Ford Motor Company is marking a decade of fueling environmentally friendly initiatives on the island through grants bestowed to individuals and organizations. This year, the automaker will distribute $40,000 for those initiatives, adding to the $400,000 it has distributed since 2001.
Puerto Rico residents generate between 11,000 and 12,000 tons of waste, or about five pounds per person, every day that goes straight to the island’s landfills. However, through the proposed Puerto Rico Resource and Renewable Energy Project, that habit can change and what is considered waste today could be recycled as fuel in the near future.
Looking to become “One with the environment,” FirstBank Puerto Rico launched a multi-pronged corporate responsibility campaign Wednesday using that very slogan.
Puma Energy Caribe, LLC has agreed to clean up the former Caribbean Petroleum Refining facility in Bayamón, and address environmental conditions at 147 gas stations throughout Puerto Rico under two agreements proposed Monday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday presented its Environmental Justice Award for outstanding work to the ENLACE Martín Peña Channel Project, for launching a comprehensive and environmentally sustainable economic development plan for the impoverished community.
If you’re one of thousands of consumers with old, useless electronic equipment lying around your home or office, you will have the chance to dispose of those devices properly next weekend during the Solid Waste Authority’s e-waste recycling event.
Nearly two years after announcing plans to harness solar power to cut down on its energy consumption, Walmart de Puerto Rico unveiled the first of several rooftop solar systems it plans to install throughout its local stores, in conjunction with Sun Edison LLC.
Less than two months after announcing plans to be eyeing Puerto Rico for the development of a $150 million solar energy project, this week Canadian firm Western Wind Energy Corp. confirmed it has signed a 30 megawatt photovoltaic purchase power agreement with the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority.
The Public Buildings Authority has entered into an agreement with New York-based utiliVisor to monitor energy consumption at the Minillas Government Center in Santurce, which houses a number of public agencies in several buildings.
Canadian firm Western Wind Energy Corp. has set its eye on Puerto Rico, with the planned development of a $120 million, 30 megawatt solar energy project in Yabucoa.
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