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U.S. House Pledges Billions for Green Schools
By: DOE - Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Source: Green Building
The U.S. House has voted to devote more than $20 billion to make the nation’s schools more environmentally friendly. The 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act will retrofit and build green schools to be more energy efficient and provide a healthier environment for students. The legislation will now move to the Senate but the White House may veto the bill because of the price tag.
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Duke Plans $100M Investment in Solar Energy
By: Company - Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Source: Duke Energy
Duke Energy Carolinas wants to invest $100 million in up to 850 solar energy arrays that could sit on the rooftops of as many as 850 homes, schools, stores and factories.
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Timberland Builds Green Mall Shops
By: Company - Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Source: Timberland
Two Timberland mall shops have earned LEED certification through the Retail Commercial Interiors pilot program, making them the first mall-based stores in two states to earn the LEED seal.
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Wisconsin Public Service and enXco Sign Wind Farm Sale Agreement
By: Company - Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Source: WPSC
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (WPSC), a subsidiary of IntegrysEnergy Group, Inc. (NYSE: TEG), and enXco, an EDF Energy Nouvelles companybased in California, agreed to terms of a transaction in which WPSC willpurchase a 99-megawatt wind farm to be constructed near Riceville in HowardCounty, Iowa, by enXco. The Crane Creek wind project is expected to cost$251 million for acquisition and construction-related activities withclosing of the sale to occur in the third quarter of 2008.
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New center to research ways to convert sunshine into low-cost electricity and fuels
By: National Renewable Energy Laboratory - Monday, April 21, 2008
Source: NREL
The newest research center of the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory aims to find ways to directly convert the sun's energy to low-cost electricity and fuels. The Center for Revolutionary Solar Photoconversion (CRSP), announced today by Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar and the Collaboratory at the state Capitol in Denver, will be dedicated to basic and applied research at the Collaboratory's four member institutions, the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Colorado School of Mines (CSM), Colorado State University (CSU) and the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU-Boulder).
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New Strategy to Help the Nation's Ports Go Green
By: Company - Friday, March 7, 2008
Source: EPA
EPA has unveiled a new plan of action for working with public port authorities and other interested groups to reduce the environmental impacts of moving goods through ports. The "Vision, Mission, and Strategy for Sustainable Ports" recognizes the steady growth in global maritime commerce and the critical role American ports and related transportation and supply chain partners play in managing the environmental impacts of moving goods across the country.
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Western Governors to Speed Development of Alternative Fuels
By: WGA - Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Source: WGA
Western governors agreed to take action to speed the development of alternative fuels in the West. A resolution adopted by the Western Governors' Association (WGA) commits to the development of a regional framework for a performance-based greenhouse gas standard for transportation fuels, such as a low-carbon fuel standard.
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Sopogy is named Deal of the Year by Hawaii Venture Capital Association
By: - Monday, February 4, 2008
Source:
Sopogy, Inc. manufacturer of MicroCSP concentrating solar power technologies was recently awarded as the “Deal of the Year 2007” by the Hawaii Venture Capital Association. “We honor the entrepreneurs whose companies raised a significant amount of venture capital or concluded a major strategic investment or liquidity event,” said Bill Spencer, HVCA President. “These entrepreneurs deserve credit for their accomplishments in demonstrating that they can build world class companies in Hawaii,” he said.
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EPA Achieves Highest Status in Government Under the President's Management Agenda
By: EPA - Thursday, January 31, 2008
Source: EPA
EPA achieved the highest score possible on the President's Management Agenda (PMA): five 'greens' on all five government-wide initiatives. On Jan. 31, the White House Office of Management and Budget released the latest scorecard that uses a color-coded "stop light" system to rate each federal agency's status under each of the PMA initiatives.
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