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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

China’s Solar Industry Feels The Heat

Luoyang Zhonggui High-Technology Co. in China’s Henan Province is a green energy company that produces polysilicon for solar panels. But, according to a Washington Post article, the company is guilty of dumping silicon tetrachloride, the byproduct...

Published 03-10-2008 6:04 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Feature, Business-to-Business, Manufacturing, Clean Energy, Asia, Solar Energy, Products & Planning

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

BP Fuzzy On Future Alternative Energy Plans

In his first strategy presentation as BP’s CEO, Tony Hayward said the company has received little, if any, uplift from its investments in wind and solar power and fuels made from crops, Reuters reports. Hayward believes BP’s alternative energy...

Published 02-28-2008 12:06 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Europe, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Fossil Fuels, Clean Energy, Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Strategy & Leadership, Oil & Gas

Google, News Corp., Patagonia, Others Form Calif. Green Power Group

Fourteen California companies have formed a California affiliate network of The Green Power Group which will share best practices for purchasing and developing renewable energy. The big names involved include Advanced Micro Devices, Apple, BT Americas...

Published 02-27-2008 10:10 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Feature, Major Players, Climate, Business-to-Business, U.S., Hi-Tech, Clean Energy, Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Strategy & Leadership

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

Publicis Buys Sustainability Consultancy Act Now

Advertising giant Publicis Groupe has bought sustainability consultancy Act Now and renamed it Saatchi & Saatchi S. Adam Werbach, a past president of the Sierra Club, launched Act Now in 1998 and has been named CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi S, which...

Published 01-31-2008 2:43 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Feature, Major Players, Sustainability, Marketing, Business Services, Clean Energy, Acquisitions, Strategy & Leadership

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

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

‘Beyond Petroleum’ Pays Off For BP

For seven years, British Petroleum has invested heavily in its “Beyond Petroleum” campaign which has been praised by business press and awards shows but criticized by skeptics as greenwashing. The success of the ongoing campaign has compelled...

Published 01-15-2008 1:00 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Europe, Feature, Major Players, Marketing, Fossil Fuels, Clean Energy, Wind Energy, Hydrogen, Strategy & Leadership, Oil & Gas

GE’s Renewable Energy Investments Will Double To $6 Billion By 2010

General Electric plans to double its investments in renewable energy to $6 billion by 2010, the Financial Times reports (via Reuters). GE believes that within two years alternative energy sources will account for almost a quarter of its total investments...

Published 01-14-2008 2:03 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Clean Energy, Wind Energy, 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

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

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