The Nous Group for the Pew Environment Group-Australia and the Nature Conservancy http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=59976 Tackling the challenge of climate change requires a comprehensive approach by communities and governments – encompassing businesses, the wider economy and individuals. To achieve the necessary cuts to GHG emissions, we must seize all viable opportunities to mitigate emissions and store carbon. … Continue reading »
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Final Recommendations Of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force
Ocean Policy Task Force. Council on Environmental Quality http://www.whitehouse.gov/files/documents/OPTF_FinalRecs.pdf The White House Council on Environmental Quality issued its Final Recommendations of the Ocean Policy Task Force on July 19, 2010, which would establish a National Policy for the Stewardship of the Ocean, Coasts, and Great Lakes (National Policy) and create a National Ocean Council (NOC) … Continue reading »
Executive Order 13514 Section 13: Recommendations for Vendor and Contractor Emissions
U.S. General Services Administration / http://www.eenews.net/assets/2010/07/19/document_pm_05.pdf [From preface] On October 5, 2009, the President of the United States signed Executive Order (EO) 13514 calling on Federal agencies to “establish an integrated strategy towards sustainability in the Federal Government and to make reduction of greenhouse gas emissions a priority for federal agencies.” Among other initiatives, the … Continue reading »
Highway Bridge Program : Condition of Nation’s Bridges Shows Limited Improvement, but Further Actions Could Enhance the Impact of Federal Investment
Government Accountability Office http://www.gao.gov/pdfs/GAO-10-930T?source=ra One in four bridges in the United States is either structurally deficient and in need of repair, or functionally obsolete and is not adequate for today’s traffic. The Highway Bridge Program (HBP), the primary source of federal funding for bridges, provided about $7 billion to states in fiscal year 2010. This … Continue reading »
Renewables Account for 62% of the New Electricity Generation Capacity Installed in the EU in 2009
European Commission / by Hans Bloem, Fabio Monforti-Ferrario, Marta Szabo and Arnulf Juger-Waldau http://tinyurl.com/28gwuyp http://re.jrc.ec.europa.eu/refsys/ (scroll down to “Renewable Energy Snapshots 2010″) The “Renewable Energy Snapshots” report, published today by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), shows that renewable energy sources accounted for 62% (17GW) of the new electricity generation capacity installed in the … Continue reading »
Advanced Metering Initiatives and Residential Feedback Programs : A Meta-Review for Household Electricity-Saving Opportunities
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy / by Karen Ehrhardt-Martinez, Kat A. Donnelly, and John A. “Skip” Laitner http://www.aceee.org/pubs/e105.htm Consumers could cut their household electricity use as much as 12 percent and save $35 billion or more over the next 20 years if U.S. utilities go beyond simple “smart meter” initiatives to include a wide … Continue reading »
