Shaheen-Portman Bill: 172,000 Green Jobs, Huge Energy Efficiency Gains
New analysis finds the Shaheen-Portman energy efficiency bill could create hundreds of thousands of green jobs while dramatically cutting US energy use and emissions by 2030.
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Is The United States Becoming More Energy Efficient?
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) have released a White Paper entitled “Energy Efficiency: Is the United States Improving?” in which they begin what they hope to be “an annual effort to examine and characterise the overall state of energy efficiency in the United States and determine whether … [continued]
New Appliances More Efficient, Better, Bunch Of New Features
This article was originally published on the website of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. Washington, D.C.—Newer appliances are not only more efficient, they perform the same or better while including a large number of new features, according to a new report, Better Appliances: An Analysis of Performance, Features, and Price … [continued]
Tax Reforms Could Save Energy, Create Jobs, And Pay For Themselves
Via American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE): Washington, D.C.—Tax reform will provide Congress with many opportunities to promote energy efficiency and remove barriers through the tax code, according to Tax Reforms to Advance Energy Efficiency, a new report issued today by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE). The report … [continued]
Solar Job Training, EV Predictions For 2013, Ford C-Max Breaks Hybrid Launch Sales Record… (Cleantech…
Other than our own stories, here’s some top cleantech and climate news of the day: Solar Power Top PV Module Suppliers Developing Own Utility Projects: “Research from Wiki-Solar has found that the most successful module providers to utility-scale photovoltaic plants are developing their own projects to accommodate their products.” … [continued]
RGGI Emission Auctions Create $617 Million In Clean Economy Investments
A new report finds RGGI emissions auctions have created $617 million in clean energy and environmental investments for its nine member states. […]
Massachusetts Still #1 for State Energy Efficiency
According to the most recent State Energy Efficiency Scorecard released Wednesday by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), Massachusetts is still #1, while basically all US states continue to move strongly to advance energy efficiency initiatives regardless of which political party is at the controls. The ACEEE State Scorecard … [continued]
Energy Efficiency: What Are the Laggards Thinking?
Why do some states avoid creating policies that encourage consumers and businesses to save energy? What’s the psychology of the laggards? A new report by the American Council for an Energy Efficiency Economy sheds some insight as it examines the states that consistently fall behind in the organization’s annual energy efficiency … [continued]
Brits Top Energy Efficiency Ranking; US Ranks 9th (Out of 12)
The U.S. has to play some major catch-up in energy efficiency according to the first-ever International Energy Efficiency Scorecard, which ranked the U.S. as ninth out of 12 major economies. Meanwhile, the U.K., which has been working hard to green itself, took the top spot in the ranking. The … [continued]
ACEEE Comments on National Clean Energy Standard Proposal
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) has chimed in on a potential National Clean Energy Standard (NCES). Naturally, it’s in favor of energy efficiency being included in that. And, of course, we’re highly supportive of that idea here at CleanTechnica, so I’m sharing ACEEE’s full statement: A … [continued]
