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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
Stimulus Plan Fails To Deliver Renewable Energy Tax Credit

The economic stimulus plan that passed the Senate on Thursday failed to extend an important tax credit for the solar and wind industries, CNET reports. Renewable energy projects currently receive a federal tax credit when completed, but that provision...

Published 02-11-2008 10:19 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: U.S., Clean Energy, Economics, Solar Energy, Policy & Law
Who Will Fund The Push For Clean Energy?

Due to volatile markets and plunging stocks, Wall Street is not so keen on funding renewable energy projects involving new technologies, Reuters reports. That’s what Aaron Lubowitz, managing director of Morgan Stanley’s global structured products...

Published 02-08-2008 11:16 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Europe, Global, Business-to-Business, U.S., Government, Clean Energy, Economics, Asia, New Technology, Wind Energy, Industry Events, Wave Energy, Finance & Reporting
Citigroup, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley Unveil ‘Carbon Principles’

Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley have announced new standards that will make it harder for companies to get financing for the construction of coal-fired power plants in the U.S., the Wall Street Journal reports. According to Reuters, the banks...

Published 02-04-2008 12:43 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Facilities, Pollution, U.S., Financial, Government, Clean Energy, Economics, Coal, Finance & Reporting
Green Technology Overview

Adam Grosser, general partner of Foundation Capital, describes the different categories of green technology and the challenges they face.

Published 01-28-2008 10:11 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Climate, Business-to-Business, Facilities, Pollution, Business-to-Consumer, Manufacturing, Efficiency, Clean Energy, Economics, Electricity, Recycling, Storage, Strategy & Leadership, Carbon Offsets/RECs, Today's Green Video
BART Ups Green Ante

The BART Board of Directors voted unanimously to lift the price cap on the purchase of alternative energy, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The initiative, which could add an estimated $1.8 million to the rail system’s annual power bill, will...

Published 01-21-2008 12:47 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, U.S., Government, Clean Energy, Travel, Economics, Hydroelectric, Policy & Law
Environment Creating New Economy

Worldwatch Institute has issued a report claiming that climate change and other environmental problems are essentially inventing a new sustainable global economy. “Environmental problems are drastically rewriting the rules for business, investors...

Published 01-14-2008 10:54 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: VC Funding, Financial, Clean Energy, Economics, Finance & Reporting
Senate Passes Energy Bill

An energy bill that included an increase in fuel-economy standards passed the Senate by a margin of 86-8 yesterday, The New York Times reports. Provisions of the legislation that passed the House and would have repealed more than $13 billion in tax breaks...

Published 12-14-2007 9:25 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Emissions, Feature, Major Players, U.S., Automotive, Fossil Fuels, Government, Manufacturing, Efficiency, Clean Energy, Economics, Biofuel, Utilities, Coal, Nuclear, Policy & Law, Oil & Gas
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
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
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
Number Of Green Jobs Could Hit 40 Million By 2030

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...

Published 11-09-2007 11:47 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Feature, Environmental Affairs, Business-to-Business, U.S., Government, Manufacturing, Hi-Tech, Clean Energy, Economics, Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Geothermal, Wave Energy, Hydroelectric, Fuel Cells
Bloomberg Proposes Pollution Tax

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed a national "pollution pricing" that envisions taxing companies directly for the greenhouse gases they release, AP reports. The announcement came during his keynote speech at the United States Conference...

Published 11-06-2007 10:00 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, U.S., Funding & Incentives, Business-to-Consumer, Government, Clean Energy, Economics
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
GE To Spend $1 Billion On Ecomagination R&D

GE will invest more than $1 billion on cleaner technology research and development for 2007, drawing closer to its pledge to invest $1.5 billion annually on ecomagination R&D by 2010. One of four GE ecomagination commitments originally made in 2005...

Published 10-24-2007 11:10 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Funding & Incentives, Clean Energy, Economics, New Technology

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

Stimulus Plan Fails To Deliver Renewable Energy Tax Credit

Who Will Fund The Push For Clean Energy?

Citigroup, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley Unveil ‘Carbon Principles’

Green Technology Overview

BART Ups Green Ante

Environment Creating New Economy

Senate Passes Energy Bill

67% Of Consumers Willing To Pay More For Green Power

NYC Earmarks $800 Million For Green Projects

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

Number Of Green Jobs Could Hit 40 Million By 2030

Bloomberg Proposes Pollution Tax

Climate Bill Could Mean Payday For Farmers

GE To Spend $1 Billion On Ecomagination R&D