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Alcoa Releases 2011 Sustainability Report

"Sustainability is part of everything we do", Alcoa Chairman and CEO Klaus Kleinfeld 

The Central Park Conservancy and Alcoa to Set a New Standard in Waste Removal

Alcoa Foundation and Alcoa Contribute $640,000 to Design Infinitely Recyclable System
 

Alcoa Howmet, LaPorte and Warrick Operations Named Lugar Energy Patriots

‎Alcoa facilities named Energy Patriots by Senator Lugar, for educating Alcoa employees and students in their local communities through Make an Impact programs.

Alcoa's EcoClean panels open new doors of innovation

Sometimes solving one set of challenges gives you insight into another.

Hybrids belong in the fast lane, study says.

Up until they were banned this summer, single-driver hybrids were allowed in the HOV lanes of California's freeways, a privilege previously available only to car pools. A new report from the University of California, Berkeley says that the decision to ban hybrids actually slows everyone down.

Imagining our world after the oil is gone

Planning for a post-oil world is neither hippie fantasy nor sneaky environmentalism, says this article from the Christian Science Monitor. It's something that's needed for reasons over and above climate change, including the fact that, eventually, the world will indeed run out. Even Saudi Arabia is investing in solar energy.

National tailgating and recycling guru to help Pittsburgh Alcoans kick off Steelers Football

Joe Cahn, self-proclaimed Commissioner of Tailgaiting, will lead a recycling pep rally at Alcoa's Pittsburgh Corporate Center today, just in time to kick of a weekend of tailgating for Sunday's Steelers Game against the Tennessee Titans.

Washington Think Tank Says It's Time to Think About Engineering Our Climate.

It's time to go beyond prevention, says a bipartisan panel of scientists, former government officials and national security experts. It's time to think about directly manipulating the climate to lower the Earth's temperature.

Companies Get New Tools For Calculating Emissions

Two influential environmental organizations, both affiliated with Alcoa, are announcing new standards for calculating the carbon footprint of their supply chains and the life cycle of their products.

Solar Decathlon winning entry is all about water.

A team from the University of Maryland has taken top honors at the Solar Decathlon, a competition for small, cost-effective solar-powered houses sponsored by the Department of Energy. The team's winning design features a variety of innovative approaches to managing, using and re-using water.