Archive for August, 2011

I recently came across a list of the 10 most sustainable countries in the world. I am not surprised that the U.S. isn’t in the top 10. It’s painfully obvious this country isn’t serious about green and clean energy initiatives. Read the rest of this entry »

GE Appliances & Lighting opened a new data center at its Louisville, Ky., Appliance Park headquarters that has achieved the prestigious LEED-Platinum certification, a credential held by only 6 percent of LEED-certified buildings worldwide. Read the rest of this entry »

Alternative energy and green industrial technologies and methods are often criticized as too expensive, with the costs outweighing the benefits, say some critics (who have a point, in many cases). The charge is a contentious one: when determining costs versus rewards, often times, opposing sides can’t even agree exactly what the long-terms costs and benefits are. Read the rest of this entry »

Interbrand, a leading brand consultant, has released the Best Global Green Bands 2011 rankings. The top 50 brands were rated based on public perception of environmental sustainability performance with demonstration of that performance based on publicly available information and data. Read the rest of this entry »

In the bitter high-stakes debate about man-made global warming, it’s often hard to feel that you’re getting the straight story from either side. Read the rest of this entry »

In support of 40 projects across 15 states, the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $175 million to accelerate the development and deployment of advanced vehicle technologies that will help improve the fuel efficiency of tomorrow’s vehicles. The projects focus on eight approaches to improving vehicle efficiency: Read the rest of this entry »

The numbers are epic – each year the United States Post Office delivers more than 167 billion pieces of mail to more than 150 million addresses along 230,000 routes. To cover the 4 million miles traveled each day, the USPS has of fleet of 215,000 vehicles, of which more than 44,000 are alternative fuel-capable. Read the rest of this entry »

A new biofuels initiative has been announced by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Energy and Navy that will invest up to $510 million during the next 3 years to create a partnership with the private sector to produce advanced drop-in aviation and marine biofuels to power military and commercial transportation. Read the rest of this entry »

To prepare their technicians for full scale advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) deployments, Vivint™, a Provo, Utah-based home automation company, has opened a smart grid training center in Austin, Texas to ensure that their technicians provide top quality smart grid installations. The 10,000 square-foot facility houses two fully equipped model smart homes outfitted with Vivint’s home automation, energy and security solutions. Read the rest of this entry »