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Climate Bill Needs to Drive Investment in Energy Efficiency
Climate legislation that encourages energy-saving investments will create millions of jobs, save U.S. consumers billions on monthly energy bills, and spur innovation, according to a report ...
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 ...
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Tom Stacy on National Grid Again Rejects High Costs of Offshore Wind
"Each time government entices big money investment away from riskier, but clearly..."
miggs on European Paper Industry Cuts CO2 Emissions by 42% since 1990
"Yet another example of the potential of combined heat & power to transform..."
Stevenson on News Corp. Taps Hara for Energy Efficiency, Environmental Management
"All of us should think of ways to save energy now. It is not a myth,..."
Trade Association on Trade Group on EPA Chemical Regs: ‘If Everything is a Priority, Then Nothing is a Priority’
"Seriously… that..."
Gary Markowitz on Supermarkets Tackle Emissions Reductions, Fuel Efficiency
"Supermarkets waste over 10 percent of their energy through improper..."
peter in ireland on Ontario May Follow California’s Lead on TV Energy Efficiency
"Governor Schwarzenegger is shooting himself in the foot! 1...."
Environmental Leader on S. America Takes Most Urgent View of Copenhagen Talks
"The survey respondents (the PDF report mentions 4,000 respondents in 38..."