BC, Wisconsin, Iowa Move Ahead With Wind Energy
A number of wind energy projects are getting off the ground this week, whether because of new funding or finally gaining local approval. Meanwhile, at least one project is facing difficulties. Here is...
View ArticleFrito-Lay Plant Saves 20% in Energy, 17% in Water
After modifications, the Frito-Lay plant in Casa Grande, Ariz., has achieved energy savings of 20 percent and water savings of 17 percent, when compared to 2006. The building also holds the distinction...
View ArticleDeutsche Bank Adds 250KW Solar Array
As part of its goal to be carbon neutral by 2012, Deutsche Bank has added a 250-kilowatt solar array to its Piscataway, N.J., office. The array, made up of 1,066 roof-mounted solar photovoltaic...
View ArticleRepublicans Mount Challenge to EPA Emissions Regs
Republican lawmakers aim to block the Environmental Protection Agency’s endangerment finding that would regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), the...
View ArticleMixed Messages for Solar Projects Across the Nation
Solar projects across the nation this week are supporting their state’s renewable energy requirements, completing their financing, or receiving incentive payments for installations. Yet, one project in...
View ArticleAmerican, Continental, United Sue UK Over Aviation Emissions Plan
Three top U.S. airlines, along with the Air Transport Association, have sued the UK to stop the first stage of implementation of EU emission trading regulations for aviation, reports Business Week....
View ArticleNearly 75% of Americans Tried Energy-Saving Bulbs in 2009
While 74 percent of Americans have switched to an energy-saving light bulb in 2009, the vast majority don’t know about the impending federal phase-out of incandescent bulbs, starting in 2012 with the...
View ArticleClimate Talks Down to the Wire: Copenhagen Day 12 Roundup
Failure to reach agreements on carbon emission cuts, financial aid to developing nations and verification of emissions curbs on the last day of the 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15)...
View ArticleCopenhagen Delivers Non-Binding Agreement
The U.S., China, India, Brazil and South Africa have reached a “meaningful agreement” for combating climate change, The Wall Street Journal reports. But an administration official said the non-binding...
View ArticleAround the Web – LEDs & Snow, EPA, Green Tech IPOs, Bluetooth
LEDs Save Energy, but Have Winter-Weather Drawback GovTech Lower carbon costs are obstacle for energy efficiency projects Mass High Tech EPA Air Pollution Rule May Exempt Older Steamships NY Times...
View ArticleWashington, D.C., Requires Building Energy Use Metrics
Building owners in Washington, D.C., will start measuring the energy use of commercial properties on Jan. 1, 2010, under a new law aimed at reducing energy use and costs for building owners and...
View ArticleTheme Parks Tout Use of LED Holiday Lighting
From Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Georgia to Silver Dollar City in Branson, Mo., theme parks that remain open through the Christmas season are touting the use of LED holiday lighting. Six Flags, in...
View ArticleWeb Leading Channel for Cause Marketing
Consumers who have supported cause marketing efforts are most likely to respond to communications via e-mail, Web sites and social media networks, according to a study from Cone Research. While many...
View Article85% of Americans Expect to Reduce Household Energy Use in 2010
As New Year’s Day 2010 approaches, more Americans say they are resolved to improve household energy consumption and recycling, according to a survey by Tiller LLC. About 85 percent of those polled said...
View ArticlePlummeting EU Carbon Market Bodes Ill for Clean Tech Investment
As carbon emissions allowance prices inch ever lower, it becomes less and less feasible for companies to invest in renewable energy, carbon capture and storage and other alternative energy means,...
View ArticleEnergy Efficiency and Real Estate Profits Go Hand in Hand
Commercial real estate managers have much to gain from investing in energy efficiency in their properties, according to a new report from Ceres and Mercer. “Increasing energy efficiency in our...
View ArticleCabot Aims to Reduce GHG Emissions Intensity 20% by 2020
Cabot Corp., a global performance materials company, reduced its total CO2-equivalents (CO2-e) emissions by 11 percent compared with 2007, which correlates with the company’s 12 percent decrease in...
View ArticleChinese CSR Reports Called into Question
State-owned enterprises perform better than private and multinational companies in corporate social responsibility (CSR), according to a report released by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences...
View ArticleJackson Family Wines Pilot Reduces Water Use 70%
The maker of Kendall-Jackson wines has completed a year-long pilot into water-saving technologies that it believes could help the California wine industry save a billion gallons of water a year, if...
View ArticleRoundup: Energ-IT, DOE, EU Carbon, Cap & Trade
Italian project examines data centre energy use The Register DOE Grant Helps Company Address ‘Achilles’ Heel of Photovoltaics’ NY Times EU carbon prices close 2 percent higher Reuters Jonathan Fahey On...
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