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/2012/05/21/policy-enforcement-briefing-g8-summit-wastewater-treatment-electricity-capacity-prices/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/policy-enforcement-briefing-g8-summit-wastewater-treatment-electricity-capacity-prices/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 13:12:13 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76968 Here’s the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes eight items. President Obama and G8 Summit world leaders reviewed Iran’s impact on the global oil supply, saying that they would involve the International Atomic Energy Agency if the country continues to cause disruptions to the world’s oil. The [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/policy-enforcement-briefing-g8-summit-wastewater-treatment-electricity-capacity-prices/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/lux-research-sustainable-coatings-an-emerging-market/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/lux-research-sustainable-coatings-an-emerging-market/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 14:12:55 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76837 Consumer awareness, government regulations and the widespread acceptance of energy efficiency standards for buildings are driving the development of sustainable architectural coatings, but “greenwashing” has created confusion in the market, according to a Lux Research report. The report, Painting a Green Future: Opportunities in Sustainable Architectural Coatings, assesses these coating technologies and evaluates their performance and [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/lux-research-sustainable-coatings-an-emerging-market/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/investor-coalition-pushes-shale-gas-industry-to-clean-up-fracking/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/investor-coalition-pushes-shale-gas-industry-to-clean-up-fracking/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 14:00:45 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76790 A coalition of 55 investment firms and institutional investors is urging the shale gas industry to adopt best practices to clean up hydraulic fracturing, a controversial production technique used to release gas trapped in deep underground formations. The group, which has nearly $1 trillion in assets under management, is spearheaded by Boston Common Asset Management, Investor [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/investor-coalition-pushes-shale-gas-industry-to-clean-up-fracking/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/innovation-a-part-of-basfs-dna/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/innovation-a-part-of-basfs-dna/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 13:31:36 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76773 A key element of future-proof brands is innovation. As someone with a particular interest in building tough, resilient brands of the future, I’m always curious how big companies keep their innovation, well, innovative. After all, innovation tends to thrive in open, collaborative environments where failure is welcomed and old ideas can be jettisoned — not [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/innovation-a-part-of-basfs-dna/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/04/90-of-cleaning-products-at-whole-foods-meet-ingredient-disclosure-rule/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/04/90-of-cleaning-products-at-whole-foods-meet-ingredient-disclosure-rule/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 13:25:11 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75742 More than 90 percent of the household cleaning products sales at Whole Foods Market pass muster under the company’s Eco-Scale rating system, a year after the launch of the program, which requires full ingredient disclosure on these products’ labels. Whole Foods Market now sells more than 275 Eco-Scale-rated products from Better Life, Ecover, Greenshield, Dr. [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/04/90-of-cleaning-products-at-whole-foods-meet-ingredient-disclosure-rule/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/01/coca-cola-china-plant-shuttered-over-chlorine-contamination/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/01/coca-cola-china-plant-shuttered-over-chlorine-contamination/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 06:35:55 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75454 Coca-Cola was reportedly forced by regulators to temporarily stop production at a bottling plant in north China, after inspectors allegedly found chlorine in a batch of drinks. Media had earlier reported that a batch of drinks contained water with chlorine, prompting the food, safety and quality regulator in Shanxi province to inspect the plant, according [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/01/coca-cola-china-plant-shuttered-over-chlorine-contamination/feed/ 3 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/26/chemical-maunfacturers-cut-toxic-releases-32/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/26/chemical-maunfacturers-cut-toxic-releases-32/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:25:25 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75122 Specialty chemical manufacturers are decreasing the amount of toxic chemicals they release to the environment, according to the Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates. As a condition of membership, SOCMA member companies participate in ChemStewards, an environmental, health, safety and security program designed to promote continuous environmental improvement. The program collects various environmental data, such [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/26/chemical-maunfacturers-cut-toxic-releases-32/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/23/cintas-eco-apparel-saves-8-5-million-trees/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/23/cintas-eco-apparel-saves-8-5-million-trees/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:30:00 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=74832 Cintas Corporation says it has helped eliminate more than 15 million plastic bottles from the waste stream by reuing plastic waste in its eco-apparel product line, and saved 8.5 million trees through document shredding services. The company, which manufactures corporate uniforms, entrance mats, restroom supplies, promotional products and more, says it has also reduced water [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/23/cintas-eco-apparel-saves-8-5-million-trees/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/16/policy-enforcement-briefing-canada-vehicle-emissions-natural-gas-tsca-petroleum-reserve/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/16/policy-enforcement-briefing-canada-vehicle-emissions-natural-gas-tsca-petroleum-reserve/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:00:04 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=74296 Here’s the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes 10 items. Canada issued greenhouse gas emissions rules that aim to make heavy trucks and buses up to 23 percent less polluting by 2018. The rules will take effect on the 2014 model year for vehicles including full-size [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/16/policy-enforcement-briefing-canada-vehicle-emissions-natural-gas-tsca-petroleum-reserve/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/11/leakage-rates-threaten-green-benefits-of-natural-gas/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/11/leakage-rates-threaten-green-benefits-of-natural-gas/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 06:25:33 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73988 Failure to reduce methane leaks has the potential to eliminate much, if not all, of the greenhouse gas advantage of natural gas over coal, according to research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Methane is the main ingredient in natural gas and burns cleaner than other fossil fuels when combusted, but [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/11/leakage-rates-threaten-green-benefits-of-natural-gas/feed/ 4 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/10/beyond-sustainable-cleaning/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/10/beyond-sustainable-cleaning/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:00:41 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73878 By now, just about everyone has heard of “green” cleaning and knows that environmentally preferable cleaning chemicals can help reduce cleaning’s impact on the environment. But there’s more to it than that. Green cleaning is evolving, and some manufacturers are now introducing products that clean satisfactorily with no chemicals whatsoever. Chemical-free cleaning has a number [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/10/beyond-sustainable-cleaning/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/09/policy-enforcement-briefing-calif-chemicals-refinery-agreement-loan-program-revived/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/09/policy-enforcement-briefing-calif-chemicals-refinery-agreement-loan-program-revived/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:19:42 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73779 Here’s the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes 10 items. The California Department of Toxic Substance Control (DTSC) will imminently release its formal draft of the Safer Consumer Products regulations, part of the state’s green chemistry program, attorneys at law firm Alston & Bird predicted. By fall [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/09/policy-enforcement-briefing-calif-chemicals-refinery-agreement-loan-program-revived/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/06/policy-enforcement-briefing-la-feed-in-tariff-solyndra-review-coal-mining-eu-ets-offshore-wind-lawsuit/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/06/policy-enforcement-briefing-la-feed-in-tariff-solyndra-review-coal-mining-eu-ets-offshore-wind-lawsuit/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:40:23 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73688 Here’s the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes 12 items. Los Angeles City Council approved a measure to allow the Department of Water and Power (DWP) to move forward with a feed-in tariff initiative. The Clean LA Solar program will allow property owners to sell solar [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/06/policy-enforcement-briefing-la-feed-in-tariff-solyndra-review-coal-mining-eu-ets-offshore-wind-lawsuit/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/03/honeywell-to-destroy-ozone-depleting-refrigerants-for-125000-tons-of-carbon-credits/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/03/honeywell-to-destroy-ozone-depleting-refrigerants-for-125000-tons-of-carbon-credits/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:57:12 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73411 Honeywell has begun destroying inventories of certain ozone-depleting refrigerants and selling the resulting emission reduction credits for use in California’s greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program, the company announced. The company said it has destroyed more than 27,000 pounds of CFC-11, a chlorofluorocarbon refrigerant with one of the highest ozone-depleting potentials, and it plans to destroy its [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/03/honeywell-to-destroy-ozone-depleting-refrigerants-for-125000-tons-of-carbon-credits/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/27/whats-the-fracking-problem/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/27/whats-the-fracking-problem/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:09:35 +0000 Peter Gray http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=72821 One image in the HBO movie Gasland changed our perception of shale gas: a Pennsylvania resident held a lit matchstick up to a running kitchen faucet and turned it into a blowtorch.  An army of hydrogeologists cannot expunge that image from our consciousness: tap water caught fire. The United States is the Saudi Arabia of [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/27/whats-the-fracking-problem/feed/ 7