NYC Deploys Software to Reduce Energy Use, Carbon Emissions in Gov’t Buildings
New York City plans to deploy TRIRIGA’s environmental sustainability software, TREES, across more than 4,000 government buildings to help reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions....
View ArticleSustainability Planning Lessons from New York and Mayor Bloomberg
Politicians since Warren Harding have been vowing to “run government like a business,” usually with less success than advertised. Maybe the tired mantra should be retired—or updated to reflect the...
View Article9 PA Firms Share $5.7M Solar Incentive
Nine Pennsylvania companies will receive financial assistance toward installation of solar arrays at their businesses, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The state’s overall investment of $5.7...
View ArticleGovernment Cleantech Stimulus Instructions Unclear to Half of Applicants
About 48 percent of corporate respondents to a survey on government cleantech stimulus funding report that government communications and instructions were inadequate, according to the...
View ArticleRoundup: Intel, LG, Oil Sands
World Bank says East Asia can stabilize CO2 by 2025 Reuters U.S. Chamber of Commerce Continues to Trivialize Renewables Triple Pundit UK relies on ‘virtual’ water from drought-prone countries, says...
View ArticleRegulatory Agency Reviews EPA’s Confidentiality Ruling on GHG Reporting
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule that establishes what information is emissions data and what will be considered confidential business data, under the agency’s greenhouse gas...
View ArticleUPenn Tops EPA’s Ranking of College Green Power Purchasers
The Ivy League, led by the University of Pennsylvania, topped the Environmental Protection Agency’s College and University Green Power Challenge that recognizes collegiate athletic conferences with the...
View ArticleUniversity of Kentucky Building to Save 42% in Energy
The University of Kentucky’s Marksbury building will achieve 42 percent energy savings compared to comparable buildings. The building, which has a 42 kilowatt photovoltaic solar array and a white...
View ArticleWhole Foods Aims to Reduce Energy Use 25% by 2015
Supermarket chain Whole Foods has set a goal to reduce energy consumed per square foot 25 percent by 2015. Additionally, the chain said it is stepping up efforts in the areas of wind energy, on-site...
View ArticleEPA Grants nearly $80 million to Clean-up Brownfields Properties
Communities across the nation are receiving $78.9 million in federal brownfields grants to clean-up abandoned gas stations, old textile mills, closed smelters, and other abandoned industrial and...
View ArticleClean Energy Contract Cuts Delaware’s Energy Costs by $13 million
The state of Delaware has purchased more than 800,000,000 kWh of electricity and renewable energy using the World Energy Exchange. The 36-month contract, starting on July 1, is expected to save the...
View ArticleStarbucks Nowhere Near 2010 Energy Reduction Goal
In 2008, Starbucks set an aggressive goal to reduce energy consumption in company-owned stores 25 percent by 2010. Judging by the progress so far, that goal may be unattainable. Starbucks was able to...
View ArticleMassive 2.4 MW Solar Array Destined for Phoenix Warehouse
An 850,000 square foot warehouse in Phoenix will receive a giant 2.4 megawatt solar array on its rooftop, making it Arizona’s largest commercial rooftop solar array so far. The building, which used to...
View ArticleFood Services Earn Accolades for ‘Green’ Initiatives
Although the food services industry has been cited in the past for its lack of climate performance improvements, U.S. Foodservice-Los Angeles and Lifespan Catering Services are earning “green”...
View ArticleRoundup: Energy Star Homes, Environmental Courts
EPA Announces New Guidelines for Energy Star Homes EPA NiSource Issues Inaugural Sustainability Reports CSR Wire Environmental group drops opposition to new coal power plant in West Texas Dallas...
View ArticlePPG Falling Short of Global Energy Intensity Reduction Goal
While PPG has been able to reduce its absolute global energy used 18 percent since 2006, the company fell short of its 2009 goal to reduce energy intensity, or the amount of energy used per ton of...
View ArticleAMD Resets Environmental Goals
In a move toward improving the transparency of its corporate responsibility reporting, AMD has launched a new Web hub page and brochure that outlines its environmental performance for 2009. A big...
View ArticleRecycleBank’s Ron Gonen Details Company Strategy
Ron Gonen of RecycleBank tells FoxBusiness how the company incentivizes the recycling process to businesses and consumers. Users of RecycleBank earn points for recycling items. The points can be...
View ArticleThree Options for Energy-Efficient Data Centers
The best options for cost-effective data center retrofits that significantly reduce energy consumption include electrical equipment upgrades, server virtualization and cooling optimization, according...
View ArticleGoogle, GE Share Five Roadblocks to Energy Savings
A panel discussion at a recent Fortune Brainstorm Green session resulted in a list of five key roadblocks to energy efficiency, reports Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). Panelists included Google’s...
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