http://www.environmentalleader.com The Executive's Daily Green Briefing Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:24:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/17/around-the-web-net-impact-sustainable-packaging-ge-frontier-oil/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/17/around-the-web-net-impact-sustainable-packaging-ge-frontier-oil/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:02:41 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27391 Debate arises on sustainable packaging The Packer Business Leaders Converge At C.U. for Net Impact 2009 Cornell Daily Sun Frontier Oil plans to fight EPA penalty Wyoming Tribune Eagle If EPA’s Air Chief Loves a Brawl, She’s Come to the Right Place NY Times U.S. Senators unveil bill to double nuclear power Reuters Oil Production is Reaching its Limit: The Basics of What [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/17/around-the-web-net-impact-sustainable-packaging-ge-frontier-oil/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/13/japan-u-s-forge-concensus-on-climate-cleantech/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/13/japan-u-s-forge-concensus-on-climate-cleantech/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:17:44 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27283 The United States and Japan will work with each other to develop renewable energy technologies and other cleantech, as well as set an example for emissions cutting, after a mutual pledge from President Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. The two leaders agreed Nov. 13 for the nations to work cooperatively to slash each nation’s [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/13/japan-u-s-forge-concensus-on-climate-cleantech/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/07/30/us-renewable-energy-exceeds-nuclear-power/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/07/30/us-renewable-energy-exceeds-nuclear-power/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:13:35 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=18955 Two new reports reveal that the renewable energy industry continues to grow in the United States. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s latest report, renewable energy accounted for 11.1 percent of U.S. production in April 2009, exceeding nuclear power. Contributing to the increase is the U.S. wind energy industry’s installation of 1,210 megawatts (MW) [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/07/30/us-renewable-energy-exceeds-nuclear-power/feed/ 4 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/06/05/ignition-electricity-from-lasers-touted/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/06/05/ignition-electricity-from-lasers-touted/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:08:13 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=16004 Scientists are testing the ability to generate energy from concentrated laser beams. The National Ignition Facility, near San Francisco, is researching whether its 192 lasers can be concentrated to create temperature and pressure equal to the sun. Using atomic fusion, the lasers would create a burst of energy in a process called “ignition.” The process may create [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/06/05/ignition-electricity-from-lasers-touted/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/05/01/canada-china-germany-struggle-to-reduce-ghg-emissions/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/05/01/canada-china-germany-struggle-to-reduce-ghg-emissions/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 14:02:36 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=14271 Although many countries are setting carbon reduction targets, many of them are still struggling with ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions — much of it from coal power plants — that contribute to global warming. Canada, for example, has one of the fastest growth rates of greenhouse gases in the world, and a record that is [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/05/01/canada-china-germany-struggle-to-reduce-ghg-emissions/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/03/26/european-electricity-companies-pledge-carbon-neutral-power-by-2050/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/03/26/european-electricity-companies-pledge-carbon-neutral-power-by-2050/#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:40:59 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=12402 Eurelectric, a trade association representing European power companies in 27 countries, has committed to achieving a carbon-neutral power supply by 2050. Members jointly produce 2,500 TWh electricity per year, which is equivalent to over 70 percent of total European power generation. Carbon-neutrality means reducing emissions and offsetting any unavoidable emissions, through a transparent and verifiable measuring [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/03/26/european-electricity-companies-pledge-carbon-neutral-power-by-2050/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/02/26/regional-nuclear-compact-challenge-may-pave-way-for-global-nuke-dump-in-utah/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/02/26/regional-nuclear-compact-challenge-may-pave-way-for-global-nuke-dump-in-utah/#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:37:55 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=10802 A lawsuit may pave the way for a Utah nuclear energy waste dump to begin accepting spent radioactive materials, potentially striking a blow to global wind and solar energy prospects. Globally, nuclear energy advocates must contend with where to store their waste. In the United States, the reluctance to approve a proposed nuclear waste storage site [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/02/26/regional-nuclear-compact-challenge-may-pave-way-for-global-nuke-dump-in-utah/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/01/14/obamas-energy-nominee-efficiency-is-no-1-priority/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/01/14/obamas-energy-nominee-efficiency-is-no-1-priority/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:22:41 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/01/14/obamas-energy-nominee-efficiency-is-no-1-priority/ Steven Chu, the Energy Secretary nominee for the Obama administration, told a congressional committee this week that he while he supports nuclear and clean coal energy sources, he believes that the best way to approach energy right now is to promote efficiency. Chu noted that the typical American family doesn’t have the resources to pay for [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/01/14/obamas-energy-nominee-efficiency-is-no-1-priority/feed/ 0 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