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Green Stadium Planned For University Of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota wants to build the most environmentally friendly major sports stadium in the country, according to Discovery News Video.

Published 03-24-2008 8:59 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Sustainability, Facilities, U.S., Construction, Education, Contracts & Installations, Today's Green Video

Starbucks Helps Growers Enter Carbon Credit Biz

Some Fortune 500 companies are getting involved in ecosystem services. That is, finding ways to repay nature for the products it produces, according to an article by Marc Gunther in Fortune. Starbucks is the latest. It will finance Conservation International’s...

Published 03-23-2008 10:39 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Business-to-Business, Agriculture, Travel, Asia, Contracts & Installations, Carbon Offsets/RECs, Central & South America

NCAA Schools Big On Environmental Initiatives

With March Madness upon us, Juice Energy has put together a list of what the leading conferences are doing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The ACC is a perennial powerhouse in March, but is also recognized for its environmental initiatives. Duke,...

Published 03-19-2008 11:53 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, U.S., Clean Energy, Education, Contracts & Installations

Wal-Mart Says Latest High Efficiency Store Cuts Energy Use 45%

Wal-Mart has unveiled what it says is its most energy efficient U.S. store in Las Vegas - the HE.5 prototype - that will use up to 45 percent less energy than the baseline supercenter. The HE.5 begins a new series of prototypes designed for specific climates...

Published 03-18-2008 1:42 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Sustainability, Facilities, U.S., Efficiency, Construction, Contracts & Installations, Retail & Restaurants

SAS Considering Campus Solar Farm

Software maker SAS is studying the feasibility of building North Carolina’s biggest solar energy farm on its corporate headquarter campus in Cary, The News & Observer reports. The company will try and come to a decision in the coming weeks....

Published 03-18-2008 1:07 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Facilities, U.S., Hi-Tech, Clean Energy, Solar Energy, Contracts & Installations

Steelcase Buys Naming Rights To Wind Farm

Steelcase will purchase all the renewable energy credits produced by a new 10 megawatt wind farm in Panhandle, Texas developed by John Deere Renewables, the wind-energy development unit of Deere & Co., for at least the first five years of its operation...

Published 03-18-2008 12:44 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Facilities, U.S., Marketing, Clean Energy, Electricity, Wind Energy, Contracts & Installations, Carbon Offsets/RECs

Pepsi Center First U.S. Arena To Offset 100% Of Electricity Used

The Pepsi Center is the first sports arena in the U.S. to claim “100 percent green” status, announcing it will buy enough renewable energy to offset all electricity used at the arena. Arena officials also announced a program to encourage fan...

Published 03-17-2008 4:11 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Facilities, U.S., Electricity, Contracts & Installations, Carbon Offsets/RECs

NY Mets Unveil Citi Field’s Green Specs

The New York Mets have teamed up with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement several environmental measures in Citi Field, which will open in 2009, MLB reports. In separate news, Major League Baseball and the Natural Resources Defense Council...

Published 03-16-2008 5:30 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Facilities, U.S., Efficiency, Construction, Recycling, Water, Contracts & Installations

SC Johnson Powers Plant With Wind Power

SC Johnson says it will power 46 percent of its second largest North American manufacturing plant in Bay City, Michigan with wind power from Harvest Wind Farm. The company is one of the first manufacturers in Michigan to use wind power, striking a five...

Published 03-14-2008 12:00 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Manufacturing, Wind Energy, Contracts & Installations

Whole Foods Powers Store With Fuel Cell

A new Whole Foods Market in Glastonbury, Connecticut will be the first supermarket to generate most of its power on-site with a fuel cell. The new 46,000-square-foot store will generate 50 percent of the electricity and heat and nearly 100 percent of...

Published 03-11-2008 11:52 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Facilities, U.S., Clean Energy, Fuel Cells, Contracts & Installations, Retail & Restaurants

Pittsburgh Pirates Launch Green Initiative

The Pittsburgh Pirates have a new green initiative dubbed Let’s Go Bucs. Let’s Go Green. Elements of the plan include a recycling program at PNC Park that will capture the more than 760,000 plastic bottles and aluminum cans that are distributed...

Published 03-11-2008 10:05 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Sustainability, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Conservation, Recycling, Solar Energy, Contracts & Installations

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

Bike Manufacturer Installs Solar Power System

The New York Industrial Retention Network has installed a 15.12 kilowatt PV system at Worksman Cycles, the oldest bicycle manufacturer in the U.S., Worksman Cycles employs 50 people at their factory in New York City where it manufactures heavy-duty bicycles...

Published 03-06-2008 11:20 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Business-to-Business, U.S., Solar Energy, Contracts & Installations

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

Virgin Launches GM Fuel Cell SUV Limo Service

Virgin Atlantic will offer passengers Chevrolet Equinox Hydrogen Fuel Cell cars as part of its upper class limo service. Initially passengers in Los Angeles will take part in the trial which is expected to be extended to New York City later this year...

Published 03-03-2008 8:46 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Europe, Major Players, U.S., Automotive, Travel, Fuel Cells, Contracts & Installations, Today's Green Video

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