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/2012/05/21/university-of-texas-taps-locus-eportal-for-compliance/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/university-of-texas-taps-locus-eportal-for-compliance/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 14:00:30 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76927 The University of Texas at El Paso has selected software company Locus Technologies’ ePortal platform to provide an integrated system for monitoring and managing its compliance needs at its main campus. The UTEP EH&S department is responsible for a variety of regulatory compliance issues at the campus, which is undergoing a major expansion, with more [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/university-of-texas-taps-locus-eportal-for-compliance/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/policy-enforcement-briefing-g8-summit-wastewater-treatment-electricity-capacity-prices/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/policy-enforcement-briefing-g8-summit-wastewater-treatment-electricity-capacity-prices/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 13:12:13 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76968 Here’s the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes eight items. President Obama and G8 Summit world leaders reviewed Iran’s impact on the global oil supply, saying that they would involve the International Atomic Energy Agency if the country continues to cause disruptions to the world’s oil. The [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/policy-enforcement-briefing-g8-summit-wastewater-treatment-electricity-capacity-prices/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/the-many-moving-pieces-of-californias-cap-and-trade-program/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/the-many-moving-pieces-of-californias-cap-and-trade-program/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 13:08:33 +0000 Jon Costantino http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76950 The calendar says May 2012, so what does that mean for California’s attempts to implement a first-in-the-nation, economy-wide Cap and Trade Program? Actually quite a bit. There are many moving parts in this complex regulatory puzzle being assembled by the California Air Resources Board (Board or CARB). CARB has control over many of these moving [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/21/the-many-moving-pieces-of-californias-cap-and-trade-program/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/going-beyond-compliance-best-in-class-environmental-performance/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/going-beyond-compliance-best-in-class-environmental-performance/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 18:30:14 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76832 Join Environmental Leader on Wednesday, May 23rd, 8am Pacific/11am Eastern for a webinar discussing how to reach beyond environment, health and safety regulations to enhance efficiency, improve competitiveness and reduce risks. An increasing number of companies are re-evaluating their EH&S programs. This re-assessment is leading to an expanded role for EH&S as companies look to [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/18/going-beyond-compliance-best-in-class-environmental-performance/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/06/policy-enforcement-briefing-la-feed-in-tariff-solyndra-review-coal-mining-eu-ets-offshore-wind-lawsuit/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/06/policy-enforcement-briefing-la-feed-in-tariff-solyndra-review-coal-mining-eu-ets-offshore-wind-lawsuit/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:40:23 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73688 Here’s the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes 12 items. Los Angeles City Council approved a measure to allow the Department of Water and Power (DWP) to move forward with a feed-in tariff initiative. The Clean LA Solar program will allow property owners to sell solar [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/06/policy-enforcement-briefing-la-feed-in-tariff-solyndra-review-coal-mining-eu-ets-offshore-wind-lawsuit/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/04/policy-enforcement-briefing-e15-registrations-epa-delays-bpa-in-packaging/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/04/policy-enforcement-briefing-e15-registrations-epa-delays-bpa-in-packaging/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:37:42 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73496 Here’s the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes 13 items. The EPA approved the first applications for registration of E15, a 15 percent ethanol, 85 percent gasoline blend, opening the route to the fuel’s use in model year 2001 and newer gasoline-fueled cars and light trucks. [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/04/policy-enforcement-briefing-e15-registrations-epa-delays-bpa-in-packaging/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/02/policy-enforcement-briefing-shell-blocks-activists-transportation-bill-strips-bp-funds-allotment-iran-sanctions-great-lakes-wind/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/02/policy-enforcement-briefing-shell-blocks-activists-transportation-bill-strips-bp-funds-allotment-iran-sanctions-great-lakes-wind/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:00:35 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73295 Shell has won an injunction, issued by a federal district court in Alaska, expanding the scope of an earlier restraining order that blocked Greenpeace activists from interfering with operations on two Arctic drillships through March. The new order, which runs through the end of October, applies to Greenpeace activists targeting those drillships as well as [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/02/policy-enforcement-briefing-shell-blocks-activists-transportation-bill-strips-bp-funds-allotment-iran-sanctions-great-lakes-wind/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/23/lgr-introduces-new-industrial-emissions-analyzer/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/23/lgr-introduces-new-industrial-emissions-analyzer/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:00:14 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=72526 Los Gatos Research says its new analyzer is the first to enable comprehensive monitoring of industrial combustion processes for greenhouse gas emissions compliance. Specifically, the Industrial Emissions Analyzer (CO, CO2, H2O, O2) can simultaneously measure all key combustion products (carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, water vapor and oxygen). LGR says that the new industrial emissions analyzer [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/23/lgr-introduces-new-industrial-emissions-analyzer/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/19/adidas-general-mills-drop-off-most-ethical-list-kelloggs-hasbro-alcoa-join/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/19/adidas-general-mills-drop-off-most-ethical-list-kelloggs-hasbro-alcoa-join/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 06:28:57 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=72026 Starbucks, Patagonia and General Electric are among the 23 companies that have been named for six years running to Ethisphere’s Most Ethical Companies list, while Adidas and General Mills are among the major brands to have dropped off the list. Swedish electronics manufacturer Electrolux joined the list this year, as did Intel, Hasbro, Kimberly-Clark, L’Oreal, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/19/adidas-general-mills-drop-off-most-ethical-list-kelloggs-hasbro-alcoa-join/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/15/coke-wastewater-straining-city-resources-officials-claim/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/15/coke-wastewater-straining-city-resources-officials-claim/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:15:06 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=71860 Wastewater from a Coca-Cola bottling plant in Northampton, Mass., is becoming costly for public facilities to treat, leading the city to investigate revisions to treatment surcharge rates, reports the Daily Hampshire Gazette. The City of Northampton’s Board of Public Works is set to decide whether to increase one surcharge rate and create a new rate [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/15/coke-wastewater-straining-city-resources-officials-claim/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/15/standards-compliance-briefing-international-water-stewardship-federal-ghg-reporting-zigbee-leed-greenroads/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/15/standards-compliance-briefing-international-water-stewardship-federal-ghg-reporting-zigbee-leed-greenroads/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:30:05 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=71885 The Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) released the first draft of its International Water Stewardship Standard at the World Water Forum in Marseille, France. The AWS Standard, which is now open for public comment, focuses around four principles: water governance, water balance, water quality, and important water areas. The White House Council on Environmental Quality [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/15/standards-compliance-briefing-international-water-stewardship-federal-ghg-reporting-zigbee-leed-greenroads/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/12/aecom-launches-costing-software-for-remediation-projects/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/12/aecom-launches-costing-software-for-remediation-projects/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:38:15 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=71596 Aecom has released the newest version of its Remedial Action Cost Engineering and Requirements, or Racer, software – a cost-estimating program developed for environmental remediation and restoration projects. The company says that Racer’s updated and streamlined interface saves time, reduces costs and provides auditable and defensible budget-level estimates for establishing reserves and provisions, along with [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/12/aecom-launches-costing-software-for-remediation-projects/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/12/policy-enforcement-briefing-poland-veto-world-water-forum-nrc-safety-rules-ohio-fracking-law/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/12/policy-enforcement-briefing-poland-veto-world-water-forum-nrc-safety-rules-ohio-fracking-law/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:30:58 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=71627 Coal-reliant Poland vetoed a European Union roadmap for cutting the bloc’s carbon emissions by 80 percent by mid-century. All 26 other EU countries supported the plan, and climate commissioner Connie Hedegaard said that support was enough for the commission to make further progress. In June 2010, Poland was the only country to object to the [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/12/policy-enforcement-briefing-poland-veto-world-water-forum-nrc-safety-rules-ohio-fracking-law/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/09/fracking-industry-may-lack-will-to-avoid-environmental-impacts-report-finds/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/09/fracking-industry-may-lack-will-to-avoid-environmental-impacts-report-finds/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:25:59 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=71523 The natural gas industry is technologically capable of tapping shale gas resources, but some companies may have trouble managing the environmental and social risks involved, according to a report by the Investor Responsibility Research Center Institute. Discovering Shale Gas: An Investor Guide to Hydraulic Fracturing said these risks could impede profitable extraction. It also said [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/09/fracking-industry-may-lack-will-to-avoid-environmental-impacts-report-finds/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