http://www.environmentalleader.com The Executive's Daily Green Briefing Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:11:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/11/healthcare-sector-accounts-for-8-of-u-s-carbon-footprint/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/11/healthcare-sector-accounts-for-8-of-u-s-carbon-footprint/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:57:55 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27078 The U.S. healthcare sector accounts for nearly a tenth of the country’s carbon-dioxide emissions, according to University of Chicago researchers. The research takes into account activities such as hospital care, scientific research and the production and distribution of pharmaceutical drugs. The study shows that the healthcare sector produces 8 percent of the country’s total carbon-dioxide [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/11/healthcare-sector-accounts-for-8-of-u-s-carbon-footprint/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/09/spectrum-health-fortune-data-centers-go-for-the-leed-gold/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/09/spectrum-health-fortune-data-centers-go-for-the-leed-gold/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:32:34 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26957 Businesses across all sectors including health care, manufacturing and information technology (IT) are seeking the coveted LEED certification to ensure that their new buildings meet the highest of environmental standards. Some of the most recent LEED projects include Spectrum Health, Fortune Data Centers and Allied Tube Conduit. Spectrum Health Hospital Group’s Lemmen-Holton Cancer Pavilion has earned LEED [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/09/spectrum-health-fortune-data-centers-go-for-the-leed-gold/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/05/mckesson-to-save-300k-via-fuel-efficient-vehicles/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/05/mckesson-to-save-300k-via-fuel-efficient-vehicles/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:24:21 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26766 McKesson Corp. continues to gain a better understanding of its emissions, energy consumption and water consumption companywide. In the firm’s 2008-2009 Corporate Citizenship Report, the company tracked energy consumption and CO2 emissions at 49 facilities, representing 64 percent of its U.S. real estate footprint, and water consumption for 35 facilities, representing 47 percent of its [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/05/mckesson-to-save-300k-via-fuel-efficient-vehicles/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/02/epa-orders-pesticides-tested-for-hormone-effects/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/02/epa-orders-pesticides-tested-for-hormone-effects/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:09:39 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26462 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered the first test for pesticide chemicals to be screened for their potential effects on the endocrine system. Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that disrupt the hormones produced or secreted by human and animal endocrine systems, which regulate growth, metabolism and reproduction, said the EPA. The EPA has released the [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/02/epa-orders-pesticides-tested-for-hormone-effects/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/19/maker-of-lysol-woolite-ahead-on-carbon-reduction-target/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/19/maker-of-lysol-woolite-ahead-on-carbon-reduction-target/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:31:29 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=25125 Reckitt Benckiser (RB) plc, a global leader in household, health and personal care products including Calgon, Lysol, and Woolite, has reduced its total carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 5.75 percent per unit dose, or 1.5 million tons, in one year, ahead of its carbon reduction target to cut CO2 emissions 20 percent by 2020. The [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/19/maker-of-lysol-woolite-ahead-on-carbon-reduction-target/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/15/catholic-health-taps-into-wind-for-ny-facilities/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/15/catholic-health-taps-into-wind-for-ny-facilities/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:42:11 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=23977 About 10 percent of the electricity used at facilities operated by Catholic Health in New York will be derived from wind energy. Under a new two-year contract with Constellation Energy, Catholic Health hopes to save $500,000 a year in electricity costs, reports North American Wind Power. The following Catholic Health facilities will benefit from the agreement: Mercy Hospital [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/15/catholic-health-taps-into-wind-for-ny-facilities/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/13/brewery-flips-switch-on-methane-to-energy-plant/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/13/brewery-flips-switch-on-methane-to-energy-plant/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:29:59 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=23637 A heat and power project that takes methane gas created at a brewery and converts it into clean energy to run a nearby hospital has entered production. The project, which takes methane from City Brewery in LaCrosse, Wisc., and converts it into clean energy to run Gundersen Lutheran hospital, was touted earlier this year as a [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/13/brewery-flips-switch-on-methane-to-energy-plant/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/06/bcbs-sets-new-standards-for-green-office-buildings/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/06/bcbs-sets-new-standards-for-green-office-buildings/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:20:43 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=23166 The new office tower headquarters for Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) in Rhode Island was designed to meet national goals for efficiency and sustainability, while encouraging good health and morale for its workforce, reports Providence Journal. Blue Cross officials told the Providence Journal that their building promotes a healthy economy and a healthy environment and that [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/06/bcbs-sets-new-standards-for-green-office-buildings/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/02/abbott-cuts-oil-and-coal-use-by-35/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/02/abbott-cuts-oil-and-coal-use-by-35/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:13:04 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=21951 Abbott has reduced its use of both fossil fuels and electricity by 35 percent as part of a company-wide effort to protect the environment and reduce energy costs across all of its global health care businesses. In 2008, Abbott purchased 1.3 million megawatt hours of electricity, a 32 percent reduction from 2006 when normalized to sales, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/02/abbott-cuts-oil-and-coal-use-by-35/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/01/nj-health-care-facility-to-add-1-8-mw-solar-array/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/01/nj-health-care-facility-to-add-1-8-mw-solar-array/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:56:44 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=21936 The Carrier Clinic in Montgomery, N.J., plans a 1.8 megawatt solar array under a power purchase agreement (PPA) with enXco, reports MyCentralJersey.com. The ground-mounted solar array, spread out over 14 acres, will cost about $10 million to install, with enXco owning and operating the system. Carrier Clinic has agreed to a 25-year contract to purchase electricity [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/01/nj-health-care-facility-to-add-1-8-mw-solar-array/feed/ 0