Archive for November, 2009
Construction Firm Adding Wind, Solar to Demonstrate Possibilities to Customers
A.L. Huber, an Overland Park, Ks.-based construction company, has added a 5 kilowatt wind turbine to demonstrate the feasibility of such projects to customers. In ...
Retrofitted Exit Signs Can Save Up to 90% in Energy Costs
Because illuminated exit signs shine 24/7 and are required by law in commercial facilities, they are one of the first areas that a company ...
Electronics Boom, E-Cycling Lags
How many people around the world own a cell phone today? About 4 billion cell phones are in the pockets of men and women ...
Around the Web – Genan, CO Ski Resorts, Sainsbury, MillerCoors
Today's stories from around the web. Denmark's Genan to break ground on first US tire recycling plant Cleantech Group Ukraine's 'hot air' bedevils global climate deal AP EPA Tangles With Texas in Battle ...
Replenish Energy Wins Cleantech Open Expo’s Global Ideas Award
Replenish Energy Enterprises, a spin-off from Bio-Lípidos of Puerto Rico that applies an innovative microalgae fuel program to reduce the island’s dependence on imported oil for power generation, has won the Cleantech Open Expo's Global ...
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 ...
EPA Is One Step Closer to New Ship Emissions Standards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) delivered draft rules for new engine and fuel standards for the largest ocean-bound ships to the White House for review, ...
European Paper Industry Cuts CO2 Emissions by 42% since 1990
The European paper industry has reduced CO2 emissions per ton of paper produced by 42 percent since 1990, according to the Confederation of European Paper ...
CDP Launches Water Disclosure Project
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) has launched a global water disclosure project to help businesses and institutional investors understand the risks and opportunities associated with ...
Whirlpool Cuts Water Use by Nearly 22% from 2004 to 2008
Whirlpool Corp. is on track to cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 6.6 percent by 2012, according to the company's first global ...
National Grid Again Rejects High Costs of Offshore Wind
National Grid for the second time has turned down a proposal from a Rhode Island offshore wind developer that wants ...
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 ...
Agilent To Save $3.5M Over 10 Years With Solar
A new set of solar arrays atop buildings at Agilent's headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., are projected to help save the company $3.5 million ...
S. America Takes Most Urgent View of Copenhagen Talks
People in South America view a global climate deal as having more urgency than people in other parts of the world. About 99 percent of South Americans surveyed ...
Texas, China Wind Partners May Build U.S. Factory to Appease Critical Lawmaker
A massive West Texas wind farm that came under scrutiny for its plans to incorporate Chinese wind turbines - yet still qualify for federal ...
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 ...
Around the Web – Nike, Google, Nissan, Bush’s Green Library, WWF
Today's news from around the Web. Google Says It Doesn't Want to Be a Utility NY Times How Much of China’s Emissions Mess Is ...
Fossil Fuel Emissions Rose 29% since 2000
A report (PDF) by scientists shows that emissions are outpacing the ability of ocean and land carbon sinks to soak up carbon dioxide from the ...
SEC Charges Four in ‘Green’ Investment Ponzi Scheme
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged four people in connection with an alleged $30 million Ponzi scheme that targeted more than 300 elderly ...
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 ...
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- Ontario May Follow California’s Lead on TV Energy Efficiency
- EPA Is One Step Closer to New Ship Emissions Standards
- European Paper Industry Cuts CO2 Emissions by 42% since 1990
- CDP Launches Water Disclosure Project
- Whirlpool Cuts Water Use by Nearly 22% from 2004 to 2008
- National Grid Again Rejects High Costs of Offshore Wind
- California City’s Green Building Ordinance Applies to Commercial Buildings
- Agilent To Save $3.5M Over 10 Years With Solar
- S. America Takes Most Urgent View of Copenhagen Talks
- Texas, China Wind Partners May Build U.S. Factory to Appease Critical Lawmaker
- Volvo, Mack Engines First to Meet 2010 EPA Emissions Standards
- Around the Web – Nike, Google, Nissan, Bush’s Green Library, WWF
- Fossil Fuel Emissions Rose 29% since 2000
- SEC Charges Four in ‘Green’ Investment Ponzi Scheme
- No Sunny Skies for Two Solar Projects in Texas, California
- Canada Delays GHG Emissions Regs, Russia Ups Emissions Cuts
- News Corp. Taps Hara for Energy Efficiency, Environmental Management
- Rising Sea Levels Would Hit U.S. East Coast Hardest
- Building an Energy-Efficient Data Center Using Virtualization Technology
- Trade Group on EPA Chemical Regs: ‘If Everything is a Priority, Then Nothing is a Priority’
- A/V Equipment Gets New Energy Star Requirements
- By Scaling Back Catalogs, JC Penney to Save 30% on Paper
- Around the Web – Starbucks, EcoFactor, UPS, Brownfields, Eco-Labels
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Tom Stacy on National Grid Again Rejects High Costs of Offshore Wind
"Each time government entices big money investment away from riskier, but clearly..."
miggs on European Paper Industry Cuts CO2 Emissions by 42% since 1990
"Yet another example of the potential of combined heat & power to transform..."
Stevenson on News Corp. Taps Hara for Energy Efficiency, Environmental Management
"All of us should think of ways to save energy now. It is not a myth,..."
Trade Association on Trade Group on EPA Chemical Regs: ‘If Everything is a Priority, Then Nothing is a Priority’
"Seriously… that..."
Gary Markowitz on Supermarkets Tackle Emissions Reductions, Fuel Efficiency
"Supermarkets waste over 10 percent of their energy through improper..."
peter in ireland on Ontario May Follow California’s Lead on TV Energy Efficiency
"Governor Schwarzenegger is shooting himself in the foot! 1...."
Environmental Leader on S. America Takes Most Urgent View of Copenhagen Talks
"The survey respondents (the PDF report mentions 4,000 respondents in 38..."