GM Will Double Solar Energy Use, Invests in Sunlogic
GM's strategic investment in commercial solar installer will help double solar use bin plants.
Business Leaders Join to Identify Breakthrough Sustainability Solutions
Alcoa, Siemens and Johnson & Johnson are among the founding members of the Next Practice Collaborative, which will strive to go beyond incremental improvements.
Update: White House Opens Negotiations With 56.2 MPG Fuel Economy Standard… Make That 54.5
That's down from the original 60 mpg and will likely come down further, unless car companies step up to the plate.
USDA Sets Aside 80,000 Acres for Biomass Crops
Four project areas have been created for growing camelina, hybrid poplar trees and switchgrass.
Heatwaves Drive Unprecedented Use of Demand Response
EnerNOC says its demand response network has been dispatched at record levels.
China's Green Jobs Counted For First Time
The study predicts almost 7000 jobs a year in solar PV, 34,000 in wind and 230,000 in high speed rail.
Dupont Buys Solar Innovator Innovalight
Innovalight invented silicon ink and ink-jet approach to printing solar cells.
Verizon, NREL Sign First-of-its kind Agreement on Energy Consumption
They agree to find ways for the information and communications industry to reduce energy consumption. The industries uses 3% of all US electricity.
Toyota Ranked 'Best Global Green Brand'
Toyota is followed by 3M and Siemens.
EPA Delays New Smog Standards A Fourth Time
EPA did not set a new date for completion of the standards, which are opposed by many Republican lawmakers bent on stripping EPA regulatory approval.