http://www.environmentalleader.com Environmental Leader Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:49:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/08/mitsubishi-ends-hondas-8-year-reign-on-green-car-list/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/08/mitsubishi-ends-hondas-8-year-reign-on-green-car-list/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:57:32 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69655 The Mitsubishi i-MIEV has unseated the Honda Civic Natural Gas from its throne and become the first electric car in 12 years to top environmental rankings from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. This is the first time in eight years that the Civic Natural Gas hasn’t topped the ACEEE “Greenest” list, which have [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/08/mitsubishi-ends-hondas-8-year-reign-on-green-car-list/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/08/google-jumps-to-1st-place-in-cool-it-climate-rankings/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/08/google-jumps-to-1st-place-in-cool-it-climate-rankings/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:17:17 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69636 Google has secured the top spot in Greenpeace’s Cool IT Leaderboard, with 53 points, up from 47 points and fourth place in the rankings’ last edition. The search giant is followed by Cisco – down from 1st place – and a tie between Ericsson and Fujitsu. Oracle continues to bring up the rear, as it [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/08/google-jumps-to-1st-place-in-cool-it-climate-rankings/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/08/stapleselectric-delivery-trucks-cost-9-12-less-to-operate-mit-finds-with-staples-data/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/08/stapleselectric-delivery-trucks-cost-9-12-less-to-operate-mit-finds-with-staples-data/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:37:00 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69659 Electric delivery trucks can cost between nine and 12 percent less to operate than their diesel cousins, according to an MIT study using data from Staples. The paper by the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics, to be published in the proceedings of last month’s IEEE Power and Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/08/stapleselectric-delivery-trucks-cost-9-12-less-to-operate-mit-finds-with-staples-data/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/01/north-america-lags-on-supplier-emission-cuts/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/01/north-america-lags-on-supplier-emission-cuts/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:19:13 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69286 North American suppliers are likely to fall behind in the race to capitalize on climate change opportunities, scoring a D average on emissions performance compared to the C average for European and Asian suppliers, according to research published today by the Carbon Disclosure Project and Accenture. A New Era: Supplier Management in the Low-Carbon Economy, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/01/north-america-lags-on-supplier-emission-cuts/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/01/walmart-rockets-from-15th-to-third-on-epa-green-power-rankings/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/01/walmart-rockets-from-15th-to-third-on-epa-green-power-rankings/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:50:52 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69273 Walmart has shot to third place on the EPA’s rankings of the country’s top green power purchasers, from 15th place just last quarter. The Green Power Partnership ranking, for the retailer’s Texas and California facilities alone, pushes Whole Foods down to fourth place. According to the EPA’s data, Walmart’s facilities in the two states use [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/01/walmart-rockets-from-15th-to-third-on-epa-green-power-rankings/feed/ 3 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/25/novo-nordisk-leads-corporate-knights-sustainability-rankings/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/25/novo-nordisk-leads-corporate-knights-sustainability-rankings/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:25:44 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68883 Novo Nordisk has topped Corporate Knights magazine’s annual Global 100 rankings of leaders in sustainability. The Danish pharmaceuticals company was followed by Brazil’s Natura Cosmeticos, Norway’s Statoil (last year’s top-ranked company), Danish biotech firm Novozymes and ASML Holding, a Dutch supplier to the semiconductor industry. The highest ranked U.S. companies were biotech company Life Technologies [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/25/novo-nordisk-leads-corporate-knights-sustainability-rankings/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/24/co2-to-stay-below-2005-levels-u-s-to-wean-itself-from-foreign-oil-eia-predicts/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/24/co2-to-stay-below-2005-levels-u-s-to-wean-itself-from-foreign-oil-eia-predicts/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:33:04 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68831 Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions will remain below 2005 levels through 2035 as increased oil, natural gas and renewable energy production reduces U.S. reliance on imported energy sources, according to projections by the Energy Information Administration. The Annual Energy Outlook 2012 reference case shows energy-related CO2 emissions growing by 3 percent from 2010 to 2035, reaching [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/24/co2-to-stay-below-2005-levels-u-s-to-wean-itself-from-foreign-oil-eia-predicts/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/19/bp-predicts-small-future-role-for-renewables/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/19/bp-predicts-small-future-role-for-renewables/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:35:43 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68580 Energy production by renewable sources will roughly quadruple by 2030, but the use of such energy will still only account for fraction of energy consumption, according to a report by BP. BP Energy Outlook 2030 says that by 2030 global energy production from renewable sources will rise to the equivalent of 860.2 million metric tons [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/19/bp-predicts-small-future-role-for-renewables/feed/ 4 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/12/multifamily-block-refit-analysis-should-increase-retrofit-financing/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/12/multifamily-block-refit-analysis-should-increase-retrofit-financing/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:38:50 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68272 It may soon become easier for owners of multifamily housing blocks to secure financing for retrofits and efficiency upgrades, according to a report by Deutsche Bank. Recognizing the Benefits of Energy Efficiency in Multifamily Underwriting addresses a key bottleneck for private capital flowing to the sector: The lack of confidence in projecting energy savings against [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/12/multifamily-block-refit-analysis-should-increase-retrofit-financing/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/12/epa-reveals-biggest-ghg-emitters/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/12/epa-reveals-biggest-ghg-emitters/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:30:21 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68256 The top three GHG emitters in the country are all power plants owned by Southern Company, according to data just released by the EPA. The agency yesterday launched an online tool (pictured) that allows users to view and sort GHG data by facility, location, industrial sector, and the type of GHG emitted. The EPA says is the first [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/12/epa-reveals-biggest-ghg-emitters/feed/ 0