http://www.environmentalleader.com Environmental Leader Fri, 25 May 2012 17:41:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/11/lockheed-meets-green-goals-a-year-early/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/11/lockheed-meets-green-goals-a-year-early/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 06:10:55 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73965 Defense company Lockheed Martin has achieved its five-year sustainability goals a year ahead of schedule. Lockheed Martin’s programs have reduced its corporate water usage by 25 percent and its carbon emissions by 30 percent, since 2007. The target for both metrics was a 25 percent reduction. Since 2007 the company has also reduced its total [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/11/lockheed-meets-green-goals-a-year-early/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/10/industrial-energy-management-market-to-grow-21-6-a-year-to-2020-study-says/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/10/industrial-energy-management-market-to-grow-21-6-a-year-to-2020-study-says/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:29:59 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73865 The U.S. market for industrial energy management software and services will rise from $960 million in 2011 to $5.6 billion by 2020, a compound annual growth rate of 21.6 percent, according to Pike Research. Industrial and manufacturing companies use close to one-third of all the energy consumed in the U.S. and the sector must take [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/10/industrial-energy-management-market-to-grow-21-6-a-year-to-2020-study-says/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/06/the-story-of-ethylene-now-starring-natural-gas/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/06/the-story-of-ethylene-now-starring-natural-gas/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:10:13 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73658 It’s a $160 billion a year market you’ve probably never heard of. Ethylene, the intermediary chemical compound from which popular plastics and many other high value products are derived, has traditionally been made in the petroleum industry via steam cracking, an energy- and carbon-intensive process. It’s the most produced organic compound in the world; annual global [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/06/the-story-of-ethylene-now-starring-natural-gas/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/29/sap-measuring-footprints-of-35000-danone-products/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/29/sap-measuring-footprints-of-35000-danone-products/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:20:36 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73014 German software corporation SAP is helping French food group Danone to measure the individual carbon footprints of 35,000 of its products, as the food firm tries to reduce its emissions by 30 percent from 2008 to 2012. Many food companies can put figures on the the carbon footprint of a product category, such as their [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/29/sap-measuring-footprints-of-35000-danone-products/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/15/envirogen-launches-compact-coal-mining-water-treatment-product/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/15/envirogen-launches-compact-coal-mining-water-treatment-product/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:40:58 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=71856 Water treatment products firm Envirogen Technologies Inc. has launched a new small-footprint fluidized bed reactor system designed to treat low flows of selenium-laden coal mining waters economically and efficiently. The new system will allow coal mine operators to treat flows that start at less than 100 gallons per minute to lower than 5 micrograms per [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/15/envirogen-launches-compact-coal-mining-water-treatment-product/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/12/aecom-launches-costing-software-for-remediation-projects/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/12/aecom-launches-costing-software-for-remediation-projects/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:38:15 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=71596 Aecom has released the newest version of its Remedial Action Cost Engineering and Requirements, or Racer, software – a cost-estimating program developed for environmental remediation and restoration projects. The company says that Racer’s updated and streamlined interface saves time, reduces costs and provides auditable and defensible budget-level estimates for establishing reserves and provisions, along with [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/12/aecom-launches-costing-software-for-remediation-projects/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/12/sustainabilities-role-in-industry-and-commerce/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/12/sustainabilities-role-in-industry-and-commerce/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:42:10 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=71276 Jeff Malakoff, Managing Director at ecoMarkets Advisory Services, discusses sustainability and its role in industry and commerce in a CFO Studio Interview with Greg Libertiny.]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/12/sustainabilities-role-in-industry-and-commerce/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/07/pollution-control-market-to-top-9bn-by-2017-report-says/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/07/pollution-control-market-to-top-9bn-by-2017-report-says/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:22:30 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=71356 The global air pollution control equipment market should grow significantly once utility, oil and gas companies comply with increasingly stringent environmental regulations such as the EPA’s Maximum Achievable Control Technology rules, according to research by business consulting firm Frost & Sullivan. Analysis of the Global Air Pollution Control Equipment in Energy and Power Market finds [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/07/pollution-control-market-to-top-9bn-by-2017-report-says/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/07/gemi-veolia-launch-water-tools/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/07/gemi-veolia-launch-water-tools/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 07:14:01 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=71365 Green business alliance the Global Environmental Management Initiative has launched free sustainable water management tools the GEMI Local Water Tool and the GEMI LWT for Oil and Gas. The tools aim to provide best practices and water risk assessment for sustainable water management at the global, regional, national and local levels, GEMI says. GEMI LWT  [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/07/gemi-veolia-launch-water-tools/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/27/dow-aims-to-keep-absolute-ghgs-below-2006-levels/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/27/dow-aims-to-keep-absolute-ghgs-below-2006-levels/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:20:07 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=70645 Dow Chemical has announced a goal to keep all greenhouse gas emissions below 2006 levels on an absolute basis, marking a shift in reporting practices, according to a quarterly sustainability update. The company says it will continue to report GHG intensity, but absolute emissions will become the primary GHG metric for the company. The shift [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/27/dow-aims-to-keep-absolute-ghgs-below-2006-levels/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/27/water-cleaning-and-sustainability/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/27/water-cleaning-and-sustainability/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:15:22 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69903 The professional cleaning industry is far larger than most people realize, with more than $50 billion estimated in annual sales, and its impact on the environment and sustainability is considerable as well. An estimated 6 billion pounds of cleaning chemicals, many from nonrenewable petroleum products, are used each year; 450 billion pounds of paper products, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/27/water-cleaning-and-sustainability/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/27/plews-edelmann-launches-biodegradable-machine-tool-oil/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/27/plews-edelmann-launches-biodegradable-machine-tool-oil/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:09:52 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=70678 Lubricant manufacturer Plews & Edelmann has added biodegradable lubricant UltraLube Slide Way Oil to its product line. The product is formulated with vegetable seed oils and friction-reducing additives. Its bio-stable, biodegradable formulation contains no toxic chlorine or sulfur, making it safer for workers and easier to store than traditional oils, the company says. UltraLube Slide [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/27/plews-edelmann-launches-biodegradable-machine-tool-oil/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/27/policing-chemicals-in-the-supply-chain/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/27/policing-chemicals-in-the-supply-chain/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:00:30 +0000 Kathleen Hurley http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69906 An Outlook of What to Expect 2010-2013 More sustainable products depend on more sustainable materials coming from a supply chain.  The spirit – or level of enthusiasm – for sustainable materials and stewardship in industry can be gleaned from looking at sales trends and projections for technology companies who make software for managing supplier materials [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/27/policing-chemicals-in-the-supply-chain/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/16/thyssenkrupp-launches-gearless-elevator-retrofit-package/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/16/thyssenkrupp-launches-gearless-elevator-retrofit-package/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:24:18 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=70127 ThyssenKrupp Elevator America has released a kit that allows traditional elevators to be refitted with energy-efficient, gearless technology, which also captures and reuses waste energy. Traditional geared machines utilize a motor generator to convert power. This system requires additional moving mechanical parts that create friction, thereby reducing the efficiency of the machine. The Geared to [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/16/thyssenkrupp-launches-gearless-elevator-retrofit-package/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/10/hydrogen-plant-to-save-air-products-exxonmobil-facilities-15-energy/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/10/hydrogen-plant-to-save-air-products-exxonmobil-facilities-15-energy/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:51:50 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69794 Air Products has cut the ribbon on a hydrogen manufacturing facility that uses excess gas from a neighboring ExxonMobil refinery when making its product. Hydrogen manufactured at Air Products’ Rotterdam, Netherlands, facility (pictured) is then used by the refinery for the desulphurization of oil products and in the manufacture of petrochemicals. Processes applied at the [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/10/hydrogen-plant-to-save-air-products-exxonmobil-facilities-15-energy/feed/ 1