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PG&E Gets Energy From Cow Manure

Pacific Gas and Electric and BioEnergy Solutions say that their biogas-to-pipeline injection project in Fresno County has begun producing renewable natural gas derived from animal waste. It is the first project in California that will deliver pipeline...

Published 03-05-2008 8:30 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, U.S., Agriculture, Clean Energy, Electricity, Utilities, Contracts & Installations

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

Climate Bill Could Mean Payday For Farmers

America's Climate Security Act, a bill approved by a subcommittee of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee would create a potential $24 billion-a-year market for credits representing carbon dioxide stored in soil, Bloomberg reports. Senators...

Published 11-02-2007 10:35 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, U.S., Policy & Law, Agriculture, Clean Energy, Economics

Biofuel Could Raise Food Prices 80%

Joachim von Braun, director general of the International Food Policy Research Institute, has warned that food prices could climb by between 40 and 80 percent unless investments in improving agricultural productivity are made, Business Green Blog reports...

Published 08-15-2007 2:02 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Environmental Affairs, Business-to-Consumer, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Clean Energy, Biofuel, Pricing

Ice Cream Maker Installs Third Wind Turbine

Mackie’s of Scotland, which wants to become the greenest company in Britain by 2009, has bought three wind turbines for £2.5 million to produce ice creams made with 100 percent renewable energy, The Scotsman reports (via ZDNet). The two new turbines join...

Published 07-09-2007 10:56 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Europe, Marketing, Business-to-Consumer, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Clean Energy, Contracts & Installations, Wind Energy

CEOs Sign Numerous Environmental Pledges At Global Compact Summit

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...

Published 07-06-2007 12:37 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Retail & Restaurants, Emissions, Supply Chain, Europe, Feature, Major Players, Global, Reporting, Environmental Affairs, Sustainability, Climate, Business-to-Business, Compliance, Waste, U.S., Automotive, North America, Business-to-Consumer, Business Services, Fossil Fuels, Conservation, Manufacturing, Efficiency, Hi-Tech, Agriculture, Clean Energy, Travel, Economics, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, Industrial Goods, Hybrid Technology, Electricity, Asia, Refitting, Recycling, Oil & Gas, Biofuel, Wind Energy, Utilities, Solar Energy, Industry Events, Hydrogen, Australia, Geothermal, Wave Energy, Hydroelectric, Mining, Nuclear, Storage, Fuel Cells, Water, Hazardous Waste, South America, Central & South America, Africa

Tokyo Electric Buys Reductions From Arauco Biomass Project In Chile

Tokyo Electric Power Company is buying emissions reductions from a Biomass Clean Development Mechanism Project in Chile being sold by Arauco, the largest forestry company in Latin America. CantorCO2e, a subsidiary of Cantor Fitzgerald, is facilitating...

Published 06-22-2007 11:37 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Feature, Business-to-Business, credits, Business Services, Agriculture, Clean Energy, Contracts & Installations, Electricity, Asia, Utilities, Biomass, South America

Robert Keenan Winery Installs Solar Power, Promotes News On Labels

Robert Keenan Winery has stamped the words "Solar Powered and Sustainably Farmed," on the label of its 2006 Napa Valley Summer Blend Chardonnay, Wine Business reports. The Napa Valley winery recently completed a solar power system on their property...

Published 06-14-2007 9:16 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Feature, Sustainability, Business-to-Business, Facilities, Business-to-Consumer, Agriculture, Clean Energy, Contracts & Installations, Electricity, Savings, Solar Energy

John Deere Helps Farmers Harvest Wind Crop

p> As part of a strategic alliance with John Deere, which provides financing and turbines, Momentum Renewable Energy is poised to break ground on its first set of projects: a 5- and a 10-megawatt wind farm at Threemile Canyon Farms in Boardman, Oregon...

Published 06-04-2007 10:03 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, U.S., Business Services, Agriculture, Clean Energy, Contracts & Installations, Electricity, Wind Energy, Utilities

Paramount Installs Largest Privately-Owned, Operating Solar Plant In U.S.

Paramount Farms, a supplier of pistachios and almonds, has opened a 1.1 mega-watt, $7.5 million solar plant in California's San Joaquin Valley. Spanning eight acres, it is the largest privately-owned, operating solar plant in the U.S. and is expected...

Published 05-25-2007 11:07 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Feature, Business-to-Business, Facilities, U.S., Agriculture, Clean Energy, Contracts & Installations, Electricity, Solar Energy

Wal-Mart Gets Green Wrist Slap Over Organics

TheCornucopia Institute, a Wisconsin-based organic group, declared checkmate in its battle against Wal-Mart over the mislabeling of organic food products, Advertising Age reports (via MarketingVOX). Wal-Mart has not broken any laws but...

Published 05-10-2007 2:15 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Retail & Restaurants, Feature, Major Players, Policy & Law, Agriculture, Clean Energy

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