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CHICAGO, Jan. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement of Howard A. Learner, Executive Director of the Environmental Law & Policy Center: "Americans do believe that environmental progress can be achieved together with job creation and economic growth. President Obama's address identified Midwestern clean energy and high-speed rail development projects where this is already happening. "Hundreds of old-line Rust Belt manufacturers are retooling to produce equipment...
- Funding has increased for energy efficiency programs, which has reduced dependence on fossil fuels - Total consumer savings estimated annually at $9.7 billion in electric and gas costs - Sector faces a workplace shortage - Annual State of the Industry Report released by the Association of Energy Services Professionals at national conference WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Energy-saving programs that are administered by utilities are a rapidly growing sector of the...
CHICAGO, Jan. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The eight winners of the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance's (MEEA) 2011 Inspiring Efficiency Awards are industry leaders who have delivered innovative advancements in energy efficiency. Projects range from an eBay-like online reverse auction for energy efficiency grants to a program that helped Detroit's small, independent grocers reduce their energy costs while improving access to fresh produce for the city's residents. This year's winners were...
KALAMAZOO, Mich., Jan. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The first beneficiaries of a new energy efficiency program offered by Consumers Energy are special education students in Kalamazoo. The Kalamazoo Regional Education Service Agency (KRESA) Woods Edge Learning Center Special Education Building received almost $49,000, as part of Consumers Energy's new construction energy efficiency incentive. KRESA received more than $36,000 of the total incentive, with the remainder going to the architect, Tower...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 9, 2010, MSNBC posted on its website an article that contained a number of biased statements and inaccuracies about US-REG and its Texas wind farm project. US-REG is one of the investors currently constructing a 615MW wind farm in West Texas. In August 2010, U.S. Steelworkers (USW) signed an historic agreement to supply the steel for this project. This project is using a combination of Chinese funding and US private investment to build...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Monday, December 6, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the United States Energy Association (USEA), and the Russian Energy Agency (REA) will conduct a workshop to bring together U.S. and Russian energy experts from government, technology vendors, transmission and distribution companies and others to collaborate on smart grid development. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20091022/USAIDLOGO)...
Risø Energy Report 9 lists a wide range of energy technologies in the market with low or no emissions of greenhouse gases, describing how several of these will be made commercially available in the next decades.However, it is not possible to make the world's energy supply CO2-free as cheaply as possible, using only technology development in the current energy systems. There must be room for technological leaps and there is a need for an integrated process to optimise the entire energy...
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 11, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Paul Smith's College and Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), the global leader in delivering products, services and solutions that increase energy efficiency in buildings, today announced the launch of an energy conservation program across the campus. The program is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings on campus by 22 percent, or more than 1,000 tons of carbon dioxide, while advancing the college's commitment toward achieving carbon...
Independent Research Reveals One-Third of Agency Decision Makers See Lack of Funding as Major Obstacle to Achieving Mandated Energy Efficiency Goals Washington, Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Seventy-nine percent of U.S. federal government leaders charged with making recommendations or final decisions on agency purchasing believe that energy efficiency is among the most effective ways to meet energy needs, reduce energy costs and lower greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new...
Projects in Bucks, Lancaster and York Counties Illustrate Economic, Environmental Benefits of Money-Saving Green Technologies, Success of Federal Recovery Act HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Officials with the Department of Environmental Protection were on hand today at celebrations marking three different clean energy projects -- including the largest rooftop solar array in North America -- to deliver the message that renewable energy sources and technologies that are...
