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SF OKs $150M in Property Tax Financing for Energy Efficiency, Renewables

SF OKs $150M in Property Tax Financing for Energy Efficiency, Renewables

San Francisco businesses will be able to tap into $150 million in lending for energy efficiency, renewable energy and water conservation projects, reports the San ...

February 9, 2010

BNSF Signs Deal for Measuring Energy Efficiency

BNSF Signs Deal for Measuring Energy Efficiency

BNSF Railway has entered a deal to measure, report and reduce its energy costs and usage with LPB Energy Management. The seven-year contract is ...

February 9, 2010

Holiday Inn Express, Bardessono Boast Energy Efficiency, Renewables

Holiday Inn Express, Bardessono Boast Energy Efficiency, Renewables

Two more hotels -- the Holiday Inn Express and Suites Saint-Hyacinthe and Bardessono -- can add their brands to the roster of environmentally-friendly lodging as more ...

February 8, 2010

Massachusetts Adds $20M in Solar to 12 Wastewater Plants

Massachusetts Adds $20M in Solar to 12 Wastewater Plants

Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick has awarded a $20-million joint contract to Nexamp and Florence Electric to install solar systems at 12 public wastewater treatment plants, which ...

February 8, 2010

HVAC Software Helps University of Texas Save $500K a Year

HVAC Software Helps University of Texas Save $500K a Year

Using HVAC optimization software, the University of Texas at Austin should see $500,000 a year in energy savings. The university, which should save 6 million kilowatt hours ...

February 8, 2010

Tijuana Flats Opens Energy Efficient Prototype

Tijuana Flats Opens Energy Efficient Prototype

The Lauderhill, Fla., location of Tijuana Flats has added numerous energy saving features. The fast-casual restaurant chain says it plans to continue adding eco-friendly features to ...

February 4, 2010

Businesses Mobilize in Support of Distributed Solar

Businesses Mobilize in Support of Distributed Solar

Companies are lining up to take part in distributed solar power arrays, with nearly 1,300 megawatts worth of such deals announced in recent weeks, ...

February 4, 2010

Kansas City Federal Courthouse Uses Reflective ‘Cool Roof,’ Solar

Kansas City Federal Courthouse Uses Reflective ‘Cool Roof,’ Solar

The Robert J. Dole U.S. Courthouse in Kansas City, Kan., features a "cool roof" reflective membrane designed to keep cooling costs in check, reports KansasCity.com. The ...

February 4, 2010

Wrigley Tech Center Cuts Energy Use by 37%

Wrigley Tech Center Cuts Energy Use by 37%

The refurbishment of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company's Engineering Technology Center (ETC) in Chicago has yielded an energy savings of 37 percent and water reduction of ...

February 3, 2010

Smucker DC Generates 94% of Own Energy

Smucker DC Generates 94% of Own Energy

Smucker Natural Foods' new Chico, Calif., distribution center generates 94 percent of its own energy. The 157,000 square foot warehouse, which recently earned LEED Gold status, has ...

February 3, 2010

California Adding Emissions Measurement Network

California Adding Emissions Measurement Network

California will measure greenhouse gas emissions via a network of tracking stations, as part of the California Air Resources Board goal to reduce GHG emissions 25 ...

February 3, 2010

GE Dedicates $45M Renewable Energy Global HQ in NY

GE Dedicates $45M Renewable Energy Global HQ in NY

GE has dedicated a $45 million Renewable Energy Global Headquarters in Schenectady, N.Y., which also has created more than 650 new jobs. The event also ...

February 2, 2010

Horizon at Playa Vista to Power 70% of Building’s Core and Shell with Renewable Energy

Horizon at Playa Vista to Power 70% of Building’s Core and Shell with Renewable Energy

Horizon at Playa Vista, a new 466,000-square foot urban office development in the Los Angeles area, plans to use renewable energy sources to power 70 ...

February 2, 2010

Yale Building Uses 81% Less Water, 58% Less Energy

Yale Building Uses 81% Less Water, 58% Less Energy

A new building at Yale is a working laboratory for the students that frequent it. Kroon Hall, home of the Yale School of Forestry and ...

February 2, 2010

To Support Growing CNG Fleet, Yellow Cab Chicago Building 2 Fueling Stations

To Support Growing CNG Fleet, Yellow Cab Chicago Building 2 Fueling Stations

Yellow Cab Chicago will add 100 new compressed natural gas (CNG) taxis, and is building an infrastructure to support them, reports the Chicago ...

February 2, 2010

From Qatar to Belgium, Convention Centers and Solar a Worldwide Trend

From Qatar to Belgium, Convention Centers and Solar a Worldwide Trend

The addition of solar to convention centers - from Belgium to Qatar to the Twin Cities - is a burgeoning business. The Flanders Expo in Ghent, Belgium, ...

February 2, 2010

Oregon Warehouse Adds $820K Solar System

Oregon Warehouse Adds $820K Solar System

An industrial warehouse in Salem, Ore., is generating its own electricity after adding 650 solar photovoltaic modules to its roof, reports the ...

February 2, 2010

Holcim Claims First Solar Install at U.S. Cement Plant

Holcim Claims First Solar Install at U.S. Cement Plant

Holcim's Portland cement plant in Colorado claims to be the first in the United States to use solar power, reports Pueblo Chieftain. The installation of ...

February 1, 2010

Treasure Mountain Inn Adds Solar

Treasure Mountain Inn Adds Solar

Treasure Mountain Inn has added solar panels to its roof, which will help the hotel reduce the amount of wind energy it purchases. Previously, the 56-suite hotel ...

February 1, 2010

Quaker Oats Cuts Energy Use, Earns Cash Incentive

Quaker Oats Cuts Energy Use, Earns Cash Incentive

Quaker Oats, part of PepsiCo, has earned more than $100,180 in rebates, in addition to lowering its energy bill, for reducing the company's energy consumption at ...

January 29, 2010

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