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IT Bolstered by U.S. Energy-Efficiency Agenda

Information technology departments are focused on greater energy efficiency and using more renewable energy sources now more than ever as the Obama Administration pushes its energy-efficiency ...

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 ...

Hydroelectric Projected as Leading Source of Renewable Energy

Much of the growth in world use of renewables toward generating electricity is expected to come from hydroelectric projects, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. This ...

FPL Energy Swaps Name for Something More Suitable

Florida Power and Light (FPL) is renaming its energy generation business NextEra Energy Resources, to better reflect its clean energy mission and market focus. The previous name, FPL Energy, did not show ...

R.W.I, Fortum Give Customers Nuclear Option

Two utilities companies are letting their customers decide what kind of power they'd like to use, reports the New York Times. In November, Germany-based R.W.E. introduced what it calls a "zero-carbon energy ...

RGGI Power Plant Emissions Down 16% in 2008

Total power plant emissions in 2008 are on track to be about 16 percent below the prescribed cap level in 2009, according to a report from Environment Northeast (pdf). Generation from ...

Portugal Points The Way For Renewable Energy Adoption

As the world reels at the high price of fossil fuels, business and governments are increasingly casting about for renewable energy models. Portugal is happy to oblige. Portugal? Yes Portugal. While most of the world remained ...

Alcoa Inks Hydropower Contract

Alcoa reached an agreement with Chelan PUD on Monday, on a new hydropower contract to supply its Wenatchee, Washington aluminum smelter through 2028. The new contract begins when the existing one expires in ...

Automakers, Utilities Seek Alternatives

High prices for oil and natural gas are leading utilities and automakers to seek alternative energy solutions, but they are facing challenges that may take years to solve, writes Robert McNatt ...

Renewable Energy ‘Essential Part’ Of Hawaiian Utility

Through a competitive bidding framework the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission implemented in 2006, the Hawaiian Electric Co. says it is seeking developers interested in supplying up to 100 MW of renewable ...

Citi: Investors Tapping Alternative Energy, Infrastructure Firms

A growing international consensus to tackle climate change is going to mean a new emphasis from investors on alternative energy sources from traditional fossil fuels and the expansion and renewal of infrastructure, ...

Lexmark Reports Reduced GHG Emissions, Increased Energy And Water Savings

Lexmark's international headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky, reduced its GHG emissions 11 percent in 2006 from the year before, according to the company's 2007 sustainability report. Lexmark says the site conserved more than ...

TerraPass Launches Customizable Offset Portfolio

TerraPass has announced the first version of a feature through which customers buying carbon offsets can direct the company's efforts to projects the customers like the most.The company believes this is an industry first. TerraPass ...

Green Panties Hitting U.K. Streets

The green underwear produced at a new lingerie factory in Thulhiriya, Sri Lanka -- perhaps the world's first carbon-neutral clothes factory -- hits the streets of the U.K. this month and will ...

Aspen Aims To Be Carbon Neutral, Mulls Tough Choices

In its quest to be greener, The Aspen Skiing Company is asking some tough questions in its question to be green. "Should it begin the ski season later?" "Should it can some ...

Involving Stakeholders in Measuring Sustainability Performance

In the remote fjords of east Iceland, a partnership between Alcoa, its electrical supplier Landsvirkjun, and various stakeholder groups helped ensure a new aluminum smelter and related hydroelectric facility would balance the environmental, social, ...