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/rising-sea-levels-would-hit-u-s-east-coast-hardest/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/rising-sea-levels-would-hit-u-s-east-coast-hardest/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:48:30 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27582 Miami would become an island city – and Miami Beach an underwater reef – if climate change projections of a one-meter rise in sea levels by century’s end hold true. Clean Air-Cool Planet presented new climate change models to Senate staffers Nov. 19. The projections are predicated on a one-meter rise in sea level caused by [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/19/rising-sea-levels-would-hit-u-s-east-coast-hardest/feed/ 3 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/13/offshore-wind-power-capacity-estimates-rise-yet-support-seems-weak/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/13/offshore-wind-power-capacity-estimates-rise-yet-support-seems-weak/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:59:42 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27263 Offshore wind power development is starting to gain a foothold in the renewable energy industry thanks to several new reports that cite big potential capacity. But first wind proponents need to capture not only the hearts and minds of the U.S. people, but also government agencies, businesses and researchers. A new report from the U.S. Offshore [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/13/offshore-wind-power-capacity-estimates-rise-yet-support-seems-weak/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/12/green-building-sector-to-contribute-554b-to-gdp-from-2009-13/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/12/green-building-sector-to-contribute-554b-to-gdp-from-2009-13/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:19:28 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=27191 While the green building industry added $173 billion to the U.S. gross domestic product from 2000-08, that’s just the beginning. From 2009 to 2013, that amount will more than triple to $554 billion, according to a new report from the U.S. Green Building Council and Booz Allen Hamilton. The return on energy savings is not near [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/12/green-building-sector-to-contribute-554b-to-gdp-from-2009-13/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/03/canada-can-meet-ghg-emissions-targets-while-growing-jobs-economy/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/03/canada-can-meet-ghg-emissions-targets-while-growing-jobs-economy/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:49:23 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26607 Canada can meet targets to reduce global warming pollution, while growing jobs and its economy, according to an economic modeling study commissioned by the Pembina Institute and the David Suzuki Foundation. However, not all provinces agree with the study’s findings. The report, Climate Leadership, Economic Prosperity (PDF), shows how Canada can achieve both the federal government’s [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/03/canada-can-meet-ghg-emissions-targets-while-growing-jobs-economy/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/03/climate-change-poses-threat-to-oil-gas-industry/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/03/climate-change-poses-threat-to-oil-gas-industry/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:29:28 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26414 About three-fourths of global oil and gas firms say they believe that climate change could cause business downtime, system failures and safety risks, yet just 19 percent say they are taking action. “Our environment is changing and any impacts will be felt across the world putting consumers at risk of a reduced power supply and an [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/03/climate-change-poses-threat-to-oil-gas-industry/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/02/just-8-of-mobile-phones-recycled-or-refurbished/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/02/just-8-of-mobile-phones-recycled-or-refurbished/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:34:02 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26421 When their useful lifespan is over, just over 6 percent of mobile handsets are refurbished, and about 2 percent are ethically disposed of. But those numbers are predicted to rise over the next five years, according to a study on Green Mobile Phones from ABI Research. By 2014, ABI projects that nearly 14 percent of handsets [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/02/just-8-of-mobile-phones-recycled-or-refurbished/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/02/global-climate-talks-set-carbon-offsets-in-motion-market-may-quadruple-by-2015/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/02/global-climate-talks-set-carbon-offsets-in-motion-market-may-quadruple-by-2015/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:24:46 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26495 The success of the emerging global carbon market rests on the outcome of the Copenhagen Climate Conference in December, according to a report from market researcher Frost & Sullivan. In the meantime, European Union leaders have agreed on a climate deal to present at the global climate talks. But analysts say the biggest polluters, such [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/11/02/global-climate-talks-set-carbon-offsets-in-motion-market-may-quadruple-by-2015/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/24/google-earth-tool-tracks-climate-change/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/24/google-earth-tool-tracks-climate-change/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:33:44 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=21520 Multinational companies can track various climate change models through a new Google Earth tool. The tool, which is a series of layers and tours showing the effects of different climate change models, would allow companies to see how climate change might affect their far-flung operations. Google recently unveiled the tool at its blog. The tool was developed [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/24/google-earth-tool-tracks-climate-change/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/24/twenty-trends-for-sustainability-in-2009-10/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/24/twenty-trends-for-sustainability-in-2009-10/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:07:04 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=20286 Here is a list of 20 sustainability trends that are changing the business landscape. We’re keeping our eyes on these… 1. From economic collapse to a green economic recovery. Interest in all things “green” continues to grow as the economy sinks. About 34 percent of people are now more likely to buy environmentally responsible products and 44 percent [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/24/twenty-trends-for-sustainability-in-2009-10/feed/ 6 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/22/climate-related-business-could-top-2-trillion-by-2020/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/22/climate-related-business-could-top-2-trillion-by-2020/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:42:15 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=21412 Global revenues from energy efficiency, renewables and other climate-related sectors could top $2 trillion by 2020, up from $530 billion last year, according to HSBC Global Research. The $530 billion last year was the result of 75 percent growth over 2007, according to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. The 2008 figure has far exceeded the [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/22/climate-related-business-could-top-2-trillion-by-2020/feed/ 0