Unilever Canada Makes Enormous Green Power Purchase
Renewables will power 90 percent of Canadian operations.
Congressional Carbon Circus
Today Reps. Jay Inslee (D-WA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Lois Capps (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Paul Tonko (D-NY), and Steve Cohen (D-TN) – members of the House Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition (SEEC) – joined with representatives from the Union of Concerned Scientists, American Lung Association, and Operation Free in calling for the House to reject the Dirty Air Act – H.R. 910. SEEC released the following statement opposing the legislation: "The Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition opposes H.R. 910, which represents a dangerous rejection of science and an attempt to gut the effective, bipartisan Clean Air Act. H.R. 910 has been mischaracterized as the "Energy Tax Prevention Act," but the bill is more aptly described as the "Dirty Air Act." Instead of accepting science, protecting Americans from air pollution, and working to create jobs and a sustainable and secure energy future, the sponsors of the Dirty Air Act have brought this bill forward in an attempt to provide yet another loophole for the nation’s biggest polluters. The American people overwhelmingly support the Clean Air Act, and will reject the Dirty Air Act." H.R. 910, which is officially known as the "Energy Tax Prevention Act" although it would not prevent any […]
American Superconductor Stock Plunges
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SAIC To Sell Off Oil, Gas Services to Focus on Cleantech IT
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DOE Announces $112M in SunShot Funding for Solar Manufacturing
Three projects will focus on creating photovoltaic manufacturing advances.
Coalition Aims to Increase Plastic Recycling in Healthcare
DuPont and Kimberly Clark among founding members of Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council.
Federal Agencies Ramp up US Hydropower Initiatives
Feds find they can increase power output at existing facilities without building new dams.