Lawsuit Could Block GHG Emission Regs in New Mexico
Local utilities, businesses and three state legislators filed a joint lawsuit to challenge the authority of the state’s Environmental Improvement Board (EIB) to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in...
View ArticleEnergy Intelligence Results in 15% Efficiency Boost for Manufacturers
The Aberdeen Group has identified Energy Intelligence, the heart of EPS’ energy and carbon reduction solutions, as a best practice approach to reducing energy use in the industrial manufacturing...
View ArticleRoundup – Inhofe Dissed, Exelon’s Green Struggles, First Solar, Duke, Chevron
Inhofe: I’m the planet’s #1 worst enemy The Hill Going green a challenge for Exelon Corp Medill Reports First Solar On The Prowl Forbes North Dakota vs. Minnesota: Dust-up over carbon StarTribune.com...
View ArticleDeutsche Bank’s Kevin Parker on Investing in Sustainability
Interview with Kevin Parker, Global Head of Deutsche Asset Management, who tells how investors are front and center in the call to finance a low-carbon economy.
View ArticleEnergy Efficiency Hottest Sector for Green Mergers & Acquisitions
Illustrating the potential growth in energy efficiency, the sector posted the most growth in mergers and acquisition activity in 2009, according to the 2009 Greentech M&A Round-Up from Peachtree...
View Article21st Century Accountability – Don’t Forget the Moral Compass
Good citizens follow the law. The concept is simple: stick to a set of rules and stay out of trouble. But decent citizens also realize that the law alone does not dictate our every move. Other powerful...
View ArticleTo Reduce Emissions, Aussie Scientists May Breed Burp-less Sheep
Australian scientists hold out hope that breeding a burp-less sheep can help the country reduce its emissions. The scientists are testing different strains of sheep to find out which belch less...
View ArticleWind Energy Infighting Surfaces in David Vs. Goliath Struggle in Iowa
In a new twist on opposition to wind farm development, the sector is now experiencing infighting, with the largest owner of wind farms in the U.S. challenging a recent state decision that aids another...
View ArticleFeds Add Geothermal Drilling Rules to Protect Against Earthquakes
Citing concerns about the risk of earthquakes and other seismic activity, the Department of Energy is adding safeguards on larger geothermal drilling projects, reports the New York Times. New standards...
View ArticleUniversities Add Wind Power
Two universities — Southwestern University and the University of Maryland — are planning to get their electricity from wind power, while Texas Tech University has it sights set on a research wind farm...
View ArticlePGE Aims to Phase Out Coal at Boardman Plant
Facing opposition to a plan to keep a coal plant running until 2040, Portland General Electric instead has proposed to phase out use of coal at its Boardman plant by 2020, according to news reports....
View ArticleSainsbury Reports on CR as part of Quarterly Financial Updates
UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s says it will start reporting progress on its corporate responsibility (CR) initiatives, together with its quarterly financial updates. The first quarterly CR update was...
View ArticleSFI Issues New Sustainable Forest Standard
After an 18-month public review, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Inc. has released a new standard that upgrades the organization’s support and promotion of sustainable forest management in...
View ArticleBC Industrial Companies Waste Electricity for Lower Rates
Documents indicate that some of BC Hydro’s largest industrial customers in British Columbia are wasting electricity in order to lock in lower rates, according to the Vancouver Sun. Yet at the same time...
View ArticleRoundup – Royal Caribbean, Port of LA, EVs, Bayer, EU, DOE
Solar panels juice up Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas South Florida Business Journal Parking-lot recycling businesses say state is crippling them by diverting CRV funds PE.com Port of L.A. in talks...
View ArticleHow Customer Aggregation will Redefine the Utility of the Future
In October 2009, I wrote that there is a convergence of market, economic, environmental and regulatory forces underway that is changing the way investor owned utilities see renewable energy from...
View ArticleCarbon Management Software and Services to Grow 40% Annually Through 2017
The carbon management software and services market exceeded $380 million in 2009 and is expected to achieve a heady 40 percent compounded annual growth rate through 2017, according to Pike Research....
View ArticleAs Green Hotels Proliferate, So Do Eco-Rating Systems
As Accor North America embarks on a pilot program to test a voluntary green rating program at some of its U.S. hotels, two new green hotels — Burgess Hill Premier and Fairmont Pittsburgh — are set to...
View ArticleHydrokinetic Energy Could Add 22 GW by 2015
Hydrokinetic energy generated from the ocean and rivers may grow by 22 gigawatts in the next five years, according to the Hydrokinetic and Ocean Energy report from Pike Research. That growth is...
View ArticleTaiwan Working on Carbon Footprint Labeling for CPGs
Taiwan is the latest nation to float a plan to label the carbon footprint of common consumer packaged goods, following in the footsteps of the UK and Sweden. The new labeling program, from Taiwan’s...
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