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15th Annual Business Ethics Awards
This year's awards go to Organic Valley, Baxter International, 3M and The Antioch Company. Congratulations!
Weekly Clean Energy Roundup:January 14, 2004
*News and Events U.S. and Japan to Cooperate on Hydrogen, Fuel Cell Research Honda Reveals 2005 Hybrid Accord Plans at Detroit Auto Show Jeep Displays “Treo” Fuel-Cell Vehicle at Detroit Auto Show DOE, China to Bring Clean Energy to the 2008 Olympic Games New Solar Power Systems in California, Nevada Break Records U.K. Approves Leases for 15 Offshore Wind Power Projects*Energy Connections Government Study Finds All Routes to Gasoline Savings Costly———————————————————————- NEWS AND EVENTS ———————————————————————- U.S. and Japan to Cooperate on Hydrogen, Fuel Cell ResearchEnergy Secretary Spencer Abraham signed an agreement on January 9th with Goji Sakamoto — Japan’s senior vice minister of economy, trade and industry — for the two countries to work together on the development of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. The United States and Japan intend to bring together appropriate officials and technical experts to participate in workshops and seminars. The countries will also exchange experts and share information on current policies, technological programs, and developments in fuel cells and hydrogen production, storage, and transport technologies. The United States and Japan are both members of the International Partnership for the Hydrogen Economy, established in November 2003. See the January 9th press release from DOE at: [sorry […]
Another Green Skyscraper Rises in NYC
42nd Street and Times Square seem an unlikely place for green buildings, but the new Bank of America Tower will rise next door to the world’s first green skyscraper, 4 Times Square. The Bank of America (BAC) and Durst Organization are co-developing a 2.1 million-square-foot tower at One Bryant Park on West 42nd Street. BAC will be the tower’s primary tenant, occupying about half the building for its New York headquarters. The tower is expected to create thousands of new construction-related jobs in midtown and expand the boundaries of green development. “More than 500 professionals and staff from 70 consulting and professional firms and five law firms have been going full speed on this project for many months, working 60-hour weeks in some cases,” Douglas Durst noted. The architectural firm of Cook + Fox designed One Bryant Park. The 51-story skyscraper will go beyond the green construction features of 4 Times Square, including a variety of leading-edge techniques, from water conservation using rain runoff and gray water recycling, to wind turbines and co-generation of power and cooling. Demolition of the 22-story building presently on the site is expected to begin in spring 2004. Bank of America will move in early […]
Short Reviews of Some Recently Released Books
Plan B: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress & a Civilization in Troubleby Lester Brown, WW. Norton.Anything Lester Brown writes is important to read. Just as goverments in Africa watched HIV infection rates rise and did little, he writes, the U.S. is watching CO2 levels rise and doing little. We must move beyond timid, incremental actions. Our only hope is change based on market signals that tell the ecological truth. This means restructuring the tax system by lowering income taxes and raising taxes on environmentally destructive activities to incorporate ecological costs. Plan B is the only viable option, because Plan A, business as usual, offers an unacceptable outcome.Eco-industrial Strategies: Unleashing Synergy between Economic Development & the Environment Edited by Edward Cohen-Rosenthal, Greenleaf PublishingIt’s nice to see Ed’s work continuing after his tragic death in 2002. Ed was Director of the Work and Environment Initiative at Cornell, a true leader in industrial ecology, and passionate about the environment and the places people work. This book sums up his work, exploring the key issues in eco-industrial development and a compendium of case studies from around the world.Eco-Industrial park (EIP) enthusiasts view industrial parks as dinosaurs of industrial development, which are being replaced by […]
Presidential Candidates' Survey on Energy & Related Environmental Issues
Read the presidential candidates views on renewable energy, efficiency, fossil fuels & nuclear power, and much more.
A Year in Review for the Solar Industry
The good news is that all sectors of the PV market continue their robust growth.
Green Building Faces Tremendous Change & Growth as USGBC Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Green building has moved from the fringes of real estate development to sit squarely on the agenda of many in the market.
Weekly Clean Energy Roundup:January 7, 2004
*News and Events Toyota, Lexus Unveil New Hybrid SUVs at Detroit Auto Show Department of Transportation Proposes Fuel Economy Reforms DOE Develops Hydrogen-Fueled Three-Wheel Vehicles for India Proposed Rule to Encourage Federal Purchasing of Bioproducts California Grants License for Largest U.S. Geothermal Plant World Trade Center’s Freedom Tower to Feature Wind Turbines*Site News Mark the New Year With a Free Calendar from EERE!*Energy Connections LNG Ministerial Summit Points to the Future of Natural Gas———————————————————————- NEWS AND EVENTS ———————————————————————- Toyota, Lexus Unveil New Hybrid SUVs at Detroit Auto ShowToyota Motor Sales unveiled the 2005 Toyota Highlander Hybrid SUV (sport utility vehicle) on Sunday at the 2004 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), now underway in Detroit. Toyota’s first hybrid electric SUV will feature a 3.3-liter V6 engine coupled with a motor, offering a combined peak power of about 270 horsepower. The Highlander Hybrid will use a new version of the Hybrid Synergy Drive system that powers the Toyota Prius, with nearly double the battery power and more than twice the motor power. Although a front-wheel-drive version is standard, an optional four-wheel-drive package will use front and rear motors to deliver balanced power to all four wheels. According to Toyota, the Highlander […]
Weekly Clean Energy Roundup:December 17, 2003
*News and Events Planned 30-Megawatt Wind Power Plant is Nebraska’s Largest Utah BLM Completes First Geothermal Lease Sale Since 1988 Scientists Decode Genome of Energy-Producing Bacterium Solar Cell Companies Aim to Cut Costs by Cutting it Thin Fuel Cell Vehicles Proliferate on Land and Take to Sea Are Renewables, Efficiency on your Holiday Shopping List?Editor’s Note: The EERE Network News will be taking the next two weeksoff for the holidays. We’ll return with a New Year’s bundle of energynews on January 7th. Until then, we wish all our readers a joyous,renewable, and energy-efficient holiday season! (See this week’s finalnews story for some tips on how to achieve that!)Planned 30-Megawatt Wind Power Plant is Nebraska’s LargestThe Board of Directors for the Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) gave its approval last week for the construction of a 30-megawatt wind power plant near Ainsworth, located in the central Nebraska near the South Dakota border. NPPD holds options to lease land for the wind energy facility, which will be the state’s largest. The utility may even expand the installation to 75 megawatts if it succeeds in selling wind power to other utilities. NPPD hopes to sell 10 megawatts of wind power to the Omaha […]
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