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GM’s Wagoner: U.S. Needs 15,000 More Ethanol Stations

January 9, 2008 by Paul Nastu

The U.S. needs more stations that sell ethanol, claims GM CEO Rick Wagoner in this article. Currently, there are about 1400 such stations, 800 more than when GM first started selling its flex fuel cars, but there are 170,000 filling stations in this country. Wagoner says that the U.S. probably ... Read more »

Number Of Green Jobs Could Hit 40 Million By 2030

November 9, 2007 by Paul Nastu

A new report (PDF) from the American Solar Energy Society shows that as many as 1 out of 4 workers in the U.S. will be working in the renewable energy or energy efficiency industries by 2030. The report shows that these industries already generate 8.5 million jobs in the U.S., and with appropriate public policy, could grow to as many

Sprint Outlines Use Of Alternative Energy Sources

October 19, 2007 by Paul Nastu

Sprint has released a little information on its moves into alternative energy sources, many of which are used for backup power in cases of outages. Hydrogen fuel cells have been deployed at more than 200 Sprint cell sites across the country. After...

GM Market Tests Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles

October 17, 2007 by Paul Nastu

GM has launched Project Driveway, the first large-scale consumer market test of fuel cell electric vehicles anywhere, Green Car Congress reports. GM will deploy more than 100 Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell electric vehicles among selected customers in suburban Los Angeles, New York City and Washington, D.C. A variety...

Ford Turns Paint Fumes Into Energy

August 30, 2007 by Paul Nastu

Ford Motor Co. is purchasing a fuel cell from FuelCell Energy for its Oakville, Ontario, facility to reduce paint solvent from automotive painting operations by turning its fumes into 300 kilowatts of electricity. The Direct FuelCell unit turns Volatile Organic Compounds that emanate from enamel base paints and clear coat...

Pepperidge Farm Installs Fuel Cell

August 20, 2007 by Paul Nastu

Pepperidge Farm is installing a 1.2 MW fuel cell at Pepperidge Farm's Bloomfield, CT, bakery. The initiative is being supported by the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF), a ratepayer fund administered by Connecticut Innovations, which will provide $3.5 million of the cost. The 1.2 megawatt...

Fujitsu Powers Sunnyvale Campus With Hydrogen Fuel Cell

August 20, 2007October 4, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Fujitsu America has announced that it is using a hydrogen fuel cell on its Sunnyvale campus. It will provide 50 percent of the power needed to cool the data center and labs, significantly reducing carbon dioxide emissions, according to Fujitsu. The move comes at a time when power consumption at data centers has received increased attention. According to the EPA,

CEOs Sign Numerous Environmental Pledges At Global Compact Summit

July 6, 2007October 28, 2008 by Paul Nastu

A flurry of press releases have come out of the Global Compact leaders Summit that's finishing up in Geneva. Top executives of corporations such as Coca-Cola, Petrobras, Fuji Xerox, China Ocean Shipping Group, Tata Steel...

Corporate America Wants Greener Fleets, Misconceptions Remain

June 25, 2007 by Paul Nastu

Corporate America is starting to look at the millions of cars it owns or leases for traveling salesmen, executives, and technicians as an area where it can cut down on greenhouse gases and save money on increasingly expensive gasoline, Christian Science Monitor reports. Some recent examples...

Senate Approves Energy Bill

June 22, 2007 by Paul Nastu

The Senate approved energy legislation that would increase fuel-efficiency standards for automobiles, provide tax incentives for development of alternative fuels and require greater use of ethanol, The Wall Street Journal reports. The measure now faces a number of hurdles in the House. Auto makers aren't backing off their fight...

Top 10 Greenest Companies In The World

June 4, 2007December 16, 2011 by Paul Nastu

The Independent, along with Ethical Investment Research Services, has put together a guide to the greenest companies in the world. 1. Vestas Wind Systems has more than...

AIG, Ben & Jerry’s, Citigroup, Alcoa, Intel, Timberland, Toyota and HP to Debate Climate Change Strategies

May 2, 2007May 4, 2007 by Paul Nastu

Environmental Leader is pleased to be a supporting partner of Ethical Corporation's Climate Change Strategies and Environmental Communication conference: With CEO after CEO now committing to act on climate change, big US brands are scrambling to develop a coherent strategy. Now some of the biggest names in the US Ã¢â‚¬â€œ and international Ã¢â‚¬â€œ business, are gathering to debate how to

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