Cascadia Announces Landmark Financial Study Proving Viability of Ultra – PR Inside
A new study : finds that the most financially responsible design approach to new construction in the mid to long term is a “Living Building,” a building that generates its own power, as well as cleans and reuses its water. In fact, a building

World Energy Says “No!” to Rip-Offsets, Offers Better Way to Buy – StreetInsider.com
World Green Exchange Creates ‘Virtual Shopping Mall’ for Green Commodities, Puts Buyers in Control WORCESTER, MA, April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Addressing the urgent need for more transparency in carbon commodities procurement, World Energy

thedailytimes.com : Your 24/7 news source – Daily Times
Students build a solar panel array during a class on solar panel installation, on March 28 at San Jose City College in San Jose, Calif. Students and colleges are betting that President Barack Obama’s campaign to promote alternative energy and combat

Communities eager to attract clean energy jobs – Mankato Free Press
A green energy venture near Rapidan started at Greg Hawkinson’s thermostat. More precisely, with the monthly heating bill he gets in the mail. His rural home, built in the cheap electricity days of the 1970s, is heated entirely with electricity

CSA and World Energy Collaborate to Offer Value-added Services to CSA – CNW Group
TORONTO and WORCESTER, MA, April 14 /CNW/ – Canadian Standards Association (CSA), a leading developer of standards and training services, and World Energy Solutions, Inc. (TSX: XWE), an operator of online exchanges for energy and environmental

NSP looks at ways to be green, save money – The Chronicle Herald
TALK ABOUT being in an awkward position — Nova Scotia Power Inc. is now in charge of a conservation program aimed at cutting the use of electricity in Nova Scotia. Considering that the Emera Inc. subsidiary makes its living by selling electricity

An older type of ‘green’ takes precedence – Las Vegas Sun
Among the report’s conclusions: Solar plants producing 2,000 megawatts of energy could replace the power generated by conventional plants emitting 4.6 million tons of carbon dioxide, 81 tons of methane and 26.5 tons of nitrous oxide — gases that

Jobless seek green skills – Reno Gazette
Students are learning how to install solar panels, repair wind turbines, produce biofuels and do other work related to renewable energy. “I think the opportunities in this field are going to be huge,” said Rudy Gastelo, a part-time handyman who left