October, 2009
EPA Testing Environmentally Friendly Parking Lot Concepts
Senate Tries to Get Past Hot Air in Climate Hearings
With the Senate set to wrap up three days of hearings on the climate bill Oct. 29, stakeholders on all sides of the debate are ramping ...
Data Center Optimization Products Emerge
More service providers are starting to see energy efficiency gold in data centers, as evidenced by recent product offerings.
Data centers are projected to account ...
Solar Industry Headed for Sunny Skies in 2010 but Obstacles Remain
U.S. solar executives expect significant growth for their businesses in 2010 and 2011, according to results from the 2009 U.S. Solar Industry Monitor survey. Over 90 ...
Environmental Reporting Requirements: 6 Things to Ask Yourself
A new question-and-answer guide provides businesses with best practices on reporting environmental issues in annual financial statements. The guide -- aimed at those preparing, auditing and ...
Big Week for Solar Announcements
With the Solar Power International conference taking place Oct. 27-29, a host of solar headlines are hitting the wires. ...
DOE Shows Commercial Builders How to Achieve 50% Energy Savings
Building owners in four key commercial building sectors will now be able to achieve a 50-percent energy savings with the help of new technical documents that ...
Climate Bill Needs to Drive Investment in Energy Efficiency
Climate legislation that encourages energy-saving investments will create millions of jobs, save U.S. consumers billions on monthly energy bills, and spur innovation, according to a report ...
U.S. Chamber to Sue Pants Off Pranksters Yes Men
After getting embarrassed by false communications that suggested a policy shift on climate change, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is fighting back by suing ...
Google, Microsoft, IBM Could Profit by Pressuring U.S. Chamber, Greenpeace Says
IT stalwarts like Google, Microsoft and IBM would profit by stepping up the pressure on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to modify its climate ...
Verizon Chases Network Efficiency Via Thermal Modeling
Verizon is requiring its hardware suppliers to use thermal modeling when designing circuit boards and cabinets for its network equipment. The goal is to ...
Federal Grants to Spur Clean-Tech, Smart Grid Innovations
The Obama Administration has released billions of dollars under the federal stimulus act to drive technological innovation in the areas of clean technologies and smart-grid networks.
The ...
Supply Chain Needs to Measure Carbon Footprint
Peter Graf, Chief Sustainability Officer for SAP, discusses how companies in the business ...
Buildings Gain by Putting Energy Efficiency Over Other LEED Aspects
Building owners can get the most out of their LEED status by focusing on energy efficiency over other LEED aspects, according to research conducted by the ...
Jones Lang LaSalle Puts All Properties in Energy Star Program
Jones Lang LaSalle has become the first major real estate service firm to enroll 100 percent of its managed property in the EPA's Energy ...
‘Green’ Mobile Phone App Downloads May Exceed 400M by 2014
As more and more companies and organizations develop mobile phone applications that are centered on energy efficiency and the environment, the market ...
UN Lowers Copenhagen Expectations
Citing the lack of a comprehensive climate bill in the U.S. Congress and a lack of consensus from industrialized nations, the United Nations indicates it doesn't ...
TX, NY and MD Schools Top EPA’s Green Power Schools Ranking
Schools in New York, Texas and Maryland top the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's inaugural ranking of the top 20 primary and secondary schools nationwide that ...
In First CSR Report, Deloitte Shows 1.3 Metric Tons of Emissions Per Employee
In its first-ever corporate sustainability report, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu reveals that it used more than 308 million kilowatt hours of electricity in 2008, or about ...
Arizona Air Force Base Community to Rely 75% on Solar
The Soaring Heights Community at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base will become the largest solar-powered community in the continental U.S., upon ...
