Energy Efficiency

The State of Energy Efficiency

James C. Davis | Posted 12.17.2009 | Business


James C. Davis

We need to ask ourselves why the United States uses almost twice the energy that Japan does per $1,000 GDP. Or why do we spend more energy to produce a ton of cement than Canada, China or Mexico?

Mayor Bloomberg and Speaker Quinn Put NYC at Forefront of Fight Against Climate Change

Peter Lehner | Posted 12.15.2009 | New York


Peter Lehner

While world leaders gather in Copenhagen to address climate change on a global scale, here at home, New York tackled the number one contributor to its own carbon footprint -- its buildings.

The Real Results of Copenhagen Will Be Seen in Our Cities

Steven Cohen | Posted 12.15.2009 | Green


Steven Cohen

It is in NYC's buildings that the real impact of sustainability policy will be felt. As our homes and businesses are weatherized and our old appliances are replaced by energy efficient models, the sentiments of Copenhagen become a reality.

Buzzwords For 2010: Which Words Will Catch On Next Year?

Posted 12.14.2009 | Business


Last year, JWT trendspotter Ann Mack predicted a number of words she expected to enter the 2009 lexicon -- and some were more successful than others....

Obama on His Own

Dan Becker and James Gerstenzang | Posted 12.07.2009 | Green


Dan Becker and James Gerstenzang

Using his executive authority, President Barack Obama can instruct power plants to slash emissions and order new efficiency standards to cut the energy used by consumer and commercial appliances.

Loving An Ecological Disaster

Anne Hill | Posted 11.30.2009 | Living


Anne Hill

It's a new idea for me, but I'm willing to consider that choosing efficiency over love might be a foolish move. Relationships don't work without some compromise.

Nuclear Power Gains Support From Unlikely Places

washingtonpost.com | Anthony Faiola | Posted 11.24.2009 | Green


Nuclear power -- long considered environmentally hazardous -- is emerging as perhaps the world's most unlikely weapon against climate change, with the...

California Requires TVs To Be More Energy Efficient

AP | SAMANTHA YOUNG | Posted 11.19.2009 | Green


SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California regulators adopted the nation's first energy-efficiency standards for televisions Wednesday in hopes of reducing...

Kansas Launches $34M Energy Efficiency Program

AP | JOHN HANNA | Posted 11.17.2009 | Green


TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas launched a new energy efficiency program Tuesday to make low-interest loans available to several thousand home owners and ...

Palin's Book Spreads Falsehoods About Environmental Policy

Grist | Joseph Romm | Posted 11.17.2009 | Green


In her upcoming book Going Rogue: An American Life, Sarah Palin made a slew of false charges concerning clean energy legislation....

Enough With the Global Warming Graphics, Get to the Choices

Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson | Posted 11.12.2009 | Green


Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson

Only 30 percent of Americans say global warming should be a top priority for Congress and the President. Activists need to lose the graphics and get back to the basics: the facts.

New York State has a Big Choice - Monday

Jack Hidary | Posted 12.09.2009 | New York


Jack Hidary

Let's see if our dysfunctional state system can pass a bill that helps us all or whether we are doomed to be left behind as the rest of the country benefits from the new energy economy.

Creating Jobs, Investment and Economic Opportunity in the Outer Boroughs

John Petro | Posted 11.10.2009 | New York


John Petro

What New Yorkers need, especially those in outer boroughs suffering from the housing crash, is a way to channel investment to make green improvements to their homes and businesses.

New Energy Economy -- Next Steps for Colorado and the Nation

Leslie Weise | Posted 11.09.2009 | Denver


Leslie Weise

There are many obstacles to transition our dependency on traditional fossil fuels to cleaner energy solutions, and Ritter has demonstrated the courage to confront those obstacles.

Taipei 101 To Be World's Tallest Green Building

inhabitat.com | Bridgette Meinhold | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green


Taipei 101, famous for being one of the world's tallest buildings, is set to get some major eco-upgrades in an effort to save money, reduce its impact...

Road to Copenhagen - Part 3: Re-Tooling Industry

William S. Becker | Posted 11.05.2009 | Green


William S. Becker

A new study commissioned by World Wildlife Fund International identified 24 critical resources and industries the world will need to develop quickly to avoid climate catastrophe.

The Real Paradox of Energy Efficiency

Bernie Bulkin | Posted 11.03.2009 | Green


Bernie Bulkin

In the well known McKinsey/Wattenfall study on greenhouse gas emissions, almost all the most cost effective measures were efficiency, and virtually all efficiency measures had a negative cost.

On National Weatherization Day, a New Bunch of Skilled Denver Workers Pioneer National Green Jobs Movement

Jamie Starr | Posted 10.30.2009 | Denver


Jamie Starr

Once rolled out, the training program could create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, reduce energy costs by $3.5 billion per year, and save 500 million barrels of oil annually.

Bittercreek Alehouse: Low-Power Happy Hour And A Worm Bin

nytimes.com | Kate Galbraith | Posted 10.30.2009 | Green


A campaign to unplug things from neon beer signs to extra refrigerators helped the pub cut its electricity bill by about 35 percent in 2008, according...

Weatherization: Saving Money by Saving Energy

Steven Chu | Posted 10.30.2009 | Green


Steven Chu

Long before I learned about the risks of climate change, I was fanatical about energy efficiency because I'm cheap. We want to help millions of families seize the same opportunity to cut their utility bills.

Latest Draft of Senate Climate Bill: What's Good and What Needs Work

Frances Beinecke | Posted 10.27.2009 | Green


Frances Beinecke

The bill ensures the vast majority of allowances go to helping consumers, providing a level playing field for energy intensive industries, deploying low-carbon technologies, and preventing deforestation.

Rising to the Challenge: Architecture 2030 and Residential Energy Codes

Laura A. Hutchings | Posted 10.26.2009 | Green


Laura A. Hutchings

What is the 2030 Challenge and why should we care about residential energy codes? Architecture 2030 is an organization dedicated to reducing the envi...

Leaving the Law, Part Two: A Different Kind of Green

Laura A. Hutchings | Posted 10.24.2009 | Denver


Laura A. Hutchings

In May of this year, I left my post as an associate at a large international law firm to stake my claim in the Wild West of Colorado's clean energy economy.

The Debate Over Clotheslines

MSN Money | Teresa Mears | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green


If you live in an older neighborhood in most cities, you can hang your wet clothes out to dry with impunity. But if, like 60 million Americans, you li...

1950s vs. 2000s: The Drive to Supersize

Bill Chameides | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green


Bill Chameides

In the 1950s the average American consumed roughly 2,200 kilowatt-hours of electricity per year; today that number has grown to roughly 13,800 kilowatt-hours per year.