Energy, Utilities & Waste

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Duke Power has filed proposed tariffs with the North Carolina Utilities Commission that will give customers the option to support the development of solar, wind, small hydroelectric and biomass electricity sources by paying an additional $4 per month for a...

Shell Oil Company today announced a $5 million contribution to support relief efforts for those affected by the tragic incidents in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania. The relief assistance includes $3 million to go to The September 11th Fund; $1 million will ...

Duke Energy has been named one of the world’s leading companies in a measurement of overall financial, environmental and social management.

The company will be added to the 2002 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World), a global ...

For the third straight year, Southern California Edison (SCE) ranks as one of America's "50 best companies for Latinas to work for in the U.S.," according to LATINA Style magazine's annual survey evaluating corporate America's responsiveness to the needs and aspirations of L...

The first petroleum company in the world to recognize climate change as a threat to the environment, BP today becomes the only oil company to join the Alliance to Save Energy, which includes 70 other leading companies in their industries that are committed to promote energy ...

Suncor Energy announced today it has nearly doubled its annual target for aboriginal business development at its Oil Sands operation at Fort McMurray, and is close to achieving its target for aboriginal employment in its Oil Sands workforce.

Wisconsin Electric and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today will sign an Environmental Cooperative Agreement. This is the first agreement of its kind between a Wisconsin business and the DNR.

"We're very enthusiastic...

Shell Forestry has been awarded Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification for its 159,000 hectares of forests in Latin America.

Shell’s performance was measured against the 10 Principles and 56 Criteria of the FSC. These cover econo...

Rohby Word Mitchell of Duke Energy
(NYSE: DUK) was recognized by the Houston Human Resource Management
Association (HHRMA) for her efforts in promoting and sharing information with
the group's diversity committee.
Mitchell, manager of diversity an...

Bill Dahlberg, Chairman and CEO of Southern Company, demonstrated his company’s commitment to environmental stewardship by announcing today that its subsidiary - Georgia Power - will construct 100 percent cooling towers on plants McDonough and Yates on the Chattahoochee Rive...