British Gas has launched WebSaver 4, its cheapest online dual fuel tariff.

Affordable Housing Developers Convene in L.A. to Discuss Green - Earthtimes
WASHINGTON , April 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — There are roughly 99 million occupied permanent housing units in the United States , of which nearly 6 million are federally assisted. As the Congress and Obama Administration begin to consider ground

MI Districts Join Renewable Energy Purchase Initiative - The Journal
Clean Green Energy (CGE) announced that eight more high school districts in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula have signed long-term power purchase agreements for integrated renewable energy systems at their schools as part of the Project EverGREEN Schools

UK Government green goals face failure - Times Online
Government plans to generate more than a third of Britain’s electricity from green energy sources, such as wind and solar power, by 2020 are doomed to failure without a dramatic increase in state support, according to a leading energy research group

INVESTING IN RENEWABLES - Der Spiegel
European renewable-energy players such as Enel Green Power and Iberdrola Renovables look to take advantage of stimulus spending with US projects. As the White House hammers out how to spend some $80 billion in stimulus money aimed at kick-starting

Vail Resorts, WhiteWave Foods on EPA’s green-energy top-50 list - Denver Business Journal
Colorado’s Vail Resorts Inc. and WhiteWave Foods Co. are on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ’s latest list of the nation’s 50 biggest consumers of “green” energy. Vail Resorts (NYSE: MTN) ranks No. 25 and WhiteWave is No. 35. Both Broomfield

Obama’s ‘Cap and Trade’ Plan Likely Will Raise Energy Prices for - CNS News
(CNSNews.com) - President Barack Obama’s “cap and trade” plan is designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that allegedly contribute to global warming. Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.), chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, told

NDP wrong about ‘green power’ projects - Abbotsford News
The B.C. New Democratic Party’s proposed energy policies stated in their election platform would slam the brakes on the generation of new green power and jobs in British Columbia. The NDP is wrong in stating BC Hydro is not permitted to build new

Europe’s green energy vision puts UK in dark - Times Online
It is a dazzling vision of a clean energy future. An entire continent powered by solar panels, wind and wave turbines, geothermal and hydroelectric power stations — and all stitched together by a European “supergrid” stretching from the

California Bill to Turn Waste Into Energy Passes First Key Hurdle - Best Syndication
(Best Syndication News) SACRAMENTO — Assembly Bill 222, introduced by Assemblyman Anthony Adams (R-Hesperia), which would encourage, enable and expedite the production of advanced, non-food derived biofuels, green electricity, and other biomass

Atlas America and Atlas Energy Resources Agree to Merger - Oilvoice.com
Atlas America, Inc. and Atlas Energy Resources, LLC jointly announce that they have executed a definitive merger agreement, pursuant to which a newly formed subsidiary of Atlas America will merge with and into Atlas Energy, with Atlas Energy

Work under way on Wrexham energy firm’s ’super-green’ HQ - Evening Leader
CONSTRUCTION work has started on a new “super-green” headquarters for a company involved in wind energy. Read Construction Holdings Ltd, of Wrexham, has just broken ground on the £1.7 million development for West Coast Energy Ltd at Mold, which will

Developing “Green” Plastics: Brazil in the Lead - Environmental News Network
Brazil is a world leader when it comes to renewable energy: some 45% of the South American nation’s total energy supply is produced using renewable resources, and it has yet to get serious about developing its wind power resources. That compares to 7

Christina Larson’s blog - Foreign Policy Blogs
Over at  The New Yorker, Evan Osnos has been writing about China’s “green-tech space race”   with the United States. PotentialTwitter version: Bushies, asleep at switch, drunk on oil, missed boat.”   Meanwhile, guess who’s taken up the emerald

2009 elections - WSLS
Clinton and gubenatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe hit on jobs and green energy in Richmond. Duo due in Roanoke at 12:15 p.m. The three men seeking the Democratic nomination for governor stopped in South Richmond last night to discuss jobs, education

Green energy jobs coming to Deming - Deming Headlight
A series of facilities aimed at creating “green” self-sustaining communities across the globe are coming to Luna County. The Viable International Technology Associates Corporate Cooperative Network (VITA CCN) is planning to break ground on the VITA

Happening Now: Electricians talk solar power - Omaha World-Herald
Foster Weyand sees a bright future for solar power in Nebraska. Weyand, a member of Omaha’s International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 22, spent this week taking classes to enable him to train fellow electricians solar panel installation

ElectroChem, Inc. CEO Dr. Radha Jalan to Address the Symposium on - Newsblaze.com
Leading fuel-cell manufacturer ElectroChem, Inc. CEO Dr. Radha Jalan presents on Entrepreneurial Challenges in Green Energy Technologies at the inauguration of the Policy Forum on Renewable Energy technology WOBURN, Mass., April 24 /PRNewswire

Atlantic Energy Solutions Expands Its Team - PR Inside
(PINKSHEETS: AESO) is pleased to announce the appointment of five new team members to its expanding company. Mr. Mark R. Hahn and Mr. Paul Zeh have been hired as Energy Account Executives to develop new business in the New Jersey market, based out of

Project aligns with green rebuilding efforts in tornado-damaged - Farm and Dairy
GREENSBURG, Kan. — Cleaner, greener energy could soon help power Greensburg, Kan., a community recently leveled by a massive tornado. Greensburg Wind Farm The City of Greensburg, Kansas Power Pool and John Deere Renewables will develop the

Xtract Energy Provides Update of Operations in Turkey - Oilvoice.com
Following the successful drilling of Sarikiz-2, which is about to be tested (see below), a review was made of the drilling logs of the East Sarikiz-1 well previously drilled by Turkish state firm TPAO in 2001. TPAO tested the deeper interval 2,122-2

ANALYSIS-Budget puts UK on course to hit green energy goals - Forbes
LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) - This week’s UK budget has revived hopes wind energy could become sufficiently cost effective to generate around a fifth of Britain’s power and put the nation on course to meet its carbon reduction targets. While the

Renewable Energy Startup Goes Lean and Green with Shorty - IT World
The HP BladeSystem c3000 enclosure offers an amazing range of storage, server, and network configurations in one box. And, it can be plugged into any standard outlet, anywhere. HP Thermal Logic technology means it can pool, share and allocate the

U.S. Green Building Council develops new energy-efficient standards - MSN MoneyCentral
The U.S. Green Building Council has developed a new set of LEED regional credits as part of the latest version of the LEED Green Building Rating System. This new category sets out a regional standard by which companies can design, build or operate

UK Budget offers incentives for green energy, oil - Forbes
LONDON, April 22 (Reuters) - Britain unveiled 1.4 billion pounds ($2.04 billion) of initiatives to encourage investment in green energy on Wednesday and also gave tax breaks to help squeeze the remaining oil from the declining North Sea. Chancellor

The awkward truth about this ‘green energy’ Budget - Evening Standard
THE return of King Coal, a kickstart for the stalled wind revolution, the bridging of the UK energy gap. That is three ways of looking at a Budget which some in the Department of Energy and Climate Change will see as a bit of Treasury grandstanding

European Green Energy Chases US Stimulus Cash - Der Spiegel
European renewable-energy players such as Enel Green Power and Iberdrola Renovables look to take advantage of stimulus spending with US projects. As the White House hammers out how to spend some $80 billion in stimulus money aimed at kick-starting

Green Mutual Funds Could Beat Market - Street.Com
Climate change has become a popular investment theme in recent years, giving rise to green stocks and mutual funds that focus on issues such as global warming and alternative energy. Among the larger mutual funds out there are the Winslow Green

Suncor and Petro-Canada Announce Proposed Executive Team For Merged - Oilvoice.com
Suncor Energy Inc. and Petro-Canada today announced the executive team that is expected to lead the combined company on closing of the proposed merger. “Strong strategic leadership with a breadth and depth of experience will be key to our future

Obama pushes for green revolution - Independent Online
Newton, Iowa - President Barack Obama on Wednesday launched his push for a green energy revolution and to pass historic climate change legislation, making his pitch from a wind energy factory on Earth Day. Obama argued in Iowa, the state that set him

Douglas sees dollars in energy bill - Times-Argus
MONTPELIER – Gov. James Douglas started his Earth Day by honoring Vermonters who plant trees during a ceremony Wednesday morning on the Statehouse lawn. Thirty minutes later, the Republican governor stood in his ceremonial Statehouse office and

Obama launches push for green revolution - Economic Times
NEWTON, Iowa: President Barack Obama on Wednesday launched his push for a green energy revolution and to pass historic climate change legislation, making his pitch from a wind energy factory on Earth Day. Obama argued in Iowa, the state that set him

Obama to tout green energy plan for Earth Day - NWITimes.com
WASHINGTON | President Barack Obama is going on the road to pitch his energy plan — as well as environmentally friendly jobs production — in a hard-hit Iowa town, while administration officials make a similar push back in Washington. The White

President Promotes Alternative Energy for Earth Day - ABC2 News
This is Earth Day and President Barack Obama is marking it by promoting alternative energy. Obama is touring a plant in Newton, Iowa, where Maytag used to make washers and dryers. Now, it’s where a Texas company builds towers for wind turbines

Energy alternatives available locally: But greener energy comes with a - Petoskey News-Review
The windspires that Mariah Power is set to begin producing in Manistee stand about 35 feet tall and can produce 1.2 kilowatts of power. After the price of installation, they cost about $12,000. (Courtesy photo) For those interested in going green and

Expo brings green energy to mind - Mercury
SPRING-FORD — The environment is on the minds of many these days and three area legislators want to make sure it stays there. The inaugural Alternative Energy and Environment Resource Expo will bring a wide range of companies and organizations from

EU lawmakers approve liberalising energy markets - Forbes
STRASBOURG, France, April 22 (Reuters) - European Union plans to liberalise energy markets to help cut prices for gas and electricity won approval from the bloc’s assembly on Wednesday. The EU’s executive arm in 2007 proposed separating suppliers of

B.C. earns green crown in Earth Day report; P.E.I. last - CBC News
As Canadians mark Earth Day on Wednesday, a new report gives British Columbia top green marks and ranks Prince Edward Island last among provinces and territories for its environmental performance. The comparison by Corporate Knights magazine looked

Obama to promote alternative energy on Iowa trip - WXOW TV-19
WASHINGTON (AP) - This is Earth Day and President Barack Obama is marking it by promoting alternative energy. Obama is touring a plant in Newton, Iowa, where Maytag used to make washers and dryers. Now, it’s where a Texas company builds towers for

Toms River Regional Schools Reduces Energy Costs by over $250K with - MSN MoneyCentral
Online Auctions Give School System the Edge in Securing New Electricity Contracts TOMS RIVER, NJ and WORCESTER, MA , April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Demonstrating the power of online energy procurement, World Energy Solutions, Inc. (TSX: XWE), an

Event Advisory - Green Energy Experts to Speak in Toronto - CNW Group
Event at Convocation Hall features experts from Germany and Canada TORONTO, April 22 /CNW/ - Two of the world’s leading experts in renewable energy will be sharing a stage in Toronto to talk about how green energy can shape Ontario’s future, aid our

Researchers convert carbon into green energy - Thaindian.com
Singapore, April 20 (IANS) Scientists here have succeeded in converting a greenhouse gas like carbon dioxide into a green energy source. Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) researchers said they used organocatalysts to help carbon

Group protests planned Duke Energy plant - News 14
The protest began in Marshall Park. CHARLOTTE — Protestors marched through uptown Charlotte on Monday to rally against Duke Energy’s construction of a new coal power plant about 60 miles west of the city. The few hundred protestors, representing

Miami Smart-Grid Project Powers Cleaner Energy - CNBC
Miami Smart-Grid Project Powers Expectations For Clean Energy Green Grows On Investors Stimulus Package Driving Hybrid Bus Orders A Guide To Green Investing Pros Say: There’s Still Gold in Green Green Funds May Take Time To Pay Off Airline Industry

Fox Mobile Distribution Celebrates Earth Day with Free Green Living - Consumer Electronics Net
Fox Mobile Distribution (FMD), a unit of Fox Mobile Group, today announced that in celebration of Earth Day on April 22, it is offering the Green Living Guide mobile application for free to U.S. consumers through April 26, 2009, via its Jamster

Commentary: Green IT can reduce federal energy costs - Federal Times
The government’s green information technology initiatives offer savings across multiple budget line items: IT operating costs, energy costs and real property operating costs. Specifically, the management of federal real property — buildings, land

AZ looks to “green” for a new economy - KTAR.com
Solar energy could be a cornerstore. The state has plenty of sunshine, but its solar energy industry is not in the forefront. “We’ve built a state based on cheap land, cheap houses and sunshine — not on thinking about the nature of the jobs we want

Jobless don green collars - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Duane Robinson install wires during a class on solar panel installation in San Jose, Calif. SAN JOSE, Calif. – As the economy sheds jobs, community colleges across the country are reporting a surge of unemployed workers enrolling in courses that

City mulls green - Laredo Morning Times
Green energy and the status of El Portal will be the topics of conversation at today’s City Council meeting. Some government buildings in Laredo are already being powered with solar energy, according to Mayor Raul Salinas. Salinas placed an item on

Survey: SMBs Going Green Regardless of ROI - eWeek
A survey from SurePayroll finds small to medium-size businesses are willing to invest in green technology—regardless of the immediate ROI. The rise in popularity of “green” technology, which focuses on energy conservation and renewable energy

Wilkes forum encourages dialogue on green energy in NEPA - Citizen’s Voice
WILKES-BARRE — Besides being better for the environment, alternative or “green” energy can create jobs, lessen dependence on foreign oil and lower electricity costs. Students, individuals in the building trade and residents met to share ideas

Push for clean energy called Md. jobs generator - Baltimore Sun
Rep. John Sarbanes and environmental and labor advocates joined Friday to promote so-called “clean-energy” initiatives from which Maryland could benefit under President Barack Obama’s proposed budget for next year. One initiative, which requires

DeWitt County officials hope ‘green’ energy can spur economy - Herald & Review
CLINTON - DeWitt County officials are promoting production of nuclear, methane and wind energy in hopes it will translate into more economic development. “We believe we will be the first county in the world to demonstrate how an existing community

Rep. Thomas Nelson: Creating a new manufacturing tradition with - Wisconsin State Journal
Rep. Thomas Nelson: Creating a new manufacturing tradition with renewable energy Rep. Thomas Nelson — 4/18/2009 7:07 am It seems like every day we read more reports of Wisconsin companies forced to lay off employees because of

Nobel laureate says people hold key - Delaware Online
Amid the politics, the economics and the science of climate change, Nobel Prize winner John M. Byrne believes there’s an oft-missing link: the social side. Byrne, a University of Delaware graduate who heads UD’s Center for Energy and Environmental

Legislature works on energy law - Billings Gazette
HELENA - The 2009 Legislature has been changing Montana’s landmark laws that encourage production of renewable power, such as wind, solar and geothermal - and some of those changes are under fire by green-power advocates or producers. Democratic Gov

Green energy feels the chill in harsh economic climate - Times Online
Britain’s wind energy industry increased its call for state aid yesterday, after new figures showed that investment in the sector has collapsed by nearly 80 per cent. The amount invested in British renewable energy schemes, including wind, solar

Go Green: Plant down roots and pick up seeds - Daily Item
HUMMELS WHARF — Green-conscious activities and games, including a soil tunnel for children, will take over the Susquehanna Valley Mall today as it focuses on the environment with the annual Go Green Expo. Nearly 25 vendors and nonprofit groups will

Grant funds to green up Vallejo - Vallejo Times-Herald
A federal grant promoting energy efficiency and conservation could inject as much as $1.05 million into Vallejo’s economy in coming months. The city is eligible to apply for the grant funding on projects taking four months or less that aim to produce

Clean-energy initiative changes not done yet - KEPR
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Environmentalists will have to reboot their compromise on changes to a voter-approved clean energy initiative, after a deal struck in the Legislature’s waning days fell apart Friday night. The agreed-to bill would have eased

Family does its part with ‘green’ heat - Newburyport Daily News
NEWBURYPORT — For six years, Niall Robinson’s interest in climate change has driven him to join green energy groups throughout the city. He sits on Newburyport’s Energy Advisory Committee and is active in the Transition Town movement. Robinson’s

PUCO issues rules for renewable energy - The Columbus Dispatch
Utility regulators took a step toward implementing a new state energy law yesterday, issuing rules for renewable energy, energy efficiency and greenhouse-gas reporting. Advocacy groups had little immediate reaction as they sought to make sense of the

W2 Energy Enters Negotiations in Florida - Market Wire
TORONTO–(Marketwire - April 16, 2009) - W2 Energy Inc ( PINKSHEETS : WTWO ) a developer of green energy is pleased to announce that its joint venture partner R&J Howell is entering meetings to supply W2 Energy waste to energy plants to several

Ohio regulators approve renewable energy rules - Forbes
Ohio regulators unanimously approved rules for the production of renewable energy, ending a long wait among green energy companies contemplating doing business in the state. Wednesday’s decision by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio came roughly

Green Energy Technology Certifies Applied Materials SunFab Line for - PR Inside
Green Energy Technology Inc., Ltd. (GET) has certified its SunFab Thin Film Line ™ , supplied by Applied Materials, Inc., for the production of Taiwan’s largest solar photovoltaic panels. The line, located in Tao Yuan, Taiwan, passed final

Biomass has potential but we must assess its full environmental impact - Guardian Unlimited
Despite all the media attention on wind, solar and even wave power as key sources of renewable energy , the UK’s largest green energy provider is biomass – using wood, annual crops or waste materials as fuel for heat and electricity. It now

PUCO issues rules for renewable energy - Columbus Dispatch
Utility regulators took a step toward implementing a new state energy law yesterday, issuing rules for renewable energy, energy efficiency and greenhouse-gas reporting. Advocacy groups had little immediate reaction as they sought to make sense of the

Sustainable Power Corp. to Provide Energy Resources for xStrata PLC’s - Market Wire
BAYTOWN, TX–(Marketwire - April 16, 2009) - Sustainable Power Corp. ( PINKSHEETS : SSTP ) announced today that it has completed its inspection of Falcondo (Falconbridge Dominicana C por. A, a division of xStrata plc) in connection with Mr. Octavio

Green Energy Technology Certifies Applied Materials SunFab Line for - PR Inside
Green Energy Technology Inc., Ltd. (GET) has certified its SunFab Thin Film Line ™ , supplied by Applied Materials, Inc., for the production of Taiwan’s largest solar photovoltaic panels. The line, located in Tao Yuan, Taiwan, passed final

Biomass has potential but we must assess its full environmental impact - Guardian Unlimited
Despite all the media attention on wind, solar and even wave power as key sources of renewable energy , the UK’s largest green energy provider is biomass – using wood, annual crops or waste materials as fuel for heat and electricity. It now

Yingli Green Energy Draws Down on Three-Year Loan Facility With ADM - StreetInsider.com
BAODING, China, April 16 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ — Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE ) (”Yingli Green Energy” or “the Company”), one of the world’s leading vertically integrated photovoltaic (”PV”) product manufacturers

SF Mayor Gavin Newsom: Power America With Ocean Energy - CNN Money
( gigaom.com ) — Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will hold a high-profile public hearing in San Francisco about the future of offshore oil drilling along America’s coastlines. We have a choice. Invest in safe, renewable forms of

Municipal fears unfounded — Smitherman - North Bay Nugget
Energy and Infrastructure Minister George Smitherman downplayed concerns Wednesday municipalities will lose authority over planning applications for renewable energy projects under proposed new legislation. Smitherman, in North Bay to promote the

Grousing About Grouse: Green Hurdles to Clean Energy - Wall Street Journal
We spend a lot of time writing about the many obstacles facing renewable energy. Little did we know that one of the biggest obstacles wasn’t economic, technological, or even political—unless the lesser prairie chicken counts as a political

Symyx Awarded Grant From Department of Energy for Solar Thermal Energy - Market Wire
SUNNYVALE, CA–(Marketwire - April 15, 2009) - Symyx Technologies, Inc. ( NASDAQ : SMMX ) today announced it has been awarded a grant by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct research and development of advanced heat transfer fluids

Green Ink: Obama’s Economic Pillars and the Perils of Spam - Wall Street Journal
Crude oil futures jumped over $50 a barrel on the back of strong equity markets in Europe, but U.S. inventory data could still feed the bears today, Bloomberg reports . U.S. drivers will see only modest increases in gasoline prices this summer, the

Investors aim to capitalize on green-energy incentives - AZCentral.com
A Scottsdale-based investment fund is looking for mid-size renewable-energy projects in need of a loan, and is hoping to capitalize on incentives that utilities and the federal stimulus are pouring into such projects. The Ethos Fund is targeting all

Empire State Building going green - Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The lights atop the Empire State Building already change colors. Now the building itself is getting a permanent green makeover. The goal is to cut energy use by 38 percent, saving $4.4 million a year in energy costs. Former President

Green energy plan could drive GE jobs - Greenville News
A federal proposal to require electric utilities to generate a certain percentage of their power without burning fossil fuels could re-ignite the U.S. wind energy industry and be a boon to wind turbine production at General Electric’s Greenville

BCC to plant roots for green degrees - North Adams Transcript
PITTSFIELD — A state grant will help fund a new program for an energy conservation certificate at Berkshire Community College, and school officials hope it will set the foundation for establishing a degree program in green energy. BCC received a

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

Three get LEED accreditation - Iowa City Press-Citizen
Shive-Hattery staff members were accredited by the United States Green Building Council as LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Accredited Professionals: • Cedar Rapids office: Jason Lewis, LEED AP, Intern Architect. • Iowa City

Green’ lifestyles promoted - Baton Rouge Advocate
A new pavilion this year at Baton Rouge’s Earth Day celebration Sunday will let people see, touch and inspect a wide range of options to green up their lifestyles. “It’s to teach people how to save money and care for the environment in all

Southern Co.’s smart meters good for bottom line - Atlanta Journal Constitution
The green energy buzz behind the high-profile federal push for smart electric technology is the kind of rhetoric that normally makes Atlanta-based Southern Co. see red. But Southern is already on board. Its operating utilities are rolling out so

FREEING THE QUEQUECHAN: Why one board donated $100K to fund green - Herald News
The president of the private, nonprofit Greater Fall River Development Corp. said the board decided two weeks ago to fund $100,000 toward the city’s grand renewable energy initiative as an investment consistent with its mission of job creation

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

Will Reality Match the President’s Dazzling Visions? - Richmond Times-Dispatch
WASHINGTON President Obama has made no secret of his vision for America’s 21st century economy. We will lead the world in “green” technologies to stop global warming. Advancing medical breakthroughs will improve our well-being, control health

Business people - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Ever-Green Energy , St. Paul, promoted Kenneth Smith to senior vice president and chief operating officer and Michael Burns to senior vice president of energy services. Yost & Baill , Minneapolis, named R. Thomas Greene Jr. of counsel. Greene was a

On Native Ground - American Reporter
DUMMERSTON, Vt. — “Goodbye from the world’s biggest polluter.” Those were President Bush’s parting words to his fellow leaders as he left a private meeting during the Group of Eight summit in Japan earlier this month. The leaders of the world’s

Costing green energy - Toronto Star
The Liberal government’s Green Energy Act is making its way through committee at Queen’s Park, mostly to applause from environmentalists. They like the provisions mandating the purchase of more renewable energy (wind, solar, etc.) and expanding

Indianapolis sets goals for going green - Indianapolis Star
The push to go green will gain momentum in Indianapolis this week, with city leaders announcing initiatives to improve energy efficiency, expand walking trails and boost water conservation. Kären Haley, director of the city’s Office of

Report: Toyota secretly developing green car to be powered solely by - WNEP-TV 16
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. is secretly developing a vehicle that will be powered solely by solar energy in an effort to turn around its struggling business with a futuristic ecological car, a top business daily reported Thursday. The Nikkei

ENERGY INDEPENDENCE - Buffalo News
WASHINGTON — Steven Chu, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist who is President Obama’s energy secretary, recently gave a speech in which two key words never passed his lips. He talked about energy efficiency, electricity transmission lines and

Carbondale riding a ‘green building’ wave - Aspen Times
The American National Bank building in Carbondale was one of the first new commercial buildings to include a solar photovoltaic system on the roof when it was completed last year. John Stroud/Post Independent CARBONDALE — An Energy Efficient

Go green by cutting energy use - Baltimore Sun
A fter waffling between “100 percent wind” electricity and a cheaper deal for dirty kilowatts from Washington Gas Energy Services, the Hancock household signed up for the WGES package - 10.8 cents per kilowatt hour for three years. In doing so we’ll

Tax credits may be an incentive to make homes energy efficient - Miami Herald
NEW YORK — Before you put your 2008 tax documents up in the attic, think about the $1,500 you could save on next year’s returns if you added extra insulation or a skylight. Congress tripled the tax credit for energy-efficiency home improvements when

Tacoma deserves fair treatment in green energy bill - Tacoma News Tribune
As Washington’s legislative session winds to an end, it’s looking more and more likely that the state’s green power mandates won’t escape unscathed. That’s not altogether a bad thing. Initiative 937, passed by voters in 2006, has always

FREEING THE QUEQUECHAN: Why one board donated $100K to fund green - Herald News
The president of the private, nonprofit Greater Fall River Development Corp. said the board decided two weeks ago to fund $100,000 toward the city’s grand renewable energy initiative as an investment consistent with its mission of job creation

Green Certificate Programs See Growth - SDS Universe
Last year, the College of Extended Studies launched the first professional certificates in the green industry with its green building construction, and renewable energy and green energy management programs. Since then, the two programs, and their

Green energy feels the chill in harsh economic climate - Times Online
Britain’s wind energy industry increased its call for state aid yesterday, after new figures showed that investment in the sector has collapsed by nearly 80 per cent. The amount invested in British renewable energy schemes, including wind, solar

College energy courses draw crowds - Cincinnati.com
Colin Vogt’s past includes 20 years as a software engineer with big companies including General Electric. But as far as he’s concerned, his future is just as exciting since he enrolled in the renewable energy program at Cincinnati State Technical

GMP Reduces Renewable Energy Premium for Customers by 25% - Market Wire
COLCHESTER, VT–(Marketwire - April 10, 2009) - It just got a little cheaper for Green Mountain Power customers to support new renewable energy. The Vermont Public Service Board approved GMP’s request to lower the premium its customers voluntarily

The Color of Money: 10 Visionaries Building The Market For Green - The Daily Green
It\’s been estimated that the Earth absorbs as much energy from the sun in one hour as all human activity consumes in an entire year. \r\n\r\n So why not just give an award to the sun? Because we can\’t harness that energy in a highly affordable

The Real ‘Green’ Innovation - Newsweek
Amid this withering contraction, at least one clean-energy company is booming. The 380 employees of SolarCity, based in Foster City, Calif., are working all-out on installing solar panels on homes, mostly in the Golden State. Business has doubled

Why Green Matters Now - US News and World Report
If you think the intertwined subjects of energy and the environment are uninteresting, this issue is not for you. (If you’re on the fence, give me a minute to make my case.) I know the hesitation. We’ve seen it, we’ve heard it. We’re locked in the

Green Energy offering rebates for solar water heaters - Business Courier
An energy policy advocacy group in Ohio estimates that as many as 100 households in the state use a solar thermal water heater to cut costs and steer clear of volatile natural gas prices. Newly tapped to administer a rebate program for the solar