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You can thank Arthur Rosenfeld for energy savings
He has been a driving force in making the state a global leader in efficiency. This week, the 83-year-old nuclear physicist will leave his post on the California Energy Commission.
Date: 01/11/2010
Type: News
Technologies: Buildings, Climate Change, General Information, Energy Efficiency Policy, Utilities
Tags: Art Rosenfeld, California Energy Commission, energy efficiency
William McDonough: Presentation & Video
Cradle-to-cradle design is the idea of continually recycling old products into new ones to minimize waste and maximize efficiency.
Date: 05/12/2009
Type: Video
Technologies: Buildings, Climate Change, Economic Impact, General Information, Energy Conversion
Tags: manufacturing, recycling, smart design
White House Highlights Foundation For America’s Clean Energy Economy
The Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change discusses progress made in the past year including ARRA, fuel economy standards for automobiles, appliance efficiency standards, and the greenhouse gas emissions inventory rule.
Date: 01/11/2010
Type: News
Technologies: Climate Change, Economic Impact, Energy Conversion, Energy Efficiency Policy, Transportation
Tags: appliances, ARRA, greenhouse gas emissions, offshore energy, sustainability
Which States Use the Most Green Energy?
Mother Jones features an interactive map and article showing the 2011 renewable energy consumption in each of the 50 U.S. states.
Date: 05/17/2013
Type: Article
Technologies: Climate Change, Utilities
Tags: geothermal, hydroelectric, renewable energy, renewables, solar, states, United States, wind
What the Climate Bill will mean for the Smart Grid
The Climate Bill would spur advanced energy research and integration of alternative energy sources into electrical grids, but in the short run could cut electrical consumption and reduce utility profits.
Date: 10/14/2009
Type: Blog
Technologies: Climate Change, Energy Efficiency Policy, Smart Grid
Tags: Climate Bill, climate change, grid integration, smart grid standards
What Obama's New Order Means for Green Buildings, Green IT
Executive Order 13514 addresses energy efficiency in electronics, servers, and data centers and sets ambitious goals for energy efficiency in buildings for all federal agencies.
Date: 10/07/2009
Type: News
Technologies: Buildings, Climate Change, Computing and Networks, Electronics, Energy Efficiency Policy
Tags: energy efficiency, federal, goverment, greenhouse gas, IT, Obama
Utilities Divided as Exelon Quits Chamber Over Climate Change
Exelon is the latest utility to leave the US Chamber of Commerce over opposition to the Chamber's negative stance on the Waxman-Markey climate change bill.
Date: 09/29/2009
Type: Blog, News
Technologies: Climate Change, Energy Efficiency Policy, Utilities
Tags: clean energy policy, climate policy, energy policy, utilities
US, EU Start 'Clean Energy Economy' Talks
The United States and the European Union open high-level talks on creating a clean energy economy.
Date: 11/04/2009
Type: News
Technologies: Climate Change, Economic Impact, General Information
Tags: clean energy, coppenhagen, economy, EU, US
UN Climate Talks Roundup: Credit Surplus, Finance Showcase, Rising Sea Levels
The latest news from the United Nations’ climate talks in Doha, Qatar, where representatives from nearly 200 countries are working on a second round of pledges to reduce emissions ahead of the Kyoto Protocol’s expiration.
Date: 11/29/2012
Type: Article
Technologies: Climate Change, Economic Impact, General Information, Energy Conversion
Tags: climate, rising sea levels, UN Climate Talks, United Nations
U.S. Unveils a $350-Million Energy-Efficiency Initiative at Copenhagen
Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu emphasized energy efficiency as the biggest tool to combat climate change in a speech given at the climate conference in Copenhagen.
Date: 12/15/2009
Type: News
Technologies: Climate Change, General Information
Tags: Chu, climate change, DOE, energy efficiency programs

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