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Oscars Green Choices Reach Red Carpet

Driving a Prius hybrid has become the standard way for Hollywood stars to flaunt their environmental credentials, but General Motors says more than 75 will get to the red carpet at tonight’s Academy Awards in zero-emission hydrogen-powered cars...

Published 02-24-2008 4:39 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, U.S., Automotive, Marketing, Business-to-Consumer, Hybrid Technology, Hydrogen

GM’s Bob Lutz: Global Warming Is ‘Crock Of ***’

During a closed-door session with reporters, Bob Lutz, General Motors’ vice chairman, said that global warming is a “total crock of ***,” dmagazine.com reports (via BusinessGreen). Then he added: “I’m a skeptic, not a denier.” GM PR executive...

Published 02-22-2008 11:32 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Feature, Major Players, Climate, U.S., Automotive, Marketing, Hybrid Technology, People, Strategy & Leadership

Wal-Mart Chief Pledges to Go Greener

In a speech that promised widespread improvement and reform throughout Wal-Mart and its supply chain, Wal-Mart CEO H. Lee Scott, Jr., pledged to cut the energy used by many of its company’s products 25 percent, reports the New York Times. “We...

Published 01-24-2008 2:24 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Supply Chain, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, U.S., Automotive, Business-to-Consumer, Manufacturing, Efficiency, Clean Energy, Electricity, People, Wind Energy, Strategy & Leadership

States Line Up To Sue EPA Over Emissions Waiver Rejection

Yesterday, the EPA ruled on California’s waiver request by handing automakers a victory and denying California the right to set its own tougher-than-federal vehicle emission standards. At the time, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vowed to sue in order...

Published 12-21-2007 12:05 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Emissions, Feature, U.S., Automotive, Government, Policy & Law

EPA Rejects California Emission’s Waiver Request, Legal Battle Ahead

After a wait of two years, the EPA has ruled on California’s waiver request by handing automakers a victory and denying California the right to set its own tougher-than-federal vehicle emission standards. Governor Schwarzenegger has vowed to sue...

Published 12-20-2007 12:02 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Emissions, Feature, Major Players, U.S., Automotive, Government, Manufacturing, Policy & Law

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

Toyota Releases Environmental Report, Plans 2.2 MW Solar Power System

Toyota Motor Sales, USA has issued the first update on progress toward the goals and targets in the its 2011 Environmental Action Plan. The 2007 North America Environmental Report covers environmental management, energy and climate change, air quality...

Published 12-07-2007 11:36 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Emissions, Feature, Reporting, Facilities, U.S., Automotive, North America, Efficiency, Clean Energy, Recycling, Solar Energy, Water, CSR Reports, Finance & Reporting

House Sends Energy Bill To Senate, White House Promises Veto

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a comprehensive energy bill on Thursday on a 235 to 181 vote. The Energy Independence and Security Act would raise fuel economy standards for the first time in three decades to 35 miles per gallon by 2020; establish...

Published 12-07-2007 1:19 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Feature, Major Players, Automotive, Government, Clean Energy, Policy & Law, Oil & Gas

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

Chevy Tahoe Hybrid Dubbed ‘Green Car Of The Year’

The 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid – the first General Motors vehicle to use the company’s all-new two-mode hybrid system – has been named Green Car Journal’s 2008 Green Car of the Year. The award was presented at a press conference this morning at the Los...

Published 11-16-2007 12:49 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Transportation, Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, U.S., Automotive, Marketing, Business-to-Consumer, Manufacturing, Travel, Awards, Hybrid Technology, Asia

Chevy Kicks Off Green Makeover

GM will use the Los Angeles Auto Show and a worldwide marketing campaign to prove it has the products and technological know-how to back up Chevy as an Earth-friendly brand, The Detroit News reports. As part...

Published 11-14-2007 10:57 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Transportation, Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, Automotive, Marketing, Hybrid Technology

Toyota Wants To Power Engine Factory With Wind

Members of Flintshire County Council in the UK are considering a planning application from Toyota for a temporary wind monitoring mast at the automakers engine factory in Flintshire's Deeside Industrial Park, icWales reports. The 60-meter mast would...

Published 11-14-2007 10:31 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Transportation, Europe, Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Facilities, Automotive, Manufacturing, Clean Energy

Daimler Touts Green Commercial Vehicles

Daimler kicked off its Shaping Future Transportation initiative by exhibiting 16 trucks and buses featuring alternative drive systems and fuels from Freightliner, Mitsubishi Fuso, Mercedes-Benz, Orion and Thomas Built Buses at the Mercedes-Benz Museum...

Published 11-14-2007 3:07 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Europe, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Research & Technology, Automotive, Manufacturing, Hybrid Technology

AAMCO Launches Program To Green Its Service Centers

AAMCO Transmissions, which runs the world's largest chain of transmission service centers, has introduced Eco-Green Auto Service Certification. U.S. AAMCO centers can be certified by making changes that help the environment. The certification seeks...

Published 11-13-2007 10:01 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Transportation, Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Facilities, Waste, U.S., Automotive, Business-to-Consumer, Refitting, Recycling

Allstate Pays To Offset Customer Auto Emissions

Allstate Insurance has launched "Allstate Green," which the company bills as an "eco-friendly insurance option" that lets customers offset auto emissions by funding reforestation and clean energy projects in the U.S. With each...

Published 11-13-2007 9:34 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Transportation, Emissions, Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, U.S., credits, Automotive, Financial, Business-to-Consumer

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