8/24/2006 Washington, D.C. — EPA has just gotten approval to take the next important step to gather air emissions data from agricultural animal feeding operations (AFOs) and to ensure compliance with environmental laws. This step consists of certain AFOs voluntarily taking part in a nationwide monitoring study to evaluate their air emissions. “The AFOs agreements…
Category: Competitive Environmental Intelligence Resources
In the Eye of the Storms
Below are excerpts from a Risk and Insurance magazine interview with Brian Storms, CEO of Marsh In the Eye of the Storms Brian Storms pulls Marsh out of the Spitzer quagmire and reinstills in his troops the firm’s long tradition of service. By Jack Roberts When Brian Storms first arrived at MMC Corp. as vice…
Judge blasts EPA’s efforts
He denies request for later deadline, says agency is ‘foot dragging’ on air standards – Jane Kay, Chronicle Environment Writer Friday, August 4, 2006 The U.S. EPA devoted substantial resources to making discretionary rules, many of which are “more congenial to industry,” instead of fulfilling its legal obligation to curtail toxic air contaminants, a federal…
The Willis Index: 2006 Environmental Claims – The Tip of The Iceberg?
From Insurance Newscast environmental Strategist, between the lines: As this competitive environmental intelligence points out we are just at the tip of the iceberg in relation to environmental claims. According to Willis research, the situation is going to get worse and have a broader impact on businesses. To me the picture can’t be any clearer,…
GAO Says EPA Suffers from Chronic Management Problems
environmental Strategist, between the lines: As this competitive environmental intelligence from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the investigative arm of Congress points out, for any business impacted by environmental issues (SOX, SAB 92 ruling, FIN 47, Superfund, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, , Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Underground Storage Tanks, Storm Water Run…
Green Group Buys Out Fishermen to Protect Ocean Floor
environmental Strategist, between the lines: Since an environmental Strategist is a profession with its roots beginning in the 1990’s some strategies are not painted with a broad brush. We are more like the movie “What About Bob”, with Bill Murray, taking baby steps on our envirolutionary path. The article “Green Group Buys Out Fishermen to…
Our Cities Planning for Sustainability
Environmental Strategist, between the lines: For anyone involved in the public sector, whether through employment, election, volunteering, www.estrategist.com offers the following competitive environmental intelligence. Private business and now public entities are all getting on the sustainability business platform because it makes sense. Our past, slash and trash economic platform is fast becoming a distant memory…
Insurers must act on climate change, says Lloyd’s
environmental Strategist, between the lines: First off, I want to point out that it is very rare when I will use information or comment on climate change because to me there are to many variables for our experts to understand. Is the earth warming up? Since the last ice age came to an end in…
It’s Income Tax Time For Americans
environmental Strategist between the lines: I held off sending the following article so we could all get past tax time. The following competitive environmental intelligence is one I have been following for some time and it is only a matter of time before we see this trend spreading across the United States. If you get…
First U.S. Voluntary Standard For Computers In Place
environmental Strategist, between the lines: This is part of Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) and you and your clients will be seeing a lot more of EPP. environmental Strategist has been reporting for years on EPP such as one that is quite common now, Energy Star. Energy Star is for appliances (clothes washers and dryers, dish…