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Nissan Disses U.S. Green Building Council

In July, Nissan North America is moving its headquarters to a 50-acre green campus with a restored wetland. But Nissan isn’t seeking a seal of approval from the U.S. Green Building Council. Rob Traynham, the company’s director of corporate...

Published 03-10-2008 6:31 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Business-to-Business, Facilities, U.S., Automotive, Efficiency, Construction, Contracts & Installations

Johnson Controls Releases 2007 Sustainability Report

Johnson Controls has released its 2007 Business and Sustainability report. The company says that what it calls its “commitment to sustainability” has contributed to its performance in 2007. For example, the company:– helped make lead...

Published 01-15-2008 11:45 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Reporting, Sustainability, Business-to-Business, Facilities, Automotive, Construction, CSR Reports, Finance & Reporting

NYC Earmarks $800 Million For Green Projects

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has released a short-term action plan (PDF) to begin reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from the City’s municipal buildings and operations by 30 percent by 2017 as part of PlaNYC. The City...

Published 12-06-2007 11:02 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Emissions, Feature, Major Players, Sustainability, Business-to-Business, Facilities, Waste, U.S., Automotive, Financial, Government, Efficiency, Hi-Tech, Clean Energy, Travel, Economics, Hybrid Technology, Electricity, Construction, Refitting, Recycling, Wind Energy, Utilities, Hydrogen, Geothermal, Wave Energy, Water, Policy & Law

Bayer To Spend $1.46 Billion On Green Initiatives

Bayer has launched a group-wide Bayer Climate Program with a goal of cutting CO2 emissions from its production facilities. In the new climate protection program, which is based on a new Bayer Policy on Climate Change, Bayer will tap its “specific...

Published 11-19-2007 11:47 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Europe, Major Players, Global, Business-to-Business, Facilities, Automotive, Manufacturing, Efficiency, Agriculture, Economics, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, Construction, Biofuel, Strategy & Leadership

Solar Panels Find Sunny Spot Over Parking Lots

Solar panels have found a promising new place in the sun on canopies above parking lots that surround commercial and industrial buildings, Donald Shoup, a professor of urban planning at the University of California, Los Angeles, writes in a San Francisco...

Published 10-15-2007 11:54 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Products & Planning, Feature, Business-to-Business, Facilities, Automotive, Business-to-Consumer, Construction

Americans Get It Wrong, Point To Cars & Trucks As Largest GHG Source

Thirty-five percent of Americans think road transportation is the single largest consumer of energy in the U.S, according to John Manville's Energy Awareness Month Survey (via Building Green TV). By comparison, only 12 percent of respondents said...

Published 10-04-2007 10:46 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Products & Planning, Feature, Automotive, Construction

General Motors Plans 870 kW Solar Power Array

General Motors says it is adding one of the largest solar power installations in corporate use in the U.S. to the roof of its Service and Parts Operations warehouse in Fontana, California. The 870 kW solar power array, that's 1.3 million kilowatt...

Published 09-14-2007 1:46 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Supply Chain, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, U.S., Automotive, Manufacturing, Clean Energy, Contracts & Installations, Electricity, Construction, Solar Energy

Google Launches Plug-In Hybrid Program, Turns On Solar Power System

Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google Inc. has announced the RechargeIT initiative that aims to accelerate the adoption of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. As part of this initiative, Google.org awarded $1 million in grants and announced plans...

Published 06-19-2007 12:02 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Facilities, Funding & Incentives, Automotive, Hi-Tech, Hybrid Technology, Electricity, Construction, Refitting, Solar Energy

Democrats & Republicans Plan Green Conventions

Democrats and Republicans are both planning to hold “green” national political conventions next year, The Hill reports. Democrats are already requiring that firms competing to provide transportation for the Denver convention offer...

Published 06-15-2007 9:22 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Products & Planning, Feature, Sustainability, Business-to-Business, Facilities, Automotive, Business-to-Consumer, Travel, Construction

Green Practices Not Just For Large Corporations

It's not just large companies that are benefiting from using green products and practices, Chief Engineer reports. For example, W&M Properties

Published 06-05-2007 10:52 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Feature, Environmental Affairs, Sustainability, Facilities, U.S., Automotive, Business Services, Construction, Recycling

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