Howard Brandston, an award-winning lighting designer, has worked on a number of high-profile projects in his career — from a makeover of the Statue of Liberty in the 1980s to helping to develop the nation’s first standards for energy-efficient building … Continued
State Senate Passes Bill Offering $500 Million to Subsidize Small-Scale Users AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas state legislature is expected to soon approve one of the largest subsidy programs for solar-power in the U.S. Long a leader in oil and … Continued
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California on Wednesday said it would take several measures to ensure corn ethanol can help transportation fuel suppliers reach a proposed low-carbon fuel standard that is expected to be passed by the state on Thursday. California’s … Continued
Rain Water is one of our easiest and readily available sources of water. During every rain storm we let a massive amount of water go to waste. With the water supply decreasing at an alarming rate, we cannot afford to … Continued
Business executives and the mayor of Miami announced an energy initiative with ‘smart meters’ to save money by lowering power usage. Miami Mayor Manny Diaz and the chief executives of four major national companies announced a sweeping move Monday to … Continued
A solution to Florida’s sky-high electric bills could be right under our feet. Dig down a couple of yards below the surface, and you’ll find Florida’s earth stays at a steady 72 degrees, a perfect heater in winter and a … Continued
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration opened the way to regulating U.S. greenhouse gas emissions on Friday by declaring climate-warming pollution a danger to human health and welfare, in a sharp policy shift from the Bush administration. Environmental activists and … Continued
Growing power consumption and the U.S. administration’s plan to rely more heavily on renewable generation sources will increase the demand on America’s already overloaded electricity grid and require major investment in transmission and distribution networks. Upgrading power transmission and distribution … Continued
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Just 2 percent of the growing number of self-proclaimed green products on store shelves make completely legitimate claims on their labels, a report by consulting firm TerraChoice Environmental Marketing said on Wednesday. The remainder commit “greenwashing” sins, … Continued
Valero, the US’s biggest refiner, is making a big bet on ethanol production in spite a sharp drop in demand that has left 21 per cent of US ethanol capacity idle and a rash of bankruptcies in the sector. The … Continued
