http://www.environmentalleader.com The Executive's Daily Green Briefing Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:04:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/corporate-jetsetters-can-be-carbon-offsetters/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/corporate-jetsetters-can-be-carbon-offsetters/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:21:58 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27478 A new program from InJet, which offers private corporate jet services, will allow companies and individuals to offset the emissions of their flights. The InJet Green program, which is supported by TerraPass, allows customers to choose from different models of carbon offsetting, depending on the size of jet chosen. The company often sells its services in 25-hour [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/corporate-jetsetters-can-be-carbon-offsetters/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/16/airbus-sharklet-wingtip-design-reduces-fuel-use-3-5/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/16/airbus-sharklet-wingtip-design-reduces-fuel-use-3-5/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:43:08 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27336 Airbus is developing new “Sharklet” wingtip devices for its A320 aircraft that are expected to cut fuel burn by 3.5 percent and reduce 730 metric tons of CO2 emissions per plane annually, reports AIN. This also translates into a fuel savings of $220,000 annually per aircraft, according to the article. Air New Zealand will be the [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/16/airbus-sharklet-wingtip-design-reduces-fuel-use-3-5/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/04/responsibletravel-com-scuttles-carbon-offsetting-option/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/04/responsibletravel-com-scuttles-carbon-offsetting-option/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:48:54 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26722 One of the first travel agencies to give fliers the option to offset the carbon emissions of their flights has ceased offering the program, calling it a “medieval pardon.” Responsibletravel.com, a UK travel agency, had been offering the offsetting option since 2002. Now it believes the best way to address global emissions is to focus on [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/04/responsibletravel-com-scuttles-carbon-offsetting-option/feed/ 3 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/03/u-s-airlines-lobby-feds-to-oppose-global-aviation-emissions-tax/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/03/u-s-airlines-lobby-feds-to-oppose-global-aviation-emissions-tax/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:45:19 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26590 The Air Transport Association fired off a letter to Todd Stern, the U.S. Climate Change Envoy, requesting that the U.S. stand against a proposed global tax on aviation emissions. In the letter, the ATA states that the International Air Passenger Adaptation Levy (PDF), proposed by a set of countries led by The Maldives, would lead to [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/03/u-s-airlines-lobby-feds-to-oppose-global-aviation-emissions-tax/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/27/in-first-csr-report-deloitte-shows-1-3-metric-tons-of-emissions-per-employee/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/27/in-first-csr-report-deloitte-shows-1-3-metric-tons-of-emissions-per-employee/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:56:03 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26204 In its first-ever corporate sustainability report, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu reveals that it used more than 308 million kilowatt hours of electricity in 2008, or about 2.59 megawatt hours per employee. The company derived the above and below figures based on reporting from 15 large member firms, out of 35 total member firms. Those 15 firms generated [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/27/in-first-csr-report-deloitte-shows-1-3-metric-tons-of-emissions-per-employee/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/22/southwest-testing-green-plane/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/22/southwest-testing-green-plane/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:54:38 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26081 If adopted, the new “green plane” undergoing tests by Southwest Airlines would save the company about $10 million a year in fuel costs, while reducing emissions. The airline also is kicking off a more robust onboard recycling program Nov. 1. The plane, which is a modified Boeing 737-700, features reduced weight, as well as environmentally friendly features, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/22/southwest-testing-green-plane/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/22/eu-takes-tough-emissions-stance-for-planes-ships/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/22/eu-takes-tough-emissions-stance-for-planes-ships/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:16:02 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26033 The European Union has adopted a proposal to curb airline’s emissions 10 percent by 2020, and that of ships by 20 percent by 2020. The move comes as environment ministers of EU nations wrangle over how deeply to cut emissions overall. Instead of the 80 percent emissions cut by 2050 that was previously on the table, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/22/eu-takes-tough-emissions-stance-for-planes-ships/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/21/abc-criticized-for-vastly-polluting-pr-stunt/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/21/abc-criticized-for-vastly-polluting-pr-stunt/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:16:00 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=25793 As ABC begins promoting its “V” series, the broadcaster is coming under fire for its method of promoting the show. ABC is owned by Walt Disney Corp., which has publicly committed itself to reducing emissions. In promoting the “V” series, which is about aliens taking over Earth, ABC plans to send up skywriting planes in 15 [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/21/abc-criticized-for-vastly-polluting-pr-stunt/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/14/in-clean-water-act-violations-chevron-sfo-fuel-to-spend-1m-at-sf-airport/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/14/in-clean-water-act-violations-chevron-sfo-fuel-to-spend-1m-at-sf-airport/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:00:43 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=23757 After Clean Water Act violations related to a jet fuel storage facility at the San Francisco International Airport, $1 million in improvements will be undertaken by Chevron and SFO Fuel. SFO Fuel, a consortium of airlines that leases a fuel tank facility at the airport, self-reported the violations to the Environmental Protection Agency in 2008. Chevron [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/14/in-clean-water-act-violations-chevron-sfo-fuel-to-spend-1m-at-sf-airport/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/13/first-natural-gas-fueled-passenger-flight-completed/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/13/first-natural-gas-fueled-passenger-flight-completed/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:17:31 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=23596 Airlines’ struggles with fuel availability and emissions may be eased if more flights are able to be powered in part by natural gas, which burns cleaner than other fuels. Qatar Airways on Oct. 12 completed a six-hour flight from London to Qatar, running an Airbus A340-800 on a 50/50 kerosene/natural gas blend, reports Reuters. Royal Dutch Shell [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/13/first-natural-gas-fueled-passenger-flight-completed/feed/ 0