http://www.environmentalleader.com The Executive's Daily Green Briefing Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:01:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/18/wegmans-receives-1m-grant-for-fuel-cell-powered-equipment/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/18/wegmans-receives-1m-grant-for-fuel-cell-powered-equipment/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:52:38 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=19816 Wegmans Food Markets Inc. expects to save money and cut carbon emissions after improvements to equipment at its distribution center. The food retailer has received a $1 million grant from the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority (PEDA) to help offset the cost of implementing hydrogen fuel cell-powered material handling equipment at its Retail Service Center in Pottsville, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/08/18/wegmans-receives-1m-grant-for-fuel-cell-powered-equipment/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/05/12/doe-slashes-funding-for-hydrogen-cars/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/05/12/doe-slashes-funding-for-hydrogen-cars/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 15:23:28 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=14826 Energy Secretary Steven Chu sees little promise in hydrogen-powered cars as the Department of Energy (DOE) released its proposed fiscal 2010 budget that cuts programs for developing the transportation technologies, reports Climate Progress. In a recent briefing, Chu cited several barriers to the technology including infrastructure and the development of long-lasting portable fuel cells. The budget [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/05/12/doe-slashes-funding-for-hydrogen-cars/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/04/20/sprint-receives-73-m-doe-grant-for-hydrogen-fuel-cell-deployment/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/04/20/sprint-receives-73-m-doe-grant-for-hydrogen-fuel-cell-deployment/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:18:22 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=13627 Sprint has been awarded a $7.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding earmarked for fuel cell technology. The grant funding will be used to expand Sprint’s hydrogen fuel cell program at cell sites throughout the United States. The wireless carrier said it is [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/04/20/sprint-receives-73-m-doe-grant-for-hydrogen-fuel-cell-deployment/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/01/05/green-business-2008-environmental-leaders-most-popular-stories/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/01/05/green-business-2008-environmental-leaders-most-popular-stories/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:58:37 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/01/05/green-business-2008-environmental-leaders-most-popular-stories/ With 2008 just out the door, it’s a good time to look back at the green business issues and news items popular with top sustainability executives. Here are Environmental Leader’s top green business stories for 2008, based on reader interest: 15. HP, L’Oreal, Pepsi, Others Asking Suppliers For Emissions Info In 2008, companies started asking suppliers for [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/01/05/green-business-2008-environmental-leaders-most-popular-stories/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/2008/06/18/citi-investors-tapping-alternative-energy-infrastructure-firms/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/06/18/citi-investors-tapping-alternative-energy-infrastructure-firms/#comments Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:28:03 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/06/18/citi-investors-tapping-alternative-energy-infrastructure-firms/ A growing international consensus to tackle climate change is going to mean a new emphasis from investors on alternative energy sources from traditional fossil fuels and the expansion and renewal of infrastructure, Reuters reports. 111 companies across 24 industries from 28 countries are well positioned to benefit from global efforts to curb climate change, according to [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/06/18/citi-investors-tapping-alternative-energy-infrastructure-firms/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/06/10/verizon-call-switching-center-powered-by-fuel-cells/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/06/10/verizon-call-switching-center-powered-by-fuel-cells/#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:00:53 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/06/10/verizon-call-switching-center-powered-by-fuel-cells/ Verizon’s call-switching center and office building in Garden City, N.Y., uses seven fuel cells, each of which is able to generate 200 kwh of electricity. The company has earned the EPA’s Energy Star Award for operating it, the nation’s largest fuel cell site of its kind. Verizon says the system provides as much as 80 [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/06/10/verizon-call-switching-center-powered-by-fuel-cells/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/06/06/toyota-fuel-cell-hybrid-goes-twice-the-distance/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/06/06/toyota-fuel-cell-hybrid-goes-twice-the-distance/#comments Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:05:26 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/06/06/toyota-fuel-cell-hybrid-goes-twice-the-distance/ Toyota has developed a new fuel cell (zero pollution) hybrid powered by hydrogen and electricity that can travel more than twice the distance of its predecessor model without filling up, The AP reports. The maximum cruising range of the FCHV-adv model is 516 miles, compared with 205 miles of the its previous fuel cell model, according [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/06/06/toyota-fuel-cell-hybrid-goes-twice-the-distance/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/03/30/california-cuts-quotas-for-zero-emission-vehicles/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/03/30/california-cuts-quotas-for-zero-emission-vehicles/#comments Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:39:35 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/03/30/california-cuts-quotas-for-zero-emission-vehicles/ The California Air Resources Board has voted to lower the number of battery-powered and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles that must be sold in the state by automakers 70 percent, AP reports. Instead, it has set a target for the number of hybrids that must be on the road. The decision is expected to affect 12 [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/03/30/california-cuts-quotas-for-zero-emission-vehicles/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/02/24/oscars-green-choices-reach-red-carpet/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/02/24/oscars-green-choices-reach-red-carpet/#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2008 22:39:20 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/02/24/oscars-green-choices-reach-red-carpet/ Driving a Prius hybrid has become the standard way for Hollywood stars to flaunt their environmental credentials, but General Motors says more than 75 will get to the red carpet at tonight’s Academy Awards in zero-emission hydrogen-powered cars and hybrids, Reuters reports. “It has been such a Toyota top-sided story until now,” said GM spokeswoman Christi [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/02/24/oscars-green-choices-reach-red-carpet/feed/ 0