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United States: EPA Finalizes Nation's First Mercury Standard
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has officially issued the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for power plants - the first standard of its kind in the nation's history.read more
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NY City Garners Inaugural Award from World Green Building Council
Image, Central Park Skyline, courtesy RetroFit Depot.orgIn 2009, New York City released its Greener, Greater Buildings Plan, which aims to increase building energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas...
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NREL Maps U.S. Renewable Energy Potential
Crow Lake Wind Farm, image courtesy Electric Co-op TodayZoomable and draggable like a Google map, with potentially prime locations for various clean energy technologies delineated in gradations of...
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Pike Research: Building Energy Management Systems to Reach $6B by 2020
Energy Star-certified building, Smithsonian headquarters, image courtesy Smithsonian.comPike Research, a global consulting firm, has issued a new report noting that global revenues from building energy...
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Gas Industry Study Touting Industry “Economics” Leaves Out Costs of Drinking...
Despite spending massively to position itself as “clean,” the natural gas industry has a serious pollution problem it doesn’t want getting more public and regulatory attention.read more
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Clean Power: EPA Proposes Carbon Pollution Standard for New Power Plants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed the nation's first carbon pollution standard for new power plants.read more
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Solar Power Gets the Might of the U.S. Military Behind It
The first solar panels ever installed, were photo-voltaic solar panels mounted on military satellites and blasted into space from Cape Kennedy, Florida during the 'Space Race' of the 1960's.read more
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Top EPA Official Steps Down in Wake of "Crucify" Comment [Video]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) administrator in the South and Southwest region (Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Louisiana, and Arkansas), Al Armendariz, has resigned after Republicans...
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U.S. Ex-Im Bank Gives XCoal Energy $90 Million Loan Guarantee to Export Coal
The U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) bank has given XCoal Energy & Resources, a coal-exporting firm, a $90 million loan guarantee. The decision has drawn the ire of environmentalists across the...
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White House Makes History With New 54.5 MPG Fuel Standard for Cars and Trucks
The evolution of the American transportation industry took another step forward today when the Obama administration finalized historic fuel economy standards for cars and light-duty trucks. Starting...
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