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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 Looks At Investing In Power Plants To Get Cheap Green Energy

Wal-Mart has faced criticism at the Bali conference for only installing solar panels on 22 of its supercenters, representing only one percent of its total supercenters in the U.S., according to Climate Climate Change’s Blog from Bali. Wal-Mart says...

Published 12-12-2007 11:27 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Facilities, U.S., Clean Energy, Electricity, Utilities, Solar Energy, Biomass, Strategy & Leadership, Retail & Restaurants

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

Frito-Lay Plans Net-Zero Plant

Frito-Lay wants its Casa Grande plant to become a net zero facility, The New York Times reports. The plan has the backing of top-level executives at PepsiCo, the parent company of Frito-Lay. Over the next several years, Frito-Lay plans to install high...

Published 11-18-2007 11:58 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Major Players, Sustainability, Facilities, U.S., Manufacturing, Efficiency, Clean Energy, Refitting, Recycling, Solar Energy, Biomass, Contracts & Installations

Dow Powers Manufacturing Facility With Landfill Gas

The Dalton-Whitfield Solid Waste Authority located in Dalton, Georgia and Dow Chemical are constructing a landfill gas collection system to power a Dow facility, Solid Waste Magazine reports...

Published 11-09-2007 10:29 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Major Players, Sustainability, Facilities, U.S., Manufacturing, Clean Energy, Contracts & Installations, Biomass

WM To Spend $400 Million On Landfill Gas-To-Energy Facilities

Waste Management Inc. is rolling out an initiative over the next five years that will create an additional 60 renewable energy facilities in North America, Houston Business Journal reports. WM, according to CNNMoney, plans to spend roughly $400 Million...

Published 06-28-2007 12:39 PM by Environmental Leader

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

Senate Approves Energy Bill

The Senate approved energy legislation that would increase fuel-efficiency standards for automobiles, provide tax incentives for development of alternative fuels and require greater use of ethanol, The Wall Street Journal reports. The measure now faces...

Published 06-22-2007 2:36 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Major Players, Sustainability, U.S., Automotive, Policy & Law, Government, Clean Energy, Economics, Hybrid Technology, Biofuel, Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Geothermal, Wave Energy, Hydroelectric, Fuel Cells, Biomass

Top 10 Greenest Companies In The World

The Independent, along with Ethical Investment Research Services, has put together a guide to the greenest companies in the world. 1. Vestas Wind Systems has more than...

Published 06-04-2007 12:20 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, Facilities, Waste, Pollution, U.S., credits, VC Funding, Automotive, North America, Marketing, Financial, Business-to-Consumer, Business Services, Fossil Fuels, Government, Conservation, Manufacturing, Efficiency, Hi-Tech, Clean Energy, Travel, Economics, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, Awards, Industrial Goods, Hybrid Technology, Electricity, Refitting, Consumption, People, Recycling, Oil & Gas, Biofuel, New Technology, Wind Energy, Utilities, Savings, Solar Energy, Industry Events, Coal, Hydrogen, Geothermal, Wave Energy, Hydroelectric, Mining, Pricing, Education, Sales, Predictions, Spending, Nuclear, Storage, Fuel Cells, Biomass

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