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Carbon Footprint from Energy Generation Drops in U.S.

U.S. carbon dioxide emissions generated from energy consumption and production fell 3.8 percent in 2012 to 5,290 million metric tons, reaching their lowest level since 1994, according to a report from the Energy Information Administration.

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Landstar Powers Up for Energy Equipment Company

Challenge: A major Energy Equipment OEM was looking for a logistics company that shared their vision of quality, excellence, and customer satisfaction. The OEM needed a North American Tier 1 logistics provider that could improve the logistics management of their domestic Nuclear Power Plant projects.

Achieving Sustainability: From Waste Management to Light Bulbs

Sustainability can involve a global effort to calculate carbon emissions across the entire supply chain. Or it can mean the changing of a few light bulbs.

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French Utility Uses RFID Tech to Keep Tabs on Turbines, Parts

While most energy in France is supplied by nuclear energy facilities, at times of high load, utility company Ã‰lectricitÃ© de France (EDF) relies on natural gas to meet those increased demands. When those (usually dormant) natural gas turbines are powered up to supply additional energy, it is critical that they function properly.

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Pickens-Backed Company Sets Out to Prove Natural Gas Really Can Succeed as Transportation Fuel

Farmers, waste management companies and the energy industries have long experimented with converting methane, a byproduct of decomposing organic matter, into transportation fuel. Those efforts have met with mixed success, and a renewable natural gas fuel has not been widely available in the United States. But now, one leading supplier of natural gas transport fuel is taking a big step toward changing that.

Oil Prices, Syrian Crisis Cause Airline Profits Forecast for 2013 to Be Revised Down

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) revised its 2013 global industry outlook downwards to $11.7bn on revenues of $708bn. Airline performance continued to improve in the second quarter, but at a slower pace than was expected with the previous projection (in June) of $12.7bn. This reflects the impact on demand of the oil price spike associated with the Syrian crisis and disappointing growth in several key emerging markets.

26 Independent Energy Facilities Consolidate Procurement Process With Vinimaya

Challenge: A large industrial & manufacturing organization that delivers goods and services to the U.S. Department of Energy was looking to unify a collection of de-centralized procurement processes & systems spread across 26 facilities, each using a different process, supplier community and back-end system - including Ariba, PeopleSoft/Oracle, and SAP. The organization needed to gracefully tie these systems together in order to streamline supplier data management, consolidate supplier rates for goods and services and maximize savings.

Positive Payoffs Result from Natural Gas Conversions

For building products manufacturer Owens Corning Corp., whose annual transportation fuel bill hits about $100m, $1.1m in savings over the last year or so may seem like a drop in the bucket. Unless, that is, the bucket is filled with found money.

States' Electronic Waste Disposal Bans 'Largely Ineffective,' Study Finds

One of the first analyses of laws banning disposal of electronic waste (e-waste) in municipal landfills has found that state e-waste recycling bans have been mostly ineffective, although California's Cell Phone Recycling Act had a positive impact. However, e-waste recycling rates remain "dismally low," and many demographic groups remain unaware of their alternatives for properly disposing of e-waste, according to the study presented at the 246th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society.

Weber Takes Worry Out of Fulfillment for Large Ink Company

Challenge: A multi-billion dollar supplier of inks and colorants needed a logistics partner to service its customers in the Western U.S. Since a portion of the company's products are flammable and combustible, they sought a California 3PL that could ensure compliance with California's chemical storage and shipment regulations.

Suppliers Feel the Pressure from Partners' Supply Chain Energy Initiatives

Initiatives by such retail giants as Tesco and Walmart and recent research by bodies including the University of Minnesota Institute highlight the impact suppliers within a supply chain have on a company's energy footprint, but research by renewable energy company Urban Wind suggests that policies targeting vendors' energy use are piling pressure on UK suppliers.

New Software to Enforce Illegal Chemicals Supply Chain

Verify Brand, active in supply chain security software systems, says its new Verify Platform, a piece of advanced serialization, traceability and authentication software, could stop illegal, dangerous and counterfeit chemicals from entering a manufacturer's supply chain.

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