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Federal Regulators Eliminate Red Tape for Offshore Wind Turbine Projects

March 18, 2009 by Gina Roos

Federal regulators have settled a dispute over who should regulate offshore wind turbines, resolving a bureaucratic hurdle that has slowed offshore wind development, particularly off the East Coast, reports the St. Petersburg newspaper. Secretary of the Interior (DOI), Ken Salazar and Acting Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ... Read more »

Yum! Unveils Green KFC/Taco Bell Store In Mass.

March 11, 2009October 29, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Yum! Brands, parent of Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC, has opened a green store in Northampton, Mass. The restaurant will be the company’s first effort to seek LEED certification. The dual-branded KFC/Taco Bell store uses 30 percent less energy and water than a conventionally built restaurant. It also uses solar ... Read more »

New DOE Loan Process Promises Faster Funding

February 20, 2009February 22, 2009 by Paul Nastu

A new loan process from the Department of Energy could jump-start the alternative energy business, observers say. Under the Obama Administration, energy companies can expect a quicker response to loan requests, in stark contrast to a process that tended to bog down in recent years. As part of the new ... Read more »

The Stimulus is Here – What Now?

February 16, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Private enterprise and government have a monumental task ahead – determine how best to maximize the funding windfall, and fast. The new stimulus package – signed and sealed – contains about $50 billion for the energy sector, including much in the way of developing and promoting alternative energy sources. With ... Read more »

18 Attorneys General Ask EPA to Regulate GHGs

February 10, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Attorneys General from 18 states signed a letter asking the EPA to enforce laws to curb greenhouse gas emissions. The Attorneys General asked Obama’s new EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to act on the Supreme Court decision in Massachusetts v. EPA, which ruled that the EPA does have the authority to ... Read more »

Lockheed Martin Buys RECs

February 6, 2009October 18, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Lockheed Martin purchased 147,000 renewable energy certificates through an online auction held on World Energy’s World Green Exchange. Each REC represents 1MwH of power World Energy is the Massachusetts firm that conducts auctions for the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the first cap and trade system for CO2 in the ... Read more »

Chemical Industry Focuses on Energy Efficiency

February 2, 2009October 18, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Even with a growing recession, the chemical industry is continuing to focus on energy management and efficiency, according to ChemicalProcessing.com. A recent survey by AspenTech of Burlington, Massachusetts finds that feedstock and energy costs make up about 70 percent of a chemical company’s process costs, so savings in this department ... Read more »

Obama Order Clears Way For New Auto Emissions Rules, Clean-Air Waiver

January 26, 2009 by Paul Nastu

President Obama has ordered the EPA to reconsider state requests to decide their own auto emissions standards, The Boston Globe reports. Obama signed his first two Presidential Memoranda and told a White House gathering that California and several other states have tried to come up with tougher emission standards but ... Read more »

Climate Change Legislative and Regulatory Trends to Watch in 2009

January 16, 2009September 15, 2010 by Jim Sullivan

In 2008 we witnessed a broad systemic failure in the U.S. economy that wiped out $7 trillion in wealth from the stock market. At a minimum, this should be a lesson for every CEO that a new way of evaluating and managing risk is required for true sustainable growth. This ... Read more »

Northeast States Agree to Low Carbon Fuel Standard

January 7, 2009January 7, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Eleven Eastern states are developing a regional “Low Carbon Fuel Standard” to reduce the carbon concentration in fuels used in vehicles and buildings and ultimately reduce greenhouse gases. The group includes the 10 members of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) – Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, New ... Read more »

Green Jobs Offer Hope In Blue Economy

January 5, 2009October 18, 2009 by Paul Nastu

While Detroit’s automakers are begging for $17.4 billion from taxpayers to prevent their collapse, 80 miles northwest of the city, Hemlock Semiconductor Corp announced a $3 billion expansion that could add 500 more jobs to its current workforce of 1,400, Los Angeles Times reports. The announcement is a rare piece ... Read more »

Green Business 2008 – Environmental Leader’s Most Popular Stories

January 5, 2009May 13, 2011 by Paul Nastu

With 2008 just out the door, it’s a good time to look back at the green business issues and news items popular with top sustainability executives. Here are Environmental Leader’s top green business stories for 2008, based on reader interest: 15. HP, L’Oreal, Pepsi, Others Asking Suppliers For Emissions Info ... Read more »

Federal Regulators Eliminate Red Tape for Offshore Wind Turbine Projects

Yum! Unveils Green KFC/Taco Bell Store In Mass.

New DOE Loan Process Promises Faster Funding

The Stimulus is Here – What Now?

18 Attorneys General Ask EPA to Regulate GHGs

Lockheed Martin Buys RECs

Chemical Industry Focuses on Energy Efficiency

Obama Order Clears Way For New Auto Emissions Rules, Clean-Air Waiver

Climate Change Legislative and Regulatory Trends to Watch in 2009

Northeast States Agree to Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Green Jobs Offer Hope In Blue Economy

Green Business 2008 – Environmental Leader’s Most Popular Stories

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