http://www.environmentalleader.com The Executive's Daily Green Briefing Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:47:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/obama-may-set-provisional-ghg-reduction-targets-at-copenhagen/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/obama-may-set-provisional-ghg-reduction-targets-at-copenhagen/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:47:10 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27773 The Obama Administration will likely sign a provisional target for cutting its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at the Copenhagen climate talks in December, reports the Guardian’s Observer. Todd Stern, the state department climate change envoy, said in the article that the provisional target would reduce GHG emissions by 14 to 20 percent by 2020, compared to [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/obama-may-set-provisional-ghg-reduction-targets-at-copenhagen/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/climate-scientists-alleged-to-have-manipulated-data/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/climate-scientists-alleged-to-have-manipulated-data/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:42:15 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27748 Thousands of sensitive documents and emails including some climate change docs dating back a decade ago that indicate scientists may be overstating the case for global warming by manipulating data were stolen from Britain’s Hadley Climate Research Unit by Russian hackers, according to many news reports and blogs. The release of 1,000 emails and 3,000 documents [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/climate-scientists-alleged-to-have-manipulated-data/feed/ 11 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/wind-power-investments-grow-in-north-america/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/wind-power-investments-grow-in-north-america/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:35:36 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27764 Wind energy projects are starting to take-off in North America based on several drivers including federal government incentives, angel funding and financial partnerships. Through its Texas subsidiary Horizon Wind Energy, the giant Portuguese company EDP Renewables plans to almost triple its U.S. projects to $4 billion worth of new wind energy projects through 2012, thanks to [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/wind-power-investments-grow-in-north-america/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/sanyo-selling-solar-eco-homes/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/sanyo-selling-solar-eco-homes/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:33:13 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27767 In Japan, electronics maker Sanyo is selling all-electric homes that have solar panels and lithium-ion batteries to provide backup power. Sanyo Homes Co., a subsidiary of Sanyo, is selling pre-fabricated homes with 3.78 kilowatt solar power system, along with a 1.57 kilowatt battery system to provide power at night or on cloudy and rainy days, according [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/sanyo-selling-solar-eco-homes/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/wwf-wri-make-last-minute-pitches-on-climate-change/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/wwf-wri-make-last-minute-pitches-on-climate-change/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:33:01 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27758 As the clock ticks down to the Copenhagen talks, two prominent environmental advocacy groups are making their final pitches to encourage world leaders to adopt a climate deal. The World Wildlife Federation, along with Allianz, has issued an interactive online application that reveals “tipping points” on climate change, while the World Resources Institute has issued a [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/wwf-wri-make-last-minute-pitches-on-climate-change/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/ch2m-hill-cuts-paper-use-by-21-from-2006-to-2008/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/ch2m-hill-cuts-paper-use-by-21-from-2006-to-2008/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:11:20 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27742 CH2M HILL, a global consulting, design, construction, and operations firm, has decreased per employee paper usage 21 percent between 2006 and 2008 and increased electronic waste recycling by almost 4 percent in 2008, according to the company’s 2009 Sustainability Report (PDF). Here are some highlights of the company’s environmental performance activities. Recycling is a top priority companywide: [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/ch2m-hill-cuts-paper-use-by-21-from-2006-to-2008/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/kraft-rolls-up-50m-miles-saved-through-transportation-efficiency/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/kraft-rolls-up-50m-miles-saved-through-transportation-efficiency/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:06:56 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27746 Since 2005, Kraft has saved more than 50 million miles in its transportation and distribution processes globally. The savings came from a variety of initiatives, according to a press release. By shifting to barge shipments of wheat to its Toledo, Ohio, flour Mill, Kraft knocked out 10,000 truck shipments and reduced 2,000 tons of CO2 emissions, while [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/kraft-rolls-up-50m-miles-saved-through-transportation-efficiency/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/construction-firm-adding-wind-solar-to-demonstrate-possibilities-to-customers/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/construction-firm-adding-wind-solar-to-demonstrate-possibilities-to-customers/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:57:43 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27704 A.L. Huber, an Overland Park, Ks.-based construction company, has added a 5 kilowatt wind turbine to demonstrate the feasibility of such projects to customers. In the project, A.L. Huber has partnered with architectural firm Burns & McDonnell. The project is dubbed REDI – an acronym for Renewable Energy Demonstration Initiative. Phase I of the project, which was [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/construction-firm-adding-wind-solar-to-demonstrate-possibilities-to-customers/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/retrofitted-exit-signs-can-save-up-to-90-in-energy-costs/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/retrofitted-exit-signs-can-save-up-to-90-in-energy-costs/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:04:21 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27670 Because illuminated exit signs shine 24/7 and are required by law in commercial facilities, they are one of the first areas that a company should consider for a lighting retrofit. Exit signs using LEDs can save up to 90 percent in energy costs, according to BigNews. Older exit signs require frequent maintenance because the incandescent bulbs burn [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/retrofitted-exit-signs-can-save-up-to-90-in-energy-costs/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/electronics-boom-e-cycling-lags/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/electronics-boom-e-cycling-lags/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:10:59 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27695 How many people around the world own a cell phone today? About 4 billion cell phones are in the pockets of men and women around the world – half of the global population. According to the Pew Internet & American Life project, cell phone ownership among U.S. adults rose almost 10 percent in just one year [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/23/electronics-boom-e-cycling-lags/feed/ 0