http://www.environmentalleader.com Environmental Leader Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:49:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/27/policy-enforcement-briefing-manufacturing-tax-credit-natural-gas-drilling-ener1-chapter-11-tier-3-emissions/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/27/policy-enforcement-briefing-manufacturing-tax-credit-natural-gas-drilling-ener1-chapter-11-tier-3-emissions/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:25:25 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69028 The White House has released more details about the manufacturing efficiency incentives that President Obama announced in his State of the Union address Thursday. The proposed $5 billion in incentives aren’t new, but – if passed by Congress – are an extension to the Recovery Act’s Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit awarding a 30 percent rebate on qualified [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/27/policy-enforcement-briefing-manufacturing-tax-credit-natural-gas-drilling-ener1-chapter-11-tier-3-emissions/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/14/revend-launches-light-bulb-recycling-vending-machine/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/14/revend-launches-light-bulb-recycling-vending-machine/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:14:55 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=66769 U.K. corporation Revend Recycling Limited has launched a “reverse vending” recycling machine for the collection and recycling of domestic light bulbs and batteries. Ikea will be placing the units in some of its European stores. The machine, called the Revend, has the option of giving out -or “reverse vending” – discount vouchers or other rewards [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/14/revend-launches-light-bulb-recycling-vending-machine/feed/ 6 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/12/policy-enforcement-briefing-keystone-xl-wyoming-aquifer-alaska-energy-authority-epa-enforcement-2011/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/12/policy-enforcement-briefing-keystone-xl-wyoming-aquifer-alaska-energy-authority-epa-enforcement-2011/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:03:06 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=66553 Republicans expressed confidence that Congress will reach an agreement that extends the payroll tax cut, now in the Senate. The House bill contains a measure to expedite a TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone XL pipeline – which President Obama said that he does not support – as well as a requirement to delay the EPA’s new pollution [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/12/policy-enforcement-briefing-keystone-xl-wyoming-aquifer-alaska-energy-authority-epa-enforcement-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/08/standards-compliance-briefing-green-building-initiative-leed-gri-international-maritime-organization/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/08/standards-compliance-briefing-green-building-initiative-leed-gri-international-maritime-organization/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:00:24 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=66397 The Green Building Initiative released its Guiding Principles Compliance certification program for existing buildings – a tool designed to help federal agencies comply with sustainability requirements in federally owned or leased buildings. A 2009 executive order says that by 2015, 15 percent of federal buildings 5,000 square feet or larger must incorporate sustainable practices. The Department of [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/08/standards-compliance-briefing-green-building-initiative-leed-gri-international-maritime-organization/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/23/policy-enforcement-briefing-more-epa-delays-solar-trade-dispute-chevron-fined/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/23/policy-enforcement-briefing-more-epa-delays-solar-trade-dispute-chevron-fined/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:21:23 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=65702 The EPA said it will delay proposing the country’s first-ever greenhouse gas limits on oil refineries, the latest setback for the agency that has struggled to fulfill its ambitious clean air agenda, Reuters reported. The EPA had been required to propose the rules by mid-December as part of a court settlement, but will now ask [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/23/policy-enforcement-briefing-more-epa-delays-solar-trade-dispute-chevron-fined/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/14/policy-enforcement-briefing-anwr-drilling-push-canada-reacts-ev-fire-probe/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/14/policy-enforcement-briefing-anwr-drilling-push-canada-reacts-ev-fire-probe/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:32:55 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=65136 A jobs-related proposal from House Republicans to support new infrastructure spending is dominating by a plan to massively expand offshore oil and gas leasing and open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling, The Hill reported. The proposal was announced days after President Obama unveiled a five-year offshore drilling plan that slow walks new [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/14/policy-enforcement-briefing-anwr-drilling-push-canada-reacts-ev-fire-probe/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/10/04/led-lighting-sees-improvements-with-the-addition-of-hybrid-capacitors/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/10/04/led-lighting-sees-improvements-with-the-addition-of-hybrid-capacitors/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:37:44 +0000 Chad Hall http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=62922 An influx of devices containing light emitting diodes, or LEDs, provides a greater opportunity for efficient and long-lasting technology in the solid-state lighting industry.  Applications include off-grid street signage, medical devices, garden lighting and vehicles. With a brighter output, longer life, lower consumption of power and little to no required maintenance, LEDs are a much-improved [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/10/04/led-lighting-sees-improvements-with-the-addition-of-hybrid-capacitors/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/09/28/ultralife-announces-genset-eliminator-mobile-battery/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/09/28/ultralife-announces-genset-eliminator-mobile-battery/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:22:53 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=62519 Ultralife Corporation has launched the GenSet Eliminator, a storage and power system for defense and commercial applications that is designed to reduce fuel consumption and maintenance costs by 25-to-30 percent. The mobile system, which uses lithium-ion batteries, is scalable from 10 to 50 kWh of energy storage and should significantly reduce fuel consumption while enabling [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/09/28/ultralife-announces-genset-eliminator-mobile-battery/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/11/doe-awards-175m-for-advanced-vehicle-research-7m-for-fuel-cells-and-storage/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/11/doe-awards-175m-for-advanced-vehicle-research-7m-for-fuel-cells-and-storage/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:54:32 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=59754 The Department of Energy yesterday awarded more than $175 million to accelerate the development and deployment of advanced vehicle technologies. The funding, to be spread over three to five years, will support 40 projects across 15 states. The DOE said its money will leverage additional investments by the grantees, for total project funding of more [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/11/doe-awards-175m-for-advanced-vehicle-research-7m-for-fuel-cells-and-storage/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/02/panasonic-launches-household-level-energy-management-project-in-singapore/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/02/panasonic-launches-household-level-energy-management-project-in-singapore/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:33:47 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=59184 Panasonic Corporation has launched a two-year pilot energy project with the government of the Republic of Singapore to collaborate on the development and testing of a comprehensive household energy solution at Punggol Eco-Town. The households, ten units within a Housing & Development Board (HDB) apartment complex, will participate with the goal to cut energy consumption by [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/02/panasonic-launches-household-level-energy-management-project-in-singapore/feed/ 2