Archive for the ‘Environmental’ Category
New national water heater standards give efficiency a major boost
Posted on April, 3 at 12:24 am | Filed Under Environmental
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy New efficiency standards released late this week by the Obama Administration’s Department of Energy (DOE) will deliver huge energy savings nationwide by making each of the millions of new water heaters installed more energy efficient, according to a coalition of energy efficiency, consumer, and environmental organizations.
EPA signs sustainability agreement with major New Jersey company
Posted on April, 3 at 12:24 am | Filed Under Environmental
Environmental Protection Agency Hartz Mountain Industries, Inc., New Jersey’s largest real estate development company, has signed an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to cut energy and water use and to take other steps to reduce the environmental impacts of its retail and commercial properties across the state. Buildings are responsible for close [...]
Energy Secretary Chu announces more stringent appliance standards for home water heaters and …
Posted on April, 3 at 12:24 am | Filed Under Environmental
Department of Energy U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced that the Department has finalized higher energy efficiency standards for a key group of heating appliances that will together save consumers up to $10 billion and prevent up to 164 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions over 30 years.
NREL to help California tackle solar energy grid integration
Posted on April, 3 at 12:24 am | Filed Under Environmental
National Renewable Energy Laboratory The California Public Utilities Commission has tapped experts at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to help the state stimulate solar energy research and build a sustainable solar industry.
The Green Consumer, 1990-2010
Posted on March, 31 at 2:54 pm | Filed Under Environmental
Joel Makower, GreenBiz.com It wasn’t 20 years ago today, but close enough: About this time in 1990, my book, “The Green Consumer,” hit the bookstores. The world has changed dramatically over those 20 years.
Coverage of petroleum sector greenhouse gas emissions under climate policy
Posted on March, 31 at 2:54 pm | Filed Under Environmental
Pew Center on Global Climate Change The petroleum sector, which includes the production, import, processing, transportation, and distribution of crude oil and refined products such as gasoline, heating oil, diesel, propane, and jet fuel, is a significant source of U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Recent GHG cap-and-trade proposals have covered petroleum-related emissions by placing the [...]
Adding up the numbers: mitigation pledges under the Copenhagen Accord
Posted on March, 31 at 2:54 pm | Filed Under Environmental
Pew Center on Global Climate Change In the Copenhagen Accord, countries agree that “deep cuts in global emissions are required… so as to hold the increase in global temperature below 2 degrees Celsius…” To date, nearly 50 parties (counting the European Union as a single party) have submitted specific mitigation pledges under the Accord. Several [...]
Sequence of events leading to regulation of greenhouse gases through EPA
Posted on March, 31 at 2:54 pm | Filed Under Environmental
Pew Center on Global Climate Change A new brief describes potential timelines for EPA regulation of greenhouse gases under the endangerment finding, the Rockefeller Amendment, and the Murkowski Resolution.
U.S. Energy Secretary Chu: American’s new nuclear option
Posted on March, 26 at 7:54 pm | Filed Under Environmental
U.S. Department of Energy by Energy Secretary Steven Chu America is on the cusp of reviving its nuclear power industry. Last month President Obama pledged more than $8 billion in conditional loan guarantees for what will be the first U.S. nuclear power plant to break ground in nearly three decades. And with the new authority [...]
Pew Center conference and report: Best business practices in energy efficiency
Posted on March, 26 at 7:54 pm | Filed Under Environmental
Pew Center on Global Climate Change The Pew Center on Global Climate Change invites you to join us on April 6-7, 2010 in Chicago for a major conference marking the release of our comprehensive report on best practices in corporate energy efficiency: From Shop Floor to Top Floor: Best Business Practices in Energy Efficiency.
The Coca-Cola Company, FEMSA and the World Environment Center launch cleaner production …
Posted on March, 26 at 7:54 pm | Filed Under Environmental
World Environment Center The Coca-Cola Company, FEMSA and the World Environment Center have announced the launch of an innovative partnership to expand the sustainable development commitments of Coca-Cola and FEMSA’s Costa Rican suppliers by reducing energy and water consumption, minimizing waste and raw material usage and lowering operating costs.
U.S. Energy Secretary Chu highlights recovery act cleanup progress
Posted on March, 26 at 7:54 pm | Filed Under Environmental
U.S. Department of Energy Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that the Department’s Environmental Management program has spent more than $1.5 billion in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds on cleanup projects around the country – 25 percent of the program’s total – creating an estimated 14,400 jobs since the start of the Recovery Act.
Water risk could sink investors
Posted on March, 24 at 10:24 am | Filed Under Environmental
World Resources Institute As the world observes Water Day this year, a new and rather unlikely group is starting to pay more attention to issues of water risk and water quality: financial analysts.
EPA, DOE announce new steps to strengthen ENERGY STAR
Posted on March, 24 at 10:24 am | Filed Under Environmental
U.S. Department of Energy The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy have outlined a series of steps to further strengthen the trusted ENERGY STAR® program.
DOE, USDA, and NSF launch joint climate change prediction research program
Posted on March, 24 at 10:24 am | Filed Under Environmental
U.S. Department of Energy The U.S. Departments of Energy and Agriculture and the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced the launch of a joint research program to produce high-resolution models for predicting climate change and its resulting impacts.
