Energy and Climate Change


ANSI, NIST Prepare for World Standards Day 2009

Standards groups highlight the critical role of standards and conformity assessment programs for environmental stewardship.

Where Do You Think EPA Should Focus Enforcement?

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is asking you to provide input via its online discussion forum.

UNH Stands for Sustainability

The University of New Hampshire plans to cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2020, and it has begun by investing in co-generation and landfill-gas-to-energy projects.

Where Will the Stimulus Funds Go in California?

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gives an accounting of its American Recovery and Reinvestment Act obligations to the state of California, 200 days after the measure became law.

Ohio State Creates Method to Boost Butanol Production

Professor Shang-Tian Yang and his colleagues have developed a mutant strain of bacteria that makes more of the biofuel butanol.

NSF and Trucost Report Offers Strategies for GHGs

Carbon Emissions – Measuring the Risks examines the carbon footprints of S&P 500 companies in several manufacturing sectors.

Rentech Inks Synfuels Deal for LAX Ground Services

Eight airlines at Los Angeles International Airport have agreed to purchase renewable synthetic diesel fuel from Rentech for ground service equipment, starting in late 2012.

Stimulus Enables Eldorado to Install Solar Power System

Eldorado Natural Spring Water in Colorado is installing a 100- kilowatt solar electric system on the roof of its main office.



EPA Emphasizes the Savings to Schools through Energy Star

More than 500 schools have already taken the challenge and are using 30 percent less energy.

Calif. Leverages Stimulus for Workforce Training Program

The program will be used to deliver training on professional and personal skills development for solar installers, sustainable landscapers and water systems designers and green building designers, among other professions.

Webinar to Explain Rationale for Solid Biofuels Standards

The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers will address why the industry needs standards for solid biofuels in a Sept. 11 Webinar.

Grocers Get GreenChill Awards for Lower Refrigerant Use

EPA recognized Price Chopper in Colonie, N.Y., for being the most successful at reducing the environmental impact of its refrigeration equipment.

Missouri S&T Studies Sequestration for Utilities

DOE is paying out $644,000 for research on sequestering carbon dioxide in shallow formations to the Missouri University of Science and Technology.

Lockheed Martin, Black & Veatch to Help Utilities Upgrade

Companies offer integrated technology and communication to help shape projects and request grants from the DOE's Smart Grid Investment Grant Program.

New Committee to Define Transaction Standards for Smart Grid

OASIS, IBM, Microsoft, Cisco, CPower, EnerNOC, Google, Grid Net, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, TIBCO, and others collaborate on open standards for energy providers and consumers.

Plankton Power, RTDC Propose Algae-to-Biofuels Pilot on Cape Cod

The planned biorefinery will focus on pilot- and commercial-scale development of algae biodiesel.

eTec to Test Electric Vehicles, Charging Stations in 5 Markets

DOE-funded project hopes to determine how to integrate vehicle charging into a smart electric grid at the lowest possible cost.

Pickens Pushes Natural Gas at Project New West Summit

In July, the United States imported 65 percent of its oil, sending about $24 billion to foreign governments.