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/2012/02/06/ensave-ecology-and-environment-launch-farm-energy-audits/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/06/ensave-ecology-and-environment-launch-farm-energy-audits/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:37:25 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69481 EnSave and partner Ecology and Environment have launched an audit service for farm energy uses including tillage, harvesting, and waste management. The Landscape Agricultural Energy Management Plan quantifies farm energy use and provide specific, cost-effective recommendations to achieve farm production goals while utilizing energy more efficiently, the companies say. EnSave President and CEO Craig Metz [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/06/ensave-ecology-and-environment-launch-farm-energy-audits/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/01/food-price-volatility-to-continue-through-2012-and-beyond/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/01/food-price-volatility-to-continue-through-2012-and-beyond/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:59:24 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69243 Rising input costs, demand, and weather risk are expected to keep global food prices strong. Changes in production in water-stressed areas could add to fluctuations in agricultural commodities prices. Companies that improve resource efficiency and manage exposure to supply risks will be well positioned for an era of greater market volatility. Companies and investors are [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/02/01/food-price-volatility-to-continue-through-2012-and-beyond/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/31/standards-compliance-briefing-rainforest-alliance-leed-certificationsvvv/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/31/standards-compliance-briefing-rainforest-alliance-leed-certificationsvvv/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:09:42 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69179 Hershey’s says that later this year, U.S. consumers will be able to purchase Hershey’s Bliss products with 100 percent cocoa from Rainforest Alliance-certified farms. The certification addresses environmental protection, social equity and economic viability. Burbank Water and Power (BWP) and AHBE Landscape Architects (AHBE) have announced the completion of the first phase of the revamp [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/31/standards-compliance-briefing-rainforest-alliance-leed-certificationsvvv/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/30/poll-financial-short-termism-hitting-sustainability-drive/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/30/poll-financial-short-termism-hitting-sustainability-drive/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:20:06 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=69109 Financial short-termism presents a critical barrier to businesses’ transition to sustainability, according to a U.N.-backed poll by consultancies GlobeScan and SustainAbility. The latest edition of the Sustainability Survey reveals that a very large majority – some 88 percent of the 642 sustainability experts polled – see pressure for short-term financial results as a barrier to [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/30/poll-financial-short-termism-hitting-sustainability-drive/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/26/naturebake-oregon-grains-100-mile-bread-story/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/26/naturebake-oregon-grains-100-mile-bread-story/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:42:26 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68950 A look at the sustainability model for using locally grown and processed ingredients at NatureBake’s Oregon Grains bread.]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/26/naturebake-oregon-grains-100-mile-bread-story/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/10/standards-compliance-briefing-chemical-safety-board-ul-environment-certification-new-mexico-waste-pit-rule-iso-50001/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/10/standards-compliance-briefing-chemical-safety-board-ul-environment-certification-new-mexico-waste-pit-rule-iso-50001/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:10:13 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68081 The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) reiterated its call for the creation of a national fire code for hazardous waste facilities following a deadly chemical fire in December. CSB had issued recommendations to the Environmental Technology Council (ETC), including the recommendation to petition the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to issue a standard specific to hazardous [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/10/standards-compliance-briefing-chemical-safety-board-ul-environment-certification-new-mexico-waste-pit-rule-iso-50001/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/05/standards-compliance-briefing-rainforest-alliance-leed-clean-truck-program-green-mill-index/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/05/standards-compliance-briefing-rainforest-alliance-leed-clean-truck-program-green-mill-index/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:23:33 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=67876 Caribou Coffee coffees and espresso are now all sourced from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms, and it is the first major U.S. coffeehouse to meet this mark. Caribou Coffee last April announced its goal to source 100 percent of the coffee across all products from Rainforest Alliance farms by the end of 2011. Its products may [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/05/standards-compliance-briefing-rainforest-alliance-leed-clean-truck-program-green-mill-index/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/04/organic-produce-can-stress-water-soil/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/04/organic-produce-can-stress-water-soil/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:00:08 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=67803 Much of the tomatoes, peppers and basil sold in the U.S. at this time of year hail from Mexico, where their farming can stress water supplies and create CO2 emissions from long transportation chains, according to a New York Times report. According to the paper, the Baja Peninsula has become the center of a booming [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/04/organic-produce-can-stress-water-soil/feed/ 4 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/30/making-sustainability-measurable/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/30/making-sustainability-measurable/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:21:14 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=67352 Leading scientists discuss how to make sustainability measurable.]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/30/making-sustainability-measurable/feed/ 2 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/23/sustainability-driving-caviar-comeback/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/23/sustainability-driving-caviar-comeback/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:11:04 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=67482 Caviar, due to the scarcity of the fish that produce it, was once the preserve of the super-wealthy, but sustainable practices are bringing the luxury food back into plentiful supply, reports ABC 7 news. Only eggs from sturgeon can be called caviar, but the fish was almost wiped out at the turn of the century [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/23/sustainability-driving-caviar-comeback/feed/ 1