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/national-grid-again-rejects-high-costs-of-offshore-wind/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/national-grid-again-rejects-high-costs-of-offshore-wind/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:07:44 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27681 National Grid for the second time has turned down a proposal from a Rhode Island offshore wind developer that wants to sell the electricity retailer energy from a yet-to-be-developed wind farm. National Grid says the price to purchase renewable energy from New Jersey-based Deepwater Wind is too high, reports the Providence Journal. Deepwater is seeking to [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/national-grid-again-rejects-high-costs-of-offshore-wind/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/california-citys-green-building-ordinance-applies-to-commercial-buildings/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/california-citys-green-building-ordinance-applies-to-commercial-buildings/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:36:34 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27665 New commercial buildings in San Mateo, Calif., will have to be constructed to minimum environmental standards now that a previously voluntary green building ordinance has become mandatory. The new standards take effect Jan. 1, reports the San Jose Mercury News. They had been voluntary for more than a year. The law requires a minimum number of so-called [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/20/california-citys-green-building-ordinance-applies-to-commercial-buildings/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/canada-delays-ghg-emissions-regs-russia-ups-emissions-cuts/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/canada-delays-ghg-emissions-regs-russia-ups-emissions-cuts/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:01:49 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27594 Add Canada to a growing list of countries that want to wait until a global climate deal is struck and the United States decides how it will regulate emissions before they regulate their own greenhouse gas emissions. Earlier this week, New Zealand made a similar announcement. There also appears to be some widespread discussion over [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/canada-delays-ghg-emissions-regs-russia-ups-emissions-cuts/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/trade-group-on-epa-chemical-regs-if-everything-is-a-priority-then-nothing-is-a-priority/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/trade-group-on-epa-chemical-regs-if-everything-is-a-priority-then-nothing-is-a-priority/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:21:47 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27528 As the U.S. House of Representatives considers how far the EPA should go in regulating chemicals used in everyday products, trade groups are cautioning against over-regulation. The Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection took comments on the EPA’s proposed overhaul the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), which governs the country’s chemicals policies. EPA Administrator [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/trade-group-on-epa-chemical-regs-if-everything-is-a-priority-then-nothing-is-a-priority/feed/ 2 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/u-s-china-partner-on-renewable-energy-energy-efficiency/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/u-s-china-partner-on-renewable-energy-energy-efficiency/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:39:17 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27527 President Barack Obama and China’s President Hu Jintao have agreed to a wide ranging package of programs and initiatives (seven in total) to strengthen the two countries’ cooperation on renewable energy and energy efficiency. One key program establishes a U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center, supported by $150 million in public and private funds over the [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/u-s-china-partner-on-renewable-energy-energy-efficiency/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/2009/11/18/epa-may-regulate-sulfur-dioxide-emissions-on-hourly-basis/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/epa-may-regulate-sulfur-dioxide-emissions-on-hourly-basis/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:29:57 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27458 Manufacturers and utilities that emit sulfur dioxide may soon fall under tighter regulation, as the Environmental Protection Agency has proposed new rules that set hourly requirements on emissions, the Wall Street Journal reports. Currently, emissions standards are based on annualized or 24-hour averages and do not take into account the sort of short-term peaks that often [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/18/epa-may-regulate-sulfur-dioxide-emissions-on-hourly-basis/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/16/consensus-no-climate-deal-at-copenhagen/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/16/consensus-no-climate-deal-at-copenhagen/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:52:45 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27325 The decision by some world leaders to not seek a binding climate change agreement in Copenhagen has dealt a significant setback to efforts leading up to December’s meeting, reports the Wall Street Journal. Instead, Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has proposed to Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders a politically binding agreement that would commit to [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/16/consensus-no-climate-deal-at-copenhagen/feed/ 1