Originally published on Green Building Elements. Mike Schoenecker, vice president at Winkelman Building Corp, says green buildings, defined as those that reduce their impact on the environment by being more energy efficient and using fewer natural resources while reducing waste and pollution, save money for business owners three ways. Increased Efficiency Means Lower Energy … [continued]
Originally published on RMI. By Laurie Guevara-Stone 2014 was an exciting year for clean energy. And we’re not just talking about Rocky Mountain Institute and Carbon War Room merging in strategic alliance. Sure, that was exciting news, but there were many other remarkable clean energy developments that are helping bring … [continued]
As newly elected members took their seats in Congress yesterday for the first time, Washington’s almighty kerfluffle about the Keystone XL pipeline resurfaced. Here’s some background. Calgary-based TransCanada proposed several years ago to send oil from the Canadian tar sands terminal at Hardisty, Alberta, via a small-diameter Keystone pipeline routed … [continued]
Japan’s renewable development is slowing after a big push in 2011 following the Fukushima disaster. They’re even bringing back some nuclear energy.
Yes, you did hear that right. For the first time ever, the annual API energy report is including the solar energy resource. It ranks among the top four …
The most recent API annual report has chapter devoted to other energies & acknowledges the value of renewables for generating clean power.
Originally published on EV Obsession. Time to wrap up reporting of 2014 electric car sales. I’ll run down the highlights below, but first, I’ve got a very important matter that I want your opinion on. Assuming Tesla doesn’t start reporting monthly US deliveries in 2015, I want to know if you want … [continued]
The UK smashed wind energy records in 2014, according to figures provided earlier this week, but it wasn’t the only one — Denmark and Germany also released wind energy production figures, with both countries setting impressive new records of their own. According to the IWR renewable-energy research institute (by way of Bloomberg, … [continued]
The German renewable energy program Energiewende will succeed because it is embraced by both the German people, and Chancellor Angela Merkel, who’s staked her political future on it.
Is Uber sweating yet? Ford has rolled out 25 global experiments for future mobility, including EV car sharing and a collaborative premium minibus shuttle.
