Feb. 28, 2011 — Is it possible for a technology manufacturer to go green? Just ask The Dow Chemical Company. A major producer of specialty chemicals and materials for sectors like electronics, water, agriculture and energy, Dow announced this week that it will accelerate energy efficiency and conservation in its operations. How? By investing $100 million in projects that reduce both energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions.

The role of clean energy in Clean Air Act requirements is receiving increasing attention.  New EPA rules for both greenhouse gas (GHG) and non-GHG emissions increasingly point to energy efficiency and clean energy as effective compliance techniques. The Alliance and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) conducted an “EPA 101” seminar on Dec. 15, 2010 to help demystify the Clean Air Act and the role of clean energy solutions.

As the 112^th session of Congress gets underway,  members of Congress, energy experts and 300 efficiency advocates tapped into energy efficiency as the first fuel for the nation at the Alliance’s eighth annual Great Energy Efficiency Day (GEED) on Capitol Hill.

In his Weekly Address on Feb. 5, 2011, President Barack Obama announced the Better Buildings Initiative, which would make commercial buildings 20 percent more energy efficient over the next decade. The address, which was held at Pennsylvania State University, focused on American innovation and explained that Obama's plan to dramatically improve the energy efficiency of U.S.

The Energy Efficiency Global Forum (EE Global), now in its pivotal fourth year, is a launching pad for ideas that change the energy landscape. An exclusive forum that brings together high-level officials from government, business and NGOs, EE Global is the one event in the energy efficiency industry where people with a shared passion in energy efficiency and the power to make a difference come together to affect change.

When Chinese President Hu Jintao visited Washington on Jan. 19, 2011, he and President Barack Obama reinforced their cooperative relationship on clean energy and climate change. Building on the bilateral success of the Cancun Agreements, the leaders agreed on a new $45 billion trade and investment package between the two nations that will include a number of energy efficiency development projects. U.S.