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2006 National Green Power Award Winners & Project Descriptions

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Energy  and the Center for Resource Solutions recently announced the annual Green Power Leadership Awards, recognizing leading national green power purchasers and suppliers. Descriptions of each award recipient’s efforts are from the EPA. They can be found in the 2006 Awards Ceremony ... Read more »

San Diego Gas & Electric Increases Renewables by 120MW

San Diego Gas & Electric  has contracted for an additional 120 MW of solar and geothermal power by 2010. Two solar contracts with Bethel Energy will add nearly 100 MW of renewable electricity to SDG&E’s energy portfolio. Another contract with Esmeralda Energy will supply an additional 20 MW of geothermal energy ... Read more »

Ohio Markets State as Alt-Energy Leader

Ohio is pushing hard to be recognized as an ideal location for the alternative energy industry. As part of the state’s marketing efforts, the Ohio Business Development Coalition has targeted alternative energy and is working to promote the state’s initiatives in alternative fuels and the benefits of the recent business ... Read more »

New Commercial Bank Targets Green Businesses

A new commercial bank in San Francisco is focusing on green business sectors. New Resource Bank has attracted an investor group which raised $24.7 million. Founding investors include Bay Area and national leaders in business and in corporate environmental sustainability, such as Mitch Kapor, founder of Lotus Development, Lee McIntire, ... Read more »

Post-Election Energy Legislation Predictions

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 »

Office Depot’s Green Book Hits Europe

Office Depot Inc. has expanded distribution of its b-to-b catalog of environmentally friendly products to five countries in Europe, including Britain, Germany, France, the Netherlands and Belgium. The catalog, called The Green Book, was launched in the U.S. in 2003, with the goal of helping companies understand the environmentally friendly products ... Read more »

Companies Set Aggressive Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Goals

Thirteen companies are setting new targets for reducing their emissions, which range from nine percent up to net zero. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is recognizing these Climate Leaders for pledging to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, EPA is welcoming 21 new organizations to its program. Efforts by ... Read more »

Tool Gives Colleges Environmental Compliance Edge

Colleges and universities nationwide are getting a new learning tool in the form of a compliance assistance center that will help them understand and comply with environmental laws. The center, which will also benefit grade schools, will be the 15th in a network of EPA-supported centers for various economic sectors, ... Read more »

GM Facilities Cut Energy Use by 25%

General Motors reduced its energy use by 25 percent and added solar and landfill gas as energy sources at its North American facilities over the past five years. According to GM, the company is one of the leading users of renewable energy in the North American manufacturing sector, with renewable ... Read more »

GE Launches Ecomagination in Australia

General Electric has launched its global clean energy and water initiative – called ecomagination – in the Australian market at Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum. “The bridge between GE and Australia has been open since 1902, when we installed motors to open the Pyrmont Bridge over Darling Harbor,” Rice said. “Ecomagination is ... Read more »


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