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Florida Energy Code Amendment Proposals to be Accepted March 1 to April 2
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Illinois Officially Adopts 2009 IECC and ASHRAE 90.1-2007 Statewide
Alabama House Passes Bill Requiring Statewide Energy Code
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What are renewable portfolio standards (RPS) and how do they affect renewable electricity generation?
12/8/11 11:00 AM
Renewable portfolio standards (RPS) are policies designed to increase electricity generation from renewable resources, including wind, solar, geothermal, and biomass. While there is no National-level renewable portfolio standard, many States have set renewable portfolio standards.
What is the role of hydroelectric power in the United States?
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What Are Your Favorite Winter Energy Savings Tips?

This week, Amanda highlighted the Energy Savers seasonal website as a great place to get tips to save money and energy in any season. We want to know which winter energy savings tips you've tried. Have you covered your drafty windows, added weatherstripping to your doors, or opened your south-facing window curtains during the day? How well have these tips worked for you?

We want you to share your own favorite tips and tricks with us. What have you done to save energy and money in your home this winter? Tell us!

Each week, you have the chance to share your thoughts on a question or frequently-asked-question about energy efficiency or renewable energy for consumers. Please comment with your answers, and also feel free to respond to other comments.

Energy Department Announces Student Teams, New Location for Solar Decathlon 2013
New Lighting Facts Label: Takes the Guess Work Out of Shopping for Light Bulbs
Energy Department, Volvo Partnership Builds More Efficient Trucks and Manufacturing Plants
1/27/12 2:00 PM
Energy Department, Volvo Partnership Builds More Efficient Trucks and Manufacturing Plants

Acting Under Secretary of Energy Arun Majumdar joined with North Carolina Congressman Howard Coble (NC-6) to tour the Volvo Group’s truck headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina, and highlight the blueprint for an America built to last laid out by President Obama in his State of the Union address.

City of Houston Joins Better Buildings Challenge, Partners with Energy Department to Reduce Energy Waste and Boost Efficiency
Energy Department Announces Student Teams, New Location for Solar Decathlon 2013
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Solar Energy News
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Think Ink For Increased Efficiency
1/27/12 8:05 AM
One dollar per watt: that's the mark the solar industry is hoping to hit in order to become cost-competitive with conventional energies. In a bid to reach this magic number in the next two years, various Asian manufacturers are striving to reduce costs by increasing volume production. An alternative direction that will benefit the industry in the long term is to target increased efficiencies primarily through new manufacturing processes, new higher-quality materials for metallization and changing the structure of the cell. Nanotechnology companies have developed these new materials and processes that enable manufacturers to both increase quality and lower-cost production, bringing the era of solar grid parity closer than ever before.
Falling Costs Drive Growth Of Solar Energy Generation In India
India Government To Set Up Solar Firm
Wind Energy News
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Boom In Wind Power May Be Headed For A Bust
1/27/12 5:35 PM
While only ninth in wind generation added during 2011, with 297 megawatts, it has nearly triple that amount under construction this year, the American Wind Energy Association said Thursday.
Geothermal Energy Risk The Focus As Opportunities Evaluated
Element Power Wins Approval For Ohio Wind Farm
Coal Energy News
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Coal-Fired Closures: More Plants Biting The Dust
1/27/12 9:44 PM
In another victory for clean air in the battle against coal-fired plants, First Energy Thursday said it will retire six of its dirtiest power plants in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland by September 1. The Ohio-based utility will retire these plants: Bay Shore Plant, Units 2-4, Oregon, Ohio; Eastlake Plant, Eastlake, Ohio; Ashtabula Plant, Ashtabula,...
FirstEnergy To Shutter Six Power Plants, Four In Ohio
Port Opens Door For China To Get U.S. Coal
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Obama Administration Highlights Tools to Manage Electricity Use
1/25/12 1:00 AM
The Obama Administration has announced the launch of new online tools designed to help consumers download household energy use data, and thereby save energy and money. Two California utilities are the first to launch the new online tools, but others are expected to follow later this year.
DOE Reports Potential for Wave and Tidal Energy Production
DOE Offers Universities Opportunities to Advance SunShot Solar Goals
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U.S. EPA News for Region 04
Meharry Medical College and EPA to Collaborate on Green Initiatives (TN)
1/26/12 10:00 PM
ATLANTA – On Thursday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will enter into an agreement with Meharry Medical College to support campus greening and sustainability
Agreement Reached to Address Contamination at CTS Site in Asheville, NC (NC)
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Rosendale updates after January Interim Committee Meetings
1/27/12 10:58 PM

The Education and Local Government Interim Committee held its regular meeting on January 22-23. One of the major items was Family Transfer Subdivision Exemption.

UPDATE 1-Donaldson ups dividend, to split stock two-for-one
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Sustainable business edges up Davos agenda
1/25/12 6:00 PM
The World Economic Forum, meeting this week in Davos, Switzerland, is the biggest annual gathering of influential thinkers and leaders from the worlds of business, politics, media and civil society. WWF Director General Jim Leape explains why WWF is there.

What are the main environmental issues on your mind going into this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos?

There is an ever greater need for a sustainable approach to business – especially regarding resource use, in a world of rapidly increasing consumption. Humanity is already using the equivalent of over 1.5 planets – yet for life we all rely on clean air and healthy freshwater resources, abundant forests and thriving natural ecosystems.

WWF is active in preserving freshwater systems, ocean life and forests; encouraging the use and development of renewable energy; reducing the impact on natural resources of major commodity supply chains like paper, palm oil and soy; and generally lightening humanity’s footprint on the natural world. We envision a future where humans live in harmony with nature, and we partner with major players on the world stage – politicians, civil society, faith groups, labour unions, businesses and many others – in achieving that goal.

The theme of this year’s Davos event is ‘The Great Transformation: Shaping New Models’, and this links closely with WWF’s vision of change that makes room for both social and environmental sustainability. We only have one planet, and a finite bank of precious natural resources. But with bold and thoughtful solutions, there is ample room for green businesses to thrive within a model of global sustainable development.

In recent years, WEF has proved to be an increasingly important place to engage with companies on sustainability. Good initiatives have started to emerge regarding water, agriculture and sustainable consumption – and I look forward to see how these good intentions can become more concrete in the coming days and weeks.

The WEF event in Davos is an opportunity to catch up with business and corporate contacts. How important is WWF’s work with the private sector, and why should businesses care about the environment?

Business and industry have a massive impact on natural resources, and companies have a duty to ensure that they use those resources sustainably. We all benefit from products and services in our daily lives, but the private sector should be encouraged to conduct its business in a way that entails a minimum impact on the natural world and the ecosystems on which we all depend.

Companies that want to be competitive today and tomorrow should be concerned about sustainability. Licence to operate is being increasingly influenced by environmental and social performance – and this trend will only continue.

WWF engages with corporate partners to bring about real change on the ground – supporting responsible businesses to reduce their ecological footprint.

The next big event this year is the Rio+20 summit on sustainable development in Brazil in June. What does WWF hope will come out of that global gathering?

Two decades after the first Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this year’s Rio+20 conference is a major opportunity for the world to commit to charting a course for creating shared prosperity within the limits of this one planet. Twenty years ago the term ‘sustainable development’ came into currency, but this has still not been followed by sufficient action in making the concept a reality. Rio is an opportunity to put things back on track.

I am hopeful that Rio+20 will prove a catalyst in sparking new commitments and urging major players – including governments, businesses and others – to stretch themselves in aiming for a more sustainable approach to what they do. The WEF in Davos this week is an ideal platform to inspire governments, corporate players and others to step up and prepare the road to Rio.


For more information:
Gemma Parkes, WWF International, Executive Communications Manager - gparkes@wwfint.org, +41 79 253 6386
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California sets landmark rules to cut auto emissions
1/27/12 3:46 PM
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California approved aggressive new rules on Friday to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring automakers to put many more electric and hybrid vehicles on the Golden State's roads by 2025.
BP fails to shift $15 billion oil spill costs onto Transocean
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