Nike Jumps Into Venture Capital to Fund Green Start-Ups
Its new venture capital arm will fund renewable energy, efficient manufacturing and healthy lifestyle companies.
Renewables & Efficiency
NY, Mass. Offer Funding for Renewable Energy
NY Offers $150 million for new renewable energy projects and Mass. awards funds to help researchers take innovative technologies from the lab to the global marketplace.
Climate Corps Identifies $650 Million in Energy Savings for McDonalds, Target, Others
Graduate students trained by Environmental Defense Fund helped 78 companies, cities and universities identify $650 million in potential savings through greater energy efficiency.
China Revs Up Renewable Energy Goals
China's shooting for renewables to provide 9.5% of its energy by 2015, with higher targets for wind, hydro and solar.
Energy Efficiency Loans Are Low-Risk With Large Potential
A review of 24 energy efficiency loan programs finds extremely low default rates ranging from 0-3%.
New Refrigerator Standards 'Coolest Yet'
A typical refrigerator in 2014 will consume 20% of the electricity as one in the mid-1970s.
SC Johnson Cuts Energy Use 35% At Largest Plant
Smilar initiatives in buildings, industrial processes and transportation could reduce the world's energy needs by a third in 2050.
Surprise! Automakers Sign on to Increase Fuel Economy to 54 mpg by 2025.
In a Yes We Can moment, automakers stop fighting and agree to take our country forward.
Update: White House Opens Negotiations With 56.2 MPG Fuel Economy Standard… Make That 54.5
That's down from the original 60 mpg and will likely come down further, unless car companies step up to the plate.
Verizon, NREL Sign First-of-its kind Agreement on Energy Consumption
They agree to find ways for the information and communications industry to reduce energy consumption. The industries uses 3% of all US electricity.
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