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Chrysler Tests Wind Potential At Chelsea Proving Grounds

Chrysler is erecting a 26-story meteorological tower at its Chelsea Proving Grounds to determine if high-level winds are suitable for generating electricity. Energy experts from Washtenaw County, the University of Michigan and the consulting firm, North...

Published 03-24-2008 9:27 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Business-to-Business, U.S., Automotive, Government, Wind Energy, Research & Technology

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

SC Johnson Powers Plant With Wind Power

SC Johnson says it will power 46 percent of its second largest North American manufacturing plant in Bay City, Michigan with wind power from Harvest Wind Farm. The company is one of the first manufacturers in Michigan to use wind power, striking a five...

Published 03-14-2008 12:00 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Manufacturing, Wind Energy, Contracts & Installations

(Dis)Orders of Magnitude

Human beings are good at numbers, but only within a small range. Most of us can imagine how big “One Hundred” is, and even have pretty good sense of “One Thousand.” But if asked to imagine the number “One Million” ...

Published 03-10-2008 12:58 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Global, Sustainability, Manufacturing, Industrial Goods, People, New Technology, Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Strategy & Leadership, Guest Column, Columnist Dave Douglas

3Tier Unveils Global Wind Map For Developers

Forty percent of the world’s land mass has wind speeds at more than 6 m per second, according to Seattle-based 3Tier, which has unveiled a global wind map - a project dubbed REmapping the World - which can be viewed for free on the Internet. Even...

Published 03-05-2008 9:12 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Global, Business-to-Business, Business Services, Clean Energy, Wind Energy, Research & Technology, Today's Green Trend

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

Kettle Chips Sustainability Initiatives

News PKG for Oregon News on Kettle Chips and Sustainable Businesses You can see more on Kettle Chips sustainability efforts here.

Published 02-24-2008 7:51 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Supply Chain, Sustainability, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Wind Energy, Strategy & Leadership, Today's Green Video

Industry Leaders Call For ITC/PTC Extension

More than 350 leaders in the renewable energy industry ranging from small business owners, venture capitalists, investors, associations and academics have sent a letter to Congress calling for the passage of the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) and the Production...

Published 02-17-2008 10:03 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Business-to-Business, U.S., Clean Energy, Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Policy & Law

Burt’s Bees Buys Wind Credits, Wants Employees To Do Same

Burt’s Bees has purchased 3,954,000 kilowatt hours of renewable energy credits generated by wind farms. The REC purchase, made through Renewable Choice Energy, will offset 100 percent of the company’s electricity use. In addition, when employees...

Published 02-12-2008 4:15 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Business-to-Business, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Electricity, Wind Energy, Contracts & Installations, Carbon Offsets/RECs

Who Will Fund The Push For Clean Energy?

Due to volatile markets and plunging stocks, Wall Street is not so keen on funding renewable energy projects involving new technologies, Reuters reports. That’s what Aaron Lubowitz, managing director of Morgan Stanley’s global structured products...

Published 02-08-2008 11:16 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Europe, Global, Business-to-Business, U.S., Government, Clean Energy, Economics, Asia, New Technology, Wind Energy, Industry Events, Wave Energy, Finance & Reporting

Pro Sports Go Green

When the Philadelphia Eagles launched its Go Green campaign in 2003, it was the first pro athletic team to implement a major environmental initiative. Over the next five years, other teams joined the eco-friendly bandwagon. Even the Super Bowl has been...

Published 01-31-2008 11:02 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Major Players, Facilities, Waste, Pollution, U.S., Marketing, Business-to-Consumer, Electricity, Recycling, Wind Energy, Strategy & Leadership, 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

EU Sets Emissions Targets

The European Commission set new emissions targets and called on EU members to increase their use of renewable energy while also unveiling plans to make industry pay for the right to pollute. The EU executive adopted the blueprint. The measures will cost...

Published 01-24-2008 12:00 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Europe, Feature, Global, Financial, Government, Biofuel, Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Pricing, Biomass, Policy & Law

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

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