The Executive’s Daily Green Briefing

Archive for September, 2006

CT Governor Proposes $500 Million Energy Plan

Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell has proposed a four-year, $500 million energy plan for Connecticut, The Advocate reports. The proposal calls ...

NYC Yellow Cabs Go Green

After a unanimous New York City Council vote, Hybrid Technologies will now supply a lithium powered L-PT Cruiser for ...

WorldWater & Power Contracts to Build $446,250 Solar System for NJ Center

WorldWater & Power has signed a $446,250 contract with The Center for Great Expectations to build a roof-top solar ...

Boise Mayor Orders Use of Biodiesel

Boise Mayor Dave Bieter today issued a directive that biodiesel fuel be used in city-owned vehicles whenever possible, KBCI reports (...

London’s City Hall Goes Solar

London’s City Hall will install photovoltaic solar panels that will provide 70kW of renewable energy, generating 3.1million kWh of renewable electricity ...

Carmanah Provides Solar-Powered LED Systems to Marines

Carmanah Technologies has received a $767,270 order to supply FP-50 solar-powered LED general lighting systems for the US Marine Corps. ...

3,800 kW PPL Renewable Energy Park Opens

The 3,800 kilowatt PPL Renewable Energy Park located in Camden County, New Jersey was dedicated recently. It is composed of three power ...

Xerox to Certify its Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Xerox Corporation has joined the California Climate Action Registry, a  group of organizations that voluntarily take action on climate change. ...

EPA Recognizes Manufacturers for Energy-Efficient Operations

 Seventeen U.S. manufacturing plants were first-time winners of EPA's Energy Star award in recognition of their energy-efficient operations that prevented some 3 ...

Virginia Beach School Buses Make Switch to Biodiesel

Virginia Beach school buses will begin using biodiesel soon.   Six public school systems in Virginia currently use biodiesel commercially, but Virginia Beach ...

NIH Explores Using Fuel Cells To Power Data Center

The U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institute of Health have begun exploring whether fuel cell technology can be used to ...

City Waives Alt-Energy Permit Fees, If There’s Not Too Many

The Hillsboro, Oregon City Council voted recently that solar panels and similar devices will be exempt from payment of the normal permit ...

N.H. Towns Look to Amelot for Biodiesel

Amelot Alternative Energy has met with Scott Pollack, the Director of the street department for the City of Nashua to discuss the ...

Ice Energy System Tested in California

Ice Energy's The Ice Bear, which is used in conjunction with air conditioners, freezes tap water at night when energy demand ...

Virgin’s Branson Invests in Cilion

Richard Branson  invested more than $60 million into Cilion recently, a company that will make bioethanol from corn. Cilion raised a ...

DaimlerChrysler Begins Diesel-Powered Vehicle Push

DaimlerChrysler will continue to expand its lineup of diesel-powered vehicles in the coming months, at the same time it broadens its programs ...

Carmanah Provides Lighting for Norwalk’s Transit System

Carmanah recently announced a new product and a new contract for its solar products: A wireless solar-powered LED airfield light which it's ...

Nevada Utilities Issues Renewable Energy RFP

Sierra Pacific Resources' two Nevada-based utility subsidiaries, Nevada Power and Sierra Pacific Power Company, have issued a Request for Proposals for renewable ...

Lerner & Tower Go All Green

Lerner Enterprises and The Tower Companies have committed to purchasing 100% wind renewable energy credits for their Washington, D.C. office ...

Solebury Township Aims for 100% Alternative Energy

Pennsylvania's Solebury Township is moving forward with a series of studies that would provide direction for outfitting buildings with solar panels, batteries ...

Today's News

Recycle To Save Energy–The Sooner The Better

Recycle To Save Energy–The Sooner The Better

Recycling rates in the U.S. are low and getting lower. The U.S., by far the world's biggest consumer of aluminum ... continue »

Using Green IT To Get Out Of The Red And Into The Black
Measuring, Managing, Saving: Making Energy Efficiency Visible
Lean And Clean With Green Purchasing
‘Recyclable’ Is So Last-Century
Environmental Initiatives Top Of Mind For Financial Services Execs

Environmental Initiatives Top Of Mind For Financial Services Execs

Nearly three-quarters (73 percent) of financial institution executives say they plan to build new or undergo a major remodel of an existing ...

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Consumers Want Brands To Solve Climate Crisis
Belief In Global Warming Slips
U.S. Lags Behind On Green Consumption And Behavior
Restaurants Explore Sustainability With ‘Conserve’ Initiative

Restaurants Explore Sustainability With ‘Conserve’ Initiative

This promotional video features restaurateurs discussing sustainable solutions and Conserve, the environmental initiative of the National Restaurant Association....

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Polar Bears On Thin Ice, Listed As ‘Threatened’
HP Exec On Product Takeback
Sony, Mohawk Bring Greener Products To Market
The Bottom Line

Marketing

Consumers Reward Good Corporate Behavior - Unless There’s A Big Sale

Green Meetings Don’t Have To Cost More Green

Green Marketing Campaigns Not Sticking

Emissions

Mars Snackfood Unwraps Landfill Gas Project

Honeywell, Airbus, JetBlue, IAE Developing Aviation Biofuel

EnerNOC Buys Offsets To Remain Carbon Neutral

Hi-Tech

EPS Developing Energy Use Monitoring System

Dell To Increase PC Energy Efficiency 25% By 2010

HP Exec On Product Takeback

Efficiency

Restaurants Explore Sustainability With ‘Conserve’ Initiative

ASHRAE Best Design Practices Could Cut Warehouse Energy Use 30%

Environmental Initiatives Top Of Mind For Financial Services Execs

Manufacturing

Dupont, Genencor Invest $140M In Cellulosic Ethanol Joint Venture

Smart Papers Installing Honeywell Biomass Co-Gen Plant

Ford Racks Up Another Environmental First

Carbon Offsets/RECs

Voluntary Carbon Market Tripled In 2007, Hit $331M

Enel Buys $232 Million Of Carbon Credits From China’s Wuhan Steel

RGGI Cap And Trade To Go Online Sept. 10

CSR Reports

Starbucks Plans Renewable Energy Buy, Green Building Standards

Brazilian, Indian Companies Dominate GRI Reporting Awards

CSR: Chevron To Invest $2.5B in Alternative, Renewable Energy Tech

Major Players

Recycle To Save Energy–The Sooner The Better

With $100M, Duke Energy Joins Rooftop Solar Movement

Sony, Mohawk Bring Greener Products To Market

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