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Intel Tops EPA’s List of Green Power Purchasers

Intel announced it will purchase more than 1.3 billion kilowatt hours a year of renewable energy certificates, making it the single-largest corporate purchaser of green power in the U.S., according to the US EPA. The company said it hoped the purchase...

Published 01-28-2008 2:50 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Facilities, Pollution, U.S., Clean Energy, Solar Energy, Hydroelectric, Biomass, Contracts & Installations, Carbon Offsets/RECs

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

Panda Turns Manure Into Energy

In Texas, Panda Ethanol is nearing completion of the first-ever manure fired ethanol plant in the world, Reuters reports. The world’s first manure fired ethanol plant is expected to go online in the next two months. It will save Panda Ethanol about...

Published 01-22-2008 9:49 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Climate, U.S., Agriculture, New Technology, Utilities, Biomass, Research & Technology, Today's Green Video

Georgia Power Gets Greener

Georgia Power has signed its fifth deal with a renewable power producer, reports the Atlanta Business Chronicle. The 20 year deal is with Yellow Pine Energy Company which has a wood biomass-fired facility near Fort Gaines, Georgia, that will begin operating...

Published 01-16-2008 4:38 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Electricity, Utilities, Biomass, Contracts & Installations

Oregon Turns Dairy Waste Into Renewable Energy

A new initiative from Energy Trust of Oregon could enable the state’s 320 dairy farms to become generators of renewable power for local utilities, according to this press release. Dairy farms that install anaerobic digesters can receive cash incentives...

Published 01-14-2008 1:00 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: U.S., Agriculture, Biomass, Finance & Reporting

67% Of Consumers Willing To Pay More For Green Power

Sixty-seven percent of consumers polled across six countries - Australia, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States - would be more willing to pay for eco-friendly energy, according to Plugging in the Consumer: Innovating...

Published 12-13-2007 9:02 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Global, Business-to-Business, Business-to-Consumer, Clean Energy, Economics, Electricity, Consumption, Wind Energy, Utilities, Solar Energy, Wave Energy, Hydroelectric, Pricing, Biomass, Today's Trend, Products & Planning

Wal-Mart Looks At Investing In Power Plants To Get Cheap Green Energy

Wal-Mart has faced criticism at the Bali conference for only installing solar panels on 22 of its supercenters, representing only one percent of its total supercenters in the U.S., according to Climate Climate Change’s Blog from Bali. Wal-Mart says...

Published 12-12-2007 11:27 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Facilities, U.S., Clean Energy, Electricity, Utilities, Solar Energy, Biomass, Strategy & Leadership, Retail & Restaurants

U.S. Can Halve Emissions Without ‘Big Changes In Consumer Lifestyles’

The U.S. could reduce projected 2030 emissions of greenhouse gases by between one-third to one-half at manageable costs to the economy and without requiring big changes in consumer lifestyles, according to “Reducing US Greenhouse Gas Emissions:...

Published 11-30-2007 11:22 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Supply Chain, Major Players, U.S., Automotive, Manufacturing, Efficiency, Agriculture, Clean Energy, Economics, Industrial Goods, Electricity, Biofuel, Wind Energy, Utilities, Coal, Hydrogen, Geothermal, Wave Energy, Predictions, Nuclear, Biomass, Today's Trend, Strategy & Leadership, Carbon Offsets/RECs, Oil & Gas

Juan Enriquez: Why Can’t We Grow New Energy?

Juan Enriquez offers a glimpse of some ground-breaking research to explore the potential of bioenergy. Our current energy sources — coal, oil, gas — are ultimately derived from ancient plants — they’re “concentrated sunlight...

Published 11-20-2007 12:58 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: U.S., Agriculture, Biofuel, Biomass, Today's Video, Strategy & Leadership

Direct Marketer’s Recycle Bins Save $500,000 Per Year

Direct mail and marketing firm PEP-Direct says it will save approximately $500,000 a year working with International Paper Products Corp. to reduce the amount of waste it sends to landfills and reduce the cost of waste removal, DM News reports. IPP is...

Published 11-20-2007 10:37 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Business-to-Business, Waste, U.S., Marketing, Business Services, Recycling, Savings, Biomass, Contracts & Installations

Frito-Lay Plans Net-Zero Plant

Frito-Lay wants its Casa Grande plant to become a net zero facility, The New York Times reports. The plan has the backing of top-level executives at PepsiCo, the parent company of Frito-Lay. Over the next several years, Frito-Lay plans to install high...

Published 11-18-2007 11:58 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Major Players, Sustainability, Facilities, U.S., Manufacturing, Efficiency, Clean Energy, Refitting, Recycling, Solar Energy, Biomass, Contracts & Installations

Dow Powers Manufacturing Facility With Landfill Gas

The Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority located in Dalton, Georgia and Dow Chemical are constructing a landfill gas collection system to power a Dow facility, Solid Waste Magazine reports...

Published 11-09-2007 10:29 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Major Players, Sustainability, Facilities, U.S., Manufacturing, Clean Energy, Contracts & Installations, Biomass

Global Energy Roadmap Published

The InterAcademy Council released a report today commissioned by the governments of Brazil and China identifying and detailing the scientific consensus framework for directing global energy development...

Published 10-23-2007 8:18 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Research & Technology, Clean Energy, Asia, Biofuel, Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Wave Energy, Biomass, South America

Morgan Stanley: Clean Energy Sales Could Hit $1 Trillion By 2030

p> Morgan Stanley estimates that global sales from clean energy sources like like wind, solar and geothermal could reach $1 trillion a year by 2030, Reuters reports. Population growth and soaring prices for fossil fuels are driving the market, along...

Published 10-18-2007 2:29 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Feature, Global, Research & Technology, Financial, Clean Energy, Biofuel, Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Hydrogen, Wave Energy, Sales, Predictions, Biomass

Cheaper Methane Loses Out To Prettier Wind And Solar

The Tennessee Valley Authority says it could generate more alternative energy for less cost, if only the public wasn't so enamored with wind and solar power, The Tennessean reports. Methane gas is half as expensive as wind power and a tenth the cost...

Published 10-15-2007 10:31 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Products & Planning, Feature, Marketing, Business-to-Consumer, Clean Energy, Electricity, Biomass

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