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The use of renewable energy, also called green energy or green power, can be a key strategy for businesses looking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. While fossil fuels, which come from coal, oil, and natural gases, contribute to global warming and cause significant damage to our air, soil, and water, green energy provides clean alternatives that cause little or no pollution at all.
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ComEd Creates 'Smart Grid Innovation' Corridor Near Chicago

September 1, 2010 - 4:20pm

The company, a subsidiary of utility giant Exelon, launched what it is calling a "Smart Grid Innovation Corridor" in 10 Northern Illinois communities where there are already smart meters installed in 130,000 homes. Five pilot tests will take place in the corridor, using the smart meter technology as the foundation.

ComEd Creates 'Smart Grid Innovation' Corridor Near Chicago
Categories: Energy and Climate

Why We're Asking the Wrong Questions on Cap-and-Trade

September 1, 2010 - 1:33pm

Instead of asking how much cap-and-trade will cost, we should be asking how much it saves us. The glacier in the room is that the real costs won't come from cap-and-trade, but from climate change itself.

Why We're Asking the Wrong Questions on Cap-and-Trade
Categories: Energy and Climate

U.N. Climate Change Panel Gets Tips to Boost Credibility

August 31, 2010 - 3:16pm

The InterAcademy Council recommends that IPCC improve review processes and transparency in wake of attacks on climate science.

U.N. Climate Change Panel Gets Tips to Boost Credibility
Categories: Energy and Climate

EPA Unveils New Grading System for Fuel Efficient Vehicles

August 31, 2010 - 1:13pm

The Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have proposed new fuel economy labels for cars and light trucks that will score each vehicle with a grade from A+ to D, aiming to encourage adoption of more fuel-efficient vehicles.

EPA Unveils New Grading System for Fuel Efficient Vehicles
Categories: Energy and Climate

Climate Corps 2010: A Search for Leaks Lands Savvis $6M in Savings

August 31, 2010 - 9:03am

A blast of cool air far away from the servers in a Savvis data center triggered a hunt for iar leaks and ended with the discovery of $6 million in savings

 A Search for Leaks Lands Savvis $6M in Savings
Categories: Energy and Climate

France Injects $1.7B Into Renewables, Green Chemistry, Carbon Capture

August 31, 2010 - 1:00am

France's Environment and Energy Management Agency has launched a program to pump €1.35 billion ($1.71 billion) into green chemistry, solar and other renewable power, biofuel and carbon capture and storage research.

France Injects $1.7B Into Renewables, Green Chemistry, Carbon Capture
Categories: Energy and Climate

TVA Outlines Plans for Idling Coal-Fired Units

August 30, 2010 - 7:00am

The Tennessee Valley Authority plans to begin idling nine coal-fired power generation units in the next fiscal year as it moves toward cleaner sources of energy.

TVA Outlines Plans for Idling Coal-Fired Units
Categories: Energy and Climate

Climate Corps 2010: Four Ways to Plug in PC Power Management

August 30, 2010 - 5:15am

Simple steps, such as power management software and using available green ratings can lead to big savings in energy and money for companies large and small.

 Four Ways to Plug in PC Power Management
Categories: Energy and Climate

Recovery Act Keeps U.S. on Clean Energy Path

August 26, 2010 - 8:00am

The Recovery Act has kept the country on track to halve the cost of solar power and has helped lay the foundation to double renewable energy generation and renewable equipment manufacturing in the U.S., according to a White House report.

Recovery Act Keeps U.S. on Clean Energy Path
Categories: Energy and Climate

Climate Corps 2010: Shining a Light on Energy Savings

August 26, 2010 - 7:00am

A little knowledge on lighting goes a long way. EDF Climate Corps fellow Sarah Will has helped REi identify almost $900,000 in potential energy savings, and lighting improvements account for a big chunk of the money. Now she can’t help eyeing commercial lighting wherever she goes and contemplating possible savings.

 Shining a Light on Energy Savings
Categories: Energy and Climate

How Businesses Can Plan for the Unpredictability of Climate Change

August 26, 2010 - 6:28am

While climate science provides evidence of general trends, we are still a long way from predicting specific climate events. In lieu of precise predictions, a key to effectively managing the physical effects of climate change is preparedness: developing literacy, identifying plausible impacts, evaluating priorities, and building resilience.

How Businesses Can Plan for the Unpredictability of Climate Change
Categories: Energy and Climate

Rechargeable Fabric Batteries to Charge the Army of the Future

August 25, 2010 - 6:00am

A team working on lithium-ion battery technologies that can be poured into any shape or woven into fabrics reported progress in using a non-harmful virus to develop high-efficiency rechargeable batteries for military use.

Rechargeable Fabric Batteries to Charge the Army of the Future
Categories: Energy and Climate

How to Move Green IT From Defense to Offense

August 25, 2010 - 6:00am

The industry is by and large playing a defensive tactic of improving its energy efficiency, while failing to take advantage of the coming huge market opportunities like the smart grid, which use IT for green.

How to Move Green IT From Defense to Offense
Categories: Energy and Climate

Plan Seeks 100 Pct Renewable Energy in Australia in Ten Years

August 24, 2010 - 10:06am

A report from Beyond Zero Emissions asserts that Australia's energy needs can be fully met by renewable sources within 10 years with technologies that are already available.

Plan Seeks 100 Pct Renewable Energy in Australia in Ten Years
Categories: Energy and Climate

Royal Caribbean Charts Incremental Progress on Cruise Ship Impacts

August 24, 2010 - 9:36am

Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited, the world's second largest cruise operator, has cut fuel consumption by about 4 percent with better designed ships, smarter sailing practices and energy efficiency measures that include installing solar window film in every ship in the fleet.
 

Royal Caribbean Charts Incremental Progress on Cruise Ship Impacts
Categories: Energy and Climate

Are Chemical Companies Gaming the Carbon Credit System?

August 24, 2010 - 7:23am

A controversy is brewing over whether some chemical companies are abusing a program that gives them carbon credit revenues for destroying a potent greenhouse gas created as a by-product in their operations.

Are Chemical Companies Gaming the Carbon Credit System?
Categories: Energy and Climate

Is Your Product Good for the Climate? Here's How to Prove It

August 24, 2010 - 6:00am

Rigorous environmental product declarations are relatively new in the U.S., and Bekaert Specialty Films is among the early adopters of the practice. BSF completed a climate declaration with the lifecycle analyses of 32 of its solar window films.
 

Is Your Product Good for the Climate? Here's How to Prove It
Categories: Energy and Climate

Most Americans Unsure of Most Effective Ways to Save Energy

August 18, 2010 - 7:00am

Most Americans overlook efficiency as the most effective means of reducing energy consumption. At the same time, poor public perception of the amount of energy needed by appliances and certain activities may be preventing consumers from making more informed choices when it comes to energy-saving behavior, a new survey suggests.

Most Americans Unsure of Most Effective Ways to Save Energy
Categories: Energy and Climate

The Coming Flood of Climate Refugees

August 18, 2010 - 5:00am

Environmental refugees could increase from 50 million by 2011 to 1 billion by 2050, and director Michael Nash gives us a glimps of the human face of climate change in his new documentary, Climate Refugees.

The Coming Flood of Climate Refugees
Categories: Energy and Climate

What Makes a Firm a Good Bet for Socially Responsible Investors?

August 17, 2010 - 8:25am

While BP had made its way into a number of socially responsible investment portfolios, Domini Social Investments always excluded the now-tarnished firm. Here, Domini's managing director explains how companies can be considered "responsible."

What Makes a Firm a Good Bet for Socially Responsible Investors?
Categories: Energy and Climate