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/2009/11/03/it-bolstered-by-u-s-energy-efficiency-agenda/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/03/it-bolstered-by-u-s-energy-efficiency-agenda/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:35:19 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26633 Information technology departments are focused on greater energy efficiency and using more renewable energy sources now more than ever as the Obama Administration pushes its energy-efficiency agenda, while high-tech companies like Samsung and Microsoft are driving home the message to boost the adoption of environmentally friendly PCs by consumers. Companies like Yahoo are looking to use [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/03/it-bolstered-by-u-s-energy-efficiency-agenda/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/2009/05/29/hydroelectric-projected-as-leading-source-of-renewable-energy/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/05/29/hydroelectric-projected-as-leading-source-of-renewable-energy/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 15:12:33 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=15734 Much of the growth in world use of renewables toward generating electricity is expected to come from hydroelectric projects, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. This is especially true in developing nations that are not part of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). In OECD nations, wind is expected to account for a good [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/05/29/hydroelectric-projected-as-leading-source-of-renewable-energy/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/01/08/fpl-energy-swaps-name-for-something-more-suitable/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/01/08/fpl-energy-swaps-name-for-something-more-suitable/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:21:56 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/01/08/fpl-energy-swaps-name-for-something-more-suitable/ Florida Power and Light (FPL) is renaming its energy generation business NextEra Energy Resources, to better reflect its clean energy mission and market focus. The previous name, FPL Energy, did not show the nationwide sprawl of its generation resources. (Of all of the plants in operation, not one of them is in Florida.) The name also [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/01/08/fpl-energy-swaps-name-for-something-more-suitable/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/01/06/rwi-fortum-give-customers-nuclear-option/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/01/06/rwi-fortum-give-customers-nuclear-option/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:20:59 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2005/02/06/rwi-fortum-give-customers-nuclear-option/ Two utilities companies are letting their customers decide what kind of power they’d like to use, reports the New York Times. In November, Germany-based R.W.E. introduced what it calls a “zero-carbon energy purchasing” plan, which allows its customers to specify electricity supplied mainly from it nuclear operations. With the plan, customers are promised that nearly 70 percent [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/01/06/rwi-fortum-give-customers-nuclear-option/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/12/17/rggi-power-plant-emissions-down-16-in-2008/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/12/17/rggi-power-plant-emissions-down-16-in-2008/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:22:34 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/12/17/rggi-power-plant-emissions-down-16-in-2008/ Total power plant emissions in 2008 are on track to be about 16 percent below the prescribed cap level in 2009, according to a report from Environment Northeast (pdf). Generation from coal- and oil-fired power plants in the 10 states that are part of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) was down through Sept. ‘08. The decline [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/12/17/rggi-power-plant-emissions-down-16-in-2008/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/08/26/portugal-points-the-way-for-renewable-energy-adoption/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/08/26/portugal-points-the-way-for-renewable-energy-adoption/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:13:56 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/08/26/portugal-points-the-way-for-renewable-energy-adoption/ As the world reels at the high price of fossil fuels, business and governments are increasingly casting about for renewable energy models.  Portugal is happy to oblige. Portugal?  Yes Portugal.  While most of the world remained mired in the old mindset of the fossil fuel driven economy, Portugal committed to leading Europe’s clean-tech revolution with some [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/08/26/portugal-points-the-way-for-renewable-energy-adoption/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/07/16/alcoa-inks-hydropower-contract/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/07/16/alcoa-inks-hydropower-contract/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:45:02 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/07/16/alcoa-inks-hydropower-contract/ Alcoa reached an agreement with Chelan PUD on Monday, on a new hydropower contract to supply its Wenatchee, Washington aluminum smelter through 2028. The new contract begins when the existing one expires in 2011 and will provide enough energy to enable the start-up of a third potline at the smelter in 2012. The 17-year contract will provide [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/07/16/alcoa-inks-hydropower-contract/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/07/14/automakers-utilities-seek-alternatives/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/07/14/automakers-utilities-seek-alternatives/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:59:23 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/07/14/automakers-utilities-seek-alternatives/ High prices for oil and natural gas are leading utilities and automakers to seek alternative energy solutions, but they are facing challenges that may take years to solve, writes Robert McNatt of BusinessWeek. Alternative energy prices should be more viable now that traditional sources of energy are more costly, but McNatt writes that it will take [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/07/14/automakers-utilities-seek-alternatives/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/06/24/renewable-energy-essential-part-of-hawaiian-utility/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/06/24/renewable-energy-essential-part-of-hawaiian-utility/#comments Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:13:33 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/06/24/renewable-energy-essential-part-of-hawaiian-utility/ Through a competitive bidding framework the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission implemented in 2006, the Hawaiian Electric Co. says it is seeking developers interested in supplying up to 100 MW of renewable energy to Oahu’s power grid. The additional renewable energy will add to existing resources on Oahu, including the a 46 MW waste-to-energy plant and an [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/06/24/renewable-energy-essential-part-of-hawaiian-utility/feed/ 0