Weekly Clean Energy Roundup: October 7, 2009

Obama Orders Federal Agencies to Trim Greenhouse Gases 20 Solar Homes Take Shape for Solar Decathlon DOE, Chinese Ministry Co-Host First EV Forum Obama Administration Invests $300M in Green Federal Fleet EPA Limits GHG Regulations to Large Facilities EIA Forecasts Lower Heating Bills this Winter President Obama Orders Federal Agencies to Trim Greenhouse Gases President Obama signed an executive order on October 5 that sets sustainability goals for federal agencies and focuses on improvements in their environmental, energy, and economic performance. The Executive Order requires federal agencies to set a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target for 2020 within 90 days. It also requires federal agencies to increase energy efficiency, reduce the petroleum consumption of their fleets, conserve water, reduce waste, support sustainable communities, and leverage their federal purchasing power to promote environmentally-responsible products and technologies. The new Executive Order makes reducing GHG emissions a priority for the federal government, which occupies nearly 500,000 buildings, operates more than 600,000 vehicles, employs more than 1.8 million civilians, and purchases more than $500 billion per year in goods and services. In his order, President Obama requires agencies to meet a number of energy, water, and waste reduction targets, including reducing vehicle fleet […]

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