Leon Walker, Author at Environment + Energy Leader

Corporate Green IT Awards from InfoWorld

May 3, 2011May 4, 2011 by Leon Walker

InfoWorld has released its annual Green 15 list, a badge of recognition for sustainability initiatives within the IT sector since 2008. This year’s winners have saved money, time and energy while in the process pushing innovation and user engagement. The list includes a school district, local governments, small businesses as ... Read more »

Muddled Shutdown at Coke Recycling Facility Keeps Suppliers Waiting

May 3, 2011May 4, 2011 by Leon Walker

Despite statements otherwise made by Coca-Cola and United Resource Recovery Corp., recyclers have complained of balances unpaid since the March shutdown and layoff of all employees at the PET recycling center in Spartanburg, S.C. Payments outstanding range from tens of thousands of dollars, to $1 million for several hundred deliveries ... Read more »

Warren Buffet Stymies Shareholders’ GHG Emissions Reduction Planning

May 3, 2011May 4, 2011 by Leon Walker

Berkshire Hathaway shareholders reject a measure that would have required the company’s utilities to set goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. At the company’s annual meeting Saturday several people spoke in favor of the measure, saying Warren Buffett’s company could be hurt financially by potential liabilities associated with carbon emissions, ... Read more »

University of Michigan Cuts Irrigation Water by 68%

May 3, 2011 by Leon Walker

The University of Michigan has reduced water usage by 3 percent for fiscal year 2010 – the lowest level used in the past seven years, through various conservation methods and its comprehensive storm water management program. The keystone to the success of U-M’s water management plan, according to the office ... Read more »

U.S. Fed Court Upholds Calif. Carbon Curbs

May 2, 2011 by Leon Walker

The state of California has had its legal right to enact controls on air pollution upheld on appeal. A challenge had been mounted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and trade body the National Automobile Dealers Association but was dismissed by the U.S. Court of Appeals because the bodies had ... Read more »

Toyota, Neenah Foundry Use State Incentives for Energy Tech

May 2, 2011 by Leon Walker

State-level incentives programs in California and Wisconsin have played a role in energy efficiency projects at two corporations. Toyota Motor Sales in Torrance, California, has selected Ballard Power Systems to install a one-megawatt CLEARgen fuel cell generator. When fully deployed in 2012, the cell will provide peak electrical power and ... Read more »

Around the Globe, Companies, Groups Take a Swing at Climate Initiatives

May 2, 2011May 4, 2011 by Leon Walker

Businesses continue to mount pressure on Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard for her plan to introduce a short-term carbon tax on industrial polluters. In a Saturday interview, leadership at British-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto raised concerns about the timing, and the potential to harm Australian business interests, if other “gorilla” ... Read more »

Fed Carbon Footprint: 121.3 Million Metric Tons; Lion’s Share is DOD

May 2, 2011May 2, 2011 by Leon Walker

The federal government’s 2010 “reducible” emissions totaled 66.4 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions, according to The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), which is a reduction of GHG pollution by 2.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide from its 2008 baseline. The CEQ released the first-ever aggregate ... Read more »

EPA Launches Green Infrastructure Drive

April 29, 2011 by Leon Walker

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched an initiative to promote the use of “green infrastructure” by cities and towns, in an effort to reduce stormwater runoff. The agency says it will partner with local governments and other bodies in 10 cities that use such environmental tools as green roofs, ... Read more »

Total Buys Majority Stake in SunPower

April 29, 2011April 30, 2011 by Leon Walker

In a landmark deal for the solar industry, French oil major Total SA will spend $1.37 billion to buy a controlling stake in SunPower Corp. The San Jose, Calif.-based SunPower is one of the few companies that is successfully competing for market against Chinese panel makers. The deal is a ... Read more »

LEED Briefing: Dr Pepper, NCR, Merck-affiliated R&D Lab

April 29, 2011April 29, 2011 by Leon Walker

Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) achieved LEED silver certification at its 850,000-square-foot regional manufacturing and distribution center in Victorville, Calif. The facility, which opened in early 2010, is the first LEED-certified construction for the beverage company. Among features at the Victorville site to reduce energy usage, the plant uses high-efficiency lighting ... Read more »

Energy Star Industry Challenge Hits 14 Percent of Goals, Participant Pool Small

April 29, 2011April 30, 2011 by Leon Walker

The U.S. EPA has released results from an energy efficiency challenge addressed to manufacturers, the “Energy Star Challenge for Industry,” an initiative begun last year to improve energy efficiency at facilities by 10 percent or more within five years. So far, 240 manufacturing sites have responded to the challenge, and ... Read more »

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