CCES News For You

September 6, 2010
A July 2010 Gibbs & Soell Public Relations study of 304 Fortune 1000 executives throughout the U.S. indicated that only 29% believed that “most or all” businesses are committed to going green. 54% said “some” and 15% said only “a few” have made such a commitment. A major reason cited in the study [...]

August 29, 2010
Earlier this month a group of major utilities, AEP, Duke Energy, Southern Company, Xcel Energy and the Tennessee Valley Authority petitioned the US Supreme Court to review an appeals court decision they fear could allow judges to set caps on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in response to complaints against them by regulatory [...]

August 8, 2010
There is growing interest in the USGBC’s LEED program. Though criticized, this is an accepted, concrete (no pun intended) program that defines “green” building. Some companies who are cool to climate change (another pun, there!) or sustainability programs have embraced LEED for several reasons. First, it requires outside body certification. One accumulates points [...]

Environmental News for You TM August 2010
As this is written, it appears that the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has been permanently capped. No more oil will be gushing directly into the Gulf (from this well). And a recent government report stated that 75% of the oil that spilled into the Gulf [...]

August 1, 2010
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid formally withdrew the climate change bill, already containing compromises such as removal of a formal cap and trade program, from consideration. Although the U.S. spoke last year of being a leader in the fight against climate change (also growing our economy and reducing dependence on foreign energy sources), [...]

July 25, 2010
Some major news recently on the Air front. The USEPA recently published a proposal aimed at reducing SO2 and NOx emissions from power plants. Such emissions may be transported hundreds of miles downwind across state boundaries before it reaches ground level, impacting millions of people. Many believe this is the reason many [...]

July 18, 2010
I haven’t yet commented on the BP Gulf Catastrophe. We are now at Day 90 since the initial explosion, and as I write this there is great optimism that the cap appears to be working to stop the oil leak (at least most of it), and that the relief well is ahead of [...]

Environmental News for YouTM July 2010
It goes without saying that when developing “green” strategies for a company the first thing that’s asked is “So, what’s this going to cost us?” The assumption is that green strategies – to save energy, to reduce GHG emissions, to reduce water use and waste generation – will [...]

July 4, 2010
Happy and Safe 4th everyone!
I have written a lot about the pure business reason for having a robust “green” program at your company, including putting your products in an environmentally positive light. Does that really do any good in terms of actual sales? Are Americans willing to pay more to “help the planet?” [...]

June 27, 2010
The potential federal climate bill remains in limbo, as Congress has been distracted by other priorities, such as financial reform and the Gulf of Mexico oil leak. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) plans to bring a bill to the floor in July, but there are huge philosophical differences even within the Democratic Party [...]