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Get a Sneak Peek of "The Essential Guide to Energy Independence"

Mar 5, 2015 2:30 PM ET - The Real Goods Solar Living Sourcebook by John Schaeffer has been around for more than 30 years. New Society Publishers just released the 14th Edition of this revised and updated classic. ...

To Keystone or Not to Keystone?

Feb 26, 2015 3:15 PM ET - The Keystone XL Pipeline drama continues—on Tuesday, President Obama vetoed a bill proposed by Congress to approve construction of the $8 billion project. In a succinct rejection statement, Obama stated that the legislation would “...

Citi Announces $100 Billion, 10-Year Commitment to Finance Sustainable Growth

Feb 20, 2015 12:30 PM ET - NEW YORK – On Wednesday, Citi announced a landmark commitment to lend, invest and facilitate a total of $100 billion within the next 10 years to finance activities that reduce the impacts of climate change and create environmental solutions that...

Developing North America’s Energy Future

Feb 20, 2015 7:25 AM ET - When you turn your lights on, do you ever wonder where that power comes from? How about when you are cooking dinner or making your morning coffee? What about when you are heating your home on a cold winter night? We often take our lifestyle based...

Volkswagen of America to Invest $10 Million in Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure by 2016

Feb 11, 2015 9:00 AM ET - February 11, 2015 /3BL Media/ - Jörg Sommer, vice president, product marketing and strategy, Volkswagen of America, today presented Volkswagen’s holistic approach to e-mobility surrounding the launch of the zero-tailpipe emissions 2015 e-Golf,...

California Directs State's Largest Utilities to Offer Green-e Energy Certified Green Power Programs

Feb 6, 2015 10:20 AM ET - SAN FRANCISCO, February 6, 2015 /3BL Media/ - In a landmark decision last week, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved the "Green Tariff Shared Renewables Program," a measure that will give millions of California...

Renewables More Attractive Than Ever

Feb 6, 2015 8:00 AM ET - Since last summer, the price of a barrel of oil has decreased by more than 50%, from approximately $90 to $45. In the U.S., drivers are rejoicing, saving a total of $630 million per day, but oil producing states like Louisiana are...

Las Vegas Project Shows Power of Solar Panels

Jan 29, 2015 9:00 AM ET - The desert-bound city of Las Vegas enjoys average highs of 41⁰C on July days, but drops to a positively frigid 35⁰C in September. So you can imagine the demands on the regional power grid from air conditioning alone. With a...

Bloom Energy Raises $130 Million for Fuel Cell Expansion

Jan 26, 2015 8:00 AM ET - Fuel cell technology involves clean and efficient conversion of chemical energy into electrical power in an electrochemical process that is virtually free of pollutants. Due to absence of combustion, almost no harmful emission is generated by the...

3 Ways to Cut Carbon: Creative Lessons in Corporate Citizenship

Jan 22, 2015 1:05 PM ET - Is cutting carbon part of your future business focus? It’s certainly on the minds of many these days: ...

Volkswagen, BMW and ChargePoint Announce Initiative to Create Electrical Vehicle Express Charging Corridors on the East and West Coasts

Jan 22, 2015 1:00 PM ET - Washington, D.C., January 22, 2015 /3BL Media/ – At the 2015 Washington Auto Show, two of the top automakers, Volkswagen of America and BMW of North America, together with ChargePoint, the largest electric vehicle charging network, announced an...

Ecocentricity Blog - Special Issue

Jan 21, 2015 11:30 AM ET - We heard this refrain, in various forms, from the very beginning of our time stewarding Ray’s legacy here at the Foundation. Each time it was echoed, we first felt humbled. What an amazing honor it is to have someone want Ray’s memory preserved...

Carbon Solutions Group's New Project-Specific Carbon Offsets Certified by Green‑e Climate

Jan 21, 2015 8:35 AM ET - SAN FRANCISCO, CA, January 21, 2015 /3BL Media/ — Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) today announced that Carbon Solutions Group (CSG), a project development, environmental asset management, and advisory firm headquartered in Chicago, has begun...

Biomimicry Global Design Challenge Opens Today

Jan 20, 2015 9:00 AM ET - January 20, 2015 /3BL Media/ - Today, the Biomimicry Institute and the Ray C. Anderson Foundation announce that the...

Ecolab to Offset its Electricity Use in Minnesota through SunEdison Community Solar Gardens

Jan 15, 2015 6:20 PM ET - ST. PAUL, Minn. and BELMONT, Calif., Jan. 15, 2015 /3BL Media/ - Ecolab Inc. is the first major corporate participant in Minnesota's newest alternative energy program, which uses community solar gardens -- shared solar panel sites with grid-...

White Paper Released for Net-Zero Demonstration Home

Jan 13, 2015 7:15 PM ET - Green Builder Media recently released a White Paper on the VISION House Tucson project - a below net-zero energy home with a HERS rating of -17. ...

City of Palo Alto Utilities Offers New Green-e Climate Certified Natural Gas Offset Program to Residential and Commercial Customers

Jan 12, 2015 10:00 AM ET - SAN FRANCISCO, January 12, 2015 /3BL Media/ — Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) today announced that City of Palo Alto Utilities (CPAU) has launched PaloAltoGreen Gas, a gas offset program that pairs Green-e Climate certified carbon offsets...

Video: Renewable Energy Benefits Environment and Bottom Line

Jan 5, 2015 2:45 PM ET - Using renewable energy such as solar power and electricity generated from landfill gas is better for the environment. It can be better for the...

TransCanada Adds Eighth Solar Facility to Power Portfolio

Jan 5, 2015 1:05 PM ET - TORONTO, ONTARIO, Jan. 5, 2015 /3BL Media/ - TransCanada Corporation (TSX:TRP) (NYSE:TRP) (TransCanada) today announced that it has acquired the eighth Ontario solar facility from Canadian Solar Solutions Inc. (Canadian Solar). The newly...

Southwest Airlines to Use Biofuels Made From 'Forest Residues'

Jan 5, 2015 11:45 AM ET - Southwest Airlines announced...

Apple, Microsoft, Mars, Tesla, Disney, Novelis, Caterpillar Lead in Low-Carbon Action

Jan 2, 2015 4:00 PM ET - The most compelling guidance yet on the projected evolution of carbon emissions has been presented in the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). To prevent extreme impacts of climate change, the world’s...

Into the Kiln: CEMEX and Alternative Fuels

Jan 1, 2015 9:00 AM ET - “Into the Kiln” is our interactive new game that teaches you about the benefits of Alternative Fuels in the cement industry. Burn alternative fuels to generate the heat needed to produce cement, but make sure temperature in the kiln does not get...

CEMEX Innovates with Mobile System to Sort Solid Waste for Use as Alternative Fuels in Mexico

Jan 1, 2015 9:00 AM ET - CEMEX in Mexico has introduced an innovative solid waste sorting system in the form of a mobile plant that will support its efforts to increase the use of alternative fuels. This system will help lengthen the usable life of landfills, increase...

Living Off-Grid in the Winter

Dec 31, 2014 7:30 AM ET - It should not have come as a shock. After all, we had been contending with a series of fall storms for a few weeks already, in our attempts to secure the compound for the upcoming winter months—a time when the snow would be measured in...

Waste Industry Applauds Move by Congress, White House to Extend Tax Benefits

Dec 23, 2014 2:45 PM ET - The National Waste & Recycling Association (NW&RA) welcomed the decision by Congress and President Barack Obama to extend a number of expiring tax incentives for the 2014 calendar year.

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Get a Sneak Peek of "The Essential Guide to Energy Independence"

To Keystone or Not to Keystone?

Citi Announces $100 Billion, 10-Year Commitment to Finance Sustainable Growth

Developing North America’s Energy Future

Volkswagen of America to Invest $10 Million in Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure by 2016

California Directs State's Largest Utilities to Offer Green-e Energy Certified Green Power Programs

Renewables More Attractive Than Ever

Las Vegas Project Shows Power of Solar Panels

Bloom Energy Raises $130 Million for Fuel Cell Expansion

3 Ways to Cut Carbon: Creative Lessons in Corporate Citizenship

Volkswagen, BMW and ChargePoint Announce Initiative to Create Electrical Vehicle Express Charging Corridors on the East and West Coasts

Ecocentricity Blog - Special Issue

Carbon Solutions Group's New Project-Specific Carbon Offsets Certified by Green‑e Climate

Biomimicry Global Design Challenge Opens Today

Ecolab to Offset its Electricity Use in Minnesota through SunEdison Community Solar Gardens

White Paper Released for Net-Zero Demonstration Home

City of Palo Alto Utilities Offers New Green-e Climate Certified Natural Gas Offset Program to Residential and Commercial Customers

Video: Renewable Energy Benefits Environment and Bottom Line

TransCanada Adds Eighth Solar Facility to Power Portfolio

Southwest Airlines to Use Biofuels Made From 'Forest Residues'

Apple, Microsoft, Mars, Tesla, Disney, Novelis, Caterpillar Lead in Low-Carbon Action

Into the Kiln: CEMEX and Alternative Fuels

CEMEX Innovates with Mobile System to Sort Solid Waste for Use as Alternative Fuels in Mexico

Living Off-Grid in the Winter

Waste Industry Applauds Move by Congress, White House to Extend Tax Benefits

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