The Green Week in Review
is a podcast, hosted by SustainableBusiness.com News Editor Bart King.
It’s posted every Friday morning and is about 15 minutes long. You can
listen to it through your browser or download it to a portable MP3
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In this week’s show…
White House Watch — President Obama orders the DOE to speed the development of higher efficiency standards for appliances. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar delay’s Bush’s offshore oil and gas plan to develop a comprehensive offshore energy plan that includes renewables. And the EPA delay’s Bush’s reworked version of New Source Review for power plant emissions. The House and Senate reach a compromise on the economic stimulus package, settling differences in proposed cleantech spending.
Google releases a prototype web application called PowerMeter to display home energy information from smart metetrs.
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) works to developed detailed wind forecasts for wind farms.
Plus, as always, a quick review of top cleantech stories from the week.
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Email comments or questions to bart@sustainablebusiness.com.
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