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/2009/11/19/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/2009/11/04/doe-awards-155m-to-make-industrial-sector-more-energy-efficient/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/04/doe-awards-155m-to-make-industrial-sector-more-energy-efficient/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:27:16 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26699 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding more than $155 million in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for 41 industrial energy-efficiency projects across the country. These awards include funding for industrial combined heat and power systems, district energy systems for industrial facilities, and grants to support technical and financial assistance to [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/04/doe-awards-155m-to-make-industrial-sector-more-energy-efficient/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/30/doe-awards-338m-for-geothermal-rd/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/30/doe-awards-338m-for-geothermal-rd/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:48:16 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26467 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $338 million in Recovery Act funding for geothermal research and development. The grants were awarded to 123 projects in 39 states, across private industry, academic institutions, tribal entities, local governments, and DOE’s national laboratories. The grants will be matched more than one-for-one with an additional $353 million [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/30/doe-awards-338m-for-geothermal-rd/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/27/federal-grants-to-spur-clean-tech-smart-grid-innovations/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/27/federal-grants-to-spur-clean-tech-smart-grid-innovations/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:37:55 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26248 The Obama Administration has released billions of dollars under the federal stimulus act to drive technological innovation in the areas of clean technologies and smart-grid networks. The head of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the first federal grants for high-risk, high-reward clean-tech ventures including innovative technologies such as using bacteria to create gasoline, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/27/federal-grants-to-spur-clean-tech-smart-grid-innovations/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/27/tx-ny-and-md-schools-top-epas-green-power-schools-ranking/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/27/tx-ny-and-md-schools-top-epas-green-power-schools-ranking/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:05:36 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26200 Schools in New York, Texas and Maryland top the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s inaugural ranking of the top 20 primary and secondary schools nationwide that use the most power from renewable energy sources. The top EPA Green Power Partner schools are buying nearly 113 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of renewable energy annually, equivalent to carbon dioxide [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/27/tx-ny-and-md-schools-top-epas-green-power-schools-ranking/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/16/council-on-foreign-relations-goes-leed/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/16/council-on-foreign-relations-goes-leed/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:43:14 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=24086 The Council on Foreign Relations‘ new building in Washington, D.C., took extra steps to attain LEED Gold status by the U.S. Green Building Council. The headquarters is actually the melding together of two existing buildings that were renovated to LEED standards. The first is an 1871 Victorian-style townhouse, the second a modern concrete and glass building [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/16/council-on-foreign-relations-goes-leed/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/14/vsp-vision-care-hq-cuts-energy-use-27/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/14/vsp-vision-care-hq-cuts-energy-use-27/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:59:40 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=23730 All four buildings on VSP Vision Care’s Rancho Cordova, Calif., campus have earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star for superior energy efficiency. Three of the four buildings rated in the high 80th percentile and HQ1, VSP’s LEED-EB (existing building) platinum certified building, increased two percent from its certification a year ago now ranking in [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/14/vsp-vision-care-hq-cuts-energy-use-27/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/09/colleges-get-sustainability-report-card/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/09/colleges-get-sustainability-report-card/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:58:27 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=23364 The Sustainable Endowments Institute has released its 2010 College Sustainability Report Card comparing 322 schools across the U.S. on how “green” they are, reports College News. Key findings show that 56 percent of colleges earned higher grades that they have in previous reports, while only 13 percent declined slightly in their green performance, according to [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/09/colleges-get-sustainability-report-card/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/08/ibm-intel-hsbc-unilever-xerox-top-covalence-ethical-rankings/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/08/ibm-intel-hsbc-unilever-xerox-top-covalence-ethical-rankings/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:08:57 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=23346 IBM garnered the top spot in Covalence’s ethical ranking of multinational companies. The ranking looks at 541 companies across 18 sectors. This year, Covalence added two sectors. American Express topped the financial services sector, while Clear Channel Communications led the media sector, according to a press release. The rankings look at companies’ eco-innovative products and social sponsorships, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/08/ibm-intel-hsbc-unilever-xerox-top-covalence-ethical-rankings/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/08/paper-cardboard-packagers-launch-responsible-package-initiative/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/08/paper-cardboard-packagers-launch-responsible-package-initiative/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:21:07 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=23330 Fiber-based packaging firms are attempting to highlight sustainable aspects of their products via a new campaign, The Responsible Package. Meanwhile, a toy company has been honored for its corrugated box packaging. The Responsible Package campaign is being funded by the Paperboard Packaging Alliance and the Corrugated Packaging Alliance. The two hope to raise awareness about sustainable paper-based [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/08/paper-cardboard-packagers-launch-responsible-package-initiative/feed/ 0