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In ‘Apathy Gap,’ Energy Efficiency at Home Ranks Low

When asked what two home improvement projects consumers would consider if they were given $10,000, improvements related to energy efficiency were outweighed by kitchen/bathroom ...

Canada Can Meet GHG Emissions Targets, While Growing Jobs, Economy

Canada can meet targets to reduce global warming pollution, while growing jobs and its economy, according to an economic modeling study commissioned by the ...

Climate Change Poses Threat to Oil, Gas Industry

About three-fourths of global oil and gas firms say they believe that climate change could cause business downtime, system failures and safety risks, yet just 19 ...

Global Smart-Meter Installations to Reach 250 Million Units

As electricity metering undergoes a significant transformation since the first meter was installed more than 120 year ago, smart-meter shipments are forecast to reach 39.5 million ...

Just 8% of Mobile Phones Recycled or Refurbished

When their useful lifespan is over, just over 6 percent of mobile handsets are refurbished, and about 2 percent are ethically disposed of. But ...

DOE Awards $338M for Geothermal R&D

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $338 million in Recovery Act funding for geothermal research and development. The grants were awarded to 123 ...

Cost of Installed Solar Fell 30% in Past Decade

The cost to install solar has dropped 30 percent over the past 10 years, according to the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley ...

U.S. Auto Sector Lags in Sustainability Performance

North American automakers are at the bottom of the pack when compared to sustainability performance of global peers, according to the Queen's University Belfast, in Northern Ireland. The study, "Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing," looks ...

Accounts Payable Slow to Adopt Paperless Invoicing

Businesses could save money and decrease environmental impact by modernizing their accounts payable departments, which lag other business departments in reducing environmental impact. About 83 percent of ...

Truck Fleets Prioritize Fuel Savings, High-Tech Features

Fleet owner demands for fuel savings, environmental benefits and high-tech features now outweigh brand names as companies make buying decisions, according to a global IBM study. The ...

EPA Testing Environmentally Friendly Parking Lot Concepts

In an effort to help reduce pollution runoff from paved parking lots, the Environmental Protection Agency is testing a variety of permeable paving materials ...

DOE Shows Commercial Builders How to Achieve 50% Energy Savings

Building owners in four key commercial building sectors will now be able to achieve a 50-percent energy savings with the help of new technical documents that ...

Buildings Gain by Putting Energy Efficiency Over Other LEED Aspects

Building owners can get the most out of their LEED status by focusing on energy efficiency over other LEED aspects, according to research conducted by the ...

‘Green’ Mobile Phone App Downloads May Exceed 400M by 2014

As more and more companies and organizations develop mobile phone applications that are centered on energy efficiency and the environment, the market ...

Research Analyzes 270 Global Climate and Energy Policies to Drive Investment

Investors can't justify moving capital into clean-tech technologies until governments mitigate the financial risks involved by enacting climate-change policies that are transparent, long-term and certain, according ...

When Explaining Smart Grid Benefits, Keep it Simple

When explaining the benefits of the smart grid, consumers relate most to terms such as "budget billing," "flat billing" and "peak pricing." ...

30 States Could Meet Power Needs With Renewable Energy

All 36 states with either renewable energy goals or renewable energy mandates could meet them by relying on in-state renewable fuels, according to an updated report ...

Kyoto CDM Offset Spending Fell 12% in 2008 – More to Come

The 12 percent drop in purchases of carbon offsets under the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in 2008 may be just the tip of the ...

Fewer Americans View Global Warming as a Problem

About 35 percent of Americans see global warming as a very serious problem, down from about 44 percent in April of 2008, according to ...

VCS and CarbonFix Tops in Review of Forestry Carbon Standards

The voluntary carbon market has evolved tremendously since its early days and now provides a multitude of standards to certify the carbon credits and ...

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