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/2009/11/16/sustainable-tips-to-save-small-business-owners-money/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/16/sustainable-tips-to-save-small-business-owners-money/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:49:49 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27314 In recent years, the notion of a “green economy” has gathered steam. The conversation accelerated when the economy worsened and unemployment rose and suddenly, a green economy was seen by many as a pathway out of the current economic situation. Studies in 2008 found that 2 million jobs in two years could be created from [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/16/sustainable-tips-to-save-small-business-owners-money/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/12/u-s-foodservice-atlanta-fuels-fleet-with-biodiesel/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/12/u-s-foodservice-atlanta-fuels-fleet-with-biodiesel/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:28:18 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27200 U.S. Foodservice-Atlanta claims it is the first major foodservice distributor in Georgia to fuel its entire delivery fleet with biodiesel. The distributor is using B5 fuel, a 5-percent blend of diesel made from vegetable oils, animal fats or recycled restaurant greases, to run its 185 tractor-trailers. Despite costing about a penny more per gallon, U.S. Foodservice-Atlanta [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/12/u-s-foodservice-atlanta-fuels-fleet-with-biodiesel/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/12/greenbuild-conference-news-roundup-day-2/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/12/greenbuild-conference-news-roundup-day-2/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:12:08 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27171 As day two kicks off at the GreenBuild International Conference and Expo in Phoenix, Arizona, more new building products and reports are being unveiled on the show floor. Under the spotlight are two Dens interior gypsum panel products from Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC. The company claims both the DensArmor Plus High-Performance Interior Panel and DensShield Tile Backer [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/12/greenbuild-conference-news-roundup-day-2/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/11/greenbuild-conference-news-roundup-day-1/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/11/greenbuild-conference-news-roundup-day-1/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:00:26 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27110 With the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo now underway in Phoenix, Ariz., here are some of the initial announcements. YKK AP America has launched (PDF) two new products aimed at improving the energy-efficiency of commercial buildings. The company has expanded its enerGfacade product line with the addition of two new aluminum door and curtain wall products [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/11/greenbuild-conference-news-roundup-day-1/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/10/lg-waste-management-to-recycle-hotel-tvs-computer-monitors/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/10/lg-waste-management-to-recycle-hotel-tvs-computer-monitors/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:39:28 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27059 A new program gives hotels an option for recycling their aging television sets and computer monitors. LG Electronics USA Inc. and Waste Management Inc. are partnering to offer the service. The program, which launches in 2010, will have LG working with Waste Management subsidiary WM Recycle America LLC, according to a press release. The two will offer [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/10/lg-waste-management-to-recycle-hotel-tvs-computer-monitors/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/09/employees-directed-to-use-green-hotels/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/09/employees-directed-to-use-green-hotels/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:24:22 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26978 As more companies consider the environmental impact of their business travel, employees increasingly are being asked to stay in hotels that meet certain environmental standards, including “green” certification. Some companies are going so far as to query a hotel chain about its operating practices before signing any kind of contract. Companies asking about the frequency of [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/09/employees-directed-to-use-green-hotels/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/02/certified-sustainable-palm-oil-trade-exceeds-250000-mt/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/02/certified-sustainable-palm-oil-trade-exceeds-250000-mt/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:33:04 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26546 More than 250,000 tons (metric tons) of certified sustainable palm oil have been purchased (PDF) since its availability late last year, marking the first stages of a viable market for sustainable palm oil, according to the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). In the last two months alone, more than 100,000 tons of palm oil [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/02/certified-sustainable-palm-oil-trade-exceeds-250000-mt/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/29/accounts-payable-slow-to-adopt-paperless-invoicing/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/29/accounts-payable-slow-to-adopt-paperless-invoicing/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:18:05 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26380 Businesses could save money and decrease environmental impact by modernizing their accounts payable departments, which lag other business departments in reducing environmental impact. About 83 percent of A/P departments are managing about the same amount of paper invoices as they did four years ago. Meanwhile, about 68 percent of A/P departments are processing the same amount [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/29/accounts-payable-slow-to-adopt-paperless-invoicing/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/28/big-week-for-solar-announcements/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/28/big-week-for-solar-announcements/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:42:45 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26304 With the Solar Power International conference taking place Oct. 27-29, a host of solar headlines are hitting the wires. Here is a roundup of recent solar news, much of which was touted at the event in Anaheim, Calif. California utility Pacific Gas & Electric will buy 500 megawatts of solar power from Nextera and Abengoa Solar. [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/28/big-week-for-solar-announcements/feed/ 0