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/european-paper-industry-cuts-co2-emissions-by-42-since-1990/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/european-paper-industry-cuts-co2-emissions-by-42-since-1990/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:23:31 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27692 The European paper industry has reduced CO2 emissions per ton of paper produced by 42 percent since 1990, according to the Confederation of European Paper Industries’ (CEPI) fourth Sustainability Report (PDF). The paper industry was the only industrial sector to reduce emissions under the EU Emissions Trading System in 2008 compared to 2007, according to CEPI. [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/european-paper-industry-cuts-co2-emissions-by-42-since-1990/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/volvo-mack-engines-first-to-meet-2010-epa-emissions-standards/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/volvo-mack-engines-first-to-meet-2010-epa-emissions-standards/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:56:30 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27639 With heavy truck engines facing a 2010 deadline for new emissions standards from EPA and the California Air Resources Board, engines from Volvo and Mack claim to be the first to meet both certifications. Heavy duty 11- and 13-liter diesel engines from Volvo and Mack recently passed emissions tests that show them to be compliant with [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/volvo-mack-engines-first-to-meet-2010-epa-emissions-standards/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/around-the-web-nike-google-nissan-bushs-green-library-wwf/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/around-the-web-nike-google-nissan-bushs-green-library-wwf/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:02:10 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27653 Today’s news from around the Web. Google Says It Doesn’t Want to Be a Utility NY Times How Much of China’s Emissions Mess Is Really Ours? WSJ Benchmarking Tool Aims to Help Semiconductor Facilities Improve Energy Efficiency IndustryWeek Plans for the Green George W. Bush Presidential Center Released inhabitat Nissan chief: Electric car adoption to be gradual AP How Nike Considered Uses Innovation and Collaboration [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/around-the-web-nike-google-nissan-bushs-green-library-wwf/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/av-equipment-gets-new-energy-star-requirements/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/av-equipment-gets-new-energy-star-requirements/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:00:40 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27520 Audio/video products such as home theaters, DVD players and docking stations, among others, will face more stringent energy efficiency requirements to qualify for the EPA’s Energy Star label. Version 2.0 of the EPA’s A/V Energy Star requirements are effective immediately. For products previously or currently carrying the label, the new requirements will be effective July 30, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/av-equipment-gets-new-energy-star-requirements/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/by-scaling-back-catalogs-jc-penney-to-save-30-on-paper/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/by-scaling-back-catalogs-jc-penney-to-save-30-on-paper/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:12:43 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27571 J.C. Penney will cease publishing its twice-annual Big Book catalogs, instead focusing on its Christmas catalog and other niche catalogs. The move will save the retailer 25-30 percent in paper use, according to published reports. The company is not acting solely to save paper. Rather, consumers shopping on the Internet has made the giant, 1,000-page catalogs [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/by-scaling-back-catalogs-jc-penney-to-save-30-on-paper/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/around-the-web-starbucks-ecofactor-ups-brownfields-eco-labels/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/around-the-web-starbucks-ecofactor-ups-brownfields-eco-labels/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:02:56 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27554 Today’s news from around the Web. Spin Meter: Feds buy green cars, auction rejects AP Secret Starbucks Unveiled Behind Green Curtain Seattle PI The Green Supply Chain MarketWatch Can You Have Prosperity Without Growth? NY Times Cleantech Open Winner Revealed! EcoFactor Takes the Grand Prize Earth2Tech EU’s eco-labeling scheme to tackle more products Reuters Brownfield cleanups in New Orleans set example for nation, EPA leader says NOLA UPS Gets Energy [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/around-the-web-starbucks-ecofactor-ups-brownfields-eco-labels/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/intel-eyes-wind-electric-cars/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/intel-eyes-wind-electric-cars/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:25:57 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27503 Seeing a fit for its processing prowess in emerging industries, Intel is considering getting into wind forecasting and even information management for electric cars. While Intel already sells microprocessors to wind turbine makers, John Skinner, Intel’s Director of Marketing for its Eco-Technology division, said there are good opportunities for moving into forecasting when, where and how [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/intel-eyes-wind-electric-cars/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/corporate-jetsetters-can-be-carbon-offsetters/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/corporate-jetsetters-can-be-carbon-offsetters/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:21:58 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27478 A new program from InJet, which offers private corporate jet services, will allow companies and individuals to offset the emissions of their flights. The InJet Green program, which is supported by TerraPass, allows customers to choose from different models of carbon offsetting, depending on the size of jet chosen. The company often sells its services in 25-hour [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/corporate-jetsetters-can-be-carbon-offsetters/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/around-the-web-health-care-energy-shell-nbc/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/around-the-web-health-care-energy-shell-nbc/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:01:18 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27476 Today’s news from around the Web: Will the Health Care Bill Hurt Renewable Energy? BusinessWeek Shell pushes for unfettered carbon trading markets Houston Chronicle Making commercial buildings greener, environmentally friendly Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Mapping a floating swath of plastic waste CNN Obama: Rally the world for climate deal next month AP Japan steelmakers buy less CO2 offsets than thought Reuters Paying Extra for Green Power, and Getting [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/around-the-web-health-care-energy-shell-nbc/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/17/modular-liquid-cooled-server-cuts-cooling-costs-93/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/17/modular-liquid-cooled-server-cuts-cooling-costs-93/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:17:56 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27398 A new computer server from Iceotope has modular liquid-cooled components which the company says can help cut a data center’s cooling costs by 93 percent. The product is geared toward companies that want to upgrade existing, traditional air-cooled data centers, which Iceotope says can consume 30 percent or more of a data center’s electricity costs, according [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/17/modular-liquid-cooled-server-cuts-cooling-costs-93/feed/ 0