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Archive for September, 2006

Georgia Gov. Proposes Biofuel Tax Incentive

Georgia Gov. Sonny Perduehas proposed a sales tax exemption for materials and equipment used in the construction of biofuel facilities in Georgia, The Atlanta Business Chronicle reports. The four percent tax incentive could mean ...

Corporate Directors Study Liabilities, Opportunities of Climate Change

Yale University is launching a program to educate hundreds of independent corporate board members about the potential liabilities and strategic business opportunities that global climate change can create for companies. The collaborative effort draws together ...

7 of 10 Americans Favor Nuclear Energy

Nearly seven of 10 Americans favor nuclear energy and 68 percent support building a new reactor at the existing nuclear power plant closest to where they live, according to a recent public opinion poll conducted ...

Performance Bicycle Co. to Use 100% Renewable Energy

Performance Bicycle has become the first U.S. sports retailer to use renewable energy exclusively to power its stores, corporate headquarters, distribution centers and call center. The company will purchase over 5,087,260 kWh of renewable ...

Fairmont Buys 10% Renewable Energy

The 415-room Fairmont Hotel in Washington, D.C. has signed a three-year contract with Pepco Energy Services for over 3 million kWh of electricity generated from renewable resources. Beginning in March 2007, ten percent ...

Xcel Energy Plans US’s Largest Solar Power Plant

Xcel Energy has announced that an affiliate of SunEdison will build, own and operate a 8 megawatt central solar power plant in south central Colorado. The power plant will house two solar ...

Wal-Mart Packaging Reduction Plan Could Save $11 Billion

Wal-Mart plans to measure its 60,000 worldwide suppliers on their ability to develop packaging and conserve natural resources. Wal-Mart expects the project to reduce overall packaging by five percent and save 667,000 metric tons ...

Savoy Building Gets First Polysilicon Solar Membrane System in California

iPower has begun construction on the first large-scale commercial installation of single-ply membrane solar roof on The Savoy Building at Fisherman's Wharf. The 40kW system, from Open Energy Corp. will cover 3,000 ...

Branson Commits $3B to Renewable Energy

Virgin Group founder Richard Branson will spend three billion dollars in the next 10 years on a variety of projects to combat global warming and reduce dependence on fossil fuels. The announcement was made at ...

Deyo Installs Solar System at Power Manufacturing Plant

Pacific Energy is finishing the installation of 90 of 180 solar panels as part of an energy-efficient system at Deyo, the makers of custom bicycling clothing for Team Voler Apparel, according to the ...

Salt Lake’s Convention Center Gets Grid-Tie Solar System

Carmanah's Power Systems Group recently supplied an order to Pioneer Electric Inc., based out of Salt Lake City, for a customized 20 kW grid-tie solar power system. This grid-tie system will be installed on ...

SolCool Ships Hybrid Solar Air Conditioning Units to the Philippines

Quezon City, Philippines has been shipped the first improved hybrid air conditioning units from SolCool. The patented SolCool Air Conditioning System has a standard solar electricity, DC ceiling fan and DC lighting option connections, emergency ...

Automakers Sued by California AG Over Emissions

California Attorney General Bill Lockyer has sued the six largest U.S. and Japanese automakers for damages related to greenhouse gas emissions. The federal lawsuit (PDF), filed in U.S. District Court in Oakland, names ...

More Companies Concerned About Financial Implications of Climate Change

Climate change has become a major concern among leading US financial institutions and companies, according to a recent report by the Carbon Disclosure Project, a coalition of global investors with more than $31.5 ...

John Deere-Suzlon Commitment Crosses 500 MW

Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation has finalized an agreement with John Deere Wind Energy to supply 247 MW in wind turbine capacity. With this new order John Deere Wind Energy nearly doubles its capacity from Suzlon ...

Neenah Paper Becomes Wisconsin’s Largest Purchaser of Renewable Energy

Neenah Paper has become Wisconsin's largest purchaser of green power and has been named to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's distinguished Green Power Partnership. The partnership recognizes organizations for exemplary green power purchases. The purchase ...