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Ethical Image Hard Sell For Chemical Companies

The Chemical industry places 9 out of 10 in Covalence’s EthicalQuote ranking (PDF), ahead of Oil & Gas. In 2007, the industry improved: Chemicals ranked 8th, outperforming Oil & Gas and Pharmaceuticals. Despite this progress, the Chemical...

Published 03-18-2008 7:07 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Global, Pollution, Business-to-Consumer, Agriculture, Biofuel, Hazardous Waste, Research & Technology, Today's Green Trend

RAN Ambushes ADM’s Woertz

At WSJ’s ECO:nomics conference, the Rainforest Action Network ambushed Patricia Woertz, chairman, president and CEO of Archer Daniels Midland over ADM’s use of palm oil from endangered forests in Southeast Asia, and tried to hand her a petition...

Published 03-16-2008 4:52 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Agriculture, Asia, People, Biofuel, Strategy & Leadership, Today's Green Video

Big Business Talks Green At WSJ’s ECO:nomics Conference

The Wall Street Journal held its CEO-level “ECO:nomics - Creating Environmental Capital” conference in California last week. Here are some of the highlights as reported on WSJ’s Environmental Capital. Wal-Mart: Lee Scott, president and...

Published 03-16-2008 4:41 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Sustainability, Climate, Business-to-Business, Business-to-Consumer, Efficiency, Clean Energy, Economics, Biofuel, New Technology, Predictions, Nuclear, Strategy & Leadership

Continental, Boeing, GE To Partner On Biofuel Flight

Continental Airlines, Boeing and GE Aviation have announced plans to conduct a biofuels demonstration flight in the first half of 2009 in an effort to identify sustainable fuel solutions for the aviation industry. Continental is the first major U.S. carrier...

Published 03-15-2008 11:21 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Major Players, U.S., Travel, Biofuel, New Technology, Research & Technology

Virgin Flies On Biofuel

Virgin Atlantic has flown one of its Boeing 747 jumbo jets on biofuel from London Heathrow to Amsterdam. The aircraft flew using a biofuel composed of babassu oil and coconut oil, both found in everyday cosmetic products, such as lip balm and shaving...

Published 02-25-2008 12:06 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Europe, Feature, Major Players, U.S., Travel, Biofuel, Research & Technology

LifeLine Snags IndyCar’s Official Ethanol Supplier Sponsorship

LifeLine Foods has become the official supplier of ethanol used in all IndyCar Series cars for the 2008 season. The St. Joseph, Mo. facility was contracted by the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council to supply approximately 120,000 gallons of the...

Published 02-11-2008 12:19 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: U.S., Automotive, Marketing, Biofuel, Products & Planning

Biofuels May Contribute To Climate Change

A new study says that the widespread use of ethanol could cause twice as many GHG emissions as gas because of land-use changes. According to Business Week, the researchers claim that no previous study on ethanol has included the factor of land use. The...

Published 02-08-2008 11:32 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Emissions, Global, Agriculture, Biofuel, Research & Technology

GM Wants Half Of Its U.S. Cars To Run On Ethanol By 2012

GM plans to have half of its U.S. cars running on ethanol by 2012, AP reports (via Reuters). Speaking at the Chicago auto show, GM North American President Troy Clarke said the company will have 11 ethanol-capable cars on the market this year and 15 in...

Published 02-07-2008 1:03 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Major Players, Facilities, U.S., Automotive, Business-to-Consumer, Biofuel, Products & Planning

Does GM Live Up To The Green Claims Of Its Super Bowl Ads?

Has GM really become the green car company its Super Bowl ads claimed? That’s the question Rick Newman posed in this U.S. News & World Report article, and the answer, according to the article, is: sorta. GM is rolling out its new hybrid, the...

Published 02-04-2008 11:14 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Major Players, U.S., Automotive, Business-to-Consumer, Hybrid Technology, Biofuel, New Technology, Hydrogen, Products & Planning

Dole Converts Farm Equipment to Biodiesel

Dole Fresh Vegetables Company, a division of Dole Food, announced that it has converted 95 pieces of its farm equipment in Salinas, California, and Yuma, Arizona, to B20 biodiesel. The 95 machines include harvesters, tractors, and transport vehicles,...

Published 01-30-2008 11:52 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Emissions, Major Players, Business-to-Business, U.S., Agriculture, Hybrid Technology, Biofuel, Contracts & Installations

Shoppers Pass On Diesel, Hybrid Acceptance Continues to Grow

The vast majority of in-market new-vehicle shoppers do not see diesel as a likely mainstream fuel source in the future, according to the latest Kelley Blue Book Marketing Research study.The January 2008 results reveal that only six percent of shoppers...

Published 01-28-2008 6:26 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Emissions, Major Players, Automotive, Travel, Hybrid Technology, Biofuel, Hydrogen, Pricing, Fuel Cells, Products & Planning, Retail & Restaurants, Today's Green Trend

EU Sets Emissions Targets

The European Commission set new emissions targets and called on EU members to increase their use of renewable energy while also unveiling plans to make industry pay for the right to pollute. The EU executive adopted the blueprint. The measures will cost...

Published 01-24-2008 12:00 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Europe, Feature, Global, Financial, Government, Biofuel, Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Pricing, Biomass, Policy & Law

Safeway To Run Entire Fleet On Biodiesel

Safeway says it will be the first major retailer to make its entire fleet of trucks operate on biodiesel fuels. The announcement will be made at its Dublin, California, store which is powered by solar energy. Safeway plans to power 23 stores with solar...

Published 01-18-2008 1:31 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Supply Chain, Major Players, U.S., Automotive, Business-to-Consumer, Biofuel, Retail & Restaurants

GM Wants 10,000 More E85 Retail Locations

Mary Beth Stanek, energy and environment director for GM, said that over the next two or three years, her company will work towards the installation of 10,000 new gas pumps that sell E85, a fuel mixture of 85 percent ethanol. Her words amplified remarks...

Published 01-17-2008 1:00 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Major Players, Facilities, U.S., Automotive, Business-to-Consumer, Biofuel, Products & Planning, Retail & Restaurants, Oil & Gas

U.K. Scientists Say Biofuels May Not Cut CO2

The U.K. Royal Society has issued a report claiming that the effort to increase the use of biofuels may not result in significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, Bloomberg reports. The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation program stipulates that...

Published 01-15-2008 1:00 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Europe, Automotive, Agriculture, Biofuel, Research & Technology

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