Energy and Climate Change


EIP Reports CO2 Emissions 5.5% Higher from Power Plants

Texas, Florida, and Ohio lead in carbon dioxide emissions based on EPA data.

1E Study: 87% of Federal Agencies May Not Be Ready to Lower Energy Use

According to the IT efficiency software company, federal agency priorities for energy management are in consolidating hardware and generating awareness.

Green Spaces, Urban Parks, Blueways Highlight Great Outdoors Initiative

Following more than 50 listening sessions with local communities, the federal government has devised a plan to support community-based conservation and recreation in the "great outdoors."

New York Takes Issue with NRC Plan to Dump Nuclear Wastes

The attorney general is suing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for authorizing nuclear power plants to dispose of radioactive wastes at Indian Point for 60 Years after closure, without a mandated review.

New Report Outlines Promise, Limits of Biomass Energy in the Northeast

Forest biomass could replace as much as one quarter of the liquid fossil fuel now being used for industrial and commercial heating in the Northeastern United States.

Algae Cleans Wastewater and Can Be Converted to Biodiesel

The project is doubly "green" because algae consumes nitrates and phosphates and reduces bacteria and toxins in water.

Eaton Wins Federal Stimulus Grant to Develop Microgrid for U.S. Army

The project is intended to achieve an uninterrupted power supply, independent of commercial utility power, for critical mission and support functions on military bases.

Lenovo ThinkPad Captures UL's Environment Gold Rating

UL Environment put the laptop to test for sustainable lifecycle design.



Blue Ribbon Committee to Address Resiliency for Gulf Coast

America’s WETLAND Foundation has launched an 18-month program that will involve communities from Texas to Florida.

PNNL Study: Worldwide Sulfur Emissions Rose between 2000 and 2005

Shipping and growing Chinese economy top growth in analysis of 150 years of emissions.

EPRI Addresses 7 Myths of CFL Technology

Compact fluorescent lamps can be used in three-way fixtures and with dimmers. They also can last longer than incadescent bulbs when used properly.

Stop&Shop Takes Next Step in Grocery Store Innovation

The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. took a significant step in retail store innovation: a special dedication of a 400 kilowatt fuel cell – a first for the supermarket chain – at its store on Torringford Street in East Torrington, Conn.

N.J. Governor Joining Legal Action against Pennsylvania Power Plant

New Jersey has taken legal action against another out-of-state coal-fired power plant that is spewing pollutants into the air and impacting the state.

15 Facilities Turn in Coal Ash Impoundment Action Plans

EPA is making the plans, which describe how companies are making their impoundments safer, available through its website.

Campbell to Host 60-Acre 9.8 MW Solar Power System

According to the food company, the system will provide 15 percent of the power needs of its Napoleon, Ohio plant.

Pennsylvania General Energy Co. Fined for Illegal Surfactant Discharge

The Department of Environmental Protection has fined Pennsylvania General Energy Co. $28,960 for the illegal discharge of Airfoam HD, a surfactant, into Pine Creek in Lycoming County last March.

DOE boosts solar development with more funding.

DOE Adds $77M to Stimulate Solar and Wind Development

The Sunshot program will receive $27 million in projects to advance manufacturing while wind initiatives will include $50 million in research and development.

First Industrial Park to Supply Hydrogen Fuel Opens in South Carolina

GENCO ATC is partnering with customer Kimberly-Clark Corp., Plug Power Inc., Air Products, and the Aiken-Edgefield Development Partnership to launch the nation's first multi-use industrial park fueling station to supply hydrogen directly for industrial, commercial, and government use.

Technip Launches Vertiwind Floating Wind Turbine Project

Technip, in association with Nénuphar, Converteam and EDF Energies nouvelles is launching the Vertiwind project to test a pre-industrial prototype of a vertical-axis offshore floating wind turbine.

Wind Power Buildout Could Kill Millions of Birds, Conservation Group Says

We need more data, the American Bird Conservancy said, adding that environmental oversight or assessment can help developers be certain that significant numbers of birds will not be harmed.