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/2009/11/17/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/2009/11/12/around-the-web-carbon-rations-ge-ford-alcoa-trucks-vs-trains/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/12/around-the-web-carbon-rations-ge-ford-alcoa-trucks-vs-trains/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:01:58 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27161 Today’s stories from around the web. G.E. Markets First ‘Smart Appliance’ NY Times Climate Bill Likely on the Shelf For Rest of the Year WSJ U.S. trucking feeling pressure from greener trains Reuters Peak Demand or Peak Consumption? A Look at OECD Oil Demand The Oil Drum Alcoa CEO pushes sustainable business Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Ford adds wheat straw plastic to a small corner of the [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/12/around-the-web-carbon-rations-ge-ford-alcoa-trucks-vs-trains/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/09/around-the-web-shell-hp-obama-geoengineering/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/09/around-the-web-shell-hp-obama-geoengineering/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:01:53 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26924 Today’s news from around the web. Shell to pay $19.5 mln for California violations Yahoo Finance G20 makes little progress on climate financing Reuters U.S. Water Use Declines Despite 30% Population Increase CleanTechnica Hewlett Packard’s Data Center Smart Grid: Two Trends in One Name Seeking Alpha Obama set to announce US target for cutting emissions at summit Times Online Economic growth and costly oil Western Farm Press Geoengineering [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/09/around-the-web-shell-hp-obama-geoengineering/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/04/u-s-cap-and-trade-creates-winners-and-losers-among-largest-emitters/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/04/u-s-cap-and-trade-creates-winners-and-losers-among-largest-emitters/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:34:54 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26706 Under the Kerry-Boxer cap-and-trade bill, ExxonMobil would face an annual charge of $5.9 billion to purchase carbon allowances, while electricity giants like Exelon and Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) would emerge as financial winners, because they rely heavily on diversified, low-emission fleets, according to a new study from PointCarbon, reports the New York Times’ Green [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/04/u-s-cap-and-trade-creates-winners-and-losers-among-largest-emitters/feed/ 4 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/03/chesapeake-energy-changes-natural-gas-drilling-over-water-concerns/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/03/chesapeake-energy-changes-natural-gas-drilling-over-water-concerns/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:28:08 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26587 Due to environmental concerns over safe drinking water, Chesapeake Energy Corp. has agreed not to drill for natural gas within the New York City watershed, a small area within the Marcellus Shale natural gas reserve, which includes some of the Appalachian regions of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland and West Virginia, reports EARTHWORKS. According to Chesapeake [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/03/chesapeake-energy-changes-natural-gas-drilling-over-water-concerns/feed/ 3 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/22/epa-orders-review-of-air-pollution-at-bp-refinery/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/22/epa-orders-review-of-air-pollution-at-bp-refinery/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:00:00 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26026 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered Indiana to re-examine several sources of air pollution at BP’s Whiting refinery in northwest Indiana, one of the largest sources of air pollution in the Chicago area, reports the Chicago Tribune. The results are due in 90 days. In response to a petition from environmental groups alleging that [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/22/epa-orders-review-of-air-pollution-at-bp-refinery/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/22/leading-ceos-advise-congress-to-support-all-energy-sources-electric-grid/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/22/leading-ceos-advise-congress-to-support-all-energy-sources-electric-grid/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:56:04 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26032 Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers at leading U.S. companies, is urging Congress and the Obama Administration to support renewable and traditional sources of energy as the country transitions to a low-carbon economy. They cite the need to protect energy security and economic growth while reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The roundtable’s report, Unfinished [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/22/leading-ceos-advise-congress-to-support-all-energy-sources-electric-grid/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/07/eia-projects-2009-emissions-reduction-of-29m-metric-tons/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/07/eia-projects-2009-emissions-reduction-of-29m-metric-tons/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:55:19 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=23239 The Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects CO2 emissions from the commercial and residential sectors to be 29 million metric tons lower in 2009, or just over 8 percent of the total projected reduction in CO2 emissions this year. The EIA also projects carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels in 2009 will be 5.9 percent below [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/07/eia-projects-2009-emissions-reduction-of-29m-metric-tons/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/03/oil-stakeholders-rally-against-low-carbon-fuel-standard/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/03/oil-stakeholders-rally-against-low-carbon-fuel-standard/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:04:07 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=20655 A 125-member group, comprised of oil companies, retailers, trucking and transportation groups, and industry organizations, are stepping up efforts against a low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS), reports The Trucker. Some are also protesting the Obama administration’s multi-million grants to industry groups to promote clean alternatives to petroleum. A LCFS will raise gas prices, cost jobs and force [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/03/oil-stakeholders-rally-against-low-carbon-fuel-standard/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/07/10/oil-refiners-and-farmers-lobby-for-climate-change-concessions/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/07/10/oil-refiners-and-farmers-lobby-for-climate-change-concessions/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:18:47 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=17797 It’s a tough road ahead for the U.S. climate bill in the Senate. So far, oil refiners and farmers as well as a leading trade group are expressing their dissatisfaction with the climate legislation recently passed by the House of Representatives. Major oil company Royal Dutch Shell is urging the U.S. Senate to give oil refiners [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/07/10/oil-refiners-and-farmers-lobby-for-climate-change-concessions/feed/ 2