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/2012/01/23/sandia-casino-expects-75-energy-drop-with-led-lights-solar-panels/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/23/sandia-casino-expects-75-energy-drop-with-led-lights-solar-panels/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:00:12 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68723 Sandia Resort & Casino in Albuquerque will consume about a quarter the energy in its parking lots through switching hundreds of gas discharge lamps to Noribachi LED bulbs, the two companies have said. The resort, owned and operated by the Pueblo of Sandia, has replaced 400W and 175W metal halide bulbs with LED bulbs using [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/23/sandia-casino-expects-75-energy-drop-with-led-lights-solar-panels/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/23/entouch-launches-energy-monitor-with-remote-access/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/23/entouch-launches-energy-monitor-with-remote-access/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:49:25 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68736 EnTouch Controls has launched the GM8 Universal Energy Monitor, which works with its EnTouch Energy Management System (pictured) to provide facility energy data for small business owners. The GM8 monitors total business energy usage along with up to eight branch circuits, and provides energy consumption data wirelessly back to the EnTouch master controller. Multiple devices [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/23/entouch-launches-energy-monitor-with-remote-access/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/20/google-us-data-centers-now-iso-140001-certified/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/20/google-us-data-centers-now-iso-140001-certified/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:40:41 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68646 Google has received ISO 14001 certification for all of its U.S. data centers, reducing oil consumption in its back up generators by 67 percent in the process. The company says that this makes it the first major internet services company to be awarded external certification of both ISO14001 and OHSAS 18001 for all its data [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/20/google-us-data-centers-now-iso-140001-certified/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/19/bp-predicts-small-future-role-for-renewables/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/19/bp-predicts-small-future-role-for-renewables/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:35:43 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68580 Energy production by renewable sources will roughly quadruple by 2030, but the use of such energy will still only account for fraction of energy consumption, according to a report by BP. BP Energy Outlook 2030 says that by 2030 global energy production from renewable sources will rise to the equivalent of 860.2 million metric tons [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/19/bp-predicts-small-future-role-for-renewables/feed/ 4 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/17/certainteed-cuts-energy-water-use-landfill-waste/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/17/certainteed-cuts-energy-water-use-landfill-waste/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:40:06 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68423 Building products manufacturer CertainTeed has reduced energy consumption by 15 percent and water usage by 24 percent over the past four years. The Valley Forge, Penn., company has also decreased the amount of waste going to landfills from its facilities by 33 percent. During 2010 and 2011, approximately 6,000 CertainTeed employees received various types of [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/17/certainteed-cuts-energy-water-use-landfill-waste/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/13/drop-research-into-new-energy-sources-and-improve-efficiency-says-aceee/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/13/drop-research-into-new-energy-sources-and-improve-efficiency-says-aceee/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:21:35 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68325 America is thinking too small when it comes to energy efficiency, while also making the mistake of “crowding out” economically beneficial investments in energy efficiency by focusing on riskier and more expensive bids to develop new energy sources, according to a major new report from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. The Long-Term Energy [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/13/drop-research-into-new-energy-sources-and-improve-efficiency-says-aceee/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/12/ibm-1e-verdiem-best-in-breed-for-pc-power-management/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/12/ibm-1e-verdiem-best-in-breed-for-pc-power-management/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:15:15 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68269 1E, IBM and Verdiem should always be on the shortlist for companies seeking PC power management products, according to a report by technology consultants Ovum. In Selecting a PC Power Management Solution Vendor, Ovum said the three vendors represent the leading products in the marketplace, widely accepted as “best of breed,” and have established commanding [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/12/ibm-1e-verdiem-best-in-breed-for-pc-power-management/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/05/patagonia-pioneers-sustainability-legal-status/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/05/patagonia-pioneers-sustainability-legal-status/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:01:42 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=67859 Outdoor clothing company Patagonia has become the first company in California to elect to be a “benefit corporation.” The legal status affords a company’s directors legal cover to consider environmental and social benefits over financial returns. Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard – a long-time advocate of corporate environmental stewardship – and 11 CEOs from other companies [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/05/patagonia-pioneers-sustainability-legal-status/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/04/how-the-public-sector-can-use-more-current-resources-and-cut-costs/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/04/how-the-public-sector-can-use-more-current-resources-and-cut-costs/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:57:37 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=67824 Efficiency Matters Improving the efficiency of IT tops the list for enterprises as they go into 2012, according to independent research firm Forrester Research, Inc.: “While 2011 started with a more robust IT spending environment, many organizations began to pull back midyear, and 2012 plans are expected to be more conservative given the high degree [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/04/how-the-public-sector-can-use-more-current-resources-and-cut-costs/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/29/nrel-commercial-mowers-use-more-gas-than-cars/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/29/nrel-commercial-mowers-use-more-gas-than-cars/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:25:46 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=67619 Regularly-used commercial lawnmowers can consume more fuel than a typical car, according to a guide to alternative fuel vehicles published by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. A high-use commercial lawnmower consumes as much as 2,000 gallons of fuel a year, more than four times as much as a typical 25 mpg car consumes in a [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/29/nrel-commercial-mowers-use-more-gas-than-cars/feed/ 4