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Controversial FutureGen Gets Second Chance

June 14, 2009October 19, 2009 by Paul Nastu

FutureGen, a carbon capture and sequestration project that was abandoned by the Bush Administration, is getting a second chance to prove its technology. The Department of Energy may put about $1 billion into the public-private partnership, which plans to build a coal-fired power plant in Illinois that buries its carbon ... Read more »

Study Indicates Wind Speeds Are Slowing in the U.S.

June 12, 2009 by Gina Roos

The wind appears to be dying down across the United States, according to a first-of-its-kind study that indicates that average and peak winds have been slowing since 1973, particularly in the Midwest and the East, reports Google News. Study co-author Eugene Takle, a professor of atmospheric science at Iowa State ... Read more »

Midwest States Call for 20% Reduction in GHG Emissions

June 10, 2009October 19, 2009 by Gina Roos

Six Midwestern governors and a Manitoban premier have released recommendations for a regional cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The plan calls for a 20 percent reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from 2005 levels by 2020, and an 80 percent reduction by 2050. The recommendations give governors in ... Read more »

Ingersoll Rand Reduces Water, Energy, Material Use

June 9, 2009December 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

Ingersoll Rand, a global diversified industrial company, is providing environmental performance metrics from its operations worldwide for the first time in its 2008 sustainability report, which covers the company’s material and water use, energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, waste and recycling, product stewardship and supplier management, and compliance. Key environmental ... Read more »

Schools, Universities Turning to Wind, Renewables

May 8, 2009 by Gina Roos

Northern Power Systems Inc., a wind energy company and manufacturer of community wind turbines, has unveiled a Wind for Schools package that will help more schools produce their own wind power. The company also hopes the project will help students and communities realize the benefits of renewable energy. Meeting the ... Read more »

PHI Implements Strategies to Cut Energy Use, GHG Emissions

May 5, 2009December 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

Pepco Holdings, Inc., (PHI) has released its latest environmental sustainability report, Powering a Sustainable Future, that outlines the environmental activities at each of its subsidiaries. PHI subsidiaries include Pepco, Delmarva Power and Atlantic City Electric, which provide regulated electricity service. Delmarva Power also provides natural gas service. The company also ... Read more »

McDonald’s Green Prototype Uses 25 Percent Less Energy

April 8, 2009October 18, 2009 by Gina Roos

McDonald’s pilot “green” restaurant in Chicago, Illinois, is estimated to use 25 percent less energy than a traditional McDonald’s restaurant, reported the UK Times Online. The restaurant features a storm water management system and a vegetative green roof together with the required installation of Energy Star-rated kitchen equipment and networked ... Read more »

U.S. Power Plant Carbon Emissions Fell in 2008

April 8, 2009April 8, 2009 by Paul Nastu

With a slower economy and mild weather, 2008 proved to be good for utilities’ carbon emissions bottom line. Following years of steady growth in power plant emissions, total U.S. power plant carbon emissions fell 3.1 percent in 2008, according to the Environmental Integrity Project. U.S. gross electrical output was down ... Read more »

Study: Wind Power Economical With Grid Improvements, Marketing Incentives

March 13, 2009October 18, 2009 by Gina Roos

Wind-generated electricity from the upper Midwest will become cost-competitive with power generated from conventional fuel sources like coal, while providing significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions when connected to the nation’s electricity grid with new extra-high-voltage transmission lines, according to a new study by the Brattle Group. The study, “Transmission ... Read more »

FutureGen Project May Get ‘Fresh Look’

March 12, 2009October 18, 2009 by Paul Nastu

An Illinois clean-coal project that was tabled by the Bush Administration may get a second life under the new president. The FutureGen project gained prominence for its promise to sequester CO2 emissions underground, and notoriety for a ballooning budget. Shortly before President Bush left office, the Department of Energy pulled ... Read more »

Midwest Cap-and-Trade Compact Building Momentum

March 5, 2009October 18, 2009 by Paul Nastu

A Midwestern states initiative to reduce carbon emissions may be getting an overhaul and a kick in the pants later this year. Wisconsin Governor Jim D0yle said he expects action this fall on an update to the Midwestern Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord that was originally signed in November 2007 ... Read more »

Malls Seek Energy-Saving Initiatives To Cut Costs

March 3, 2009October 18, 2009 by Paul Nastu

As the economy takes a nosedive, shopping mall managers are seeking ways to cut costs. Some of these involve reducing energy use. Some have slashed shopping hours, while others have replaced light bulbs, the types of plants and turned down the thermostat, Chicago Tribune reports. An ominous response by shopping ... Read more »

Controversial FutureGen Gets Second Chance

Study Indicates Wind Speeds Are Slowing in the U.S.

Midwest States Call for 20% Reduction in GHG Emissions

Ingersoll Rand Reduces Water, Energy, Material Use

Schools, Universities Turning to Wind, Renewables

PHI Implements Strategies to Cut Energy Use, GHG Emissions

McDonald’s Green Prototype Uses 25 Percent Less Energy

U.S. Power Plant Carbon Emissions Fell in 2008

Study: Wind Power Economical With Grid Improvements, Marketing Incentives

FutureGen Project May Get ‘Fresh Look’

Midwest Cap-and-Trade Compact Building Momentum

Malls Seek Energy-Saving Initiatives To Cut Costs

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