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U.S. Chamber to Sue Pants Off Pranksters Yes Men

After getting embarrassed by false communications that suggested a policy shift on climate change, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is fighting back by suing ...

Federal Grants to Spur Clean-Tech, Smart Grid Innovations

The Obama Administration has released billions of dollars under the federal stimulus act to drive technological innovation in the areas of clean technologies and smart-grid networks. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

WWF to Screen Forest Carbon Investments

WWF's Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN) plans to launch investment screening guidelines for financial investors in the upcoming months to encourage support for responsible ...

Penalized for Pollution, Major Bus Firm to Reduce Idling

As part of a settlement for clean air violations, under the Clean Air Act, school bus operator First Student Inc., a leading school bus transportation services company ...

EPA Orders Review of Air Pollution at BP Refinery

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered Indiana to re-examine several sources of air pollution at BP's Whiting refinery in northwest Indiana, one of the ...

Leading CEOs Advise Congress to Support All Energy Sources, Electric Grid

Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers at leading U.S. companies, is urging Congress and the Obama Administration to support renewable and traditional sources of ...

CA, MA and CT Tops in Energy Efficiency

The current economic downturn is not derailing state-level efforts to improve their energy efficiency in areas such as buildings, industry and transportation systems, according to ...

Oregon Buildings Upgrade Energy Efficiency

The city of Portland, along with Portland Community College (PCC) and other county facilities, are receiving $7.2 million in federal stimulus money for energy-efficient building upgrades ...

GE, Whirlpool, Others Launch Smart Green Grid Initiative

GE, Whirlpool Corp. and other technology and utility businesses have established a new collaborative effort aimed at demonstrating the ...

Mohawk Fine Paper Joins U.S. Chamber Exodus

Citing its disapproval with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's position on climate change, another company has left the fold. Mohawk Fine Paper believes that to belong ...

Cap-and-Trade System Might Cost Less Than Critics Say

The financial impact of regulating coal-fired power plants that produce carbon dioxide emissions under a cap-and-trade system is much less than previously projected, and a ...

Phoenix Gets Hybrid Taxi Fleet

Clean Air Cab, a Phoenix-based taxi company, has become the second taxi cab fleet in the nation to rely solely on hybrid cars. The first was EnviroCAB, in Washington, D.C., using a fleet of hybrid ...

Feds Create Framework for Property Tax Financing of Renewables

More businesses should be able to take advantage of property tax financing to fund installation of renewable energy, as well as energy ...

News of Chamber’s Climate Change Shift a Hoax

A press release purporting to be from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Oct. 19 said that the chamber was ...

Another Republican May Break Ranks on Climate Bill

The Senate climate bill may have gotten another important ally in Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), the ranking Republican on the Senate energy committee. However, for her ...

USPS to Cut GHG Emissions 20%, Energy Use 30%

The U.S. Postal Service voluntarily conducted an inventory of its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to establish a baseline for future annual evaluations to help meet ...