Government
Green Fleet Program in Santa Barbara Running Smoothly
A look at the green fleet programs in the city and county of Santa Barbara.
U.S. Capitol Pens Waste-to-Energy Contract
The U.S. Capitol is to divert 90 percent of its solid waste from landfills to local waste-to-energy facilities.
Congress's estimated 5,300 tons of annual non-recyclable waste will ...
Tata Steel Pens Green Deal with Netherlands
Tata Steel has signed an energy efficiency deal with the Dutch government.
The so-called "green deal" commits Tata Steel's plant in IJmuiden, Netherlands, to three projects totaling ...
City of Austin, Texas, Goes 100% Renewable
The City of Austin, Texas, has become the largest municipality in the U.S. to power all of its facilities using only renewable energy.
As of Oct. 1 ...
Texas Sues EPA Over Power Plant Pollution Rules
Texas filed a petition for review of the EPA's - the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule - in a federal appeals court, the Houston Chronicle reports, saying the state doesn't have enough time to comply with ...
FBI Raids Offices of Bankrupt Solar Company
FBI agents searched the offices of recently-bankrupt solar company Solyndra on Thursday, the San Jose Mercury News reports.
The raid is believed to be in connection ...
DOE Announces $246m for Renewables, EVs
The Department of Energy has announced $245.9 million in loan guarantees and grants for a variety of renewable energy and electric vehicle projects.
Energy secretary Steven Chu ...
Deutsche Lowers EU Carbon Price Forecast
Deutsche Bank has downgraded its year-end forecast for the price of carbon in Europe’s emission trading program.
The bank has lowered its year-end 2011 ...
Obama Axes Ozone Rule; Could Have Cost Business $90bn
President Obama climbed down this morning from proposed national ozone standards that have been heavily criticized by industry and the GOP.
In a ...
Solyndra Files for Chapter 11
Solar system manufacturer Solyndra is filing for bankruptcy and has laid off 1,100 staff.
The company, which was host to a high-profile visit from President Obama in ...
$510m Biofuel Partnership Seeks Industry Ideas
Three federal departments have requested ideas from industry on how to establish a viable market for drop-in biofuels.
Secretary of agriculture Tom Vilsack, secretary ...
Small Business Sustainability Efforts
Various Fort Collins, Colorado (where EL is headquartered) companies describe their sustainability efforts.
China, U.S. Keep Renewable Investment Top Spots
China and the United States have maintained the top two places in Ernst & Young’s Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index.
The Chinese government has announced in the ...
Campus Microgrid Market to Boom
Total installed generation capacity for campus microgrids will increase by 164 percent between 2011 and 2017, rising from 620 megawatts to 1.6 gigawatts, according ...
Policy and Enforcement Briefing: Regulation Repeals, Exxon in the Arctic, Wind Energy
The leadership of the GOP majority in the U.S. House of Representatives told its membership that it will seek to repeal or delay ...
Obama Announces $510m for Biofuels
The Departments of Agriculture, Energy and Navy will invest up to $510 million over the next three years to produce advanced drop-in aviation ...
U.K. Groups Recalculate Costs of Mandatory GHG Reporting
Environmental groups in the UK are making their case for the value of mandatory carbon reporting after a government ...
Plan to Consolidate Fed Data Centers Easier Said than Done
Since 1998 the Federal government quadrupled the number of data centers in operation, and recently found that on average these centers have been using ...
Auto Manufacturers, Groups Support New Fuel Efficiency Standard
President Obama signed an agreement Friday with thirteen major automakers to pursue the next phase in the Administration’s national vehicle program, increasing fuel economy to ...
Verizon, NREL Sign Energy Efficiency and Smart Grid MOU
Verizon and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop ways to reduce energy use in ...
