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/2012/02/09/lack-of-eco-clothing-hampers-sales/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/09/lack-of-eco-clothing-hampers-sales/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:00:21 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69711 Consumers would increase sustainable apparel purchasing if only they could find it, according to a survey by Ryan Partnership Chicago and Mambo Sprouts Marketing. Some 69 percent of consumers considered sustainability at least sometimes when purchasing clothing in 2011 and shoppers intend to double their eco-apparel purchases this year, according to the 2012 Styling Sustainability survey. [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/09/lack-of-eco-clothing-hampers-sales/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/30/sc-johnson-relaunches-ingredients-web-site/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/30/sc-johnson-relaunches-ingredients-web-site/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:10:41 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69079 Household cleaning products manufacturer SC Johnson is now listing the ingredients contained in its products and the roles they play in a newly-relaunched web site. The enhanced version of the web site also contains FAQs about products and links to alternate sites containing ingredient information and educational materials. The company will also publish a list of [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/30/sc-johnson-relaunches-ingredients-web-site/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/13/geosystems-launches-new-geothermal-heat-pumps/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/13/geosystems-launches-new-geothermal-heat-pumps/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:32:40 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68329 GeoSystems LLC has released GeoSource, a new generation of geothermal heat pumps. GeoSource was designed to meet and exceed Energy Star Tier 3 performance requirements making them eligible for a 30 percent federal tax credit. Such pumps are three times more efficient than conventional heating and cooling systems, GeoSystems says. The company says that its [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/13/geosystems-launches-new-geothermal-heat-pumps/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/27/apple-files-patent-for-laptop-fuel-cell/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/27/apple-files-patent-for-laptop-fuel-cell/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 07:42:54 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=67518 Apple has filed a number of patents for fuel cells that can be inserted into portable devices, such as laptops, without adding much weight. One patent application, titled Fuel Cell System to Power a Portable Computing Device, says that due to environmental and geopolitical concerns there is an “increasing awareness and desire” for consumers to [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/27/apple-files-patent-for-laptop-fuel-cell/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/23/sustainability-driving-caviar-comeback/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/23/sustainability-driving-caviar-comeback/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:11:04 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=67482 Caviar, due to the scarcity of the fish that produce it, was once the preserve of the super-wealthy, but sustainable practices are bringing the luxury food back into plentiful supply, reports ABC 7 news. Only eggs from sturgeon can be called caviar, but the fish was almost wiped out at the turn of the century [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/23/sustainability-driving-caviar-comeback/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/15/dell-goodwill-add-319-recycling-locations/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/15/dell-goodwill-add-319-recycling-locations/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:01:11 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=66806 Electronics giant Dell and Goodwill Industries have announce that an additional 319 donation sites in the U.S. have joined the Dell Reconnect computer recycling program. With the expansion, the free program will now be available in 77 additional counties across Florida Ohio, Alabama and Kansas. There are now more than 2,600 Goodwill drop-off locations in [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/15/dell-goodwill-add-319-recycling-locations/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/21/cable-industry-launches-efficiency-drive/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/21/cable-industry-launches-efficiency-drive/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:30:03 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=65536 The U.S. cable industry has launched an initiative aimed at improving the energy efficiency of consumer set-top boxes and cable-related services, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (logo pictured) has announced. As part of the program, cable operators providing service to approximately 85 percent of U.S. cable customers have guaranteed that at least 90 percent [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/21/cable-industry-launches-efficiency-drive/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/21/cascades-releases-recycled-low-chemical-paper-towel/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/21/cascades-releases-recycled-low-chemical-paper-towel/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:52:14 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=65543 Paper towel producer Cascades Tissue Group has launched a highly-absorbent paper towel that can be produced using 100 percent recycled fiber and less chemicals than other absorbent tissues. The Cascades Elite (pictured) uses the “Atmos” process originally developed by a Voith Paper research center in Brazil, and based on “Through-Air-Dried,” or TAD, technology. The TAD [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/21/cascades-releases-recycled-low-chemical-paper-towel/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/17/building-iq-releases-energy-demand-software/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/17/building-iq-releases-energy-demand-software/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:02:17 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=65355 Energy management software company BuildingIQ has launched ManagerIQ, the latest in its line of predictive energy optimization products. PEO tools predict energy demand and adjust a building’s heating and other energy uses accordingly. The cloud-based software enables the remote configuration, monitoring, and management of the BuildingIQ suite of energy applications for facilities, campus, and real [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/17/building-iq-releases-energy-demand-software/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/15/sponsor-forces-american-idol-to-drop-bottle-campaign/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/15/sponsor-forces-american-idol-to-drop-bottle-campaign/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:40:22 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=65239 A sponsor of American Idol, rumored to be Coca-Cola, has forced the TV talent show to drop a public service announcement that features show contestants urging Americans to limit their consumption of single-use plastic containers. The announcement was put together by the Plastic Pollution Coalition – a consortium of nonprofits, actors and politicians – and [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/15/sponsor-forces-american-idol-to-drop-bottle-campaign/feed/ 2