M.I.A. Parody about Energy Efficiency
This video is pretty cool, and anything to make energy efficiency ‘cooler’ or ‘sexier’ is highly needed and awesome. So, check this video out and share it with friends!
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Video Stories Demonstrate Energy Efficiency’s Economic Benefits
Climate Solutions, a Northwest-based nonprofit focused on creating a clean energy economy, has created several videos of companies’, organizations’, and communities’ inspiring stories of energy efficiency. They are also spearheading the Solutions Stories project, which aims to communicate clean energy economy successes in the Northwest. “These stories demonstrate the reality … [continued]
Clean Energy Could Create Over 28,000 Jobs & Save Kentuckians Money, New Study Finds
A new study from Synapse Energy Economics finds that the Clean Energy Opportunity Act (HB 167) introduced by Kentucky Representative Mary Lou Marzian could create over 28,000 jobs (net) in the state over 10 years. Not only that, it’s also projected to keep electric bills lower. Furthermore, it would likely increase Kentucky’s … [continued]
U.S. Should Focus on Energy Efficiency More, Report Concludes
A new report released by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) has made it clear that it believes America is thinking too small when it comes to energy efficiency, and that the country is also crowding out economically beneficial investments in energy efficiency as it focuses on … [continued]
Energy Efficiency Rocks — Rebound Effect Overblown
We’ve published a couple of posts on the less-than-concerning “rebound effect” (in particular, when it applies to energy efficiency). Nonetheless, its a popular topic in some media outlets and amongst some institutions. The CO2 Scorecard published a tremendous take-down of the rebound effect (again, when it comes to energy efficiency) … [continued]
Deutsche Bank Report May Unlock Billions More for Energy Efficiency Retrofits in Multifamily Housing
Deutsche Bank recently conducted quite a significant study on the financial impact of building retrofits on multifamily housing in NYC. It said in a news release yesterday that this was the most comprehensive such analysis to date. And, the good news is that it indicates that loans for energy … [continued]
Energy Efficiency Saves You Money, Really!
This is a special guest post by The Climate Reality Project (yes, an Al Gore project). Everything below the picture is from Shravya Reddy of The Climate Reality project. This is the fifth in a series of blog posts to give you the facts about clean energy. Click to … [continued]
Cleantech Venture Investments Up 13% in 2011 — Solar the Leader
As emerging clean technology companies reach stages of growth that require enormous amounts of deployment capital, investment figures for 2011 reflect that market dynamic.
Last year, global corporate and venture capital investments in cleantech grew 13% over 2010, reaching almost $9 billion, according to preliminary figures released from the Cleantech Group. Most of those investments are going to companies that have already picked up one or more rounds of funding, with 85% of dollars flowing into Series B rounds or later.
The most stunning increase in activity last year was in mergers and acquisitions, which grew by 154% in 2011. Because it’s often more attractive for cleantech companies to merge with a mature corporate parent rather than go public, the amount of exits in M&A have shot up dramatically. […]
Working Under an Energy Efficient LED Sky Ceiling at the Office
Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering (IAO) in Stuttgart, Germany have created a moving luminous ceiling that lets office workers gaze at clouds and feel the freedom of the outdoors without ever leaving their desks.
Record State Energy-Efficiency Investments in 2011
Driven by the growing number of energy-efficiency standards in states around the U.S., ratepayer budgets for efficiency programs climbed to record levels in 2011, to $6.8 billion. That’s a 25% increase over 2010 investments, putting the country on track to invest roughly $12 billion by 2020 […]
