Energy and Climate Change


Agency Sets New Specs for Monitors, Digital Frames

Computer monitors and digital picture frames will have to meet new energy efficiency requirements by as early as October to be able to display the Energy Star label



Commentary

AIAM Supports National, Not California, Approach to Auto Emissions

Michael J. Stanton of the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers (AIAM) testified at a March 5 public hearing on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s reconsideration of whether to grant California a waiver to regulate greenhouse emissions from automobiles and light trucks.

Assessing Energy Use, Navy-style

Homeowners tend to turn the thermostat down after the high energy bill arrives. Comfort sometimes loses out to cost, which incidentally lowers consumption. The U.S. Department of Navy, which comprises more than 64 installations worldwide, requires the sharp skills of an entire accounting department to make its calculations.