Blog to Save Energy
Blog to Save Energy
 02/06/20 Recent climate data show that the 2010s were the warmest decade on record, with an acceleration of temperature increases in the past five years. Given that increased energy efficiency is the lowest cost, highest impact, and fastest-to-implement climate solution, we are not giving it the urgency... |
 Trump Pines for the Good Ol’ Days for Toilets and Dishwashers. But Those Days are Actually Here Now.
02/03/20 President Trump has recently launched a crusade against newer and more energy and water-efficient appliances and plumbing products, claiming that they do not perform as well as their energy-intensive predecessors. Appliance and plumbing fixture standards have cumulatively saved consumers... |
 Cutting Energy Waste in Buildings is One Climate Policy These Presidential Candidates Are All Behind
01/27/20 It’s clear from the inclusion of building efficiency in their climate plans that the candidates running in the Democratic presidential primary each seem to recognize the opportunities here. So without aiming to make a direct evaluation between the candidates’ plans or endorsing one, we pulled... |
 01/08/20 Leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee unveiled the outlines of a sweeping climate bill this afternoon, and a look inside shows a host of ambitious energy efficiency policies. That is smart thinking, considering efficiency measures alone could cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in... |
 01/07/20 While efficiency has had some rocky games in the past (at least at the federal level), at the Alliance, we are training for the season ahead by focusing on the basics of the game – defense, offense, and team building. But we’re taking it one step further by also changing the game through... |
 01/02/20 For the first time, starting with the next update to the model building energy code that states and local governments adopt, all new construction – houses, apartment buildings, condominiums, commercial high-rises, and office parks – will be pre-wired for charging the vehicles of the future. |
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