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Alcoa, DuPont, Merrill Lynch, Others Sign ‘Climate Call to Action’

A dozen U.S. companies and dozens of institutional investors managing $4 trillion in assets have called on Washington to enact strong federal legislation to curb the pollution causing global climate change. The group outlined the business and economic rationale for climate action as they called for a national policy that reduces greenhouse gas emissions consistent with targets scientists say are

EU to Ban Inefficient Light Bulbs

The European Union's 490 million citizens will have to use energy-efficient lighting by the end of the decade, Reuters reports EU leaders as having decided. "The European Council ... invites the Commission to rapidly submit proposals to enable increased energy efficiency requirements for office and street lighting to be adopted by 2008 and on incandescent lamps and other forms of

DOE Selects 13 Solar Projects for up to $168 Million in Funding

The U.S. Department of Energy announced the selection of 13 solar technology development projects for negotiation for up to $168 million (FY’07-’09) in funding, subject to appropriation from Congress, under the Solar America Initiative. The industry-led teams will contribute more than 50 percent of the funding for these projects for a total value of up to $357 million over three

Google, Gap, Others Pledge to Reduce Emissions

Google, Gap, Pacific Gas & Electric and other companies have joined the Business Council on Climate Change (PDF), a coalition of San Francisco Bay Area businesses that promise to report and reduce carbon emissions, share the best green practices and advocate for policies to address global warming, Associated Press reports. The BC3 coalition, which is seeking...

Yahoo Develops Web Site for CFL Campaign 18Seconds

Yahoo, Wal-Mart, Environmental Defense, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of Energy, along with other private companies and government agencies, has launched a marketing campaign called 18Seconds to persuade people to switch to CFLs, AP reports. Yahoo has developed...

EPA: Wal-Mart, Other Retailers Need to Step Up CFL Recycling Initiatives

The Environmental Protection Agency and some large businesses, including Wal-Mart, are aggressively promoting the sale of compact fluorescent light bulbs. The move is gaining momentum. Recently, California Assemblyman Lloyd Levine introduced legislation to make his state the first to ban incandescent lightbulbs. Earlier this week, Australia announced it would phase out incandescents and yesterday, Greenpeace asked India to follow Australia's

Bayer, Citigroup, GE Among Companies That Back ‘De-Carbonization’ Plan

A group of companies and organizations from around the world, including Allianz, Bayer, Citigroup, DuPont, General Electric, and Volvo have endorsed a post-Kyoto framework for affecting change at the levels of policy and industry, particularly in regard to creating sustainable energy systems necessary for achieving economic growth. The Path to Climate Sustainability: A Joint Statement by the Global Roundtable on

AMD Report Pegs Global Data Center Energy Costs at $7.2 Billion

U.S. data centers and their associated infrastructure consumed five million kW of energy in 2005, the equivalent of five 1,000 MW power plants, according to Randy Allen, corporate vice president, Server and Workstation Division, AMD, revealing findings from a report (PDF) that measures the energy consumed by national and global data centers annually. That five million kW of energy use

Legislation Introduced to Extend Solar Energy Tax Credits

Senators Gordon Smith (R-OR) and Ken Salazar (D-CO) have introduced legislation that they hope will stimulate investment in solar power. The bill (S. 590, the Securing America’s Energy Independence Act) would extend and expand solar energy investment tax credits for homeowners and businesses through 2016. Under current law, the credits are set to expire at the end of next year.


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