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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

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

GE’s Green Marketing Results In Consumer Awareness

When respondents to EcoAlign’s third EcoPinion Survey were shown a mix of 12 companies representing various industries and asked which they thought were most committed to using or providing renewable energy, 81 percent picked GE. Toyota was second...

Published 03-10-2008 7:03 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, U.S., Marketing, Business-to-Consumer, Clean Energy, Strategy & Leadership, Today's Green Trend

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

Rolls-Royce Wants to Commercialize Fuel Cell

Rolls-Royce is looking at how to commercialize its fuel cell business, The Independent reports. John Rose, the CEO, is considering bringing in outside partners to invest in the cell, known as the SOFC, or possibly in selling a share of the business. Making...

Published 02-04-2008 10:58 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Europe, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Efficiency, Clean Energy, Electricity, New Technology, Fuel Cells, Research & Technology

CCCCD Solar Installation Could Save $70 Million Over 25 Years

Contra Costa Community College District has completed the first phase of the largest solar power installation ever constructed for a college or university in North America. The Chevron Energy project is part of a program expected to save CCCCD more than...

Published 02-01-2008 11:48 AM by Environmental Leader

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

Wal-Mart Canada Breaks Green Ad Campaign

In Canada, Wal-Mart has launched “Big Reduction” - a 30-second TV spot that touts some of the company’s green policies, such as its eco-friendly light bulbs, its purchase of emission-free power, its increased insulation of roofs on new...

Published 02-01-2008 10:35 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Major Players, Facilities, North America, Marketing, Business-to-Consumer, Business Services, Clean Energy, Recycling, Contracts & Installations

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

Super Bowl Powered Completely With Green Energy

This year’s Super Bowl in Glendale, Arizona, will be the first ever powered completely with renewable energy by using solar, wind and geo-thermal energy to offset the GHG emissions, KTAR reports. In addition to the game, Salt River Project will...

Published 01-22-2008 12:23 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Facilities, U.S., Clean Energy, Travel, Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Geothermal, Contracts & Installations, Carbon Offsets/RECs

HP Publishes New Guidelines for Supply Sustainability

HP has announced the publication of guidelines designed to help multinational companies achieve sustainability throughout their supply lines. The guidelines are based on a report ,about the impact multinationals can have on the standards in their supply...

Published 01-18-2008 2:24 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Supply Chain, Europe, Major Players, Hi-Tech, Clean Energy, Research & Technology

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