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Subscribe- McDonald's board of directors is opposing a proposal from the Humane Society of the United States that would require 5 percent of the restaurant chain's eggs be cage-free, and is recommending that shareholders vote against it, the New York Times reported this week. While the company has committed to being 100 percent cage-free in Europe by the end of this year, it says there is not enough scientific evidence to support the switch for its U.S. operations.
- The Snohomish County Public Utility District said Wednesday that it has received $15.8 million in stimulus funds for a smart grid project. The project is focused on three areas: enhancing digital communications, automation of utility substations and automated distribution.
- We'll have more on this soon, but Maryland lawmakers this week passed legislation establishing a new class of corporations. Called Benefit Corporations, the new entities would be required to publicly report their verified environmental and social performance, and by law must create a "material positive impact" on society, according to B Corporation, which helped draft initial legislation.
- IBM is asking its suppliers to create environmental management systems starting this year. While the New York-based tech giant wants its almost 30,000 suppliers to create systems specific to their individual businesses, it's asking that all measure performance and set goals in three common areas: energy conservation, waste management and greenhouse gas emissions.
- 2009 may have been a bummer year for many industries, but not for geothermal. The U.S geothermal industry reported a 26 percent hike in new projects last year, for a total of 188 in-the-works projects. California, Nevada and Oregon topped the list of states with the most geothermal power under development.
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