Posted by Guest Editor on Tuesday, April 17, 2012,
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It's one of our favorite times of the year—when hundreds of concerned citizens from across New York State travel to Albany to call on lawmakers to vote green! Please join us for the 22nd annual Earth Day Lobby Day! | | When: | Wednesday, April 25, 2012
9:30 a.m.–3 p.m. | | | Where: | New York State Capitol
Albany, NY | | | RSVP: | Click here to register |
At Earth Day Lobby Day, you'll hear from state government and environmental leaders, learn about environmental bills that are pending in Albany, and lob... Continue reading ...
Posted by Guest Editor on Tuesday, March 27, 2012,
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The 7th annual Photovoltaics Summit will take place April 17-18, 2012, in San Diego, California. The conference will address the issues, markets and technological advancements that will drive PV developments in 2012 and beyond. This year's event will examine all of the successes and challenges the industry has faced over the past decade, and provide attendees with the knowledge they need to compete and succeed in the coming years. Location: The Westin, San Diego, CA, United States Summary: T... Continue reading ...
Posted by Guest Editor on Friday, February 17, 2012,
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Fireside Chat: Canadian Corporate Leaders To Share Culture Building Strategies In The Green EconomyEvent Date & Time:
March 7, 2012 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Location: Toronto, Ontario and LIVE Webcast . Bennett Jones, 1st Canadian Place, 100 King St. W. (King & Bay), 34th Floor, Toronto, Canada. Toronto, Ontario and FREE LIVE Webcast During the discussion you will learn:
• The value of communicating a clear vision throughout your organization
• Specific examples of culture building strategies
â... Continue reading ...
Posted by Editor via DOE on Tuesday, August 2, 2011,
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DOE Announces Funding for Nationwide Student-Focused Clean Energy Business Competitions
Washington, D.C. - As part of the Obama Administration's effort to support and empower the next generation of American clean energy entrepreneurs, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced $2 million in available funding for the National University Clean Energy Business Challenge. This nationwide initiative will create a network of regional student-focused clean energy business creation competitions ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Newswire on Thursday, October 14, 2010,
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Via NREL Newswire
The kids are back in school in post-Katrina New Orleans, and there's light at the end of the classroom. Five years after Katrina flushed water through the failed floodwalls, destroying homes, damaging classrooms and dashing dreams, the opportunity to build green schools that save millions of dollars on energy bills is just within reach for the school districts that serve New Orleans.Hurricane Katrina knocked out dozens of schools along with thousands of homes, and for quite a... Continue reading ...
Posted by on Thursday, October 14, 2010,
Via DOEGolden, Colo., Oct. 13, 2010 – Thirty-four clean energy companies, including five Colorado companies, will gather in Denver Oct. 19-21 to present their clean energy business cases to a panel of national venture capitalists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory 23rd Industry Growth Forum. In addition to the business case presentations, a comprehensive agenda of speakers and in-depth panels will address the most important topics in the industry today... Continue reading ...
Posted by Editor C on Thursday, October 7, 2010,
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Via U.S. Department of Energy U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Council of Environmental
Quality (CEQ) Chair Nancy Sutley recently announced plans for the
installation of solar on the roof of the White House residence. The
plans are for two solar panels that will provide electricity, and a
solar hot water heater that will heat water for use in the residence.
The announcement came on the one-year anniversary of President
Obama's Executive Order (EO) 13514 on Leadership in Environmental,
Ene... Continue reading ...
Posted by Contribuitor on Wednesday, August 4, 2010,
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(Via BusinessGreen) American Businesses for Clean Energy (ABCE) group, one
of the leading corporate coalitions pushing for the adoption of climate change
legislation, last week released an analysis of green business lobby groups
revealing that more than 6,000 firms are now fully in favour of clean energy and
climate legislation The
study said that combined, the companies, which include 21 Fortune 100
companies and many of the largest corporate names in the US, employ 3.5 million
people and hav... Continue reading ...
Posted by Ana M on Saturday, July 24, 2010,
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Via Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University
Our colleague and good friend Steve Schneider, the Melvin and Joan Lane
Professor for Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies and senior fellow
at the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford, died on July
19, 2010, while traveling from a meeting in Stockholm to London. Steve
was not only a man of formidable intellectual depth and breadth, but
also a committed and compassionate advisor, mentor, teacher and friend.
... Continue reading ...
Posted by Ana M on Friday, February 5, 2010,
There is a new energy efficiency program from NYSREDA, where you can swap your old appliances and receive a cash rebate by purchasing a new ENERGY STAR® qualified
refrigerator, freezer or washer. The purchase must replace an existing appliance.
Plus recycling your old, existing appliances of the same type, makes
you eligible for the maximum rebate.
for more information, or visit the program website: www.nyapplianceswapout.com Continue reading ...
Posted by Ana M on Friday, January 15, 2010,
S. Neil Larsen, on January 7, 2010
The Minnesota Public Utilities
Commission has authorized a measure that would add a fee of between $4
and $34 per ton of carbon dioxide to electricity generated from
coal-fired power stations in North Dakota that is exported to
Minnesota. By adding this fee to coal power, it is hoped that it will
spur the further development of renewable energy sources.
 Coal Creek Station, Underwood, ND. (Actually owned by a Minnesota electric utility) Source: Great River E...
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