Tamar Wilner

Tamar Wilner is the managing editor of Environment Energy Pro. She has has 15 years’ experience as a journalist covering business, renewable energy, urban planning, green building and public policy, among other issues, mostly for B2B audiences. She was North America correspondent for Windpower Monthly and has also written for Architectural Record, Regeneration & Renewal, Real Business and Real Finance. She can be reached at Tamar@environmentenergypro.com or 970.377.9505 x15.

Obama Calls for ‘Clean’ Energy Mandate, End to Oil Tax Breaks

January 26, 2011October 18, 2016 by Tamar Wilner

President Obama has confounded many pundits by making energy policy a significant part of his State of the Union address. In the speech Tuesday night, Obama called for an end to tax breaks for oil and gas, and a redirection of those funds to renewable energy. “We need to get ... Read more »

Dairy Cuts 3.3 MW with Free Demand Response

January 26, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

One of the nation’s largest diary cooperatives has cut more than 3.3 MW of power demand using an automated demand response (auto DR) system paid for by its electric utility. California Dairies, Inc.(CDI) installed the system at its Visalia and Artesia facilities, and was able to exceed load reduction targets ... Read more »

Canadian Minister Rejects Cap and Trade Call

January 26, 2011October 18, 2016 by Tamar Wilner

Canada has no plans to introduce its own emissions trading system, the country’s environment minister said, contravening the advice of a government-appointed think tank. Peter Kent said that his government is not interested in setting up a cap and trade system without similar steps being taken in the U.S., according ... Read more »

After Dismal Year, Wind’s Future Looks Brighter

January 25, 2011October 18, 2016 by Tamar Wilner

More wind power is now under construction than was built in all of 2010, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). Last year the American wind industry built only 5,115 MW (5.1 GW) of wind power, barely half of the record amount installed in 2009, AWEA said in its ... Read more »

Obama Energy Czar Quits; Policies In Doubt

January 25, 2011October 18, 2016 by Tamar Wilner

Carol Browner, President Obama’s top adviser on energy and climate change, is leaving her post. Two White House officials confirmed the move Monday, the Associated Press reports. Both USA Today and the New York Times say Browner’s departure indicates that the Obama administration is putting its environmental ambitions on ice, ... Read more »

MBAs to Find Savings at Facebook, Dunkin’

January 25, 2011January 25, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Five new companies have joined an Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) program that employs MBA students to find efficiency savings. Facebook, Dunkin’ Brands, Microsoft, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts have all joined the EDF Climate Corps initiative for summer 2011, increasing the program’s roll to ... Read more »

Fleet Roundup: Fuel Standards, TVA, Mazda, Chevy, Nissan, McCain’s ‘Joke’

January 25, 2011October 18, 2016 by Tamar Wilner

Here’s a round-up of the latest environmental fleet news. California has pushed back the launch date for its new fuel economy and greenhouse gas (GHG) standards from March to the autumn. Both California and federal U.S. standards will now debut by September 1, 2011. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) ... Read more »

EDF, E&Y Creating Private Equity Sustainability Tool

January 25, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and consultants Ernst & Young are creating a tool to help private equity (PE) firms improve the environmental performance of their portfolios. Under a pilot program called Green Ops for PE, participants will get assessments of the environmental opportunities within their portfolios, and suggestions for ... Read more »

Holiday Inn Group Gets LEED Pre-Certification

January 25, 2011January 25, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

One of the world’s largest hotel chains has won LEED pre-certification status for sustainability initiatives on its existing hotels. InterContinental Hotels Group’s (IHG) Green Engage sustainability system has won volume precertification established by the U.S. Green Building Council and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute. The group, whose brands ... Read more »

Dow, Nature Conservancy Form $10m Partnership

January 25, 2011January 25, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Dow Chemical and its foundation are committing $10 million over five years to a collaboration with The Nature Conservancy, to evaluate Dow’s environmental impacts. The chemical company and environmental non-profit will apply scientific knowledge to examine how Dow’s operations affect nature, and how to factor the role of nature into ... Read more »

Apple Ranks Last for Environmental Response

January 24, 2011January 24, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

A coalition of 36 environmental groups has accused Apple of ignoring unhealthy conditions at the Chinese factories of its suppliers. A report (Chinese only) by the Beijing-based non-profit Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE) ranked Apple last among 29 tech companies for their responsiveness to health and environmental concerns ... Read more »

Shareholders Demand Fracking Risk Disclosure

January 24, 2011January 24, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Investors have filed shareholder resolutions urging nine major oil and gas companies to disclose risks of their U.S. natural gas fracturing, or fracking, operations. Five investment groups filed resolutions with ExxonMobil, Chevron, Ultra Petroleum, El Paso, Cabot Oil & Gas, Southwestern Energy, Energen, Anadarko and Carrizo Oil & Gas. The ... Read more »

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