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Reid to Unveil Energy Bill Sans Carbon Caps, Renewable Energy Mandates

July 26, 2010October 18, 2016 by Gina Roos

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is expected to introduce a watered-down energy bill today (July 26), which eliminates targets for carbon caps and mandates that would require utilities to generate some of their power from renewable energy, reports Reuters. Instead, the bill will make offshore drilling safer and convert ... Read more »

Why the BP Oil Spill Is a Tragedy of the Commons

July 20, 2010October 18, 2016 by Andy Mannle

In 2008, I published an article titled “Why the Wall St Meltdown is a Tragedy of the Commons.” Now in 2010, as oil washes ashore in five states, we are witnessing another great tragedy of the commons, and the similarities are scary. Can we use this crisis to create systems ... Read more »

Total Sustainability Report: GHG Emissions Down More Than 3%

July 20, 2010 by Paul Nastu

Total, the global oil and gas company, announced it has cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by more than 3 percent in 2009, according to the company’s latest sustainability report. Emissions for six greenhouse gases dropped from 57.3 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent in 2008 to 55.1 million metric tons ... Read more »

Moving Toward a Post Deepwater Horizon Era

July 12, 2010December 14, 2010 by Derrick Mains

If there were ever any question about man’s impact on the environment, those beliefs have certainly had holes blown in them over the past month. With the disaster at BP’s Deepwater Horizon platform in the Gulf of Mexico, questions about the ongoing impact on the environment – and the role ... Read more »

Green Building Market To Hit $173.5 Billion by 2015

July 1, 2010July 1, 2010 by Paul Nastu

From 2010 to 2015, the total US green building market value is projected to increase from $71.1 billion to $173.5 billion, according to the latest issue of EL Insights. This represents a CAGR of 19.5% during this time period. The goals of building green include the efficient use of energy, ... Read more »

More Compromises Ahead for Senate Energy Bill

June 29, 2010 by Gina Roos

Senate Democrats are expected to work on an energy bill this week (June 29) that could include a cap on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from utility companies instead of regulating GHG emissions from all sources as initially proposed, reports The Chicago Tribune. The bill is not expected to be an economy-wide climate ... Read more »

California Releases Draft Green Chemistry Reg, GHG Emissions Law in Jeopardy

June 24, 2010June 24, 2010 by Gina Roos

California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) released a draft of its green chemistry regulation that implements a process for the design of safer products to protect consumers from toxic substances. Meanwhile, the state’s greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reduction law may be delayed if a new measure tying the law ... Read more »

Obama Calls for BP Escrow Account

June 16, 2010June 26, 2010 by Paul Nastu

President Obama demanded that BP establish an escrow account to set aside funds to compensate those effected by the ongoing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on national television last night. The account is to be administered by an independent third party, according to the president. Democratic senators are ... Read more »

Roundup – ADM, Hitachi, LA Fitness, M Real

June 11, 2010 by Paul Nastu

M Real Conducts Sustainable Packaging Research Pulpaper News New Map App Lets You Chart Oil Spill ESRI ADM Receives $99 million for Carbon Capture Project Herald Review Steelcase Grows Its Own Packaging Fast Company LA Fitness Tackles Carbon Emissions SourceWire Hitachi Consulting Joins EPA Climate Leaders Industry-Government Program MarketWatch Neb. ... Read more »

Cereplast Introduces Compostable Bioplastics

June 11, 2010 by Paul Nastu

Cereplast has introduced 11 new grades of Cereplast Compostables resins, according to a company press release. The company cited increasing consumer demand for plastics solutions that are more sustainable and which rely less on petroleum, particularly in the wake of the BP oil spill. “With price of oil rising and ... Read more »

Giving Birth to a New Clean-Tech Industry: the Theory behind the Headlines

June 10, 2010September 13, 2010 by Mark W. Johnson

As the oil keeps gushing out into the Gulf of Mexico, the urgency to move to a clean tech economy mounts – just as it did when, in the wake of another oil spill off the coast of California, Richard Nixon established the Environmental Protection Agency back in 1970. Since ... Read more »

‘Green’ Energy is Critical for a Secure Energy Supply

June 10, 2010 by Gina Roos

Green energy systems are essential in securing energy supply and protecting the environment, according to a new report from Lloyd’s 360 Risk Insight and UK think tank Chatham House. The report finds that the reliance on fossil fuels combined with rising demand from developing economies is pushing the search for ... Read more »

Reid to Unveil Energy Bill Sans Carbon Caps, Renewable Energy Mandates

Why the BP Oil Spill Is a Tragedy of the Commons

Total Sustainability Report: GHG Emissions Down More Than 3%

Moving Toward a Post Deepwater Horizon Era

Green Building Market To Hit $173.5 Billion by 2015

More Compromises Ahead for Senate Energy Bill

California Releases Draft Green Chemistry Reg, GHG Emissions Law in Jeopardy

Obama Calls for BP Escrow Account

Roundup – ADM, Hitachi, LA Fitness, M Real

Cereplast Introduces Compostable Bioplastics

Giving Birth to a New Clean-Tech Industry: the Theory behind the Headlines

‘Green’ Energy is Critical for a Secure Energy Supply

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