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/2012/05/14/epas-mercury-and-air-toxics-standards-costly-and-time-consuming-for-coal-plants/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/14/epas-mercury-and-air-toxics-standards-costly-and-time-consuming-for-coal-plants/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 13:45:06 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76399 Compliance with the EPA’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) poses “significant challenges” for coal plants, forcing many to retire rather than make the required retrofits, according to a study commissioned by the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO). Economists at the Brattle Group evaluated the MATS, which requires the US coal and oil fleet [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/14/epas-mercury-and-air-toxics-standards-costly-and-time-consuming-for-coal-plants/feed/ 5 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/09/aep-sustainability-report-carbon-emissions-rise-1-5-revenues-up-4-8/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/09/aep-sustainability-report-carbon-emissions-rise-1-5-revenues-up-4-8/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 14:01:17 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76062 American Electric Power’s total CO2 emissions rose just shy of 1.5 percent from 2010 to 2011, while revenues rose 4.8 percent over that time period, according to the company’s 2012 combined annual report and corporate sustainability report. In 2011, AEP emitted 136 million metric tons of carbon, up from 134 million metric tons in 2010. [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/09/aep-sustainability-report-carbon-emissions-rise-1-5-revenues-up-4-8/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/08/nrel-unveils-more-accurate-energy-project-emissions-calculator/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/08/nrel-unveils-more-accurate-energy-project-emissions-calculator/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 16:12:45 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75985 Cradle-to-grave greenhouse gas emissions from solar photovoltaics are about 5 percent of those from coal; wind and solar are about equal in emissions; and nuclear energy is on a par with renewable energy, according to a new study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, which claims to use a more precise method for calculating life [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/08/nrel-unveils-more-accurate-energy-project-emissions-calculator/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/07/policy-enforcement-briefing-australia-carbon-tax-japan-nuclear-more-fracking-rules/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/07/policy-enforcement-briefing-australia-carbon-tax-japan-nuclear-more-fracking-rules/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 14:00:13 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75874 Here’s the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes 12 items. The Australian government’s preliminary list of companies facing a carbon tax included 248 names, much lower than the expected total of 500. Those on the list – primarily power generators, mining companies and heavy industry firms – will [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/07/policy-enforcement-briefing-australia-carbon-tax-japan-nuclear-more-fracking-rules/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/04/policy-enforcement-briefing-keystone-xl-korea-ets-fracking-rules-clean-energy-standard/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/04/policy-enforcement-briefing-keystone-xl-korea-ets-fracking-rules-clean-energy-standard/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 14:15:25 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75763 Here’s the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes 10 items. TransCanada is expected to reapply for its US permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline as soon as today, with a new route planned through Nebraska. The company has previously disclosed plans to construct a segment [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/04/policy-enforcement-briefing-keystone-xl-korea-ets-fracking-rules-clean-energy-standard/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/13/nv-energy-cooling-system-to-cut-water-use-by-281m-gallons-a-year/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/13/nv-energy-cooling-system-to-cut-water-use-by-281m-gallons-a-year/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:21:26 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=74189 NV Energy’s coal-fired Reid Gardner Station north of Las Vegas will reduce its water withdrawals by more than 281 million gallons annually with a Nalco cooling system, the companies said. The reduction in freshwater use also reduces the facility’s wastewater by the same amount, Nalco said. The station uses both river and well water in [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/13/nv-energy-cooling-system-to-cut-water-use-by-281m-gallons-a-year/feed/ 0 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/2012/04/02/coal-power-plants-to-increase-capacity-emissions-natural-gas-nuclear-power-safety-influence-industry-too-gbi-says/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/02/coal-power-plants-to-increase-capacity-emissions-natural-gas-nuclear-power-safety-influence-industry-too-gbi-says/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 07:10:57 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73273 The consumption of coal in North America is expected to grow to 940.4 million metric tons (MMt) over the next eight years, as a result of increased demand from several planned U.S. power plants due for completion by 2015, with a combined capacity addition of 11.5 GW, according to a report from GBI Research. The [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/02/coal-power-plants-to-increase-capacity-emissions-natural-gas-nuclear-power-safety-influence-industry-too-gbi-says/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/30/energy-use-in-manufacturing-down-10-in-four-years/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/30/energy-use-in-manufacturing-down-10-in-four-years/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:20:36 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73139 Energy consumption in the U.S. manufacturing sector fell from 21,098 trillion Btu (tBtu) in 2006 to 19,062 tBtu in 2010, a decline of almost 10 percent, based on preliminary estimates released from the 2010 Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (MECS), a quadrennial report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. This decline continues the downward trend in [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/30/energy-use-in-manufacturing-down-10-in-four-years/feed/ 6 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/28/epa-proposes-carbon-regulations-for-new-power-plants/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/28/epa-proposes-carbon-regulations-for-new-power-plants/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:15:35 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=72953 The EPA has released its first proposed Clean Air Act standard for carbon pollution from new power plants. Under the Carbon Pollution Standard for New Power Plants, new fossil-fuel-fired power plants must emit no more than 1,000 pounds of CO2 per megawatt-hour. The proposed rule does not apply to existing units already operating, or units [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/28/epa-proposes-carbon-regulations-for-new-power-plants/feed/ 3 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/28/policy-enforcement-briefing-indian-point-epa-overruled-on-coal-uk-delays-ghg-reporting-law/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/28/policy-enforcement-briefing-indian-point-epa-overruled-on-coal-uk-delays-ghg-reporting-law/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:40:56 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=72958 Entergy, the owner of Indian Point nuclear plant in Buchanan, N.Y., has agreed with the New York State DEC to pay a $1.2 million penalty for a transformer explosion at its Unit 2 reactor that spilled oil into the Hudson River in November 2010. The penalty comes as the state agency and Entergy negotiate whether [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/28/policy-enforcement-briefing-indian-point-epa-overruled-on-coal-uk-delays-ghg-reporting-law/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/09/henkel-sustainability-report-energy-consumption-carbon-emissions-drop-9-year-on-year/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/09/henkel-sustainability-report-energy-consumption-carbon-emissions-drop-9-year-on-year/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:00:45 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=71519 Henkel, the company behind Dial, Purex, Right Guard and other personal care brands, reduced its energy consumption by over nine percent from 2010 to 2011, according to the company’s 2011 sustainability report. In 2011, the German multinational used 2.2 million MWh of energy compared to 2.4 million in the previous year. At the same time, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/09/henkel-sustainability-report-energy-consumption-carbon-emissions-drop-9-year-on-year/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/07/pollution-control-market-to-top-9bn-by-2017-report-says/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/07/pollution-control-market-to-top-9bn-by-2017-report-says/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:22:30 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=71356 The global air pollution control equipment market should grow significantly once utility, oil and gas companies comply with increasingly stringent environmental regulations such as the EPA’s Maximum Achievable Control Technology rules, according to research by business consulting firm Frost & Sullivan. Analysis of the Global Air Pollution Control Equipment in Energy and Power Market finds [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/07/pollution-control-market-to-top-9bn-by-2017-report-says/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/02/policy-enforcement-briefing-offshore-wind-clean-energy-standard-10-coal-fired-plants-to-retire/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/02/policy-enforcement-briefing-offshore-wind-clean-energy-standard-10-coal-fired-plants-to-retire/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:29:27 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=71054 A planned six-year $180 million Department of Energy initiative is targeting the potential of offshore wind energy. Four offshore wind energy installations will have access to $20 million this year, subject to congressional appropriations, the DOE announced. Letters of intent are due on March 30 and applications are due on May 31, 2012. The EPA [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/02/policy-enforcement-briefing-offshore-wind-clean-energy-standard-10-coal-fired-plants-to-retire/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/29/energy-intensive-midwest-manufacturing-needs-efficiency-shot-report-finds/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/29/energy-intensive-midwest-manufacturing-needs-efficiency-shot-report-finds/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:28:45 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=70845 Midwest states tend to be heavy on manufacturing but light on energy efficiency programs, according to the World Resource Institute’s Midwest Manufacturing Snapshot: Energy Use and Efficiency. In the Midwest, which accounts for 22 percent of the U.S. population but 30 percent of the country’s manufacturing value-added activity, the report found that there is significant [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/29/energy-intensive-midwest-manufacturing-needs-efficiency-shot-report-finds/feed/ 0