Energy Efficiency
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
News Corp. Taps Hara for Energy Efficiency, Environmental Management
News Corp. - owner of Fox News, the Wall Street Journal and numerous other media properties - is adding software to help manage its environmental impact ...
Building an Energy-Efficient Data Center Using Virtualization Technology
Electrical power usage has always been a large and increasing cost of operating a data center. Over the last decade, as applications have grown more sophisticated and ...
A/V Equipment Gets New Energy Star Requirements
Audio/video products such as home theaters, DVD players and docking stations, among others, will face more stringent energy efficiency requirements to qualify ...
Around the Web – Starbucks, EcoFactor, UPS, Brownfields, Eco-Labels
Today's news from around the Web. Spin Meter: Feds buy green cars, auction rejects AP Secret Starbucks Unveiled Behind Green Curtain Seattle PI The Green ...
U.S., China Partner on Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency
President Barack Obama and China's President Hu Jintao have agreed to a wide ranging package of programs and initiatives (seven in total) to strengthen the ...
Green Buildings Do Double Duty: Reduce Energy Use, Lower Financial Risk
The potential for energy use reductions in old and new buildings is significant, according to a report from KPMG. The study finds that energy ...
USPS Energy Use Down 9% From 2005 to 2008
In its first-ever sustainability report, the U.S. Postal Service showed a decrease in total energy use of 9 percent from 2005 to ...
From Solar Applications to Christmas, LEDs Light the Night
Advances in LED lighting continue to pour forth, while some programs are promoting awareness of LED lighting by promoting Christmas light exchanges. New research from ...
MITEI: Sustainable Energy & Terawatt-Scale Photovoltaics
This MIT Energy Initiative "on the road" event took place at Google earlier this month. Speakers include Daniel Enderton, Executive Director of MITEI's Sustainable Energy Revolution Program, and Professor Tonio Buonassisi of Mechanical Engineering. The event ...
TXU, Marriott Identify $250K in Energy Savings at 40 Texas Hotels
TXU Energy recently conducted energy audits at Texas Marriott locations, identifying energy saving opportunities. If fully implemented across Marriott's 40 properties in Texas, the savings ...
Modular Liquid-Cooled Server Cuts Cooling Costs 93%
A new computer server from Iceotope has modular liquid-cooled components which the company says can help cut a data center's cooling costs by 93 percent. The ...
Best-in-Class Manufacturers Cut Energy Use by 24%, Study Shows
Best-in-class manufacturers typically reduce their energy consumption by 24 percent compared to laggard companies that increase their energy use by 6 percent, according to new ...
‘Green’ Building Sector to Contribute $554B to GDP from 2009-13
While the green building industry added $173 billion to the U.S. gross domestic product from 2000-08, that's just the beginning. From 2009 to 2013, ...
GreenBuild Conference News Roundup: Day 2
As day two kicks off at the GreenBuild International Conference and Expo in Phoenix, Arizona, more new building products and reports are being unveiled on ...
Around The Web: Carbon Rations, GE, Ford, Alcoa, Trucks vs Trains
Today's stories from around the web. G.E. Markets First ‘Smart Appliance’ NY Times Climate Bill Likely on the Shelf For Rest of the Year WSJ...
Healthcare Sector Accounts for 8% of U.S. Carbon Footprint
The U.S. healthcare sector accounts for nearly a tenth of the country's carbon-dioxide emissions, according to University of Chicago researchers. The research takes into account ...
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Trade Association on Trade Group on EPA Chemical Regs: ‘If Everything is a Priority, Then Nothing is a Priority’
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Gary Markowitz on Supermarkets Tackle Emissions Reductions, Fuel Efficiency
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Environmental Leader on S. America Takes Most Urgent View of Copenhagen Talks
"The survey respondents (the PDF report mentions 4,000 respondents in 38..."
Jake on UPS Trying New Hydraulic Hybrid Trucks
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