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/2012/05/17/legrand-cuts-energy-use-by-20-percent-beating-doe-goal-by-8-years/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/legrand-cuts-energy-use-by-20-percent-beating-doe-goal-by-8-years/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 14:25:36 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76753 Legrand has reduced its energy use by more than 20 percent, in its first year participating in the Department of Energy’s Building Buildings initiative. The electrical and data networking manufacturer joined the DOE’s Better Buildings, Better Plant Challenge in January 2011. Legrand’s first goal, North America president and CEO John Selldorff said, was to reduce [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/17/legrand-cuts-energy-use-by-20-percent-beating-doe-goal-by-8-years/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/14/waste-management-expands-cng-fleet/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/14/waste-management-expands-cng-fleet/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 14:20:35 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=76458 Waste Management will add 35 compressed natural gas-powered vehicles to its Houston fleet by the end of 2012, the company said, and will soon open its CNG fueling station in Conroe, Texas to consumers. Each Class 8 diesel truck that Waste Management replaces with natural gas reduces diesel use by an average of 8,000 gallons [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/14/waste-management-expands-cng-fleet/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/04/north-america-has-capacity-to-store-500-years-of-co2-emissions/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/04/north-america-has-capacity-to-store-500-years-of-co2-emissions/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 14:29:59 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=75782 North America’s geological formations have the capacity to store 500 years of carbon dioxide emissions, according to an atlas produced by the United States, Canada and Mexico. The North American Carbon Storage Atlas was created through the North American Carbon Atlas Partnership, a joint cross-border mapping initiative by the US Energy Department, Natural Resources Canada [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/05/04/north-america-has-capacity-to-store-500-years-of-co2-emissions/feed/ 3 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/09/higher-mpg-standard-likely-to-bring-4-8bn-in-profits-for-automakers-study-says/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/09/higher-mpg-standard-likely-to-bring-4-8bn-in-profits-for-automakers-study-says/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:01:51 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73792 The global auto industry will likely earn an extra $4.76 billion, or 5.3 percent, in profits in 2020 due to proposed U.S. gas mileage and emissions standards to be finalized in coming months, according to research led by Ceres and Citi Investment Research and Analysis. American automakers will likely see the biggest percentage increase in [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/09/higher-mpg-standard-likely-to-bring-4-8bn-in-profits-for-automakers-study-says/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/03/offset-supply-to-drive-western-climate-initiative-analysts-say/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/03/offset-supply-to-drive-western-climate-initiative-analysts-say/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:27:28 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73370 Offset supply will be the main long-term allowance price driver after California and Quebec link their emissions trading programs next year to form the Western Climate Initiative single carbon market, according to market intelligence service Thomson Reuters Point Carbon. Both the California and Quebec electricity sectors have relatively low emissions. This means that nearly half [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/03/offset-supply-to-drive-western-climate-initiative-analysts-say/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/02/coal-power-plants-to-increase-capacity-emissions-natural-gas-nuclear-power-safety-influence-industry-too-gbi-says/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/02/coal-power-plants-to-increase-capacity-emissions-natural-gas-nuclear-power-safety-influence-industry-too-gbi-says/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 07:10:57 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73273 The consumption of coal in North America is expected to grow to 940.4 million metric tons (MMt) over the next eight years, as a result of increased demand from several planned U.S. power plants due for completion by 2015, with a combined capacity addition of 11.5 GW, according to a report from GBI Research. The [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/02/coal-power-plants-to-increase-capacity-emissions-natural-gas-nuclear-power-safety-influence-industry-too-gbi-says/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/21/honda-hyundai-nissan-and-subaru-join-suppliers-partnership-for-the-environment/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/21/honda-hyundai-nissan-and-subaru-join-suppliers-partnership-for-the-environment/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:49:54 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=72269 Honda, Hyundai, Nissan and Subaru are the four latest automobile manufacturers to become members of the Suppliers Partnership for the Environment, joining current members GM, Chrysler and Ford, the group said. The partnership between car manufacturers, their suppliers and the EPA aims to provide a forum to work towards environmental protection and provide value through [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/21/honda-hyundai-nissan-and-subaru-join-suppliers-partnership-for-the-environment/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/15/bnsf-rail-customers-prevented-over-30m-metric-tons-of-co2-in-2011/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/15/bnsf-rail-customers-prevented-over-30m-metric-tons-of-co2-in-2011/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:00:16 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=71904 BNSF reports that its customers avoided 30 million metric tons of CO2 emissions in 2011 by shipping their freight by rail instead of moving their products entirely by road. In a program in its fourth year, BNSF provided customers in the intermodal, automotive, industrial products and agricultural products sectors with customized reports that analyzed their [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/15/bnsf-rail-customers-prevented-over-30m-metric-tons-of-co2-in-2011/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/24/lg-launches-efficient-hvac-products/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/24/lg-launches-efficient-hvac-products/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:20:38 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68804 LG Electronics has announced energy efficiency improvements to to its HVAC products at the International Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Expo in Chicago. The Multi V III – the third generation of LG’s flagship Multi V series – now offers an Integrated Energy Efficient Ratio of up to 21.8, LG announced. The range also has [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/24/lg-launches-efficient-hvac-products/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/24/honda-na-hits-another-co2-goal-a-year-late/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/24/honda-na-hits-another-co2-goal-a-year-late/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:45:48 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68805 Last year Honda met its 2010 goal of a 20 percent cut to CO2 from power equipment production, with a 27.2 percent drop from 2000 levels, according to its 2011 North American environmental report. The goal was the fifth of six CO2 targets that the company set for itself to meet in 2010. The first [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/24/honda-na-hits-another-co2-goal-a-year-late/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/11/carbon-trading-to-double-in-north-america-this-year/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/11/carbon-trading-to-double-in-north-america-this-year/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:38:09 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68216 Carbon trading in North America is poised to double this year with the inauguration of carbon markets in California and Quebec, and the total value of the Western Climate Initiative is set to surpass that of the eastern Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, according to Thomson Reuters Point Carbon. The news service said the volume of [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/11/carbon-trading-to-double-in-north-america-this-year/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/30/solar-briefing-loreal-carmanah-san-diego-and-cogenra-and-defense-dept/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/30/solar-briefing-loreal-carmanah-san-diego-and-cogenra-and-defense-dept/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:58:42 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=65954 L’Oreal USA’s North Little Rock, Ark., manufacturing facility’s solar array installation is fully operational. The 13 kW solar array will provide 18,000 kWh of electricity annually, enough to power all of the plant’s outdoor lighting requirements. Carmanah Technologies Corporation has designed, supplied and installed a nominal 250 kW solar rooftop photovoltaic array at a commercial [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/30/solar-briefing-loreal-carmanah-san-diego-and-cogenra-and-defense-dept/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/18/put-a-price-on-industrial-water-use-report-urges-government/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/18/put-a-price-on-industrial-water-use-report-urges-government/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:24:48 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=65450 A federal advisory body has recommended that the Canadian government put a price on water used by industry, the Toronto Star reports. In Charting a Course,  the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy argues that a price on water will reduce intake by industry, leading to better water conservation and efficiency. The [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/18/put-a-price-on-industrial-water-use-report-urges-government/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/15/standards-compliance-briefing-green-construction-code-wm-certifications-leed-airports/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/15/standards-compliance-briefing-green-construction-code-wm-certifications-leed-airports/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:37:57 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=65250 The provisions in the new 2012 International Green Construction Code were completed during a final hearing at the International Code Council’s meeting in Phoenix, Ariz. The new code will be available Spring 2012 and can be viewed here. The EPA and Natural Resources Canada announced an agreement that will create a harmonized platform for measuring [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/15/standards-compliance-briefing-green-construction-code-wm-certifications-leed-airports/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/11/canadian-lodge-upgrades-to-uf-water-treatment-epa-fines-dupont/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/11/canadian-lodge-upgrades-to-uf-water-treatment-epa-fines-dupont/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:58:21 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=65062 Water resources management and wastewater treatment company Tri-Tech Holding signed a $690,000 contract to provide an ultra-filtration (UF) water treatment system to Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge at Jasper Town, Alberta, Canada. The 1920s-era lodge currently has an ultra-violet (UV) reactor installed along with chlorination as a water treatment system. The UV disinfection process consumes more [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/11/canadian-lodge-upgrades-to-uf-water-treatment-epa-fines-dupont/feed/ 1