http://www.environmentalleader.com Environmental Leader Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:49:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/29/standards-compliance-briefing-climate-bonds-iso-50001-cradle-to-cradle-green-leaf/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/29/standards-compliance-briefing-climate-bonds-iso-50001-cradle-to-cradle-green-leaf/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:21:57 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=65858 The Climate Bonds Initiative has released a prototype Climate Bond Standard – a screening tool for investors and governments to support investment in the “Low Carbon Economy.” Business opportunities that offer investment-grade returns and also address climate change can be certified as Climate Bonds. The release follows six months of development and review with industry [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/11/29/standards-compliance-briefing-climate-bonds-iso-50001-cradle-to-cradle-green-leaf/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/09/30/policy-enforcement-briefing-solar-loan-guarantees-keystone-xl-delays-merck-penalty/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/09/30/policy-enforcement-briefing-solar-loan-guarantees-keystone-xl-delays-merck-penalty/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:49:27 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=62678 The Energy Department has finalized more than $1 billion in loan guarantees for two large-scale solar projects, just before the Sept. 30 deadline expires for the government’s controversial renewable-energy incentive program, The New York Times reported.  Deals were completed to give $737 million in financing for a 110-megawatt solar thermal plant near Tonopah, Nev., sponsored by [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/09/30/policy-enforcement-briefing-solar-loan-guarantees-keystone-xl-delays-merck-penalty/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/17/all-cvs-locations-now-recycle-unwanted-medication/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/17/all-cvs-locations-now-recycle-unwanted-medication/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:03:10 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=60084 CVS has announced that all 7,200 of its locations now offer the Sharps Compliance Corp.’s Environmental Return System, which provides customers with the ability to safely dispose of unused medication. Under the system, unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medication is placed in a prepaid envelope, which is then mailed through the U.S. Postal Service to a [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/08/17/all-cvs-locations-now-recycle-unwanted-medication/feed/ 3 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/04/11/pfizer-discusses-its-strategic-plant-restructuring-energy-master-plan/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/04/11/pfizer-discusses-its-strategic-plant-restructuring-energy-master-plan/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:05:00 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=52360 Michael Becker, Director, Engineering, Pfizer Manufacturing Germany GmbH talks to Pharmaceutical Processing’s Editor In Chief Mike Auerbach during INTERPHEX 2011 about the company’s SPRING & E-MAP (Strategic Plant Restructuring & Energy Master Plan) project in Freiburg, Germany. The facility has won the Sustainability award in the 2011 Facility of the Year Award competition sponsored by [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/04/11/pfizer-discusses-its-strategic-plant-restructuring-energy-master-plan/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/03/30/glaxosmithkline-sets-carbon-neutrality-goal-for-2050/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/03/30/glaxosmithkline-sets-carbon-neutrality-goal-for-2050/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 06:40:31 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=51836 GlaxoSmithKline has set a target to achieve carbon neutrality across its value chain by 2050, as part of a new environmental strategy launched in the company’s 2010 Corporate Responsibility report. The carbon neutrality target means that in 40 years, there will be no net greenhouse gas emissions from GSK’s raw material sourcing, manufacturing, distribution, product [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/03/30/glaxosmithkline-sets-carbon-neutrality-goal-for-2050/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/11/17/epa-to-evaluate-134-chemicals-for-endocrine-disruption/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/11/17/epa-to-evaluate-134-chemicals-for-endocrine-disruption/#comments Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:55:14 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=45360 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency  has released a list of 134 chemicals that will be screened for their potential to disrupt the endocrine system. Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that interact with and possibly disrupt the hormones produced or secreted by the human or animal endocrine system, which regulates growth, metabolism and reproduction. According to EPA’s [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/11/17/epa-to-evaluate-134-chemicals-for-endocrine-disruption/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/10/07/energy-efficient-measures-saves-pfizer-2-6m-in-2009/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/10/07/energy-efficient-measures-saves-pfizer-2-6m-in-2009/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:32:23 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=43385 Pfizer has saved an average of $1.4 million annually between 2004 and 2009 by installing energy-efficient light fixtures, timers and occupancy sensors at all of its Kalamazoo, Mich., facilities, reports MLive.com. Savings in 2009 alone tallied $2.6 million. In addition, a thermal oxidizer that serves Pfizer’s Kalamazoo County manufacturing sites has reduced natural gas use [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/10/07/energy-efficient-measures-saves-pfizer-2-6m-in-2009/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/09/22/johnson-johnson-completes-largest-solar-panel-array-in-nj/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/09/22/johnson-johnson-completes-largest-solar-panel-array-in-nj/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:18:36 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=42584 Tomorrow, on the campus of Janssen, Division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson will flip the switch on the largest solar panel array in New Jersey – as well as the largest solar installation of any site among the Johnson & Johnson family of companies. The 4.1 megawatt solar photovoltaic array of 13,496 ground-mounted panels [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/09/22/johnson-johnson-completes-largest-solar-panel-array-in-nj/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/06/02/environmental-leader-introduces-el-insights-data-insights-on-energy-environmental-technology/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/06/02/environmental-leader-introduces-el-insights-data-insights-on-energy-environmental-technology/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:48:07 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=37280 Environmental Leader LLC is pleased to announce its latest offering for decision-makers, EL Insights, a subscription-based information source delivering critical data and insights on energy and environmental technology. “Whether it’s a corporation developing products for the solar industry, an enterprise analyzing carbon management services, or a company weighing energy efficient lighting or sustainable packaging choices, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/06/02/environmental-leader-introduces-el-insights-data-insights-on-energy-environmental-technology/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/03/12/suppliers-push-medical-oems-toward-eco-friendly-plastics/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/03/12/suppliers-push-medical-oems-toward-eco-friendly-plastics/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:10:31 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=33369 The medical device industry has been slow to incorporate biodegradable, bio-based or recycled plastics in their designs primarily due to cost, regulatory concerns, minimal selection and a lack of strong demand from end users, reports Medical Product Manufacturing News. But some suppliers like Cereplast, Brookdale Plastics and Placon are hoping to change the trend by [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/03/12/suppliers-push-medical-oems-toward-eco-friendly-plastics/feed/ 0