Senate Approves Low Carbon Fuel Standards Bill
Salem-News.com HB 2186 outlines measures to met energy goals set in 2007 session. (SALEM, Ore.) – Senate Democrats passed legislation this evening addressing climate change and improving energy efficiency, meeting a key goal of their 2009 legislative agenda. HB 2186 authorizes the Environmental Quality Commission (EQC) to adopt a Low Carbon Fuel Standard to reduce […]
Biofuels poised for a comeback
Biofuel defenders say political support for corn-based ethanol remains strong By DAN BLACK For the Capital Press BOISE – Remember when biofuels were sexy? They were to cut greenhouse gases, provide energy independence and help America’s struggling farmers. Two years ago Idaho boasted three large processing plants with another cutting-edge plant proposed for Eastern Idaho. […]
First Portland Climate Champion named
by Susan Green, The Oregonian Tuesday June 16, 2009, 1:06 PM The Portland office of engineering and consulting firm Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch is the first Portland business to receive the BEST Business Center’s new “Portland Climate Champion” recognition, an honor awarded to businesses that go above and beyond in their efforts to reduce carbon […]
High Water: Greenland ice sheet melting faster than expected and could raise East Coast sea levels an extra 20 inches by 2100 — to more than 6 feet
“The indispensable blog” — Tom Friedman, New York Times The eastern United States must plan on the very real possibility that total sea level rise by 2100 will exceed 6 feet on our current emissions path. Sadly, the Washington Post got the only story half right. This week I’ll focus on our best understanding of […]
Green Jobs Sector ‘Poised for Explosive Growth,’ Study Says
Green-collar workers — who include everyone from energy-efficiency consultants to wastewater plant operators — constitute a tiny but fast-growing segment of the U.S. economy, according to a study published today by the Pew Charitable Trusts. The “clean-energy economy” grew 9.1 percent between 1998 and 2007 to 777,000 jobs. While that is just half a percent […]
Portland ranks as 3rd least-wasteful city
Wednesday, June 10, 2009, 1:41pm PDT | Modified: Wednesday, June 10, 2009, 2:10pm Portland Business Journal Portlanders may be cleaner than Seattleites, according to one recent study. A new report from Nalgene Outdoor called “Least Wasteful Cities” ranks Portland No. 3. Seattle is No. 4. Portland’s high rankings: • Using reusable containers in place of single-serve bottles […]
Green Jobs Sector ‘Poised for Explosive Growth,’ Study Says
By MICHAEL BURNHAM and GREENWIRE Published: June 10, 2009 Green-collar workers — who include everyone from energy-efficiency consultants to wastewater plant operators — constitute a tiny but fast-growing segment of the U.S. economy, according to a study published today by the Pew Charitable Trusts. The “clean-energy economy” grew 9.1 percent between 1998 and 2007 to […]
With green home venture, Sierra Club mixes profits with passion
John Muir, Green Building Consultant It’s not unusual these days for big green groups to get in bed with business, but one of the oldest and most-respected environmental organizations—the Sierra Club—is going them one better by getting into business itself. The San Francisco-based Sierra Club has launched a for-profit online venture called Sierra Club Green […]
Autodesk Gallery at One Market Awarded LEED Platinum Certification
By: PR Newswire May. 20, 2009 09:01 AM USGBC Recognizes Autodesk San Francisco Design Gallery and Office Space; Second LEED Platinum for Commercial Interiors in California SAN FRANCISCO, May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Autodesk (Nasdaq: ADSK) announced that its Autodesk Gallery at One Market in San Francisco and newly renovated office space in the historic Landmark […]
Bouctouche: thinking green and becoming sustainable
Thinking green does not cost anything. As Denny Richard, Director of Sustainable Development for the Town of Bouctouche, puts it, “it’s just another way of thinking, new criteria for doing things.” “Thinking Green” is the motto of Bouctouche’s green plan. Going through the process of creating this plan brings together representatives with many viewpoints, from […]