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/2012/04/16/unintended-environmental-consequences-of-the-demise-of-redevelopment-in-california/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/16/unintended-environmental-consequences-of-the-demise-of-redevelopment-in-california/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:02:26 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=74292 California has a rich history of seizing opportunities that, at first glance, seem perilous. Following a significant industrial and manufacturing era in California, many communities in the state were saddled with properties contaminated with hazardous substances. These brownfields properties were often located in otherwise prime development areas, such as near shorelines and along key transit [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/16/unintended-environmental-consequences-of-the-demise-of-redevelopment-in-california/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/02/volvo-sustainability-report-hazardous-waste-up-14-energy-use-7-but-sales-up-17/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/02/volvo-sustainability-report-hazardous-waste-up-14-energy-use-7-but-sales-up-17/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:00:47 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=73265 From 2010 to 2011, Volvo Group’s energy use rose 7 percent and its hazardous waste production rose by 14 percent – both smaller percentages than the company’s increase in sales, according to its 2011 sustainability report. The Volvo Group’s energy usage was 2,471 GWh in 2011, an increase of 156 GWh compared with 2,315 GWh in 2010. This [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/04/02/volvo-sustainability-report-hazardous-waste-up-14-energy-use-7-but-sales-up-17/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/16/policy-enforcement-briefing-superfund-sites-oecd-report-on-ghg-tier-3-standards/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/16/policy-enforcement-briefing-superfund-sites-oecd-report-on-ghg-tier-3-standards/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:00:23 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=71974 President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron discussed the release of emergency oil reserves during a bilateral meeting this week, but no agreement was reached. U.S. officials have said that they will consider all possible measures – including a release from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) – to prevent oil prices from affecting the economic [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/16/policy-enforcement-briefing-superfund-sites-oecd-report-on-ghg-tier-3-standards/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/09/henkel-sustainability-report-energy-consumption-carbon-emissions-drop-9-year-on-year/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/09/henkel-sustainability-report-energy-consumption-carbon-emissions-drop-9-year-on-year/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:00:45 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=71519 Henkel, the company behind Dial, Purex, Right Guard and other personal care brands, reduced its energy consumption by over nine percent from 2010 to 2011, according to the company’s 2011 sustainability report. In 2011, the German multinational used 2.2 million MWh of energy compared to 2.4 million in the previous year. At the same time, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/03/09/henkel-sustainability-report-energy-consumption-carbon-emissions-drop-9-year-on-year/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/24/brazil-sends-hospital-waste-back-to-us/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/24/brazil-sends-hospital-waste-back-to-us/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:45:10 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68814 Brazil has sent 46.6 tons of contraband waste from American hospitals back to the U.S., Fox News reports. Customs agents intercepted the container of waste along with 14 other containers of “suspicious” materials in October at the port of Suape in the northeastern state of Pernambuco, Fox reports. The hospital waste consists of used syringes, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/24/brazil-sends-hospital-waste-back-to-us/feed/ 5 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/23/crown-holdings-cuts-direct-ghgs-8/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/23/crown-holdings-cuts-direct-ghgs-8/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:55:13 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68701 Crown Holdings, a leading supplier of cans and other metal packaging products to consumer marketing companies, cuts its direct greenhouse gas emissions by eight percent from 2007 to 2010, according to its first sustainability report. The $7.9 billion-sales company, which makes food and beverage cans and ends, aerosol cans, metal vacuum closures and caps, and [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/23/crown-holdings-cuts-direct-ghgs-8/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/23/gms-john-bradburn-talks-waste-reduction/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/23/gms-john-bradburn-talks-waste-reduction/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:21:23 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68698 John Bradburn, GM’s manager of waste reduction efforts, talks about how GM’s landfill-free projects relate to real world situations.]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/23/gms-john-bradburn-talks-waste-reduction/feed/ 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/17/standards-compliance-briefing-apple-supply-chain-audits-council-for-responsible-sports-e-stewards/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/17/standards-compliance-briefing-apple-supply-chain-audits-council-for-responsible-sports-e-stewards/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:00:31 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=68415 Apple, Inc. released information on 229 supply-chain audits of compliance with health, safety and environmental standards, along with the names of its suppliers and manufacturing partners, reports Safety & Health Practitioner. According to Apple’s website, 112 facilities were not handling hazardous chemicals properly; 69 facilities were not recycling or disposing of hazardous waste properly; and [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/17/standards-compliance-briefing-apple-supply-chain-audits-council-for-responsible-sports-e-stewards/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/2012/01/06/teck-american-dow-were-top-toxics-emitters-in-2010/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/06/teck-american-dow-were-top-toxics-emitters-in-2010/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:31:14 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=67924 Teck American, Dow Chemical and Incobrasa Industires were the companies that reported generating the largest quantities of toxic chemicals in production-related waste, according to the EPA’s 2010 national analysis of its Toxics Release Inventory. The top three companies all handled their waste very differently. Mining company Teck American disposed of all its waste without recycling, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/01/06/teck-american-dow-were-top-toxics-emitters-in-2010/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/20/e-waste-recovery-totals-6-8b-in-2010-grows-3x-faster-than-other-streams/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/20/e-waste-recovery-totals-6-8b-in-2010-grows-3x-faster-than-other-streams/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:38:34 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=67201 E-waste is a small portion of global waste, contributing only a 0.01 percent to 3 percent of total global waste, but it is growing at a rate two to three times faster than any other waste stream, according to a new report from SBI Energy. The report “E-Waste Recycling and Reuse Services Worldwide” says that the [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/20/e-waste-recovery-totals-6-8b-in-2010-grows-3x-faster-than-other-streams/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/19/policy-keystone-xl-hydropower-bill/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/19/policy-keystone-xl-hydropower-bill/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:10:21 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=67139 The House has voted to delay enforcement of new light bulb efficiency standards until at least Oct. 1 as part of a last-minute budget deal to keep the government operating through the rest of the fiscal year, and the Senate is expected to follow suit. Republicans have vowed to press for a full repeal of the [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/19/policy-keystone-xl-hydropower-bill/feed/ 3 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/14/revend-launches-light-bulb-recycling-vending-machine/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/14/revend-launches-light-bulb-recycling-vending-machine/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:14:55 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=66769 U.K. corporation Revend Recycling Limited has launched a “reverse vending” recycling machine for the collection and recycling of domestic light bulbs and batteries. Ikea will be placing the units in some of its European stores. The machine, called the Revend, has the option of giving out -or “reverse vending” – discount vouchers or other rewards [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/14/revend-launches-light-bulb-recycling-vending-machine/feed/ 6 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/13/standards-compliance-briefing-turbine-standards-sustainable-forestry-initiative-sustainable-wallcoverings/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/13/standards-compliance-briefing-turbine-standards-sustainable-forestry-initiative-sustainable-wallcoverings/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:46:55 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=66644 The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), agreed to cooperate on the advancement of more efficient permitting for wind turbine equipment and still-to-be-developed standards for wind turbine structures including towers and foundations, reports ANSI.org. Colbert Packaging Corporation, a manufacturer of folding cartons, rigid paper boxes and paperboard specialty [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2011/12/13/standards-compliance-briefing-turbine-standards-sustainable-forestry-initiative-sustainable-wallcoverings/feed/ 0 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