August, 2008
Tour Of Cline Cellars’ Solar Power System
Here's a video from RenewableEnergyWorld.com about Cline Cellars in Sonoma Valley which is using its 411-kilowatt solar system as a promotional tool not only for itself but also for two of the companies that ...
Energy High Priority Budget Item
Australian Carbon Plan Could Strangle Companies
GM Powertrain Plant Adds Solar
A 1.2 megawatt solar power installation will be added to the roof of General Motor's transmission assembly plant in White Marsh, Md.
The company recently announced that it is adding what ...
Utility-Scale Solar Power Coming To U.S. Via PG&E
Here's a Wall Street Journal video on the two utility-scale, photovoltaic solar power contracts for a total of 800 megawatts of renewable energy that Pacific Gas and Electric Company recently announced.
The systems will deliver cumulatively ...
IBM Study: All Vehicles Hybrid By 2020
By 2020 all new vehicles will have some level of hybridization, according to IBM's Automotive 2020 Study.
Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles will remain a viable alternative, but projections put only a small fraction of vehicle production migrating ...
Japanese Govt Launching Carbon Label Program
About 30 Japanese companies will voluntarily start carrying carbon footprint labels on food packaging and other products beginning in April 2009, Guardian reports.
Unlike carbon footprint labels being tested in other parts ...
Critics Dismiss NYC’s Plan for Wind Turbines
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed to install wind turbines on top of the city's skyscrapers and bridges, as well as off the coastline of Queens and Brooklyn. However, ...
PECO Unveils Green Building As Part Of Environmental Initiative
As Part of PECO's five year environmental initiative, which supports its parent company's environmental plan - Exelon 2020: A Low-Carbon Roadmap, the company unveiled its first “green” building in West Chester.
The new building ...
Green Event Marketing Catching On
Satcon to Power Largest Single Rooftop Solar Array in U.S.
Satcon Technology Corp. recently received orders for Satcon PowerGate inverters from American Capital Energy to connect Atlantic City Convention Center to the power grid.
Atlantic City Convention Center's 2.36 megawatt solar photovoltaic ...
Court Says States Can Lift Emission Standards
Lime Energy Completes Energy Efficiency Retrofit for Jetro
Jetro Cash and Carry, a restaurant supply firm, recently completed the first of 13 energy efficiency retrofit projects. Lime Energy has the contract.
The first project in Jersey City, N.J., is expected to ...
Raw Sourcing: Glass, Plastic or Aluminum?
As a former packaging manager of a large beverage company, when it came to beverages I always wondered which was more environmentally friendly. Much like the old "Paper or Plastic" argument at the grocery store, ...
Google & G.E. Want Cheaper Renewable Energy
Representatives from Google and General Electric told a group of politicians and energy experts at the National Clean Energy Summit in Las Vegas that widespread use of renewable energy in U.S. ...
Automakers Introduce ‘EcoDriving’ Program
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers recently introduced “EcoDriving,” a nationwide effort to help consumers save money, reduce fuel use and cut CO2 emissions.
Ten automakers -- BMW Group, Chrysler, Ford Motor ...
Ad Agency To Timberland: Environmental Causes Distracting From Products
Neenah Paper To Use Biomass At Whiting Mill
Construction is underway at Neenah Paper's largest mill to build a biomass fuel system that will convert wood and fiber waste into steam energy, CSR Wire reports.
As part of “The Neenah ...
In UK, Exporting Recovered Plastic Bottles, Paper To China Cuts Emissions
A study (PDF) published by Government-funded organization WRAP reveals that exporting recovered plastic bottles and paper to China produces less carbon emissions than landfilling them in the U.K. and replacing them ...
Blues Plans Incorporate Green Buildings & Policies
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina and Highmark have plans to employ more environmentally friendly building practices and to achieve LEED certification, AIS Health.com ...
Texas Instruments Sustainability Report: Normalized Emissions Jump 23%
