Archive for 2009
Green Business 2009 – Environmental Leader’s Most Popular Stories
It’s a good time to look back at the green business issues and news items popular with energy and environmental executives. Here are Environmental Leader’s top ...
From NYC to Paris, LEDs Play Big Role in New Year’s Festivities
From New York City to Paris, cities are planning to ring in the New Year using energy efficient LED lighting.
In New York City, the Times Square ...
Quebec Adopts California’s Auto Emissions Regs
Quebec is the first province in Canada to adopt California's tough auto emissions standards, which will reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from cars and light trucks ...
As Colleges Add Green Majors and Minors, Classes Fill Up
Classes are filling up as fast as colleges can add new major and minors in green programs, as students demand the courses and employers wanted trained ...
France Rejects Carbon Tax
Two days before going into effect, France's Constitutional Council rejected a tax on carbon emissions because of too many exemptions for major industrial polluters, reports the ...
Survey Reveals Ethical Sales Tripled over Decade in UK
Consumer spending on "ethical" products ranging from Fairtrade goods to "green" products for the home has almost tripled in the UK in the past decade, according ...
Wal-Mart’s $11M Profit From Oregon’s Renewable Energy Loophole Spurs Critics
Critics of Oregon's generous renewable energy incentives are pointing to how corporate giants are profiting at the expense of taxpayers.
For instance, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ...
Jan. 1 Emissions Reporting Deadline Draws Pundits Out of Wordwork
With large emitters scheduled to begin collecting their emissions data Jan. 1, companies are gearing up to ensure their compliance. But that hasn't stopped critics from ...
Manufacture for Green and Sustainable Design (Part II)
Last time we presented the concept of green design and manufacturing incorporating all the stages of the product from extraction of materials through ...
Nation’s First On-site Wind Turbine at General Aviation Facility Installed
The General Aviation Facility at Vermont's Burlington International Airport is the first such facility in the U.S. to have installed an on-site wind turbine, according to ...
EV Truck Makers Expect Boost from Federal Mandates, Incentives
Driven by growing demand by large and small corporations and government agencies looking to reduce CO2 emissions and pollution, and boosted by government loans and tax ...
Roundup: Iggesund, MIT Reactor, Enel, LEDs, The Decade
Iggesund to manufacture its Invercote without fossil carbon emissions
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Potent fuel at MIT reactor makes for uneasy politics
Boston ...
Saul Griffith Taps Wind Energy with Kites
In this brief talk from TED that was filmed back in ...
College Facilities Make the Green Grade
Several colleges including Bellevue College and Hamilton College have earned the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. Cornell University also ...
South Jersey Industries Adds Solar at 2 Sites
South Jersey Industries has added more than 700 kilowatts worth of solar generating capacity at two of its facilities.
The utility has put a ...
Haworth Progresses Toward Zero-landfill Waste Status
The 10 U.S. manufacturing facilities of furniture-maker Haworth Inc. have achieved zero-landfill status, meaning that all waste is reused or recycled.
The Holland, Mich.-based company's U.S. ...
EPA Toughens Transboundary Hazardous Waste Shipment Regs
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has toughened its regulations for the shipping of hazardous waste - including e-waste - for recycling between the United ...
Hospitals Invest in Energy-Efficiency Upgrades
Hospitals are receiving much needed energy-efficiency upgrades thanks in part to special funding and grants designed to defray some of the costs. These upgrades can also lead to ...
EPA Launches Vehicle Emissions Simulator
Companies and state agencies have another tool to help estimate and analyze emissions from their trucking fleets, cars and other mobile emissions sources now ...
Verizon Ops Center Gets LEED, Energy Star Status
Verizon's 1.4 million square-foot operations center in Basking Ridge, N.J., has earned the LEED Silver designation, as well as Energy Star status.
The building, which ...
Texas Instruments Sustainability Report: Normalized Emissions Jump 23%
