The Executive’s Daily Green Briefing

Archive for December, 2006

Finalists for Sustainability Reporting Awards Released

Finalists for Sustainability Reporting Awards Released
Ceres and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants have released a shortlist of candidate reports for the Ceres-ACCA ...

EPA Proposes Onboard Diagnostic Systems for New Large Trucks and Buses

EPA Proposes Onboard Diagnostic Systems for New Large Trucks and Buses
The EPA is proposing to require the emissions control systems of large diesel and gasoline highway trucks and buses to be ...

Energy Security Leadership Council Meets with Lawmakers, WH Officials

Energy Security Leadership Council Meets with Lawmakers, WH Officials
Executives of shippers, chemical companies and other big users of petroleum products want the new Congress to tighten fuel-efficiency standards and open ...

Nissan Unveils Environmental Action Plan

Nissan Unveils Environmental Action Plan
Nissan has unveiled a new environmental action plan dubbed Nissan Green Program 2010. The program includes: Incorporating CO2 reduction as one of the ...

AES Westover Gets $50 Million in Clean-Coal Emissions Technology

AES Westover Gets $50 Million in Clean-Coal Emissions Technology
AES is investing $50 million in clean-coal emissions control technology at AES Westover, its 126 MW coal-fired facility near Binghamton, New ...

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Car Ads Buddy Up to Green Consumers

Car Ads Buddy Up to Green Consumers
Car companies have emphasized fuel efficiency for years. Now, they're beginning to market their cars as good for the environment too, The New York ...

TerraPass VP of Marketing: Link Offset Program to Customer Behavior

TerraPass VP of Marketing: Link Offset Program to Customer Behavior
Although it hasn't been measured directly yet, Adam Stein, VP of Marketing for TerraPass, says that based on focus groups that TerraPass has done ...

Motorola Powers BSTs with Wind, Solar

Motorola Powers BSTs with Wind, Solar
According to tests by Motorola, a combination of solar cells and wind turbines can generate 1,200 watts in a continual cycle ...

UK Wind Farms Miss Production Targets

UK Wind Farms Miss Production Targets
Wind farms in England and Wales are not producing as much electricity as the government had forecast, according to a Telegraph ...

Merryvale Vineyard’s Production Facility Goes Solar

Merryvale Vineyard’s Production Facility Goes Solar
Napa Valley's Merryvale Vineyards has installed a 277kW solar electric system for Starmont Winery that will generate enough clean electricity each day to power ...

Plextronics Named Clean Energy Entrepreneur of the Year

Plextronics Named Clean Energy Entrepreneur of the Year
Plextronics, a company that develops active layer technology for printed electronic devices, has won the Clean Energy Entrepreneur of the Year award ...

Clif Bar Pays Employees to Cut Emissions

Clif Bar Pays Employees to Cut Emissions
Clif Bar has launched a Cool Commute program program for employees and will pay cash to those who purchase clean-burning biodiesel ...

Congress Extends Solar Energy Tax Credits

Congress Extends Solar Energy Tax Credits
Congress passed legislation extending the 30 percent solar energy investment tax credit for homeowners and businesses through the end of 2008, Solar Energy Industries ...

Energy-Efficient Server Bill Passed by Senate

Energy-Efficient Server Bill Passed by Senate
The U.S. Senate has approved H.R. 5646, a bill that proclaims it is "in the best interest of the United States ...

Top Ad Agencies Take Shot at Energy PSAs

Top Ad Agencies Take Shot at Energy PSAs
The New York Times enlisted three advertising agencies to imagine that the Ad Council, the nonprofit organization behind memorable public service announcements, ...

Portland Launches Biofuel Incentive Program

Portland Launches Biofuel Incentive Program
Through the Office of Sustainable Development, the City of Portland is offering two new grant programs, the Biofuels Investment Fund and ...

Airlines withdraw from UK emissions plan

Airlines withdraw from UK emissions plan
British Airways PLC, Virgin Atlantic and easyJet PLC have pulled out of the UK government's carbon emission reduction scheme after the air ...

Victoria’s Secret Caves, Catalog Goes Green

Victoria’s Secret Caves, Catalog Goes Green
With holiday shopping in full swing, some major brands have made announcements that they're embracing the environmental cause and that paper used in catalogs ...

IPPNY: DEC’s RGGI Pre-Proposal ‘Myopic’

IPPNY: DEC’s RGGI Pre-Proposal ‘Myopic’
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has released a preliminary draft set of rules to implement the Regional ...

Milford, CT: Solar Panels, Windmills Not Enough

Milford, CT: Solar Panels, Windmills Not Enough
Milford, Connecticut is falling short of its goal of getting 20 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2010, ...

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Portugal Points The Way For Renewable Energy Adoption

Portugal Points The Way For Renewable Energy Adoption

As the world reels at the high price of fossil fuels, business and governments are increasingly casting about for renewable energy models.  ... continue »

Raw Sourcing: Glass, Plastic or Aluminum?
Environmental Supply Chain Planning – Expanding Accountability
Green Communications: 3 Strategies For Getting Past The Crunch
Beyond Tele-Conferencing: How the IT Sector Can Become a Legitimate Climate Solutions Provider
Automakers Fall Behind On EU CO2 Targets

Automakers Fall Behind On EU CO2 Targets

According to a new study by European Federation for Transport and Environment, car makers are not doing enough to meet the ...

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Shippers Make Changes To Counter Higher Fuel Prices
California Businesses Campaign Against AB32
IBM Study: All Vehicles Hybrid By 2020
Organic to Go CEO Discusses Green Economy

Organic to Go CEO Discusses Green Economy

Organic to Go CEO Jason Brown talks about the rise of green-collar jobs in the U.S. and how's he's been able to ...

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Pitney Bowes On Design Of Eco-Friendly Products
“Virtual Water” Content Of Products Measured
Tour Of Cline Cellars’ Solar Power System
The Bottom Line

Marketing

Wal-Mart Canada Stores to Cut Energy Use 30%

Body Shop Shares Green Product Stories

Pitney Bowes On Design Of Eco-Friendly Products

Emissions

World Bank: CDM Slow and Expensive

12 States Sue EPA Over Refinery Emissions

iLinc Receives Green Excellence Award

Hi-Tech

Uptime CEO: Low PUE Numbers ‘Scientifically Meaningless’

Environmental Supply Chain Planning – Expanding Accountability

Fairchild Semiconductor Expands ‘Green’ Effort with Global Team

Efficiency

Microsoft Recycling Program Halves Redmond HQ’s Waste

DiGi Aims to Cut CO2 Emissions By Almost 50%

Ameren Taps Lockheed Martin To Spearhead Efficiency Programs

Manufacturing

Borealis and Uponor Study Water Footprint Of Plastics Industry

“Virtual Water” Content Of Products Measured

GM Powertrain Plant Adds Solar

Carbon Offsets/RECs

Constellation NewEnergy Supplies US Open With RECs

ConAgra Buys RECs, Joins Climate Leaders

CCX Trades RGGI Contracts

CSR Reports

Coke Rolled Out ‘Green’ Coolers At Olympics

IBM Launches Eco Data Center in Second Life

Most Companies Skip Getting CSR Reports Assured

Major Players

Vestas Launches $100 Million Consumer Ad Campaign

Samsung Criticized for Lack of Recycling Programs

Ford Researchers Create 40% Soy-Based Foam

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