http://www.environmentalleader.com The Executive's Daily Green Briefing Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:16:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/ontario-may-follow-californias-lead-on-tv-energy-efficiency/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/ontario-may-follow-californias-lead-on-tv-energy-efficiency/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:16:32 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27730 Following California’s decision earlier this week to require elevated energy efficiency standards for TVs, the Canadian province of Ontario is considering a similar move. On Nov. 18, California became the first state in the country to institute its own standards on energy efficiency of televisions sold within its borders. New TVs sold there must show reduced [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/ontario-may-follow-californias-lead-on-tv-energy-efficiency/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/epa-is-one-step-closer-to-new-ship-emissions-standards/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/epa-is-one-step-closer-to-new-ship-emissions-standards/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:26:17 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27712 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) delivered draft rules for new engine and fuel standards for the largest ocean-bound ships to the White House for review, reports the New York Times. The draft rule (PDF) requires vessels with large diesel engines to significantly cut their nitrogen-oxide and sulfur-dioxide emissions, reports the New York Times. Short-term standards [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/epa-is-one-step-closer-to-new-ship-emissions-standards/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/california-citys-green-building-ordinance-applies-to-commercial-buildings/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/california-citys-green-building-ordinance-applies-to-commercial-buildings/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:36:34 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27665 New commercial buildings in San Mateo, Calif., will have to be constructed to minimum environmental standards now that a previously voluntary green building ordinance has become mandatory. The new standards take effect Jan. 1, reports the San Jose Mercury News. They had been voluntary for more than a year. The law requires a minimum number of so-called [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/california-citys-green-building-ordinance-applies-to-commercial-buildings/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/canada-delays-ghg-emissions-regs-russia-ups-emissions-cuts/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/canada-delays-ghg-emissions-regs-russia-ups-emissions-cuts/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:01:49 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27594 Add Canada to a growing list of countries that want to wait until a global climate deal is struck and the United States decides how it will regulate emissions before they regulate their own greenhouse gas emissions. Earlier this week, New Zealand made a similar announcement. There also appears to be some widespread discussion over [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/canada-delays-ghg-emissions-regs-russia-ups-emissions-cuts/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/trade-group-on-epa-chemical-regs-if-everything-is-a-priority-then-nothing-is-a-priority/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/trade-group-on-epa-chemical-regs-if-everything-is-a-priority-then-nothing-is-a-priority/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:21:47 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27528 As the U.S. House of Representatives considers how far the EPA should go in regulating chemicals used in everyday products, trade groups are cautioning against over-regulation. The Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection took comments on the EPA’s proposed overhaul the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), which governs the country’s chemicals policies. EPA Administrator [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/trade-group-on-epa-chemical-regs-if-everything-is-a-priority-then-nothing-is-a-priority/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/u-s-china-partner-on-renewable-energy-energy-efficiency/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/u-s-china-partner-on-renewable-energy-energy-efficiency/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:39:17 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27527 President Barack Obama and China’s President Hu Jintao have agreed to a wide ranging package of programs and initiatives (seven in total) to strengthen the two countries’ cooperation on renewable energy and energy efficiency. One key program establishes a U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center, supported by $150 million in public and private funds over the [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/u-s-china-partner-on-renewable-energy-energy-efficiency/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/uk-to-ease-rules-for-on-site-renewable-energy-installations/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/uk-to-ease-rules-for-on-site-renewable-energy-installations/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:38:01 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27492 Aimed at helping cut carbon emissions, the UK has proposed new planning rules that will allow home owners, offices, schools, stadiums and railway stations to install solar panels without planning permissions, reports the Telegraph. Councils will also be able to install charging stations for electric cars in public parking lots without filling out forms, according [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/uk-to-ease-rules-for-on-site-renewable-energy-installations/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/epa-may-regulate-sulfur-dioxide-emissions-on-hourly-basis/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/epa-may-regulate-sulfur-dioxide-emissions-on-hourly-basis/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:29:57 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27458 Manufacturers and utilities that emit sulfur dioxide may soon fall under tighter regulation, as the Environmental Protection Agency has proposed new rules that set hourly requirements on emissions, the Wall Street Journal reports. Currently, emissions standards are based on annualized or 24-hour averages and do not take into account the sort of short-term peaks that often [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/epa-may-regulate-sulfur-dioxide-emissions-on-hourly-basis/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/17/mafia-tied-to-wind-fraud-in-italy/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/17/mafia-tied-to-wind-fraud-in-italy/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:11:15 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27403 Italian finance police have arrested two prominent businessmen — including one with ties to a former investor in the Cape Wind project in Nantucket — in the wind energy sector on charges of fraud. Arrested were Oreste Vigorito, head of the IVPC energy company and president of Italy’s National Association of Wind Energy, and Vito [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/17/mafia-tied-to-wind-fraud-in-italy/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/17/around-the-web-net-impact-sustainable-packaging-ge-frontier-oil/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/17/around-the-web-net-impact-sustainable-packaging-ge-frontier-oil/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:02:41 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27391 Debate arises on sustainable packaging The Packer Business Leaders Converge At C.U. for Net Impact 2009 Cornell Daily Sun Frontier Oil plans to fight EPA penalty Wyoming Tribune Eagle If EPA’s Air Chief Loves a Brawl, She’s Come to the Right Place NY Times U.S. Senators unveil bill to double nuclear power Reuters Oil Production is Reaching its Limit: The Basics of What [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/17/around-the-web-net-impact-sustainable-packaging-ge-frontier-oil/feed/ 0