http://www.environmentalleader.com The Executive's Daily Green Briefing Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:47:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/around-the-web-nike-google-nissan-bushs-green-library-wwf/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/around-the-web-nike-google-nissan-bushs-green-library-wwf/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:02:10 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27653 Today’s news from around the Web. Google Says It Doesn’t Want to Be a Utility NY Times How Much of China’s Emissions Mess Is Really Ours? WSJ Benchmarking Tool Aims to Help Semiconductor Facilities Improve Energy Efficiency IndustryWeek Plans for the Green George W. Bush Presidential Center Released inhabitat Nissan chief: Electric car adoption to be gradual AP How Nike Considered Uses Innovation and Collaboration [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/around-the-web-nike-google-nissan-bushs-green-library-wwf/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/2009/10/16/council-on-foreign-relations-goes-leed/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/16/council-on-foreign-relations-goes-leed/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:43:14 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=24086 The Council on Foreign Relations‘ new building in Washington, D.C., took extra steps to attain LEED Gold status by the U.S. Green Building Council. The headquarters is actually the melding together of two existing buildings that were renovated to LEED standards. The first is an 1871 Victorian-style townhouse, the second a modern concrete and glass building [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/16/council-on-foreign-relations-goes-leed/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/15/roof-tiles-would-save-energy-by-turning-color/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/15/roof-tiles-would-save-energy-by-turning-color/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:17:28 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=23954 By turning white in warmer weather and thus reflecting light, a new breed of roof tiles could save companies energy. In the winter, conversely, the tiles would turn black to absorb heat. The new tiles were developed by students at MIT. In their white state, the tiles reflect about 80 percent of the sunlight that hits them, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/15/roof-tiles-would-save-energy-by-turning-color/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/15/stop-cooling-the-data-center/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/15/stop-cooling-the-data-center/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:29:06 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=21769 Cooling is not going to be a major contributor to data center costs in five years. In fact, in five years, the temperature in a typical data center will be at least five degrees warmer than it is today. Computer servers are being built to handle the heat. Adaptive cooling approaches keep the hot spots in [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/15/stop-cooling-the-data-center/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/09/greener-dawn-building-goes-carbon-neutral/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/09/greener-dawn-building-goes-carbon-neutral/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:32:37 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=23400 After relocating to a building that takes advantage of natural ventilation to reduce heating and cooling bills, and purchasing carbon credits to offset other energy costs, Greener Dawn says that its corporate building in Solana Beach is “carbon neutral.” Greener Dawn is working with the non-profit Nature [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/09/greener-dawn-building-goes-carbon-neutral/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/07/signage-businesses-adopt-eco-friendly-inks-materials/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/07/signage-businesses-adopt-eco-friendly-inks-materials/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:10:19 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=23213 Businesses that provide signage solutions and other promotional materials are now starting to use environmentally-friendly inks, along with recyclable materials, thanks in part to HP’s latest eco-friendly printer products, to help cut ozone pollution and reduce landfill waste. HP has unveiled a second printer to use its eco-friendly Latex Inks. The HP Designjet L25500, available in [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/07/signage-businesses-adopt-eco-friendly-inks-materials/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/06/sony-electronics-hq-boasts-solar-leed-construction/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/06/sony-electronics-hq-boasts-solar-leed-construction/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:39:47 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=23182 The new Sony Electronics headquarters building in San Diego uses solar-equipped parking structures to defray some of the facility’s electric needs. Built to LEED standards – but not yet certified – the 455,000 square foot building took two years to construct, according to a press release. The building cost $150 million to construct, according to SignsonSanDiego. The site [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/06/sony-electronics-hq-boasts-solar-leed-construction/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/05/study-quantifies-carbon-mitigation-of-green-roofs/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/05/study-quantifies-carbon-mitigation-of-green-roofs/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:17:25 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=23079 Extensive adoption of green roofs in a million-person city could capture 55,000 tons of CO2 annually, according to a two-year study from Michigan State University. Prior to this study, there had been no major analytics conducted on the true impact of green roofs, according to a press release from MSU. Using sedum, a plant that has been [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/05/study-quantifies-carbon-mitigation-of-green-roofs/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/05/new-produce-carton-uses-21-less-fiber/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/05/new-produce-carton-uses-21-less-fiber/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:40:26 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=23086 A new breed of fresh produce carton from Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. uses 21 percent less fiber and has as good or better stacking strength than regular slotted cases, according to a press release. Fresh produce cartons typically are stacked 10 or more units high on a pallet and must endure being jostled about in cross-country truck [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/05/new-produce-carton-uses-21-less-fiber/feed/ 0