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/2009/11/20/ontario-may-follow-californias-lead-on-tv-energy-efficiency/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/ontario-may-follow-californias-lead-on-tv-energy-efficiency/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:16:32 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27730 Following California’s decision earlier this week to require elevated energy efficiency standards for TVs, the Canadian province of Ontario is considering a similar move. On Nov. 18, California became the first state in the country to institute its own standards on energy efficiency of televisions sold within its borders. New TVs sold there must show reduced [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/ontario-may-follow-californias-lead-on-tv-energy-efficiency/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/european-paper-industry-cuts-co2-emissions-by-42-since-1990/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/european-paper-industry-cuts-co2-emissions-by-42-since-1990/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:23:31 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27692 The European paper industry has reduced CO2 emissions per ton of paper produced by 42 percent since 1990, according to the Confederation of European Paper Industries’ (CEPI) fourth Sustainability Report (PDF). The paper industry was the only industrial sector to reduce emissions under the EU Emissions Trading System in 2008 compared to 2007, according to CEPI. [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/european-paper-industry-cuts-co2-emissions-by-42-since-1990/feed/ 0 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/2009/11/19/av-equipment-gets-new-energy-star-requirements/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/av-equipment-gets-new-energy-star-requirements/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:00:40 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27520 Audio/video products such as home theaters, DVD players and docking stations, among others, will face more stringent energy efficiency requirements to qualify for the EPA’s Energy Star label. Version 2.0 of the EPA’s A/V Energy Star requirements are effective immediately. For products previously or currently carrying the label, the new requirements will be effective July 30, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/av-equipment-gets-new-energy-star-requirements/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/from-solar-applications-to-christmas-leds-light-the-night/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/from-solar-applications-to-christmas-leds-light-the-night/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:07:14 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27452 Advances in LED lighting continue to pour forth, while some programs are promoting awareness of LED lighting by promoting Christmas light exchanges. New research from the state-funded Florida Energy Systems Consortium may result in a combination solar cell, LED and energy storage system. The system would do away with the need for an inverter, making adoption of [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/from-solar-applications-to-christmas-leds-light-the-night/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/16/utilities-face-cost-and-implementation-challenges-with-smart-grid-upgrades/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/16/utilities-face-cost-and-implementation-challenges-with-smart-grid-upgrades/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:51:16 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27292 In the wake of the Department of Energy’s $3.4 billion in grants for various smart-grid projects, local governments and utilities are trying to sort out the pros and cons of a smart-grid system, while trying to determine how to implement — and pay for– the required electrical grid upgrades, particularly when capital is tight. The utility [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/16/utilities-face-cost-and-implementation-challenges-with-smart-grid-upgrades/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/16/lower-renewable-energy-benchmark-may-discourage-production/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/16/lower-renewable-energy-benchmark-may-discourage-production/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:29:06 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27301 As more utilities begin offering customers the ability to purchase electricity generated from renewable sources, other utilities may benefit from a drop in the benchmark price that they must pay independent producers for renewable energy. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has proposed a 15 percent cut in the benchmark that utilities must pay over a [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/16/lower-renewable-energy-benchmark-may-discourage-production/feed/ 3 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/13/offshore-wind-power-capacity-estimates-rise-yet-support-seems-weak/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/13/offshore-wind-power-capacity-estimates-rise-yet-support-seems-weak/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:59:42 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27263 Offshore wind power development is starting to gain a foothold in the renewable energy industry thanks to several new reports that cite big potential capacity. But first wind proponents need to capture not only the hearts and minds of the U.S. people, but also government agencies, businesses and researchers. A new report from the U.S. Offshore [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/13/offshore-wind-power-capacity-estimates-rise-yet-support-seems-weak/feed/ 2 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/2009/11/12/uc-merced-campus-to-generate-20-of-electricity-from-solar-energy/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/12/uc-merced-campus-to-generate-20-of-electricity-from-solar-energy/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:26:04 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27165 Helping California meet its renewable energy goal by 2020, the University of California Merced campus has unveiled the university’s 1-megawatt (MW) solar power system. The system, consisting of 4,900 solar panels, will provide two-thirds of the campus’ electricity on summer days and 20 percent of the campus’ annual electricity needs. This translates into more than $5 [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/12/uc-merced-campus-to-generate-20-of-electricity-from-solar-energy/feed/ 1