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Westar Releases Energy Plan

Westar Energy has published an energy plan, Meeting Our Customers’ Energy Needs: A Strategic Plan for Uncertain Times (PDF) that outlines the company’s future plans. Westar says its strategy embraces state and federal policies encouraging...

Published 02-25-2008 4:28 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Business-to-Consumer, Efficiency, Electricity, Utilities, Coal, Finance & Reporting

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

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 Provisions of the legislation that passed the House and would have repealed more than $13 billion in tax breaks...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

U.S. Steel Proposes $1 Billion Environmental Upgrade

United States Steel Corporation is considering a $1 billion capital investment program at its Clairton plant coke making operation near Pittsburgh to boost the company’s environmental performance. The program, which would take place over a period...

Published 12-03-2007 9:04 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Business-to-Business, Facilities, U.S., Industrial Goods, Refitting, Coal, Contracts & Installations

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

CARMA Tracks Emissions From 50,000 Power Plants

The Carbon Monitoring for Action database launched last week. CARMA says it is most detailed and comprehensive information on carbon emissions resulting from the production of electricity. It’s a product of the Confronting Climate Change Initiative...

Published 11-18-2007 10:03 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Major Players, Global, Facilities, Pollution, Electricity, Utilities, Coal, Research & Technology

RAN Campaign Targets Citi, BofA

Rainforest Action Network says that “thousands” of activists in more than 50 cities across the U.S. turned out last week to protest Citi and Bank of America’s investments in coal-fired power plants. RAN is pressuring the two banks to divest...

Published 11-18-2007 9:43 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, U.S., Financial, Coal, Strategy & Leadership

AEP To Pay $4.6 Billion In Record Clean Air Settlement

In a record settlement, American Electric Power has agreed to cut 813,000 tons of air pollutants annually at an estimated cost of more than $4.6 billion, pay a $15 million penalty, and spend $60 million on projects to mitigate the effects of its past...

Published 10-09-2007 9:23 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Major Players, Environmental Affairs, Facilities, Pollution, U.S., Government, Economics, Electricity, Refitting, Utilities, Coal

AEP: Strict Emission Curbs Could Raise Power Prices 50%

AEP, the No. 1 industrial emitter of carbon dioxide in the U.S., is working on some innovative technologies to cut emissions, but has yet to tackle the kind of overhaul that many say will be required to make a serious dent in greenhouse gases, The Wall...

Published 07-12-2007 2:26 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Major Players, Climate, Facilities, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Policy & Law, Economics, Electricity, Utilities, Coal, Pricing, Predictions

BHP Revises Climate Change Policy

BHP Billiton, the world's biggest miner, has released its revised climate change policy (PDF), ABC reports. There are four key elements to the plan, which commits $350 million, less than 0.2 percent of BHP Billiton's net annual profit, to the...

Published 06-20-2007 10:25 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Major Players, Environmental Affairs, Climate, Fossil Fuels, Coal, Australia, Mining

U.S. Concrete Promotes Green Technology

U.S. Concrete says it's implementing environmental technologies that will reduce potential carbon dioxide emissions by hundreds of thousands of tons annually. The company says it's substantially replacing traditional Portland cement, which accounts for...

Published 06-06-2007 12:23 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, Facilities, Marketing, Clean Energy, Industrial Goods, Construction, Recycling, New Technology, Coal

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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