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/2009/11/19/climate-change-doubter-fox-adopting-energy-efficiency-environmental-management/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/climate-change-doubter-fox-adopting-energy-efficiency-environmental-management/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:47:30 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27596 News Corp. – owner of Fox News, the Wall Street Journal and numerous other media properties – is adding software to help manage its environmental impact and energy use. News Corp. is using software from Hara Environmental and Energy Management to begin collecting energy and emissions information from its hundred-plus facilities worldwide, according to a press [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/climate-change-doubter-fox-adopting-energy-efficiency-environmental-management/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/13/heinz-on-track-to-reduce-ghg-emissions-waste-energy-use-and-water-consumption-20-by-2015/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/13/heinz-on-track-to-reduce-ghg-emissions-waste-energy-use-and-water-consumption-20-by-2015/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:47:54 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27257 H. J. Heinz Company has significantly reduced its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, solid waste, energy use and water consumption over the past year, keeping the company on track to meet its 20 percent reduction target across the board by 2015, according the firm’s 2009 Corporate Social Responsibility Report. Here are several environmental highlights from the report. [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/13/heinz-on-track-to-reduce-ghg-emissions-waste-energy-use-and-water-consumption-20-by-2015/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/09/spectrum-health-fortune-data-centers-go-for-the-leed-gold/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/09/spectrum-health-fortune-data-centers-go-for-the-leed-gold/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:32:34 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26957 Businesses across all sectors including health care, manufacturing and information technology (IT) are seeking the coveted LEED certification to ensure that their new buildings meet the highest of environmental standards. Some of the most recent LEED projects include Spectrum Health, Fortune Data Centers and Allied Tube Conduit. Spectrum Health Hospital Group’s Lemmen-Holton Cancer Pavilion has earned LEED [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/09/spectrum-health-fortune-data-centers-go-for-the-leed-gold/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/09/pepsico-to-reduce-water-energy-use-20-by-2015/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/09/pepsico-to-reduce-water-energy-use-20-by-2015/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:42:31 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26948 PepsiCo has saved more than 750,000 megawatt hours of energy and more than 7.5 billion liters of water as a result of gains in energy and water efficiency compared to the 2006 baseline, according to the company’s 2008 Corporate Citizenship Report (PDF). The food and beverage company is committed to cutting company-wide water use by 20 [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/09/pepsico-to-reduce-water-energy-use-20-by-2015/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/30/ucf-lighting-retrofit-to-save-42k-pay-for-itself-in-1-2-years/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/30/ucf-lighting-retrofit-to-save-42k-pay-for-itself-in-1-2-years/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:21:17 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26473 By switching to more efficient lighting, a University of Central Florida parking garage will see savings of $42,000 a year. UCF swapped out 500 lighting fixtures on three levels of the garage for newer, more efficient T5 fluorescent lights, according to the UCFToday blog. The new lights use 14,436 kilowatt hours of electricity a month, or about [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/30/ucf-lighting-retrofit-to-save-42k-pay-for-itself-in-1-2-years/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/29/truck-fleets-prioritize-fuel-savings-high-tech-features/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/29/truck-fleets-prioritize-fuel-savings-high-tech-features/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:58:58 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26352 Fleet owner demands for fuel savings, environmental benefits and high-tech features now outweigh brand names as companies make buying decisions, according to a global IBM study. The study shows trucks will become more fuel efficient, environmentally sound and safer due to the adoption of new technologies throughout the vehicle, which will also help truck manufacturers differentiate [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/29/truck-fleets-prioritize-fuel-savings-high-tech-features/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/27/federal-grants-to-spur-clean-tech-smart-grid-innovations/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/27/federal-grants-to-spur-clean-tech-smart-grid-innovations/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:37:55 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26248 The Obama Administration has released billions of dollars under the federal stimulus act to drive technological innovation in the areas of clean technologies and smart-grid networks. The head of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the first federal grants for high-risk, high-reward clean-tech ventures including innovative technologies such as using bacteria to create gasoline, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/27/federal-grants-to-spur-clean-tech-smart-grid-innovations/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/23/green-building-retrofits-to-be-20-30-of-commercial-projects-by-2014/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/23/green-building-retrofits-to-be-20-30-of-commercial-projects-by-2014/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:26:30 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26106 Green building currently accounts for five to nine percent of the retrofit and renovation market activity by value, which equates to a $2 billion to $4 billion marketplace for major projects, according to a new report from McGraw-Hill Construction. By 2014, this share is projected to grow to 20-30 percent, making it a $10 billion [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/23/green-building-retrofits-to-be-20-30-of-commercial-projects-by-2014/feed/ 1 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