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Embattled EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Testifies on Capitol Hill

April 30, 2018 by Alyssa Danigelis

EPA chief Scott Pruitt testified before two House panels about spending and management decisions. He responded to questions about security measures, travel expenses, and raises to two staffers.

IECA Urges Congress to Extend CHP Business Investment Tax Credit

March 28, 2016 by Cheryl Kaften

The advocacy group, Industrial Energy Consumers of America (IECA), sent a letter on March 15 to the chairmen and ranking members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance and the U.S. Committee on Ways and Means, urging them to extend the combined heat and power (CHP) business energy investment tax ... Read more »

Water Industry Outlook Reveals Major Challenges

July 3, 2014July 2, 2014 by Ken Jennison

Aging infrastructure and capital needs are the most significant challenges facing the water industry, according to WeiserMazars’ 2014 US Water Industry Outlook. According to the report, 95 percent of study respondents ranked aging facilities and infrastructure as one of the most significant challenges facing the industry, followed by the aging of ... Read more »

Exposure to Phthalate Drops, Other Chemicals Levels on the Rise

January 17, 2014January 17, 2014 by Leon Walker

Americans are being exposed to significantly lower levels of some phthalates — chemicals often referred to as plasticizers — that were banned from children’s products in 2008, but exposures to other forms of these chemicals are rising steeply, according to a study led by researchers at University of California, San ... Read more »

Congress a Poor Example for Sustainable Business

August 9, 2013August 9, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

The Capitol Power Plant, which provides heating and cooling to 23 federal government buildings, burns mostly fuel oil despite natural gas being cheaper and cleaner, the New York Times reports. The plant has reduced the amount of coal in its mix to 5 percent, from 56 percent in 2007, and ... Read more »

Electric Cars Actually Dirtier Than Gasoline Cars?

July 5, 2013April 20, 2022 by Leon Walker

Electric vehicles are not as clean as they are touted to be, according to a peer-reviewed article published in the IEEE Spectrum. Unclean at Any Speed says despite sweeping public opinion and the billions of dollars in subsidies granted to EV makers, the energy intensive materials used in manufacturing electric ... Read more »

Democrats Canvas Walmart, NFL, Apple on Climate Change Strategies

February 4, 2013February 4, 2013 by Leon Walker

Congressional Democrats’ Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change has written to Google, the NBA, the NFL, Walmart, Wells Fargo, the Clinton Global Initiative and more than 300 other organizations to canvas their opinions on combating global warming. The letter, which was also sent to companies including Whole Foods, Target, Ford, ... Read more »

What Delay? New Light Bulbs Hitting Shelves in 2012

December 30, 2011December 31, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

We’ve been covering the impending 2012 light bulb regulations since they were first voted into law. Earlier this month, however, Congress passed a last-minute budget deal that included a block on enforcement of the standards until October – leaving some to wonder what’s changed. The short answer is “not much.” ... Read more »

ACEEE Chief Calls 2011 Energy Efficiency Progress a Mixed Bag

December 30, 2011December 31, 2011 by Leon Walker

Efforts to improve energy efficiency progressed in many areas in 2011 while stagnating in others, according to the executive director of American Council For An Energy Efficient Economy. Writing for Internet-based energy community The Energy Collective, Steve Nadel (pictured) says that he is pleased with 2011 investment in energy efficiency. He ... Read more »

Waste-To-Energy Briefing: Urine Power, U.S. Capitol, Dynamis and SITA

November 3, 2011November 3, 2011 by Leon Walker

Urine could be an abundant fuel for electricity generation, according to researchers from the U.K.’s University of the West of England, Bristol. The researchers have found a way of directly producing electricity from urine by injecting it into microbial fuel cells. After the injection of urine, the fuel cells produced ... Read more »

U.S. Capitol Pens Waste-to-Energy Contract

October 10, 2011April 13, 2022 by Leon Walker

The U.S. Capitol is to divert 90 percent of its solid waste from landfills to local waste-to-energy facilities. Congress’s estimated 5,300 tons of annual non-recyclable waste will now fuel local incinerators and put energy back on the grid. The Architect of the Capitol, the federal agency charged with maintaining the ... Read more »

Policy & Regulatory Briefing: Fracking, Energy Acts, and EU Moves to Cut GHGs

May 25, 2011June 4, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

Democrats and Republicans are blaming different parties for the cost of gasoline, which lingers near the $4 per gallon mark, Market Watch reports. On Tuesday, House Republicans released a report that said the Obama administration has stifled domestic oil and gas production. The report criticised proposed restrictions on the natural gas-drilling ... Read more »

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