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Post-Election Energy Legislation Predictions

November 9, 2006November 20, 2006 by Paul Nastu

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, a Washington D.C.-based energy think tank, has put together a list of efficiency-related items that it thinks could move forward in Congress next year due to Tuesday’s election. 1. A “Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard” and an “Energy-Efficiency Resource Standard”: Both are gradually growing ... Read more »

Prop 87 or Not, California Remains Hot Alt-Energy Spot

November 9, 2006November 20, 2006 by Paul Nastu

California voters turned down Proposition 87 on Tuesday, the proposed tax on crude oil which sought to levy a tax of 1.5 percent to 6 percent on the price of every barrel of oil pumped from a California well. The estimated $4 billion that would have been raised over 10 ... Read more »

IAE Predicts Global Energy Demand Up 53% by 2030

November 9, 2006November 20, 2006 by Paul Nastu

The International Energy Agency has released The World Energy Outlook 2006, the latest edition of the IEA’s annual flagship publication. The report’s baseline vision of how energy markets are likely to evolve without new government measures sees global primary energy demand increasing by 53 percent between now and 2030. Over 70 percent of ... Read more »

NYC Elementary School Goes 100% Renewable

November 9, 2006October 2, 2009 by Paul Nastu

The Metropolitan Montessori School has become the first private, primary/elementary school in New York City to purchase renewable Green Power for 100 percent of its electricity supply. That translates into 136,000 kilowatt-hours of of Wind Energy, which will provide power to the school’s 16,000-square-foot campus. White Plains, NY-based ConEdison Solutions partnered ... Read more »

HP Announces Plan to Cut Emissions

November 9, 2006October 2, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Hewlett Packard has announced a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its operating facilities worldwide, promote best practices, and use HP technology in conservation efforts around the world. By 2010, HP says it will reduce carbon dioxide emissions from HP-owned and HP-leased facilities worldwide to 15 percent below their ... Read more »

Interface & Meridian IQ Win EPA Award for Transportation

November 9, 2006October 2, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Interface, a global manufacturer of carpet and commercial fabrics, and Meridian IQ, a provider of global logistics services, are joint recipients of an Environmental Excellence Award from the EPA’s SmartWay Transport Partnership for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants related to transportation activities. Meridian IQ helped Interface take the Shipper ... Read more »

Democrat Committee Head Lays Out Energy Priorities

November 8, 2006October 2, 2009 by Paul Nastu

Rep. John Dingell, the Michigan Democrat who will head the House Energy and Commerce Committee next year, said that cleaner cars powered by diesel and electricity, storing waste from U.S. nuclear reactors and probing offshore federal lease deals are top priorites for next year, Reuters reports. He does not plan ... Read more »

Microsoft Positions Business Management Software as Green Planning Tool

November 8, 2006November 20, 2006 by Paul Nastu

Microsoft is positioning its business management software, Microsoft Dynamics, as a tool for companies to use for managing environmental initiatives. In a post on a Microsoft Dynamics’ Forum (via Green Wobat), James Utzschneider, General Manager, Microsoft Dynamics Marketing, said that “companies will need systems to track and mitigate the impact ... Read more »

Home Depot to Offset Carbon Emissions

November 7, 2006October 2, 2009 by Paul Nastu

The Home Depot will offset all carbon emissions created this year by the company’s Atlanta headquarters and a portion of emissions created by employees commuting to work and traveling on business. The Home Depot will fund the planting of thousands of trees across metro Atlanta to offset the carbon emissions. ... Read more »

MBA Students Favor Environmental Responsibility

November 7, 2006November 20, 2006 by Paul Nastu

A Net Impact survey (PDF) of MBA students suggests that the overwhelming majority of today’s MBA students believe that businesses should work toward the betterment of society, that managers should take into account social and environmental impacts when making business decisions, and that corporate social responsibility should be integrated into core ... Read more »

First LEED Convenience Store Opens

November 7, 2006October 2, 2009 by Paul Nastu

LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality. In building the new Kangaroo store, which opened earlier this month in Gainesville, Florida, The Pantry used as ... Read more »

11 States to Receive First Hybrid School Buses

November 6, 2006November 20, 2006 by Paul Nastu

IC Corporation, the nation’s largest school bus manufacturer, has won a bid to provide up to 19 hybrid school buses to 11 states. New York, California, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Arkansas, Iowa and Washington will be the first states in the nation to receive the hybrid school buses. Advanced ... Read more »

Post-Election Energy Legislation Predictions

Prop 87 or Not, California Remains Hot Alt-Energy Spot

IAE Predicts Global Energy Demand Up 53% by 2030

NYC Elementary School Goes 100% Renewable

HP Announces Plan to Cut Emissions

Interface & Meridian IQ Win EPA Award for Transportation

Democrat Committee Head Lays Out Energy Priorities

Microsoft Positions Business Management Software as Green Planning Tool

Home Depot to Offset Carbon Emissions

MBA Students Favor Environmental Responsibility

First LEED Convenience Store Opens

11 States to Receive First Hybrid School Buses

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