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Zap Increases Payload With XL Truck

Electric vehicle maker Zap is introducing a new electric truck for fleets with a greater payload rating. Production models are expected for delivery to customers by the fall. In the United States, the XL Truck will meet full Department of Transportation...

Published 03-25-2008 12:10 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Business-to-Business, U.S., Automotive, Electricity, Products & Planning

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

U.S. Air Force Goes Supersonic On Synthetic Fuel

A B-1B Lancer from the 9th Bomb Squadron at Dyess Air Force base recently became the first Air Force aircraft to fly at supersonic speed using an alternate fuel, the Air Force News Agency reports.The Air Force says that the fuel, a 50/50 blend of synthetic...

Published 03-24-2008 5:51 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Business-to-Business, U.S., Defense, Research & Technology

Starbucks Helps Growers Enter Carbon Credit Biz

Some Fortune 500 companies are getting involved in ecosystem services. That is, finding ways to repay nature for the products it produces, according to an article by Marc Gunther in Fortune. Starbucks is the latest. It will finance Conservation International’s...

Published 03-23-2008 10:39 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Business-to-Business, Agriculture, Travel, Asia, Contracts & Installations, Carbon Offsets/RECs, Central & South America

Corporations Turn Environmental Activists Into Allies

Environmental stakeholders have changed from pesky activists to big investors - pension funds, state controllers, institutional investors, and even their investment bankers - and can no longer be brushed aside, according to an article in HBR Green by...

Published 03-23-2008 6:38 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Feature, Major Players, Sustainability, Business-to-Business, Marketing, Business-to-Consumer, Conservation, Water, Strategy & Leadership

SI Group Launches Website To Market Environmental Services

Phenolic resin and chemical intermediate supplier SI Group has launched StrategicGreen to market its environmental services. SI bills it as a resource that will help manufacturing industries comply with environmental regulations and adapt products and...

Published 03-23-2008 5:53 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Sustainability, Business-to-Business, U.S., Marketing, Manufacturing, Products & Planning

P&G, Hasbro, Stew Leonard’s Among NEEP Energy Efficiency Honorees

Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships has announced the latest group of Northeast Business Leaders for Energy Efficiency: P&G-Gillette in Boston, Massachusetts cut energy use 9.1 percent with an annual cost savings of $1,444,792. Stew Leonard’s...

Published 03-23-2008 5:20 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Business-to-Business, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Efficiency, Awards, Electricity, Savings, Industry Events, Strategy & Leadership

Software Calculates Carbon Footprint What-Ifs

ILOG has released a Carbon Footprint extension to its LogicNet Plus XE supply-chain application, InfoWorld reports. The software can map out several scenarios to assess the cost of, for example, adding new distribution facilities in various locations...

Published 03-20-2008 5:51 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Emissions, Supply Chain, Business-to-Business, Hi-Tech, Predictions

Samsung, Toshiba Top Greenpeace Electronics Guide - Nintendo In Basement

Samsung and Toshiba share the top spot in the latest edition of Greenpeace’s quarterly Guide to Greener Electronics (PDF). Nokia missed out on top spot due to a “penalty point for inconsistent global takeback” and Nintendo is still in...

Published 03-20-2008 5:26 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Business-to-Consumer, Hi-Tech, Research & Technology

Companies Aim For ‘Green’ Concrete

W. R. Grace & Co. has invested in Ceratech, a Maryland-based firm that has developed what it calls a “green, sustainable concrete admixture technology” for concrete primarily using fly ash, a waste stream product from coal fired power...

Published 03-20-2008 12:53 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Business-to-Business, Facilities, Construction, Products & Planning

Book Industry Undergoing Green Transformation

The U.S. book industry emits over 12.4 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year, or approximately 8.85 pounds of carbon for the average book (.89 lb), with most of the impact connected to forest carbon loss, according to a new report...

Published 03-19-2008 10:11 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Business-to-Business, Business-to-Consumer, Recycling, Research & Technology, Today's Green Trend

Dow’s Liveris On High Energy Prices And USCAP

Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris discusses high energy prices and USCAP at WSJ’s ECO:nomics conference.

Published 03-19-2008 9:02 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Climate, Business-to-Business, Fossil Fuels, Government, Strategy & Leadership, Today's Green Video

Hospitals Cut Waste By Recycling Single-Use Devices

Hospitals are starting to recycle and reuse items that are labeled for single use - scissors, scrubs, even surgical blades. The Wall Street Journal (via Earth First) writes that the idea is to save money and clean up the waste stream. Of course, there...

Published 03-19-2008 7:28 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Supply Chain, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Waste, Healthcare, Recycling, Strategy & Leadership

BASF Measures Sustainability Of Food Production

BASF has developed a tool for its customers in the food industry which gives information on the composition of products and manufacturing methods - including levels of sustainability achieved in production (via FoodProductionDaily.com). S.E.T. stands...

Published 03-19-2008 3:15 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Reporting, Sustainability, Business-to-Business, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Finance & Reporting

Soaring Diesel Prices Spur Interest In Hybrid Trucks

New EPA standards and $100-a-barrel oil are creating demand for hybrid big rigs, garbage trucks and dump trucks, even with the 35 percent premium over conventional vehicles, Forbes reports. The appeal: hybrid trucks can deliver fuel savings of 5 percent...

Published 03-19-2008 2:40 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Emissions, Supply Chain, Major Players, Sustainability, Business-to-Business, Automotive, Fossil Fuels, Manufacturing, Hybrid Technology, Strategy & Leadership

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