PG&E and SMUD are involved in a program to encourage manufacturers and retailers to education, promote, and sell the most energy-efficient TVs, computers, and monitors.
Burden-sharing, transparency, and limited mechanisms will promote success in an incentive-based greenhouse gas mitigation policy, the study says.
The EPA-funded study surveyed institutions that reported improvement in air quality at their facilities due to student action.
Mixed use and LEED certifications mark the American Institute of Architects criteria for its list of top sustainable designs.
A DOE laboratory says 850 utilities offer green power programs and sales of green power increased about 20 percent between 2007 and 2008.
Energy & Environmental Research Center has developed a system that produces high-pressure hydrogen on demand.
The retail division of the ACE Group is launching a contractors' pollution liability program.
The company will pay a $1.7 million penalty and spend millions to correct violations in seven states that were found after Invista took ownership of the DuPont facilities.