http://www.environmentalleader.com Environmental Leader Fri, 25 May 2012 17:41:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/30/gamma-light-tech-cuts-ships-fuel-emissions-by-75-percent/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/30/gamma-light-tech-cuts-ships-fuel-emissions-by-75-percent/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:35:28 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75376 Engineers with Gamma Light & Heavy Industries have developed a propulsion system that can maneuver a ship using 75 percent less fuel than conventional propeller-based technology without losing performance, the company reports. A certified tank test by Lloyd’s Register confirmed that The Gamma Propulsion System is at least four times more efficient than current technology used [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/30/gamma-light-tech-cuts-ships-fuel-emissions-by-75-percent/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/23/cargill-mcdonald%e2%80%99s-others-form-global-roundtable-for-sustainable-beef-npo/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/23/cargill-mcdonald%e2%80%99s-others-form-global-roundtable-for-sustainable-beef-npo/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:36:56 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=70529 The 17 founding member of the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef have formed an independent, non-profit organization to continue with their goal to realize environmental and industry-related improvements across the global beef industry, the group said. The founding members are representatives from industry, non-profit organizations, associations, academia and think tanks including Cargill, McDonald’s, Merck Animal [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/23/cargill-mcdonald%e2%80%99s-others-form-global-roundtable-for-sustainable-beef-npo/feed/ 3 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/01/woolworths-cuts-co2-intensity-8-as-carbon-tax-looms/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/01/woolworths-cuts-co2-intensity-8-as-carbon-tax-looms/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:03:50 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=65995 Woolworths Limited achieved a carbon intensity of 881 tons of CO2e per $m EBIT in 2011, eight percent below the 2010 level of 956 tons per $m, according to the Australian mega-retailer’s latest corporate responsibility report. For 2011, Woolworths’ total carbon emissions in Australia and New Zealand were 4.09 Mt, the same as 2011, while [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/01/woolworths-cuts-co2-intensity-8-as-carbon-tax-looms/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/09/policy-enforcement-briefing-new-source-co2-standards-gulf-drilling-romney-energy-plan/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/09/policy-enforcement-briefing-new-source-co2-standards-gulf-drilling-romney-energy-plan/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:19:27 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=64913 The EPA said Tuesday that it will write carbon dioxide emissions standards for new power plants for the first time, The Los Angeles Times reported. The new rule, the “Greenhouse Gas New Source Performance Standard for Electric Utility Steam Generating Units,” follows the Supreme Court’s landmark 2007 ruling which said the agency had the authority [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/09/policy-enforcement-briefing-new-source-co2-standards-gulf-drilling-romney-energy-plan/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/08/australia-passes-carbon-tax/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/08/australia-passes-carbon-tax/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:39:30 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=64871 Australia has passed a carbon tax, making it the second major economy after the EU to put a cap on carbon. The legislation sets a fixed carbon tax of A$23 (US$23.7) a ton on the country’s 500 biggest polluters, starting in July 2012. The program then shifts into an emissions trading scheme from July 2015, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/08/australia-passes-carbon-tax/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/10/12/policy-enforcement-briefing-china-gas-tax-epa-lawsuits-california-reclycling-law/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/10/12/policy-enforcement-briefing-china-gas-tax-epa-lawsuits-california-reclycling-law/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:16:32 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=63418 China will impose a nationwide value-based sales tax on oil and natural gas beginning next month, Bloomberg reported. The country’s Ministry of Finance said the natural resources tax will be 5 to 10 percent of sales and will be assessed on both domestic producers and joint ventures with overseas companies. Two dozen more power companies, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/10/12/policy-enforcement-briefing-china-gas-tax-epa-lawsuits-california-reclycling-law/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/10/07/policy-enforcement-briefing-new-house-bills-eu-airline-lawsuit-mountaintop-removal/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/10/07/policy-enforcement-briefing-new-house-bills-eu-airline-lawsuit-mountaintop-removal/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 11:24:32 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=63162 The House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday to block the EPA’s proposed rule to reduce emissions from large cement manufacturing plants, The New York Times reported.  The bill passed 262-161, with 25 Democrats and all but two Republicans voting in favor. Later on Thursday, the House also voted for a companion measure to [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/10/07/policy-enforcement-briefing-new-house-bills-eu-airline-lawsuit-mountaintop-removal/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/09/28/earthcheck-names-tourism-star-performers/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/09/28/earthcheck-names-tourism-star-performers/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 06:48:44 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=62505 Hotels under the Novotel, Radisson and InterContinental banners have been named as examples of best practice in an assessment of the travel and tourism industry by green certification body EarthCheck. Novotel’s Beijing Xinqiao (pictured) and its Valencia Palacio de Congresos in Mexico, Radisson on Flagstaff Gardens in Austrailia and the InterContinental Singapore were all named [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/09/28/earthcheck-names-tourism-star-performers/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/09/13/umow-lais-director-of-sustainability-discusses-aussie-carbon-tax/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/09/13/umow-lais-director-of-sustainability-discusses-aussie-carbon-tax/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:10:32 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=61217 With the introduction of the carbon tax fueling intense debate about sustainability across Australia’s economy, Straight Talk sat down with Umow Lai’s Director of Sustainability, Shane Esmore, to talk about its possible impacts and where Australia is headed in terms of sustainable development.]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/09/13/umow-lais-director-of-sustainability-discusses-aussie-carbon-tax/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/09/06/deutsche-lowers-eu-carbon-price-forecast/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/09/06/deutsche-lowers-eu-carbon-price-forecast/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:14:17 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=61253 Deutsche Bank has downgraded its year-end forecast for the price of carbon in Europe’s emission trading program. The bank has lowered its year-end 2011 forecast to €12/t from €17/t, as it expects the market will take some time to recover from volatility resulting from concerns about Europe’s sovereign debt. Deutsche has also lowered its predicted [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/09/06/deutsche-lowers-eu-carbon-price-forecast/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/07/11/australia-to-tax-carbon-emitters-at-25-a-ton/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/07/11/australia-to-tax-carbon-emitters-at-25-a-ton/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:10:56 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=57882 Australia will set its carbon price at A$23 (US$24.70) per ton under carbon tax plans unveiled on Sunday. Outlining a package of measures to tackle climate change, prime minister Julia Gillard said the carbon tax will be a fixed-price mechanism starting on July 1, 2012. The carbon price will rise by 2.5 percent a year [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/07/11/australia-to-tax-carbon-emitters-at-25-a-ton/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/06/10/australia-considers-killing-camels-for-carbon-credits/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/06/10/australia-considers-killing-camels-for-carbon-credits/#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2011 06:20:27 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=56039 Under Australia’s Carbon Farming Initiative, a plan to help combat emissions that was recently submitted to parliament, Adelaide-based company Northwest Carbon has suggested the nation solve its feral camel crisis by allowing companies and individuals to receive carbon credits for shooting camels by helicopter or truck, or herding them and taking them to slaughterhouses, Time [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/06/10/australia-considers-killing-camels-for-carbon-credits/feed/ 34 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/06/03/led-cfl-briefing-pseg-kimball-jo-ann-fabrics/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/06/03/led-cfl-briefing-pseg-kimball-jo-ann-fabrics/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:51:55 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=55545 Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores has retrofitted the 777,350 square foot parking lot at its Hudson, Ohio, headquarters and store with GE Lighting’s Evolve LED Series Area Lights. The new system is achieving energy savings of 80 percent, and it is projected to reduce Jo-Ann’s annual power use by 200,000 kWh, the company reports. The [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/06/03/led-cfl-briefing-pseg-kimball-jo-ann-fabrics/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/05/23/policy-regulatory-briefing-calif-cap-and-trade-nuclear-delays-logging-ban/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/05/23/policy-regulatory-briefing-calif-cap-and-trade-nuclear-delays-logging-ban/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 17:00:20 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=54441 A state superior court judge ruled on Friday that California must halt plans for a cap-and-trade system until regulators can consider alternatives to emissions trading, the New York Times reports. Judge Ernest Goldsmith said the California Air Resources Board should “take no action” to start up cap-and-trade until it completes the analysis. The decision follows [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/05/23/policy-regulatory-briefing-calif-cap-and-trade-nuclear-delays-logging-ban/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/04/19/aussie-sustainability-spend-to-hit-3bn/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/04/19/aussie-sustainability-spend-to-hit-3bn/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:26:32 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=52824 The Australian sustainable business market is poised to grow to AU$2.9 billion (US$3.1 billion) in 2014, dependent on the outcome of the country’s hotly debated carbon tax, analyst firm Verdantix has projected. A Verdantix study predicts that the market will increase at a 13 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from AU$1.6 billion in 2010. [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/04/19/aussie-sustainability-spend-to-hit-3bn/feed/ 0