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/volvo-mack-engines-first-to-meet-2010-epa-emissions-standards/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/volvo-mack-engines-first-to-meet-2010-epa-emissions-standards/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:56:30 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27639 With heavy truck engines facing a 2010 deadline for new emissions standards from EPA and the California Air Resources Board, engines from Volvo and Mack claim to be the first to meet both certifications. Heavy duty 11- and 13-liter diesel engines from Volvo and Mack recently passed emissions tests that show them to be compliant with [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/volvo-mack-engines-first-to-meet-2010-epa-emissions-standards/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/around-the-web-starbucks-ecofactor-ups-brownfields-eco-labels/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/around-the-web-starbucks-ecofactor-ups-brownfields-eco-labels/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:02:56 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27554 Today’s news from around the Web. Spin Meter: Feds buy green cars, auction rejects AP Secret Starbucks Unveiled Behind Green Curtain Seattle PI The Green Supply Chain MarketWatch Can You Have Prosperity Without Growth? NY Times Cleantech Open Winner Revealed! EcoFactor Takes the Grand Prize Earth2Tech EU’s eco-labeling scheme to tackle more products Reuters Brownfield cleanups in New Orleans set example for nation, EPA leader says NOLA UPS Gets Energy [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/around-the-web-starbucks-ecofactor-ups-brownfields-eco-labels/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/subaru-touts-energy-environmental-initiatives/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/subaru-touts-energy-environmental-initiatives/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:01:43 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27549 Video from Subaru contains some interesting data and information on the automaker’s sustainability programs. ]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/subaru-touts-energy-environmental-initiatives/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/intel-eyes-wind-electric-cars/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/intel-eyes-wind-electric-cars/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:25:57 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27503 Seeing a fit for its processing prowess in emerging industries, Intel is considering getting into wind forecasting and even information management for electric cars. While Intel already sells microprocessors to wind turbine makers, John Skinner, Intel’s Director of Marketing for its Eco-Technology division, said there are good opportunities for moving into forecasting when, where and how [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/intel-eyes-wind-electric-cars/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/usps-energy-use-down-9-from-2005-to-2008/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/usps-energy-use-down-9-from-2005-to-2008/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:19:20 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27443 In its first-ever sustainability report, the U.S. Postal Service showed a decrease in total energy use of 9 percent from 2005 to 2008. In 2008 the agency used 123 million gigajoules, compared to 131 million GJ in 2007, 134 million GJ in 2006 and 136 million GJ in 2005. The USPS reduced energy use at its [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/usps-energy-use-down-9-from-2005-to-2008/feed/ 5 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/17/ford-adds-two-wind-turbines-to-power-belgium-plant/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/17/ford-adds-two-wind-turbines-to-power-belgium-plant/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:57:07 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27412 Expanding its on-site wind power portfolio sprinkled throughout the UK and Germany, Ford of Europe has added two wind turbines, each with a height of 150 meters, to supply a significant amount of electricity for its Genk plant in Belgium. Five years ago, Ford’s Dagenham Diesel Centre in the UK became the first automotive plant to [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/17/ford-adds-two-wind-turbines-to-power-belgium-plant/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/17/around-the-web-net-impact-sustainable-packaging-ge-frontier-oil/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/17/around-the-web-net-impact-sustainable-packaging-ge-frontier-oil/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:02:41 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27391 Debate arises on sustainable packaging The Packer Business Leaders Converge At C.U. for Net Impact 2009 Cornell Daily Sun Frontier Oil plans to fight EPA penalty Wyoming Tribune Eagle If EPA’s Air Chief Loves a Brawl, She’s Come to the Right Place NY Times U.S. Senators unveil bill to double nuclear power Reuters Oil Production is Reaching its Limit: The Basics of What [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/17/around-the-web-net-impact-sustainable-packaging-ge-frontier-oil/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/12/new-forms-of-energy-capture-proliferate/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/12/new-forms-of-energy-capture-proliferate/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:48:55 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27185 New methods of capturing energy from unlikely sources are being refined. Two emerging ones include using low-level heat sources to produce electricity and capturing energy from the motion of heavy vehicles. A range of applications may exist for the Organic Rankine Cycle energy capture system from PowerVerde Inc. The device, which is placed adjacent to any [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/12/new-forms-of-energy-capture-proliferate/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/11/central-hudson-comparing-hybrids-vs-natural-gas-trucks/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/11/central-hudson-comparing-hybrids-vs-natural-gas-trucks/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:29:27 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27064 Central Hudson will use its eight new heavy-duty hybrid trucks as a comparison against biodiesel-powered trucks already in service. Evaluating the pros and cons of each will point the way forward for the utility. Central Hudson received $700,000 through the federal stimulus package to aid in the purchase of the new trucks, according to a press [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/11/central-hudson-comparing-hybrids-vs-natural-gas-trucks/feed/ 2