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Battle Over Smog Rules Ramps Up

The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Rep. Henry Waxman (D., Calif.), plans to hold a hearing on allegations that the White House intervened to water down new smog rules issued last week by the Environmental Protection Agency...

Published 03-15-2008 5:55 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Major Players, Pollution, U.S., Government, Manufacturing, Economics, Healthcare, Industrial Goods, Utilities, Policy & Law

Investors File 54 Global Warming-Related Shareholder Resolutions

U.S. investors have filed 54 global warming shareholder resolutions with U.S. companies, nearly doubling the number filed two years ago.Companies targeted in the 2008 proxy season include Dynegy in the electric power sector, Massey Energyin the coal sector...

Published 03-09-2008 9:18 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, U.S., Economics, Finance & Reporting

Investors Pledge $10 Billion To Fight Global Warming

U.S. institutional investors pledged to invest $10 billion over two years in technologies that aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to pressure companies to disclose their risks associated with climate change, Reuters reports. Hundreds of investors...

Published 02-17-2008 9:14 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, U.S., Financial, Economics, Finance & Reporting

BofA Forms Environmental Group, CEO Calls For Cap-And-Trade

Bank of America plans to create an environmental group headed up by Richard Cohen from the bank’s strategic interests group that will be tasked with identifying and financing “the best new ideas in the green economy,” MSN Money reports...

Published 02-13-2008 11:56 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, U.S., Financial, Economics, Finance & Reporting

BofA Nixes Venture With Climate Exchange

Bank of America has backed out of a joint venture with the Climate Exchange because it wasn’t necessary “to pursue projects of mutual interest,” according to this Nashville Business Journal report. In July, BofA said it would join the...

Published 02-08-2008 12:30 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Business-to-Business, U.S., Economics, Carbon Offsets/RECs, 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

UK’s Brown Calls For Green World Bank

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Prime Minister Gordon Brown called for the World Bank to assume an environmental role capable of taking on the global challenges posed by climate change. “I can’t see why we should not move immediately...

Published 01-25-2008 1:30 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Europe, Major Players, Global, Government, Economics, People, Policy & Law

ZFS Launches Climate Initiative

Under a newly launched initiative, Zurich Financial Services Group has established an internal office that will oversee the study and understanding of climate-related risks across all of its businesses. As part of the initiative, it has established an...

Published 01-22-2008 11:46 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Major Players, Sustainability, Climate, Business Services, Economics, Research & Technology

Insurers Launch Green Products

Two major insurers, Fireman’s Fund and Lexington Insurance, a member company of AIG, are launching green insurance programs that allow homeowners to reconstruct property with environmentally-friendly materials, reports the Houston Chronicle. Fireman’s...

Published 01-16-2008 1:00 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Climate, Financial, Business-to-Consumer, Economics, Construction, Products & Planning, Finance & Reporting

Firms Investing in Greener China

The U.S. government is sponsoring a program that pays American and other environmental-services companies to reduce emissions from China’s factories, according to this WSJ report. The program, known as P2E2 (pollution prevention and energy efficiency...

Published 01-15-2008 3:11 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Major Players, U.S., VC Funding, Financial, Government, Manufacturing, Efficiency, Economics, Asia, Finance & Reporting

Ceres Ranks Banks On Climate Change

The banking sector still has a long way to go in confronting the business challenges posed by global climate change, according to a report issued today by Ceres that analyzed climate change governance practices of 40 of the world’s largest banks...

Published 01-11-2008 11:04 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Reporting, Climate, Financial, Economics, Today's Trend, Finance & Reporting

New EU CO2 Plans Will Affect Heavy Industry

EU officials have acknowledged that a new plan to tighten greenhouse gas admissions will take a toll on the competiveness of some heavy industries, reports this article. The new rules will be unveiled by the European Commission on January 23.According...

Published 01-10-2008 12:08 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Supply Chain, Europe, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Economics, Industrial Goods, Pricing, Predictions, Spending, Policy & Law

Global Warming - Who Might Get Sued

A number of companies are leaving themselves vulnerable to shareholder lawsuits regarding their carbon emissions, but a CNNMoney article claims the companies most vulnerable are some less obvious firms.Corporate Library, a corporate governance research...

Published 01-10-2008 11:59 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Major Players, Climate, Pollution, Manufacturing, Economics, Predictions, 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

Nymex Launches Green Exchange For Trading Carbon Credits

The Chicago Climate Exchange has a new competitor. The New York Mercantile Exchange has launched The Green Exchange for trading carbon emissions and other environmental products, The Wall Street Journal reports. Talk about the possibility of a new exchange...

Published 12-12-2007 10:33 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Major Players, Global, Financial, Economics, Carbon Offsets/RECs, Finance & Reporting

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