 2022
Support for NAPA Climate Initiative Expands With New Partners: Surface Tech, Gallagher Asphalt
Two additional funding partners have pledged their support for The Road Forward, an industry-wide initiative of the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) to achieve net zero carbon emission asphalt pavements — NAPA associate member Surface Tech LLC and producer member Gallagher Asphalt Corp....
Brownstoner - Mon June 27, 2022
Developer Set to Build NYC's First Geothermal Powered Hotel in Bushwick
The once-derelict lot at 27 Stewart Ave. in Brooklyn's Bushwick neighborhood had been earmarked for a nine-story hotel since 2015, but with little to no progress in the past seven years, the site — also a brownfield — instead, turned into a local dumping ground....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu June 23, 2022
North Carolina Compost Company Makes Organic Waste Earth-Friendly
Not long after graduating from college, Riley Alber found work as a land surveyor, where he spent his days hiking through woods and wetlands just as he had as a youngster in southern New Jersey. Although he loved being outdoors, he soon realized that his job was a contradiction to his belief in preserving the health and sustainability of Earth's natural environment....
Mike Schmidt, AEM Director of Industry Communications - Tue June 21, 2022
When it Comes to Safe, Sustainable Infrastructure, Better Won't Arrive Out of the Blue
If you are not trying to do something different, are you really doing anything at all?It's been almost eight years since the Georgia Legislature dedicated a stretch of highway in the southwestern part of the state to Ray C....
Volvo - Tue June 21, 2022
Volvo Energy Invests in Connected Energy for Second Life Battery Business
In its mission to support and secure an attractive and sustainable circular business model for batteries, Volvo Energy is investing in the UK-based second-life battery energy storage specialist Connected Energy....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu June 16, 2022
Vehicle Fueling Future — Will Jobs Follow Fed EV Infrastructure Blueprint?
In June, the FHWA released a blueprint for states to develop half a million charging stations, part of the Biden administration's goal of moving from gas- to electric-powered vehicles. The White House believes that in the process the plan will create jobs for steelworkers, electrical workers and laborers to build, install and maintain the network....
Volvo Construction Equipment - Mon June 13, 2022
Volvo CE Starts Testing of First Prototype Hydrogen Articulated Hauler
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) continues acting on its commitment to drive change towards a net-zero future. Following the completion of a multi-stakeholder research project aimed at breaking new ground in hydrogen technology, the company has started testing of the world's first fuel cell articulated hauler prototype, the Volvo HX04....
National Asphalt Pavement Association - Wed June 08, 2022
Ajax Paving Industries of Florida, Ingevity Join NAPA Climate Initiative
Two funding partners have pledged their support for The Road Forward, an industry-wide initiative of the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) to produce net zero carbon emission asphalt pavements....
Atlas Copco - Wed June 01, 2022
Atlas Copco Portable Air Accelerates Sustainability Transformation
As a market leader in mobile air compressors, Atlas Copco's Portable Air division knows exactly what it needs to do to play its part in meeting global climate change objectives. The company, as part of a wider Atlas Copco Group initiative, is committed to "doing business within planetary boundaries." With that in mind it has set itself a range of ambitious emissions reduction targets that are grounded in climate science through the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi)....
