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Multifamily Block Refit Analysis Should Increase Retrofit Financing
It may soon become easier for owners of multifamily housing blocks to secure financing for retrofits and efficiency upgrades, according to a report by Deutsche ...
EPA Reveals Biggest GHG Emitters
The top three GHG emitters in the country are all power plants owned by Southern Company, according to data just released by the ...
Intuit Cuts Electricity Per Dollar Revenue, Absolute Consumption Rises
Intuit has steadily improved its electricity usage relative to revenue since 2007, but its absolute electricity usage has increased since FY08, according to the ...
Annual Electric Efficiency Budgets Jump 25%
U.S. ratepayer-funded electric efficiency budgets increased from $5.4 billion in 2010 to $6.8 billion in 2011, according to a report by The Edison Foundation's Institute ...
Green Fleet Briefing: GM Fire Response, Ford Bottle Fabric, EV Council, Gas Fueling Stations
General Motors has announced changes to the vehicle structure and battery coolant system in the Chevy Volt, in response to a government ...
ACEEE Report Sees Rapid Growth in Home Efficiency Programs
There has been a rapid growth in the number and budgets of natural gas energy efficiency programs for U.S. homes, according to a report by ...
Cheap Material Can Scrub CO2 from Air, Study Says
Solid materials based on polyethylenimine show great promise for reducing carbon dioxide emissions at a lower cost than today's technology, and could even capture CO2 ...
NREL: Commercial Mowers Use More Gas Than Cars
Regularly-used commercial lawnmowers can consume more fuel than a typical car, according to a guide to alternative fuel vehicles published by the National Renewable Energy ...
SC Johnson Details Scope 3 Emissions, Hits Renewables Goal
The greatest part of SC Johnson's Scope 3 emissions, 38 percent, comes from customer use of its products, according to the company’s ...
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: RFS2 2012, Keystone XL, SolarWorld, Aviation Carbon Tax
The EPA finalized the Renewable Fuel Standard program (RFS2) 2012 percentage standards for four fuel categories as part of the annual renewable fuel volume ...
Chicken-Manure Biodigester to Power Md. Prison, Wisconsin at Work on $255m Biomass Plant
Maryland's state Board of Public Works has approved a biomass project at an Eastern Shore prison. The project gives Virginia company EcoCorp a 30-year lease ...
McDonald's Works to Mainstream Sustainability Across Global Supply Chain
McDonald has released its 2011 Global Sustainability Scorecard, indicating its progress to improving healthy eating choices on its menu (with fruit) but also its ...
Schneider Electric Acquires EnergyCenter 2.0 from Viridity
Energy management firm Schneider Electric has acquired Viridity's energy center DCIM software to augment its StruxureWare for Data Center Operations, the company ...
CSR Standards Higher at Companies than Suppliers
Corporations set higher social responsibility standards for themselves than for their travel suppliers, according to a survey by business travel payment and data management firm ...
ACEEE Report Calls for Haulage Trailer Efficiency Guidelines
Trailer efficiency should be the first item on the list when the EPA and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration next consider fuel efficiency and greenhouse ...
Gammel Engineering to Generate from Methane with FlexEnergy Turbine MT250
Energy technology company FlexEnergy has signed its first commercial order for the Flex Turbine MT250 EX to Gammel Engineering, a German engineering company specialized ...
Avon GHG Emissions Fall, But Energy Use Rises
Avon's GHG emissions intensity for its global manufacturing fell 6.6 percent in 2010, from 36.6 to 34.2 metric tons of CO2e per million units, ...
Microsoft: Cloud Computing Can Cut Emissions by 30% or More
Information Communication Technology (ICT) equipment and services are estimated to double their global carbon emissions to 4 percent of global electricity consumption by 2020, taking ...
Climate Savers Releases Energy Efficiency Guide for Networking Devices
The Climate Savers Computing Initiative (CSCI) has released its Energy Efficiency Guide for Networking Devices (EEG). The white paper is the third in ...
90% of Manufacturers Think Their Sustainability is Better than Average
Three-quarters of consumers think manufacturers have not taken enough steps to ensure that their production follows environmental procedures, according to a study from ...
