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U.S. Solar Demand Prompts Domestic Production

U.S. Solar Demand Prompts Domestic Production
The U.S. solar industry has a bright 2010 ahead of it, with demand on the rise and old factories being converted to solar production. For instance, an ...

NREL: State Incentives Crucial to Renewable Energy Growth

NREL: State Incentives Crucial to Renewable Energy Growth
States with strong renewable energy portfolio standards or goals tend to outperform others when it comes to adding solar, wind, biomass and other emerging ...

Australia Considers E-Waste Law

Australia Considers E-Waste Law
The Australian government is supporting a recycling scheme initiated by the television and computer industries to increase electronic waste or e-waste recycling, reports the Australian ...

Around the Web – Climate Risk, GHG Reporting, Al Gore, U.S. Chamber

Around the Web – Climate Risk, GHG Reporting, Al Gore, U.S. Chamber
Today's news from Around the Web. U.K. Sailing Team Charts a Course to Victory Using a Moral Compass WSJ UK firms fail to take climate ...

Ontario May Follow California’s Lead on TV Energy Efficiency

Ontario May Follow California’s Lead on TV Energy Efficiency
Following California's decision earlier this week to require elevated energy efficiency standards for TVs, the Canadian province of Ontario is ...

California City’s Green Building Ordinance Applies to Commercial Buildings

California City’s Green Building Ordinance Applies to Commercial Buildings
New commercial buildings in San Mateo, Calif., will have to be constructed to minimum environmental standards now that a previously ...

Volvo, Mack Engines First to Meet 2010 EPA Emissions Standards

Volvo, Mack Engines First to Meet 2010 EPA Emissions Standards
With heavy truck engines facing a 2010 deadline for new emissions standards from EPA and the California Air Resources Board, engines from Volvo and ...

No Sunny Skies for Two Solar Projects in Texas, California

No Sunny Skies for Two Solar Projects in Texas, California
Two major solar projects are at a standstill; one over contract renewals and the other due to environmental concerns. Meanwhile, New York lawmakers are making it ...

From Solar Applications to Christmas, LEDs Light the Night

From Solar Applications to Christmas, LEDs Light the Night
Advances in LED lighting continue to pour forth, while some programs are promoting awareness of LED lighting by promoting Christmas light exchanges. New research from ...

Solar Rebates Are Going Fast

Solar Rebates Are Going Fast
The popularity of solar rebates, which is causing shortages in some communities, is also the primary reason why rebate programs are being cut back across the ...

Ford Adds Two Wind Turbines to Power Belgium Plant

Ford Adds Two Wind Turbines to Power Belgium Plant
Expanding its on-site wind power portfolio sprinkled throughout the UK and Germany, Ford of Europe has added two wind turbines, each with a height of ...

Dry-cooling Challenges Notion of Water Intensity for Desert Solar

Dry-cooling Challenges Notion of Water Intensity for Desert Solar
Many desert-based solar thermal power plants increasingly are being criticized for the amount of water they use, but a new dry-cooling technology may help ...

Lower Renewable Energy Benchmark May Discourage Production

Lower Renewable Energy Benchmark May Discourage Production
As more utilities begin offering customers the ability to purchase electricity generated from renewable sources, other utilities may benefit from ...

New Solar Cells Offer Sunlight Harvesting From Any Angle

New Solar Cells Offer Sunlight Harvesting From Any Angle
A new breed of solar being installed at a California plastics factory could prove to light a new way forward for future solar installations. The new solar ...

UC Merced Campus to Generate 20% of Electricity from Solar Energy

UC Merced Campus to Generate 20% of Electricity from Solar Energy
Helping California meet its renewable energy goal by 2020, the University of California Merced campus has unveiled the university's 1-megawatt (MW) solar power system. ...

First All-Hybrid FedEx Facility Established

First All-Hybrid FedEx Facility Established
The Bronx, New York, operation of FedEx will become the company's first to exclusively use hybrid delivery vans. The addition of 51 new delivery ...

‘Greening’ the Factory Floor

‘Greening’ the Factory Floor
At the higher levels in the manufacturing enterprise the facilities (office building and plant HVAC, administrative, employee services like cafeterias, etc., packaging and shipping) ...

Around the Web – Shell, HP, Obama, Geoengineering

Around the Web – Shell, HP, Obama, Geoengineering
Today's news from around the web. Shell to pay $19.5 mln for California violations Yahoo Finance G20 makes little progress on ...

Disney Buys $7M in Reforestation Offsets, a Corporate Record

Disney Buys $7M in Reforestation Offsets, a Corporate Record
Walt Disney Corp., by donating about $7 million to various conservation programs, aims to offset a portion of its emissions. Some are calling the move by ...

Wal-Mart Adding LEDs to 650 Stores

Wal-Mart Adding LEDs to 650 Stores
Megaretailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to use LED lights inside 650 new and renovated stores. Cree Inc. has been selected to handle the installation, ...

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