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/2009/11/19/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/2009/11/16/after-dasani-test-coke-begins-global-rollout-of-plantbottle/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/16/after-dasani-test-coke-begins-global-rollout-of-plantbottle/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:25:47 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27326 Coca-Cola has begun the long-awaited global rollout of its PlantBottle and by the end of 2010 it expects to have sold more than 2 billion units. The multi-brand bottler began testing the plant-based PET bottle earlier this year on the U.S. West Coast, under the Dasani water brand. The bottle is made from a blend of [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/16/after-dasani-test-coke-begins-global-rollout-of-plantbottle/feed/ 4 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/10/environment-top-issue-consumers-want-from-new-media-communications/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/10/environment-top-issue-consumers-want-from-new-media-communications/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:32:30 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26882 About 26 percent of consumers list the environment as a corporate responsibility issue they want businesses to address through new media, according to the 2009 Cone Consumer New Media Study (registration required). That puts the environment narrowly ahead of health and wellness (24 percent) and ethics (20 percent). When using new media to communicate corporate responsibility efforts, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/10/environment-top-issue-consumers-want-from-new-media-communications/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/09/state-and-local-governments-launch-green-lodging-certifications/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/09/state-and-local-governments-launch-green-lodging-certifications/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:34:56 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26973 Over the past several weeks, five states and one city have launched green lodging certification programs, reports Green Lodging News. These new certifications for green lodging operations are in New York, Oklahoma, Indiana, South Carolina, Maryland, and Buffalo, N.Y. The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department’s launched a new travel initiative called ECO or Encouraging Conservation in [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/09/state-and-local-governments-launch-green-lodging-certifications/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/05/disney-buys-7m-in-reforestation-offsets-a-corporate-record/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/05/disney-buys-7m-in-reforestation-offsets-a-corporate-record/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:44:05 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26794 Walt Disney Corp., by donating about $7 million to various conservation programs, aims to offset a portion of its emissions. Some are calling the move by Disney the biggest single corporate investment in forest carbon offsets to date. The move is part of Disney’s effort to use “high quality offsets” to attain a net-zero emissions status, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/05/disney-buys-7m-in-reforestation-offsets-a-corporate-record/feed/ 3 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/03/it-bolstered-by-u-s-energy-efficiency-agenda/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/03/it-bolstered-by-u-s-energy-efficiency-agenda/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:35:19 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26633 Information technology departments are focused on greater energy efficiency and using more renewable energy sources now more than ever as the Obama Administration pushes its energy-efficiency agenda, while high-tech companies like Samsung and Microsoft are driving home the message to boost the adoption of environmentally friendly PCs by consumers. Companies like Yahoo are looking to use [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/03/it-bolstered-by-u-s-energy-efficiency-agenda/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/28/u-s-chamber-to-sue-pants-off-pranksters-yes-men/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/28/u-s-chamber-to-sue-pants-off-pranksters-yes-men/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:52:44 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26281 After getting embarrassed by false communications that suggested a policy shift on climate change, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is fighting back by suing the individuals responsible for the prank. A press release purporting to be from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Oct. 19 said that the chamber was “throwing its weight behind strong climate [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/28/u-s-chamber-to-sue-pants-off-pranksters-yes-men/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/27/green-mobile-phone-app-downloads-may-exceed-400m-by-2014/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/27/green-mobile-phone-app-downloads-may-exceed-400m-by-2014/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:33:39 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26229 As more and more companies and organizations develop mobile phone applications that are centered on energy efficiency and the environment, the market for such downloads could exceed 400 million by 2014, according to Juniper Research. Such a high rate of downloads would be predicated on the full exploitation by application stores of what Juniper calls “ecozones,” [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/27/green-mobile-phone-app-downloads-may-exceed-400m-by-2014/feed/ 3 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/26/when-explaining-smart-grid-benefits-keep-it-simple/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/26/when-explaining-smart-grid-benefits-keep-it-simple/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:58:38 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=23631 When explaining the benefits of the smart grid, consumers relate most to terms such as “budget billing,” “flat billing” and “peak pricing.” They do not relate well to terms like “green pricing” or “fuel supply billing,” according to “Green Gap Redux: Green Words Gone Wrong,” a report from EcoAlign. The report is based on results [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/26/when-explaining-smart-grid-benefits-keep-it-simple/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/26/energy-savings-claims-dont-add-up-for-microsofts-windows-7/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/26/energy-savings-claims-dont-add-up-for-microsofts-windows-7/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:54:00 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26160 Microsoft is touting its energy-saving features with the new Windows 7 operating system, but is not making any specific claims about how much power Windows 7 can save, reports Fred Pearce, author of the Guardian’s Greenwash column. Pearce believes Microsoft should be pushing users to use their PCs more efficiently and giving them fewer choices. He [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/26/energy-savings-claims-dont-add-up-for-microsofts-windows-7/feed/ 0