Stimulus Bill Includes $100B for Cleantech
A breakdown of the funding proposed by Obamas stimulus bill.
Ten Predictions for the Utility Industry
Energy efficiency will become the 'first fuel' choice, according to the vice president of research at Energy Insights.
Serious Materials Buys Closed Factory
Green building materials company is increasing manufacturing capacity of insulated windows tenfold.
Evolution Solar To Partner in 5MW Florida Plant
Arizona-based solar company will work with Atlantic Energy Solutions to develop the solar power plant for a private investor.
Precious Woods To Supply Offsets to Davos Meeting
World Economic Forum has chosen SB20 Listed company to provide carbon offsets for annual meeting.
Petersen-Dean Acquires Solar and Roofing Company
Through the acquisition of OCR Solar & Roofing, Petersen-Dean expands it's experience and reach in Northern California market.
Editorial: Sustainability Comes to the White House
By Bart King Let it be clear, when Barack Obama said in his inauguration speech: “We will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age,” he was talking about sustainability. When he pledged to work with poor nations “to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds,’ he was talking about sustainability. When he said, “Our economy is badly weakened” and “Our health care is too costly,” he was talking about a lack of sustainability. And of course, when he said, “We will harness the sun and the wind and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories,” that too, is sustainability. The Internet is littered with critical commentary claiming that sustainability is some vague term on equally poor footing as buzzwords like “green.” Yet, it is clearly definable as an attribute of human actions that promote economic, social and environmental health in the near and long terms. It requires the understanding that these three elements are interconnected and cannot be successfully manipulated as independent entities. The concept was born during the economic growth following World War II and developed in step […]
Weekly Clean Energy Roundup: January 22, 2009
President Obama Calls for Greater Use of Renewable Energy Bureau of Land Management to Establish Renewable Energy Offices USDA Guarantees $80 Million Loan for Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Offshore Wind Moves Ahead in Massachusetts and Rhode Island Northeast Greenhouse Gas Allowance Auction Raises $106.5M 2008 Among 10 Warmest Years on Record President Obama Calls for Greater Use of Renewable Energy President Barack Obama’s inaugural address called for the expanded use of renewable energy to meet the twin challenges of energy security and climate change. Noting that "each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet," President Obama looked to the near future, saying that as a nation, the United States will "harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories." Those were the first references ever to our nation’s energy use, to renewable resources, and to climate change in an inauguration speech of a U.S. president. President Obama later circled back to the subject of climate change, proclaiming that "with old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to … roll back the specter of a warming planet." See the inaugural addresses of […]
Obama Administration Halts Rule Changes
One of the first actions by the new presidential administration was to halt Bush's last-minute rule changes that had not yet gone into effect.
GM To Invest $30M In Battery Pack Assembly Plant
Plant will be first of its kind in the U.S. and will assemble battery packs from lithium-ion cells mad by LG.
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