Solar Energy Works! San Antonio and Austin Leading the Way in Texas
According to a new Environment Texas Research and Policy Center report, the municipally owned utilities in San Antonio and Austin have supported the installation of four times more solar photovoltaic...
View ArticleWashington’s Governor Inslee Announces Clean Jobs Package
Washington State Capitol. Credit Pat Byington, The Green Register Last week, Governor Jay Inslee announced a jobs package for Washington that contains strong measures on accelerating the clean energy...
View ArticleCT Fund for the Environment Coastal Cleanup Enlists 2450 Volunteers and...
Kite aerial photo overlooking the shoreline of West Haven, CT along Ocean Avenue. Save the Sound, a program of Connecticut Fund for the Environment, announced that their Coastal Cleanup program...
View ArticleRocky Mountain Greenway to Create Open Space Network for Denver Metro Area
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood joined Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper this week to announce more than $1.7 million in new funding for the Rocky...
View ArticleAlabama Power Air Emissions Drop 80% Since 1996
Emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) were down 30 percent in 2012. Emissions of nitrogen oxide (NOx) were down 28 percent last year. Since 1996, NOx and SO2 emissions at Alabama Power plants are down by...
View ArticleFive Kentucky Organizations Honored for Their Commitment to Energy Efficiency
Five organizations in Kentucky were honored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) with 2013 awards from the Energy Star Program. These awards were...
View ArticleTwo of New Hampshire’s Best Trout Ponds Protected
Greenough Pond is a 234-acre water body located in Coos County in northern New Hampshire, United States, in the township of Wentworth’s Location. The pond is part of the Androscoggin River watershed....
View ArticleNorth Carolina’s Green Industry Fighting Back Anti-Green Jobs Legislation
From E2 (Environmental Entrepreneurs): Rolling back North Carolina’s highly successful Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS) will hurt the economy, hurt consumers and hurt...
View ArticleWashington Governor Inslee Signs Nation’s Strongest Climate Action Bill Into Law
Some good news from the state of Washington: Last month, Governor Inslee signed his Climate Action bill (SB 5802) at the Bullitt Center one of the most eco-friendly building in the country. With the...
View ArticleOhio to Cut Millions of Dollars a Year on Energy Costs for Small Business
Important energy efficiency news from Ohio: Manufacturers, schools, churches, and clinics throughout the Buckeye State could cut tens of millions of dollars a year on their energy bills, thanks to a...
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